The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-06-19
THE CRONIN INQUEST ENDED
THE JURY RETURNS ITS VERDICT.
Alexander Sullivan, Ex-President of the
Irish National League, Arrested and In
jail to Await the Action of the
Grand Jury-Other Arrests.

CHICAGO, June lin the Cronin inquest
this morning John C. Garrity, saloon-keeper,
testified that he was acquainted with Detective
Coughlin, now under in dictment for completely
in the assassination. The witness declared
that Coughlin came to him and said he wanted
70 hire tough character known as "Major"
Sampson to slug a man. The witness told
Sampson about it and a few days later Samp-
son told him (Garrity) that the man Coughlin
wanted ''slugged" was DR.. Cronin. He wanted
him sIugged with base ball bat and dis
figured for life. If il killed him il would not
make much difference.
J. II. Haggerty, a railroad clerk, gave the
most important testimony this morning. After
the trial OF DR.. CrOnin he said Alexander Sulli-
told him that DIR. Cronin was a scoundrel
and menace 10 the Irish cause. 1t was the
impression of the witness that Sullivan was try
ing TO express the opinion that Cronin should
be exterminated. The witness was of the same
opinion at that time. About that time circu-
lar had been issued saying that many Scotland
yard detectives had left England for America
to attempt to find out some of the secrets of
the order, and every person who was a mem
Der was on the lookout for informers Tim
Crane. who has since died, circulated the state
ment that Cronin was dangerous man and a
traitor. At that time Sullivan was not alone in
his opinion. CarOn, who was friend Of Alex
ander Sullivan, was member of the committee
which tried Dr. Cronin. He was introduced to
the witness by Sullivan at the trial as a man
worthy of confidence in the Irish cause. He
was opposed to DR.. Cronin at the time on ac-
count of the statements from Alexander Sulll-
van.
At the afternoon session a number of wit
nesses were examined without developing any
thing OF Importance. Then Chief OF Police
Hubbard was sworn, and told OF an interview
which ne had had with Woodruff, the horse
thief. Hubbard asked him what he knew of
the Cronin matter, and if he really was the
one who drove the trunk from the Carlson cot
tage. Woodruff said he was, and he then de-
scribed the cottage.
He said" continued the chief, shat he
took the trunk about midnight on May 4. He
had been given SO by two men the day before
TO DO the job. At II 80 o'clock on May 4, the
two men according To agreement raped on the
door of Dinan's stable. He opened the door
and let out the horse, with rags on its feet, and
hitched il TO the wagon. They then drove
TO within 100 feet of the Carlson cottage. He
was then told to wait, and the two left him and
went into the cottage. They remained there
FIVE minutes and then beckoned him to drive
up. He did So and the two. King and Fair
burn. and third man came out with the heavy
trunk. The third man was p. %. Sullivan.
When the trunk was put in the wagon Sullivan
returned to the house. and Woodruff, with
King and Fairburn, drove on Lincoln-sve. to
Fullerton-ave., and thence to Lincoln park.
The men intended to take the trunk and con-
tents in a boat out in the lake and sink them,
but owing to the bright night and the presence
of strangers, they changed their minds and
drove back. When they reached the man-hole
at Fifty-ninth-st. they tried 10 dump the trunk
into it, but, failing, they kicked the trunk
open, they having lost the key, took the body
from it and threw it into the man-hole. Wood
ruff was then told to drive off,"
At1O:15 p. m, after being out FIVE hours and
half, the jury came into court and COM
menced reading their verdict. 1t was a very
long document, but was listened to with
marked attention. The verdict charged that
Daniel Coughlin, P. o. Sullivan, Alexander
Sullivan and one Woodruff. alias Black were
either principals, accessories, OF had guilty
knowledge OF the said plot TO murder DR..
Cronin, and conceal his body, and should be
held 70 answer 10 the grand jury"