Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-06-05
AN IMPORTANT CLEW.
The Police on the Track Of the Murderers
of DIR. Cronin.

CHICAGO, June 5.-The police claim to have
an important clue TO the murderers of DIR.
Cronin. They have found the expressman who
hauled the murderer's goods from the building
at No. III Clark street 10 the Carlson cottage
According TO the eXpressman the fellows be-
long in Chicago, and he has seen both of them
frequently since be hauled their goods The
last time lac saw them was last SATURDAY. The
eXpressmans description of one OF the men
talies closely with that Of Simons who bought
the furniture from Revells & Co, and # Will
Jams, who rented the cottage from the Carl
sons. The police believe the two men are still
IN town. and they are relying on the express
man to find them.
LUKE DILLON AN IMPORTANT WITNESS
The Tribune this morning says: Luke Dillon,
q member of the Clan-Na-Cael executive and
representative here Of the Philadelphia and
PENNSYLVANIA camps. will be one of the most
important witnesses before the coroner's iury
to-day IN the Ironin case. lie had a long inter-
view with the attorneys for the prosecution last
evening, and has determined TO go into a full
history of the Clan-Na-Ciael organization
particularly in reference to it's finances. This
testimony will. il is believed. fully corroberate
the statements of Dr. Cronin made in his un-
published pamphlet. 1t will be supplemented
by documentary evidence, and the whole of
the inner history Of the tribunal will be laid
bare.
Mr. Dillon said yesterday: Il intend 10 make
full statement. Some may think that am
rash in doing this. but | see no alternative now
The truth must be told that the Irish race NAV
be vindicated and a patriotic organization
cleansed of the stain of murder. DIR. Cronins
murder was not a ClAn-na-liael murder. Mem
bers of the Clan-na Gael organization NAV
have instlgated IL, and some NAV have partici-
pated in 1t, but 1t was plotted and planned out
side the organization. Of that am sure"
WHAT HE SAYS ABOUT SULLIVAN.
The Herald this morning prints the following:
''Dr. Cronin never made any charges against
Alexander Sullivan. and his unpublished PAM
Sullivan" Luke Dillon made this remarkable
statement to reporter for the Herald last night
What is MORE, said Mr.. Dillon. ALE exander
Sullivan has not been member of the Gamma
Gael since 1855"
Continuing. Mr.. Dillon said that the public
had been totally misled by a certain paper,
which assumed to know all about the affairs Of
the Clan-na-Gael when il really had not the
slightest conception of the subject. Mr.. Dillon
will go on the stand to-day. if the jury is ready
to hear him. and give some new and startling
testimony.
Il am anxious to 60 on the stand and place
the Clan-Na-Gael IN its true light before the
public, said Mr.. Dillon. Il am anxious that
certain society secrets which have not the re-
motest connection with the Cronin murder. be
not made public for England's benefit. / am
equally anxious to render the prosecution every
aid in my power. When my testimony is COM
pleted the public viii see how far il has been
from the truth in certain very important mat
ters."
Mr.. Dillon further said that there were no
funds of the Clan-Na-Ciael embezzled prior to
1884, and that the police have no evidence what
ever to connect Alexander Sullivan with the
DR. CrOnin murder.