Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-06-14

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prisoners in Australia. Chief of Police
Crowley denies that he has been in
structed to arrest Desmond.
DRsMoND's ALL RIGHT.
WAsHINGToN, June l3 - Deputies
from Chicago this afternoon state
that Tom Desmond, the Irish
Nationalist and member of the
Clan Ma Gael society, and we'll known Oh
the Pacific Slope, was wanted
for completely in the Gro
min murder. Desmond it is at
present in Washington where he has
been, according to his own statement.
since the 2lst Of May. When shown the
dispatch from Chicago he went immed-
lately to the Police Station and
offered to surrender himself but
us the officers would not ar
rest him, he left his address and said
he was willing to go to Chicago at any
time. While in Washington, Desmond
has made no eecret of his where
abouts and has met nearly all the
prominent Irishmen in the city.
Desmond says that both he and
Mcdonald, who was arrested in New
York, were in New York on the day
that Cronin was murdered. Thomas h.
Walsh, clerk in one Of the Government
depari ments, and we'll known Irish
Land Lacquer, corroborates both state
| ments.
THE WORK OF THE CLAN MA GAEL.
KANSAS CITY, June 13.-Michael
Boland, Recorder of Kansas City, whose
name has been connected with that of
| Alexander Sullivan and other members
of the Clan Ma Gael in connection with
the Cronin murder mystery expressed the
opinion to a Journal reporter tonight
that Cronin was murdered by members
of the Clan Ma Gael. He thought that
some of the more ignorant members,
sharing the general belief that Cronin
was spy, had killed him in the mis-
taken idea that they were doing the
order service.
| A CHAMPION OF SULLIVAN.
CHICAGO, June 13.-"What do l think
of the present status of the case against
Alexander Sullivan ?" said Rev. Father
Dorney today. ~ don't see that there
has any case been made out against
Alexander Sullivan. l have been for
years warm friend of Sullivan's. I am
his friend today and I now have inn
plicit faith in his innocence of any know
ledge or participation in such a brutal
crime. l don't and can't belive such a
| thing possible of that man whom have
known closely and under various and try
ing circumstances. All along the course
of the Coroner's investigation, preju.
dice has been aimed at Sullivan. Every
witness was put on the rack to ascertain
if he could not possibly say, or be made
say, something that would incriminate
Sullivan. 1t seems to me that, in its
earliest stage, the investigation ceased
to be an inquiry into the murder of DR..
Cronin, and became an inquiry as to
whether the foul deed could not be
fastened upon Alexander Sullivan. 1t
was not, Who are the murderers of DR..
Cronin?' so much as Can this charge be
laid at the door of Alexander Sullivan ?'''
Father Dorney denounced the murder at
length. He believed there would soon
he a reaction in the public mind as to
Sullivan.
THE IRISH SOCIETY QUARRELs.
Regarding the Irish society divisions
and quarrels, Father Dorney said "From
what | have seen of the testimony al
legged to have BEEN given at the inquest,
there has been as much malignity shown
against Alexander Sullivan as could pos
| sibly be found towards the opposing fac
| tions among his friends. also feel GER
tain that much of the newspaper case
| against him, created and published in
come of the papers, has been originated and
kept up by personal enmity. Before
| Sullivan's arrest, numbers of his friends
did not care to express any opinion in his
favor for fear of their utterances being
misconstrued as attempts to divert the
course of public justice; yet, no sooner
| was the arrest made, than his friends felt
free to give utterance to their sentiments,
| and now you will find their are hundreds
| of friends of Alexander Sullivan who
| have the same faith and confidence in
his innocence as l have myself.
| Father Dorney is pastor Of st. Gabrielle
| Roman Catholic Church, one of the
haudsomest sacred edifices in Chicago.
| He is extremely popular with his con-
| gregation, nearly every person in which
is Of Irish birth or parentsge.
| SECRET MEETINGS HELD.
KANSAS CITY, June 13-Nightly meet
ings Of the Clan Ma Gael have been held
| for the past three weeks. The meetings
have been conducted with the strictes,
secrecy.