Telegram-herald., 1889-05-31

named lie denied knowing Coughlin
intimately. lie continued:
Il don't see how any one can suspect me O,
having bscn sent TO take Dr. Cronin away from
home Cronin knew me- and had told me that
ne had heard WAS sent out here 10 sssas-
sinate him. II isn't likely tha, he would have
taken lonely ride with me IL he thought that"
hen dig he tell you that you had been
sent TO xii himi'
III was ore night in The latter part OF Fcbru.
ery-feoEdary 25, l think. had been in
Curry's saloon and left there with Tom Con.
way. We met DR.. Croniu and Mortimer Scan
Ian ~ Clark and Randolph streets aud stopped
" talk. Cronin touched roe on the
shoulder and said: Mcclellan, under
stand you have been saying some
pretty hard things sbou: me- 1 said. Il don't
think have Then he said: understand
you have been sent out here to assassinate
me l said 10 him. You must be o fool.
Hereafter when you see me on the street,
Cont speak 10 me; l want nothing moro to
DO with you Aad then 1 walked away from
him"
Did you have any quarrel with him IN front
OF the Chicago Opera House blockr'
Never; 1 never met him there"
What is Your opinion OF the murder OF DR..
Croninf
Wei, think it's a case of personal spite
work"
DO you think it was the work of an Irish
organ nizationt"
II do not. know something about the in.
side workings OF the Irish society and know
that expulsion is the severest penalty that can
De executed against member"
State 's-Attorney Longenecker had long
chat Wednesday afternoon with Byron L.
Smith, receiver OF the TSaders' Bank;
Nor timer Seaman, the criminal court
fl-.- l. -. ri
OF the conference was to lay before
the State Attorney certain facts about
the individual accounts with the
defunct Traders Bank The States At
torney was requested to seize the banks
books and submit them to the grand jury
forthwith 1t was asserted that he would
find in them evidence proving what DR..
Cronin had been claiming for years before
his death-viz that Alexander Sullivan had
been guilty of huge embezzlement OF
funds while he was a member of the Clan
ma Gael triumvirate.
The substance OF the stories Of Scanlan
and Cavsnaugh is that Sullivan went
70 Paris and demanded from Patrick
Egan, who was then an exile In the
French capital 100000 TO carry out
the aims OF the physical force men
in America He demanded the money
to meet certain expenditures which
had been planned in conven-
tion OF representative members of the Clan
na-Gael Mr. Egan, Scanlan asserts, re-
fused to pay over the money, and then Sui
hvan threatened TO disrupt every Irish
society in America unless his demand
was speedily complied with He
pointed 70 the fact that there was
a large and growing element
among Irish americans which was dis
satisfied with the management Of National
affairs and was ready TO revolt as soon as
le ador appeared TO direct them. whole
week was consumed in discussing the dc
mand Of Sullivan, and in the end Mr..
Egan was convinced that it would be
wise to consult with his colleagues be
fore making his final decision He t7ld
his visitor plainly that he was oP-
posed 70 granting so large sum OF
money for any purpose whatever. but
he was willing 70 abide by the decision OF
other men who had az close a knowledge as
himself OF the needs of the order AZ home
sud abroad he offered 20 submit the
20 Sheridan. the famous
No I" OF the Phoenix Park InTiDcib-es
and the leader OF the physical force
men IN Ireland Sullivan agreed to
this offer. and Sheridan was called
10 Paris from Ireland by telegraph Within
q week after oil the facts had been laid be-
fore him be decided that tie money oe-
uIsHded had better De psid IN order to con
ciiiste oil factions OF the Clan-na-Gaei IN
An.rica. Seaman asserts that Eesn
paid sullivan slao 0o0 in cash. and that
be brouzht the fuu amount to thl-
cago Instead however. of the money te-
fng paid - ne local II asuTv Of The society.
sosusssn SAYS that only $500 u as t1rned
ever. the other 50 90 being aepo'ltea
. sulivans personal aoconnt n
sbs Traders Bank scaniar d scov tnis
fact several months sgo when he concern
rs.-zd into ne hands q tae rsceiver. snt
Wiz. Bv rern ssicn - sae q thorough
srsr-f~affo- Z the hooks n the interest ~
u Cr-ufa anf othar prominent irishmen-
NJ Smith confirmed the sforv shout the
ds-osfr .f The - 80 - ~IliVsn 8 persons
s-coar- SCR he vas uaabls - = bow
ths --ouev was disposed q EXCEPT is1
csua~ai va~ that n had been drawn out hT
uesus ~ ckecks He offered - Submit TIE
bocss 70 the grand j-ry ard also 81 asst
g. ere exanlnac .cr - -teD sof the rurr.oss
O clesripE ~ az mystery taat z-s AZ
tsch 20 the t-sn sactfon
JTtEs Io~gszscksr Hssp-sS srssutirelr r
sskf~z numerous 4uesticns sn1 when
e-saasn "a cenclsfed - promised te zfvs
tae request rs seriozs aad fnnle Late coa-