New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-06
cpoNIN,s FRIENDS TESTIFY.
.ousrsG ALEXANDER SULLIVAN AND JOHN
F. FINERTY.
sxr.r INTEREST SHOWN AT CHICAGO IN TIE
sr,rrMrsrs MADE At THE INoUEsr-rHh
MURDERED MANS FEARS OF AssASSA'
2. NAr1oS-H1s LIFE SEVERAL
.,>,yxs rupEkTESED
TIMES THREATENED
tsr TELEGRAPH TO THE rRiPUHA'

rooro ia 6llcd 20 the limit, strong s"'" "
ooliee il necessary 10 keep back 'he r,.
pushine. sweating mob from 'oe uO' oc,.a.
testimony was begun By Patrick heIy' ~ on
80. Ca,tain Simon ODonnell he gave an
.. 80 the arrest Of Woodruff for Stealing
horse ..5 Ksur. and
Ia ans, been reading paragraph hke thlS
.wh.,s the matter with CroninE hes ali risnt
60 T said 10 Woodruff: What's the mat'er WIN
Cropins p With that he went "ni~' shAe'S
1vbite like dead man. he got weak ana stae
gs-ed a few steps Oh says. you noeun
v.t scared about horse-Steshng. lou won se'
S,Iled, I've seen people who had murdered pe0,
NJ. and then didn't swing for IT. lhen ne askeu
pe - - hs was arrested for. I told him for
- ". .to.,n, BE says: oh, il that's all it's
an rs-ht, I had TO support him, he was so weak
tho,,gbt myself that he was putting it all on,
.n,avinr the fainhng set.'
% Mr;ary. boilermaker, Of Lakeview, said
=. n, ,,msrous occasions DR.. Cronin told me that
-. ma. was in danger. In September, SSs, after
~. Bunalo trial. in which DR.. Cronfn had shown
Alexander Sulhyan's attitude in certain organiza-
,sonx DR. Crouin said to me: I believe this man
lijexander Sullivan) will be the instgatOr OF my
murder II am murdered, he will be responsible
Three weeks before his murder DR.. Cronin again
rebeated his fears and told me that proofs were in
his safe that would connect Sullivan with the deed.
On many other occasions he talked about tho de-
dgus upon his hfe'
The witness was asked about the Buffalo TRIAL
He said that IL was the examination into the AFFAIRS
of an organization, and Of man accused Of appro-
priating the organisations money to his own use
and of sending good men to England 10 be betrayed
into English prisons and TO death. He said that
the amount Of money misappropriated was $780,
oos He said that DR.. Cronin, Luke Dillon and
Join Dewey had preferred the charges against
Alexander Sullivan The society in question had
first been known as the U. B., then
as tho U. S., then as the /. n. b,
and htterly it had gone back to It's old title the
q. B. This was after the two factions had come
together. He said it had never been known as
the Y G., but he had heard II called the Clsn-na-
Gael. He said he was member Of Company 234
Of the q. B.
MIR. McGery made dramatic witness, and told
his story with almost oratorical skin. When he
denounced Alexander Sullivan there was dis
tinctly noticeable thrill Of excitement and faint
applause
Miehael Barry, Of No. 24s Illinois-st q carpen-
ter. testified that he was O member Of Camp 234,
q. B. that he knew Patrick MoGsry, and that Dr..
Cronin had been q member of the same camp. lie
had known Dr.. Cronin for several years He
added:
About two years ago DR.. Cronin told me that
detectives were tracking him, that they were look
ing up every incident Of his Life since childhood.
end that they wanted to find something against
him to ruin his character The doctor said that, IL
his character could not be, destroyed, the enemy
would resort TO assassination to get him out OF
the way / asked him who his enemy was. and he
told me IT was Alexander Sullivan
The name Of John F. Finerty was for the first
time during the investigation mentioned by Law
renee Morris. II was in answer to question
whether the witness had ever heard any threats
made against DR.. Cronin.
Yea" said Morris, l heard John +. Finerty
say last June: Those doctors must be got rid
Of meaning Drs. Cronin and McCahey"
Have you heard of anybody else threatening
the doctorP'
Il have heard that McGeehan said in McCoy's
Hotel that the doctor was 10 be shot. Joseph
oBerne told me so. advised him TO 90 and tell
the doctor and put him on his guard. talked
TO the doctor about it, and he said: i suppose he
came here to kill me-"
Did he give any reason for suppoSlnG so p
He simply said that he thought he might be
used as tool TO carry out the objects Of AeXapter
Sullivan and those who were his enemies who
were interested in having him removed"
Joseph 0'Berne then took the stand. He had
lived in Chicago eleven years. lie knew Dr..
Cronin well, and On two three occasions the
doctor had expressed fear that his lte in dali
ger. He added: The last time / talked with
the doctor was the Friday before his death 1t
was in his Office. The doctor SAID he WAS tired Of
all this wrsngling and had b good mind to stop
and let the raseals do their worst. told him lie
had gone too far TO stop. / asked him il he meant
physical violence, and he replied that he did |
tried to cheer him up but he felt low-spirteds
Do you know MoGehan?"
II was introduced TO him in Henry Jordan'S |
saloon. in LAke-St had conversation with him |
there last December. He asked me il was |
friend Of Dr.. Cronin. said yes. lie replied that
Or. Cronin and DR.. McCahey ought to be killed |
He was little full. and this may have accounted |
Tor his renarks5
Alexander Sullivan's financial dealings with the |
defunct Traders Bank were detailed in full when |
Byron L. Smith, the receiver of the bank, was put
on the stand.
Have you any checks signed by Alexander |
Sullivan in your posSessiona" was asked by Cor |
oner Hertz.
81 have"
Please produce them
Dir. Smith took from his pocket g small bundle |
Of checks and read them There were five Of |
them altogether, and they amounted TO s9o,520. |
The first one was dated June /, 1882, and was |
for 1000. 1t was paid TO the order OF Alex
snder Sullivan, and signed Alexander Sullivan, |
AGENT and on the back was indorsed by stamp to |
]. y. Lester Il Co. The stamp Of the Union Ma |
t'oasl Bank showed that the check had been paid
through the Clearing House on June l. The sec !
ctd check was dated June 8, 1882, and was signed |
and Endorsed in the same manner, and the amount |
sas fos $50, 900. The third was collected in cash
by Alexander Sullivan himself, and was for $500. !
me fourth waL for $4,000, and was
paid 70 Lester & Co. on August 20. The last was |
Ies 70 eco, and Lester * Co. received IT. on Sep
senbes ., 1882. OF this sum OF S00,52o, 100000
TenS 10 J. r. Lester * O. Mr. Smith read q
rrsex ffom Edmund Il. Randolph, president OF the |
0nuraaI 10 nh Non Xor DAFT