The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-05-30
A Sensational Story Of DR.. Cronin

CmCAGo, May 27.-The following
sensational STORY is published here this
morning:
The police have been put in posses
sion oil facts, which, if true,
are far more startling than any
other published concerning DIR.
Cronin's murder. 1t has been
clearly shown by the dead mans
friends that his removal was ordered
by committee in some way by the
Clan-va-G Gael society. Charges of trail
torous conduct were prepared against
him at meeting of Clan-Ya-Gael. He
was fOuud guilty and his
removal WAS ordered. The
charges were based on the statement
of the British spy. LIE Caron, that there
were four more spies III America. When
lie Caron made that statement, on the
stand before the Parnell commission.
he was ordered to state the names of
spies. lie said he dared not because If
they were known they would be muir
dered. Presiding Justice Hammer then
took him into closed anse room, and
i'll the presence of Mr.. Richard Webster,
the attorney general, who is conduct
ing the prosecution, and Sir Charles
Russell, Parnell's attorney, lie Cayon
revealed the names. Within forty
eight hours. after the news was cabled
from Europe, nearly every Clan-na-
Gael camp in America had NET and
passed resolutions declaring in.faVor of
a rigid hunt for tie fonr spies. The
finger of suspicion, justly or unjustly,
was pointed. among hers, AT CrOnin.
a committee WAS appointed To try him.
He was convicted without being given
a chance 10 make any defence, and as
sassins were brought here from outside
points 10 carry out the mandate OF the
committee. The latter WAS chosen by
secret ballot
IL is claimed That the murder conspri-
eracy would not have ended with DIR.
Cronin, had not his body been found.
so opportuneiy III the Evanston aven-
ne man hole. There were other Irish
men on the eXecutioners list,
and they would have all shared
Cronin s fate, had the chance to dis
pose of them safely arisen. It is
claimed that W. J. Hynes. an attor-
ney, Father Twohy, IA prominent Cath
Ollie clergyman, Captain O'Connors.
John Dewey. and one or two others.
had been tried and convicted of certain
charges, and orders for their removal
signed. In the case of HyneS and De
voy it was alleged that they were care
less III letting LeCarOn make aNay
with the Clan-na-Ciael records, which
formed the basis Ut his testimony he
fore the Parnell commission. LeCaron
Hynes and Dewey were the recognized
leaders of the order, and To them was
intrusted the care OF all its records
These records disappeared the da,
LeCdr0n started for England For ;
time suspicion pointed AT HyneS ant
Dewey, and though they clearly estab
lished their innocence. their re
moVaf WAS ordered as "a warning L
future generations of officers.
The report that Tierney, one of tin
employees of Sullivan, the ice man, ha
disappeared is denied in late edition
of the Evening News, which assert
that one of its reporters saw and had
talk with him.
The man ". l.. King, who is indie
arrest does not answer the description
OF the man of that name who Wood
run says took part in the removal {
the trunk from barn on the night q
DIR. Cronin = Disappearance and thong
be is something OF sport and has cor
sorted with disreputable persons tn
police do not believe he is the ma
wanted. They viii hold him for da
or two, however, pending dayelol
ments.
Luke Dillon who came here fro,
Philadelphia to assist in ferreting OF
the murderers of Cronin saws that h
has received n telegram saving that n
Clan-na Gael Of Philadelphia have scr