New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-12-25
FROM THE BEGINNING.
History of the Case From the Day of tho
Murder.

History of the Case From the Day of thu
Murder.
DR.. Cronin was murdered on the night OF
May 4. At o'clock on the morning Of
May policeman saw the wagon contain
ing the trunk in which was the corpse. At
II a. m. the bloody trunk was found, and al
2 p m. the disappearance of the doctor was
published. May 6 a young woman declared
she had seen Dr. Cronin in street car at
p. m. on the night Of the murder. Wood.
ruff was arrested on suspicion May 10. Ru-
mors that DR.. Cronin had absconded were
plentiful, and May II dispatch was re-
ceived that the physician had just been seen
in Toronto Until May % reasons for Gro
Minis disappearance were rife, but on THAI
day his body was found in the catchbasin.
Then the facts of teams used, the renting G.,
the Carlson cottage and other collaterals to
the crime were brought to light. Detective
Dan Coughlin was arrested on May Is, and
the arrest of many suspects rapidly followed
some Of whom were soon released. Tho
grand jury indicted Coughlin, Woodruff and
O.Sulivan May %, and the name of Alex
ander Sullivan, the prominent politician,
writer and Clan-na-Gael man, was con-
nected with the crime. June II he was ar
rested, but on the 18th was released Oh
$40 900 bail, from which he was discharged
three or four months afterward. On June
IL Maroney and Mcdonald were also an
rested in New York, but they established
sufficient alibi to procure their discharge.
Martin Burke was arrested in Winnipeg
June Is, and as soon as possible was
identified and returned to Chicago. June %
special grand jury returned indictments
against Daniel Coughlin, John F. Beggs,
Patrick O'Sullivan, Martin Burke, Patrick
Cooney, Frank Woodruff and John Kunze-
The next day Kunze who had been going
under the name of Kaiser. was arrested.
July 81 Car Conductor Dwyer, who was
one of those who had reported seeing Gro
min after his disappearance, was sought, but
it was discovered he had fed the country.
Subsequent events before the trial consisted
chiefly in unearthing the inside facts of
is alleged, the murder was plotted Aug. 80,
the trial began before Judge Mcconnell and
yenire after yenire was exhausted before
complete jury was obtained, which was
Oct. %. In opening the case the prosecu-
ton claimed as a reason for the murder
that DIR. Cronin had made damaging. state
ments against the triangle of the Clan-na-
Gael, and proposed to push his accusations
still farther; then IN accordance with their
orders conspiracy was formed to murder
the doctor, claiming the condemned were
selected to do the work; that on Feb. 20
one of these rented the rooms at III South
Clark street, purchasing the furniture next
day; that on March 20 the same man rented
the Carlson cottage, and two days later the
furniture arrived there; that on April 26
Ice1nan O'Sullivan made his contract with
DR., Cronin, by which the latter was to come
to attend any of OSuliyans men who
should get hurt at any time called; that on
May a at 10 a. M. Coughlin ordered at
Dinan's livery stable rig for that evening
for friend, which was taken out at 7:15
and returned at 9:15, another rig being hired
to transport the corpse. Oct. II six men
dicted. Oct. Is Henry n. Staltenburg,
Alexander Sullivan's private secretary, was
arrested in connection with the jury brib-
ing but was soon released.