Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-05-30
Creniin' $ Taking Off.
His Friends Start a New Line
of investigation.
THOSE NATIONAL LEAGUE FUNDS.

OF n suspended Bank-Alex Sulitvan's
Alleged Proceedings-A Trip to France
to Get $40, 900 to Use I'm Making War
Against England-Large Sum Involved In
Mystery-Mr. Sullivan serenely Indifrer-
ent to the Charges.
CHICAGO, May 30-There was prolonged
conference yesterday afternoon at the rooms
Of States Attorney Longenecker, between
that official and Byron L. Smith, receiver Of
the Traders bank, which suspended some
months ago; Bal ifs Mortimer and Scanlan,
and Patrick Cavanaugh, the two latter being
among the closest friends Of DIR. p. H. Gro
min The object of the conference was to lay
before the states attorney the alleged facts
relating to an individual account with the
defunct hank, which, it is believed by Gro
Minis friends, has important bearing on
the murder.
A Request to Seize the Books.
At the outset formal request was made
of the states attorney to seize the books of the
bank forthwith and submit them to the
grand jury. In them it was said the jury
would find ample evidence to bear out Gro
Minis declarations that a certain prominent
Irish-American had been guilty of huge
embezzlement of Nationalist funds when q
member of the governing board of the Clan
na-Gael
A Demand for League Money.
In support of the request Seaman made a
long argument He said that while Alexan-
der Sullivan was a member of the "trium.
virate" he went to Paris and demanded OF
Patrick Egan, then fugitive from Ireland
and acting as treasurer of the Irish Land
league, the sum of $40, 600 to be used in car.
rying out the aims and objects of the physi.
cal force men in the United States The sun
was needed, he said, to furnish certain expe
ditions that had been planned in a meeting Of
representative members of the Gamma Gael
The Demand Refused.
Egan, Seaman went on to say, refused tC
pay over the money, and thereupon Sullivan
threatened to disrupt every Irish society il
the United States, adding that a large ele
ment was dissatisfied with the management
| Of Irish affairs and on the verge of revolt A
week was consumed in the discussion of tn,
matter, and finally Egan proposed that tn,
counsel of some of his confreres ST., lid b
taken.
Sheridan Sustains'S Sullivan.
This was satisfactory to Sullivan an,
Sheridan, the famous No. of the Phoeni1
| park removals" and leader of the phys
ical force men in Ireland, was mutual,
| agreed upon. He was summoned to Pari
by telegraph, and after fully considering tn,
| question decided that in order to conciliat
all factions of the Clan-na- Gael in the Unite.
States it would be better for the money t
be paid.
| He Gets the Cash.
Thereupon Egan handed over to Sullivan
| $40, 900 in cash of the National league funds
The full amount was brought to Chicago
Seaman went on to say that several month
| ago, when the Traders bank went into tn
sheriff's hands, he obtained permission +
make full examination of the books in tn
interest of Cronin and other prominent Irish
/ men.
A Big Sum Missing.
As a result he found that the sum of So
600 had been deposited to Sullivans persona
credit, but he was unable to learn how it wa
| so deposited except in general way. TIL
whole amount, moreover, had been draw
| out by means of a check. 1t was this trans
action to which Dr. Cronin had called tn
attention Of the convention held at Philadel
| phia, his statements at that time being sup
ported by Sheridan, who had in the mean
time come to this country and is now in Cal
| ifornia-
Cronin Wants an Investigation.
| Cronin urged the appointment of a trie
| committee, but Sullivan managed to explai
the matter away and it was dropped mt
last summer, when the conflicting clans me
| in this city. Then Cronin renewed tn
| charges and a committee of six was appoint
| ed to investigate.
Conflicting Reports Prepared.
| A majority report indicating Sullivan
| and signed by four members, is in existence
| while Cronin had just before his death com
| pleted a minority report in behalf of himsel
| and his colleague, setting forth that tn
charges had been fully proven. Both c
these reports were intended for the forth
| coming convention of the National league
Seaman went on to argue that there was
| direct connection between these facts and tn
| murder
Alex Sullivan sereneIy Indifferent.
Alexander Sullivan refuses to be inte
viewed by the newspapers just at presen
He is serenely Indifferent to the progress
events In the Cronin investigation, and al
peaas to be as busy as the proverbial naile
in attending to his law business.
No Further Developments.
Outside of this the day was non-productiv
of Developments although the small army Q
city and private detectives fitted hither an
thither with as much mysterious activity q
ever. 1t was reported during the afternoo
| that Woodruff had confessed that the ict
man, Sullivan, had hired him to draw tn
cart in which the body was taken from tn
cottage, but denial was given by the polio
| authorities
The Accused Are Mum.
Unsuccessful efforts have been made b
Chief Hubbard to induce Detective Cougl
lin and Woodruff to make a clear statemer
Of their connection with the tragedy. Bot
absolutely refused to talk. Willard
Smith, who it was alleged had been ident
fed as the man who drove Cronin to b
death, was taken before Coughlin yesterda
who said Smith was emphatically not Il
right Smith and the latter is at liberty.
Not the Williams Wanted.
SOUTH BEND, Ind, May S0.-Millard Wi
Eams, arrested here for completely in Il
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