Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-11-21
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to
DR.. p. Harry Cronin.

Mrs Conklin had seen the case hum
dreds Of times, but even If she had never
seen it the inscription showed that il be-
longed to the dead doctor. Better evil
dence than that could not be obtained.
Two prescription blanks found among
the clothing were filled out, and the writ
ing, though some what obliterated, could
be read without any difficulty. Both of
the prescriptions were signed "Cronin.n -
Mrs Cnnklin racnGnizad tha DOCTORS sig-
nature One of the prescriptions was to
have been filled at Cowan's drug store,
No. 4f5 North Clark street, and the other
at f. b. Schneider's, No. 31l North
avenue.
A silver hypodermic case filed with
needles, was in as good a state Of preserva-
tion as on May 4. 1t was fully identified
as Dr. Cronin's.
black Yalse, containing surgical in
struments, was covered with mud and
Mrs ConklIn was unable to say whether it
belonged TO the doctor or not. But there
is no doubt of it. She identified small
box, however, containing copper splints.
The box is finished in cherry and is about
l2 inches long by s inches in depth. A
handle is on the lid, but the hinges had
become detached and when opened the
lid came off. There was an assortment OF
splints in the box, of various sizes; also a
dictionary containing English German,
French and Italian medical terms.
A black sloutch hat, which Mrs. Conk-
lin fully identified as Dr. Cronin's, was
about the only article of clothing she
could positively say belonged to him. The
coat, trousers, shirt, collar and under
wear were all found intact, but they were
in state almost beyond recognition,
owing to the filth upon them.
Thara Ia No dOuht hnwauar b,,k
every article belonged to the dead doctor
and was taken from his body, and proba-
bly, at the Carlson cottage. Nobody will
question that
The mass of stuff was found with the
frame of large sachel around il, and it
looks as il the articles had been inclosed in
a cheap valse and that the sides of it had
rotted away.
In this connection it will be remembered
that j. b. Simonds. the man who bought
the furniture at Revell's asked Salesman
Hatfield for "a large, cheap valise." The
valse was sent over to the Clark street
fat and from there it was taken to the
Carlson cottage by Martenson, the express
man.
1t was shown by Mr.. Hatfield that the
valise was a cheap pasteboard affair.
Only the frame of it was found clinging
to the clothes and instruments and part of
the slime on the clothing is undoubtedly
its sides which had rotted away.
After a partial examination OF the
clothing and instruments the outfit was
taken to the States attorneys Office.
At the States attorneys office Mrs.
Conklin examined the clothing more care
fully, and although she could not positively
identify the coat or trousers, she was
satisfied in her own mind that they be-
e. -
can't fact about the discovery of the c 10Th
ing is that the shoes or stockings were
not found
The finding of DR.. Cronin's clothes and
surgical instruments was an accident, and
not the result OF a deliberate search. This
was the case in the finding of the body.
AS sanitary measure two men were put
at work some days ago flushing the Lake
View sewers All went we'll for some time,
until the water began to rise in one of the
on Evanston avenue. ABOUT a
quarter Oh mile south OF where the trunk
was found the day after the murder. An
examination of the manhole was made by
Michael Reese and Mr.. Gilbert, the two
men employed nearest to it. The result
was that the articles described above
we're discovered and turned over to the
police The workmen naturally enough
,ame to the conclusion that they had
ound DR.. Cronin's clothing and instru-
nents, and upon investigation this turned
,ut to be true Later in the day Joseph
Turner. another workmen for the city,
ound DR.. Cronin's socks and tin box of
olasters further down the sewer near the
AXE. It is believed that the shoes have
'een flooded out into the lake. Among
he clothing found is a pair OF blue en-
Imaled sleeve buttons which Mrs. Conk-
ing also identified.
The articles found will be used In the
rial. Most OF the garments, especially
he trousers, are cut open, showing that
hey were hurriedly cut from the bleeding
'ody or the slain doctor. Upon second
and after the filth was re-
moved, it was apparent that they were
oaked in human blood.
The next day the police, on search, dis
overed piece Of carpet which has been
Identified by Salesman Hatfield as identical
nth that he sold to the man "Simonds {"
or the Clark street fat.