The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-12
The Cionin uuricr-Iwo Men Arrested
In Non YORK

The C,onin uurdcr-Iwo nen Arrested
inNen YORK.
NEW YORK, June il.-Inspecl0r
Byfnes detectives 10 day arrested John
MaroBey, aged thirty eight. who claims
10 be ia the dry goods business. and
/ Charles Mcdonald. same age, who Is
blacksmith. These men were arrested
on information sent to Inspector
Byrnes by the Chicago police. and are
supposed to be implicated in the CrOnin
murder. Inspector Byrnes has been in
communication with the Chicago chief
Of police for more than three weeks
with regard to the men. and has had
them closely shad0Hed.
Naroncy was formerly district mem
Der of the Clan-na Gael in Philadell hia.
He made himself obnoxious there. and
had 10 leave. lie is understood 10 have
performed missions OF private nature
since then for Alexander Sullivan.
Maroney went 10 England at the time
OF the Queen jubilee with others. sup
piled with funds, TO blow up several
public buildings. Two of his COM
panior were placed under arrest. and
it charged that Marouey spent the
fluids travelling Oh the continent.
SULLIVAN A MEMBER OF THE MURDER
CONSPIRACY.
CHICAGO, June IA startling bit Of
information which proves couciusively
that r. o. Sullivan. the Lake View ice
man, was an active member of the
murdCrcus conspiracy. leaked out last
night. IL seems that sullivan not only
allowed the men wh0 routed the Carlson
cottage 10 use his name a. their en-
pl0yef. bat that be y0Hched for them To-
Mrs Carlson and her husband
According 10 The testimony OF the
Cafls0us 5. to. Sullivan held frequent
communications with the occupants Of
the coiiage and was on the irieudiicst
terms with the men from the time they
moved in untl they disappeared. Iii
claimed. also. the police have positive
proof that Sullivan not only bought the
paint, with which the blood stains on
the plrlOr floor were ObliteIated. but
that he used some of the mixture TO
paint ths hall Of his own cottage.
ALEX. SULLIVAN HELD FOR THE MURDER
OF CR0NfN-rfsrfHONY v0ItMfN0Us
AND IMPORTANT.
CHICAGO. June 1.-THE coroner says
at 9;3j +. N. that the jury inyestigating
the murder OF Dr. Cr0uin tonight held /
Alexander Sullivan. cx x-prcsident OF the I
National Land League, FOR the action OF I
the grand jury. The c0roner's iufy .
charges him. with others, with The I
murder Of DR.. CrOnin. The testimony /
to-day has been yOluminOus aud i'm /
pOrtant. Chief Of Police Hubbard re-. /
peated a statement made 10 him by /
Prisoner Woodruff and which the Chief /
Of Police said he believed to be a true
story.
1t was to the effect that two men
named King and Fairburn had lured /
him several days before the tragedy to /
have "A horse and wagon ready wheni
they notified him, paying him twenty. /
five dollars. On May 4lh he vas or I
dered to be ready at . O o'clock.
lie drove these men to the Carlson I
cottage. After few minutes waiting
they came cut with the trunk. which t
was placed in the wagon. BY direction .
he drove to the pier at the lake of Full. /
lerton avenue, their Intention being 20 4
throw the trunk irto the deeD water /
Some fishermen were encountered, +
however, and il was decided 90 drive /
to Edgewater, several miles distant. I
Here. while f6cOnnOiering the lake /
front. rural police officer questioned /
them. and. being alarmed. they deter /
mired 10 drive cityward agaiu, when. /
passing the mau hole, they ordered him I
to stop. The trunk was taken out by /
the two men and lifted solidly into the /
hole.
II was to large, however, to go ia. /
Then, after telling him 10 drive on /
few yards. they kicked in the side and 4
deposited the body in the basin. Wood /
ruff thought at the time it was the .
corpse Of "A woman. The trunk was
lifted back in the wagon, but subse-
quently thrown into the clump Of
bushes where it was found. Then ne
dove them to Lincoln Park: here they
parted. Testimony was also given by
EXpressman Martinson, who hauled /
the furniture from the Clark street
Hat, opposite Cronin's office, to the
Carlson cottage; by Ieamster Garrity,
who testified that be had been asked
by Coughhn to put Cronin " out of the
way. and by Sergeant Montgomery.
who said that Cougblin was in constant
telephone communication with Sullivan
from the station-bouse..
II was within a few minutes Of 10 /
o clock when the foreman iutimated
that the jury had agreed upona verdict.
Only Coroner HeriZ and a small knot 4
OF spectators were in the room. The /
verdict was read in slow and impressive
tones:
We. the undersigned, jury appointed
10 make inquiries according to law as to /
how the body viewed came to his death, /
state as our verdict from the evidence /
]. That the body is that of Patrick I
II. CrOnin, known as DR.. Cronin.
,. That his death was not from natu- /
raj causes, but from violent means.
3. That the said Patrick Ii. Cronin 7
was decoyed from his home on North I
Clark street on the evening OF May 4th, !
1889, by some person or persons to the p
cottage known as the Carlson Cottage ]
situated at No. 1872 North Ashland /
avenue.
4. Tha. at raid cottage the said !