Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-05-29
CHICAGO'S CRIME.
THREE PERSONS INDICTED FOR THE
MURDER OF DB. cRONIE.
The Wagon Driver Woodruff Makes Con-
fession, and Goes over the Route Taken
on the Night Of tho Tragedy.
By telegraph to tho Dispatch.i

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stains In the parlor. The Coroner explained
bow the murderers painted the floor IN order
TO hide the blOOd.stains, and how they
painted at night 10 avoid being seen.
How DO you know they painted at
night ?" asked Juror Seifeft.
"Eecsuse there are drops Of yellow paint
spaltered upon the lamp chimney" TIE
lamp was produced from the pantry shelf
where 1t had been hidden. II hsd blue
glass globe and white glass handle. The
globe. handle. and chimney were marked by
/ hiilc drops OF yellow paint. The Jurors ex-
amined the splashes OF blood upon the wall
paper and hairs still sticking IN the cloths
The Coroner showed footsteps in the bed
room, which were marked upon the hoor
on yellow paint "The fellow wore stock
iugs when he walked over the floor" said
Coroner Hertz, "for ] can see marks made
by yarn" Juror suffer tired bis foot In one
OF the footsteps and found that il was the
mark OF much larger foot thin his own.
and said I" 1t must have been man strong
enough to handle a dozen l'r. Cronins.'
The inquest will be held tomorrow at 10
O'Clock.
THREE PERSONS INDICTED FOR MURDER.
CHICAGO, May 2S.-Detcctiye Daniel
/ Coughlin. Patrick O. Sullivan, the ice
man, aud Frank J. Black atlas Wood
ruff. were indicted by the grand jury
/ this evening FOR the murder OF Dr.
/ Cronin. THIS result was reached after an
investigation which oecan atn0On and lasted
seven hours, during which dozen witnesses
ere examined aud q mass Of evidence con-
sidercd. The three prisoners were included
/ iu one indictment, 10 which there were three
couuts-oue charging them with the killing
/ o. DR.. Crouin with a blunt instrument; tho
second alleging the use OF sharp instru-
/ ment, and the third instruments and means
/ unknown. No evidence was introduced 20
/ prove a conspiracy, and Cr0nin's private
papers were not placed before the grand
/ jury. The witnesses called were those whose
stories have been told in general outline II
net in detail in the press.
Judge LoDgcnecke- thought it advisable
10 tighten The coils into which the three
! prisoners have already been drawn and
/ fasien them with indictments, probably to
prevent any attempt to secure the release Oh
one or more Of them on bail.
The grand jury took only one vote after
hearing the witnesses, ana thgt was un1ni-
nous for indicling all three prisoners.
/ state'eAttOrney Longencckcr said tonight
I that no mention Of the Clau-na-G2el affairs
bad been made in the iury-room. "Tbe
charge Of conspiracy was not investigated"
/ he added. "snd Crouin's papers were not
brought in. These matters VIII come later,
probably before another grand Jury
MORE VARIANTS OUT.
CHICAGO. May 2S.-Elght other warrants
were placed 10 the hands ~ detectives to-
/ day and taken 10 different parts Of The city
and Lake View. The detectives immedi-
atelY began 10 shadow different suspects.
! The warrants arc not intended for use,
save I'm such emergencies az would arise
8 - 70 .-a,r hn .tf~
i The Mayor and Chic'oi Police are greatly in-
/ ceused al the way information gathered in
/ the Investigation has been allowed 10 leak
out The Mayor learned to-day that 7. T.
/ ConkIln, a sal0on-keeOcr, with whom Cro-
/ min lived. has been paying regular visits 30
+ ihe newspaper offices. Conkm has been
/ taken into almost flll confidence Of the
/ police, who relied on his discretion owing
/ to his great and constant Clamor for The
aYenging OF his friends death.
wooDRrTF coNPsssEs.
Frank Woodruff alias Frank Black has
/ been taken into camp by Captain Schalck
and he has told the whole story ~ be con
nection with Or. Cronu's murder. Accord
Ing 10 the statement he has made 20 he Cap
/ tain be was not directly connected with the
| murder Itself, but simply acted as driver OF
The wagon which disposed ~ The dead
mans BODY 10 tie Catholic basin, where
II was found. Woodruff has been
taken 10 the scene Of Cronin's murder
aud also TO the sewer where tho body Was
| found and the place where the trunk was
/ first seen. Woodruff himself gave driving
/ directions TO the detective who managed The
| renS, and IN every instance located the eX-
/ act place where the chief acts In The tragedy
/ occurred. lie had already Teen inNru'ted
/ 10 drive the outfit 10 the neig1bo hood OF
/ Carlson cottage, and he also knew Tor what
purpo.e he was 10 20 there. Woodruff ar
/ rived at the cottage about twenty minutes be-
/ fore Dr. CrOnin was driven up, and placed his
horse and wagon 40 point near the cottage
where he could keep bis eyes on the front
steps Ile saw the white horse and gig con-
| tanning DR.. CrOnin and his conductors ar
rive, and three quarters OF an hour there
/ after a man who was known a. Williams
opened the front door Of the cottage and
gave signal by stamping on the wooden
/ porcn. When arrested he knew he was in
/ "bad hOx.V The names King and Fair
/ burn were those OF two Old friends, and
I they came to him on the spur or the mo-
ment. They had nothing whatever to do
with The case.
HAD Az OFFER TO KILL CR0NN.
Chicago. May 2S.-The Daily News has
the following: Detective Robert Bruce, who
has been conducting private ageucy 10 this
clty, walked into Lieutenant llorsce Elliotps
nnice tins morning and SAID that several
months ago Alderman Mccormick offered
him a, 100 TO Kill Dr. CTOnin. Bruce, who
has lust returned from . three months stay
/ in Texas, saws that Mccormick paid HIM
500 in advance and sgreod 10 pay the re-
naming $1,000 when the job was done.
Bruce declares that Mccormick told him to
feign sickness in his Office aud then send FOR
Dr.. Cronin and Kill him. Bruce says he took
the 500. spent II for liquor, and never made
a move toward carrying out the contract.
Bruce bears rather an unsavOry reputation,
and the police DO not place all the reliance
IN the world in his story. lie has been IN
numerous scrapes In this city.
TO AID THE LAW.
Chicago, MAY 2S.-Two hundred dele.
gstes, representing eleven local camps OF tie
CIau.na Gael, met tonight regarding the
murder OF Cronin. The following resOlu'
ton was adopted: We, representing tho
/ Clan ma. Gael place on record our utter de-
tesistiOn Of the crime Of assassination, and
we enter our solemn protest against The eyi'
dent attempt Of the murdercrs Of our bro
ther TO place the crime OF his death on our
order. II is not the spirit OF nor the object
Of the Clan ma. Gael, aud we repudlate II and
hereby pledge our best efforts to ala In hunt
ing down the Criminals and 10 yindicate law
aud order.
RErCDlATEp.
/ NEW YORK, May 9S.-At regular meet
| ing OF the Municipal Council OF the Irish
/ National League tonight, Patrick Gleason
| made All address deuounclng the attempt OF
! the newspapers TO mix up the affairs OF the
| Irish National League with the assassination
/ OF Or. Cronin, OF Chicago" Gleason aud
/ other members thought that the Council
| should take some seton on the widespread
reports, and the following resolution was
! subsequently, prepared and adopted:
/ Resolved, That we, the New YORK Munici-
! pal Council OF the Irish National League,
| most emphatieally condemn the brutal mur-
! der OF Dr. Z. II. Cronin. We repudiate the
cslumnies that seek In any Way TO involve
| the lrish National League, its funds, or It's
pohcy as in the slightest degree connected
! with the assassination. DepIorng this great
crime, we express our earnest hope that
swift Justice will oyertake all those response
| bic for bis death.