The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-06-28
THE CRONlN CASE.
The Great Murder Mystery in Chi
cago Being Cleared Up.
Tho Bureau of Prosecution Hunting for
New Evidcnce-A Protest from
the Clan-na-Gael Executive
Committee.
AFTER THE MURDERERs.

CHICAGO, June % The bureau of prose
cution In the Cronin case, embracing the
States Attorney, the superintendent of po-
lice and the detectives in the employ of the
Cronin committee, IL now directing it's en-
tire efforts to the discovery of new evil
dence showing that the conspiracy to muir
der the doctor was concocted in Camp 20
Of the United Brotherhood and was ex-
ecuted by its members, who are popularity
known as Clan-na-G aels.
The successive discoveries that Dan
Couehlin, p. O'Sullivan. Martin Burke and
Patrick Cooney were all members of Camp
20 directed attention to this camp with re-
newed force, and within the last three days
new information In part withheld from the
public has convinced the authorities that
they are following course certain to end
in the complete exposure of the conspiracy
This theory makes John +. Beggs, us senior
guardian of the camp. one OF the most
guilty members of the group.
Beggs said to reporter Monday evening
In q reply to u question about the alleged
trial of DR.. Cronin before the Inner circle"
of Camp %:
It's bosh. There is no such thing as an
timer circle There used to be in the Fenian
Brotherhood, but never in the Clan-na-Gael.
Anybody can prefer charge against any men,
Der of the order and the member will be tried
before a committee OF seven, three members
TO be appointed by the camp and the other
four by the district officer. The man charged
is always notified and is given the benefit OF
counsel. To conduct a trial in any other way
would be impossible. There never was any
trial of Cronin In Camp 60. 1t is true that
Cooney, Burke, Coughlin and Sullivan were
members Of the camp, and that three of them
are behind the bars while the other ran away
Two hirdc nj hp mo no ~ 4 he
camp were warm friends OF Dr., Cronin, and
was always his tricnd.'
CHICAGO, June a6-Statc's Attorney
Longenecker is still convinced that DR..
Cronin's murder was the outcome of a
mock trial for treason by tie Inner circle"
of Camp 90. Tho camp was disbanded last
Monday, and it is supposed the records were
burned. The executive committee Of the
Gamma Gael, headed by Luke Dillon, have
issued an address protesting against the
attempt to make that organization appear
responsible for the murder of DIR. Cronin.
They say the members of the organization are
American citizens of Irish blood who de-
sire to aid their motherland but, first of
all, they are citizens OF the United States,
to whose Government alone they owe al
legiance. and whose laws they are bound to
obey and uphold at all times, under all cir
cumstances and ut any sacrifice, and no
member of the Clan-na-Gael is required or
allowed to take any pledge which involves
treason to the country. In conclusion
the committee says the organization
have urged all its members to use every
effort to bring the cowardly assassins of
DR.. Cronin to Justice, and the prompt and
unhesitating response to this appeal from
all quarters where the order exists shows
that neither the Clan-na-Gael as O body,
nor any of its branches, ought to be held
responsible in the slightest degree for that
brutal Outrage.
CHICAGO, June oI-John F. Bcggs, law
year, and senior guardian of Camp 20, Clan
na-Gael, was arrested yesterday. 1t is be-
lieved that he knew. DIR. Cronin was to be
assassinated and that he knows many OF
those who participated in the conspiracy to
murder him.