Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-05-31
THE SLEUTH HOUNDS
Portentious Possibilities Of Pink
ertOn's Work on the Cronin Case.
DELEGATE DILLON INTERVIEWED.


Gael Indignantly Denies Responsibility
for the Assassination Was there wo-
man in the case9
CHICAGO, May Sl.-The day was bar
rem Of developments in the Cronin case.
There was no session Of the grand jury
and the Offices Of the states attorney
were closed. The dragging of the lake
by the police in the hope that the cloth
ing Of the victim might be brought to
light was resumed, but the gale soon
compelled them to suspend operations.
A thorough search of the residence OF
Sullivan, the ice man, at Lake View,
was also made by the police of that
suburb, but nothing of an incriminat-
ing character was found.
Luke DilIon's Indignation.
Luke Dillon, the Philadelphia dele
gate, in lengthy interview insisted with
considerable show of indignation that
the Clan-na-G Gael, as a body, had moth
ing whatever TO do with the assassina-
tion. He produced copy of the consti-
tuition of the order which showed that
the most severe punishment that could
be imposed for the worst crime against
the order or the cause of Ireland-that
OF treason--was expulsion from the
ranks in disgrace.
lie went on to say that there was now
but little, If any, doubt but that that the
crime was committed by members of the
order and these members of a certain
camp, but contended that the order as a
body could not be held responsible for
the action Of the conspirators.
sage SpecuIatiOns on the Streets.
ANY number of rumors are ahoat re-
garding the course that will be taken by
States Attorney Longnecker. One is to
the effect that he viii at once take up
that branch of the investigation relating
to the alleged misappropriatio of Land
League funds, and that the books of the
Traders bank will be submitted to the
body for examination.
In another quarter it is said that the
official Is looking into the Canadian end
of the mystery. and that the grand jury
may be asked to find indictments for
conspiracy to murder against Coughlin,
Sullivan, Woodruff and also Long, the
Toronto reporter. In this event an
effort would be made to secure the ex-
tradition of the latter, although il is adj
mitted that it is doubtful whether this
could be accomplished unless more evil
dence is forthcoming than is now in
hand.
The Plot Extended 20 Toronto.
The states attorney is thoroughly con-
vinced that the dispatches and inter-
views with Cronin from that city were
a portion of the plot rather than a flake"
with mercenary motives, and he be-
lieved that if Long could be gotten into
the sweat box, the entire conspiracy
might be exposed.
Still another report is that he has OBJ
tanned the names of the principal Off
GERS of the local Clan-na-Gael camps.
and more particularly of the north side
one in which, according to the now pre-
vailing opinion, the death Of DIR. Cronin
was decreed and that these men will be
brought face to face with the grand
jury and subjected to an inquisition.
1t is the general opinion at police head
quarters that further Developments will
appear before the end of the week.
NUNS the Word with Plnkerton's Men.
Meanwhile there is good deal Of
speculation as TO what has been accom-
plished by the Pinkerton agency, which.
has been employed by Cronin's friends
to sift the matter to the bottom regard
less of expense. The officers of the
agency are as dumb as oysters, while
w. P. Read, the treasurer of the COM
mittee to whom the reports are made,
Is equally non-communicative. People
very close to the latter, however, signifi-
cantly suggest that the agency has the
key to the mystery and that It viii be
but few days before the world viii be
treated to a startling sensation.
II Is admitted that score Of opera
lives, some Of them brought here from
Philadelphia and New York, are on the
case, and those familiar with the record.
of the agency are confident that some Of
this number are bound to strike the right
lead.
For all you or / may know said &
prominent lrishman, they may already
have people at their headquarters whom
they have reason 60 suspect Of COM
plicity in the crime. Such things have
happened before, and are nothing for
eign to their methods"
The Woman Theory.
{ Regarding the latest theory that Sulli-
van the ice man might have gotten q
woman into the trouble, that Cr0nin was
acquainted with the facts in the case,
that DR.. Cr0nin being practitioner,
strict, moral and religious principles was
about to inform the authorities, and that
to prevent the exposure Sullivan lured
him to his death. Chief. Hubbard said:
Yes. we have men working on that
feature of the murder Sullivan Ii d
bachelor and il is not 1t all unlikely that