Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-11-04
THE CRoNIN FACTIONS.
Irishmen Meet to Raise a
Defense Fund.
SYMPATHY FOR THE SUSPECTS.
Friends of the Prosecution Also
Meet-StrOng Language
Indulged In.

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.
CHICAGO, November 3.-A meeting o
Irishmen was held at McCoy's hotel toda.
at which 1876 was collected for the pur
pose of seeing that the prisoners now OF
trial for their lives before Judge McCon
nell, are supplied with the means to maxi
proper and legal defense. About 10l
men were present, most of them looking
as if tdey needed all the money they hat
for themselves and families. A resolu
tion was adopted that committee b(
appointed to solicit subscriptions from
Irishmen to create fund for the defense
of the prisoners. While not going into
the question of their guilt or innocence
the meeting desired that "justice be al
lowed freedom of action" The meeting
was presided over by P. V. Fitzpatrick
who keeps small store on the South
Side.
FUNDS FOR THE PROSECUTION.
The friends of DR.. Cronin, who are
arranging for public gathering to add
to the prosecution fund, also held meet
ing today. After the various committees
had reported P. w. Dunno said: "Dr.
O'Reilly and Col. Atkinson, of Detroit,
have gone to Ireland. 1t is not possible
that they had no object in view, and
move we send Cablegram to Parnell at
once to advise him of their true mission.
The opposition, the murderers of Dr..
'Cronin, and the arch-fend back Of it all, {,
have sent them there to poison the minds
of our race. They are now trying to find
support in that country, and if we don't
let our countrymen know who they are
and what they are there for, we will
suffer for it,"
STRONG SENTIMENTS EXPRESSED.
P. O'Connor conceded with this view,
and added: "Four- fftho of the Irish
people are 80 mysti6ed that they believe
there was justification for the murder OF
Cronin, and that he was spy. The
man we know to be responsible for his
murder, and who has long been the
plunderer and spokesman of his people,
is their demi-god. These men who have
gone to Ireland know what they are
about, and will get aid, either of senti-
mental or financial kind, to buy the &C.
quittal OF the arch-fend."
The suggestion was opposed on the
ground that as the coming gathering is
to U6 Lua Col6DTSUlOu Oh Cn6 n6I6VOluLlOuAry
measures of the Manchester marry SPA
communication from it to Parnell might
embarrass him. The Chairman ruled
further discussion of the matter out OF
order, notwithstanding which, Matt ].
Corcoran gos up and said: "Nine tenths
of the Irish people think Cronin was
spy, and it is the result Of the work of
those who are getting up an opposition
celebration. These dynsmiters-''
Here Mr.. Corcoran was shut off on the
point that so far as was known there
had been no dynamiting by Chicago
men.
THE WINNIPEG STORY.
A Winnipeg special to the Daily Ne,os
gives the text of Convict Mills version of
the alleged confession of Martin Burke.
Little additional to what has already
been published is developed, except the
statement that Coughlin got Burke
loaded with liquor and then informed
him that lots had been drawn, and it
had fallen upon Burke, with others, to
remove Cronin as spy. The night Of
Cfonin's disappearance Burke, Coughlin,
O'Sullivan, Cooney and Beggs were in
the cottage. Kunze was to bring the
doctor to the cottage. Gerry details of
the supposed scene in the cottage are
then given