Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-06-12

HE APPARENTLY TAKES HIS ARREST PHrLosoPH-
IcALLY AND WILL NOT TALK ABOUT 1T AT
ALL-THE GRAND JURY, AFTER INSTRUCTIONS,
COMMENCES ITS WORK UPON THE CRoNIN CASE
CHICAGO, June 12.-Sheriff Watson said last
evening in reference to the special grand jury
that is to be impaneled to-day:
''It will consist of first-class business men in
whose judgment and discretion the public will
have implicit confidence
''Will there be any Irshmen on the list?'
'No But l do not mean this as reflection
on Irishman. but to avoid all cause for COM
plant on the part of any faction that may
exist"
Assistant States Attorney Neeley said that
the grand jury had been summoned in order
that there might be no delay between the end
ing OF the coroner's inquest and the commence
ment OF the grand jury proceedings in the case.
THE RIGHT MEN CAPTURED.
Luke Dillon said last night, referring to the
verdict of the coroners jury: This is splen-
did days work am as confident as am alive
that with Sullivan and Maroney in the net now
we have the right men. This crime will be fully
exposed. The plot will be unraveled and the
guilty brought to punishment"
States Attorney Longnecker said last night.
referring to the special grand jury: 1T will be
impaneled at 10 o'clock, and we will proceed
against the men under arrest before the jury;
also some OF the evidence already published. II
may be that some of the men under arrest
will apply for a writ of habeas corpus in order
to get out, but don't think any court will in
terfere pending the grand jury investigation
We have much evidence not yet published, and
l am confident that some of our Can-na- Gael
witnesses will be more disposed to tell all they
know before grand jury than they have been
before the coroners jury and two score of re-
porters."
IMPORTANCE OF THE NEW YORK ARRESTS.
The Herald this morning says that Luke
Dillon is so positive that the men arrested in
New York yesterday, Maroney and Mcdonald,
were engaged in the butchcry of DR.. Cronin
that he advised John Cronin, the dead mans
br other, to swear out warrants against them on
the charge of murder. 1t is known positively
that Maroney was in Chicago On May 3. for a
man who knows him met him ON the street
He was also in the city on April II,
when he registered at McCoy's house as W. G.
Melville. Luke Dillon has cut the signature
out OF the register to compare it with the hand
writing of Frank Williams. who rented the
Carlson cottage, but owing to press of other
business yesterday he could not find time to
get the letter from Chief Hubbard.
Luke Dillon says that
SENSATIONAL CHAPTER RELATIVE TO MARoyEY
could be written, but he declines to saw more
than that he believes the fellow is one of the
murderers. Maroney is still practically in the
employ of the old triangle.
Of Mcdonald very little is known, except that
he Is one OF Maroney's dupes and chief lieuten-
ant. As he was absent from New York while
Maroney was, it is supposed that he, too, was in
Chicago.
Late last night it was ascertained that
Maroney is supposed to be the man Simmons"
who rented the top floor at II2 Clark street.
The police are in possession of strong circum-
stantial evidence connecting Maroney with this
the first step of the conspiracy.
THE GERMANS ON SULLIVAN
The Germans of the city have made a very
decided stand in the Cronin case. The Stats
Zeit,ng, taking up the thread of Alexander
sullivans life. has this to say of an incident in
his career: After the return of Alexander Sulli-
van to Chicago from New Mexico where he
had filled the office of territorial secretary
about ten years ago, an incident occurred
which Is described in detail in the St1ats
Zeitung of this city.
Soon after his return, that paper says, the
United States government made an investiga-
tion- 1t was found that between So 600 and
$4,000 had been left unaccounted for by Sulli-
van on leaving his Office. As a result of this
discovery an official order was issued from
Washington to cause the arrest of Alexander
Sullivan on the charge OF embezZlement unless
the deficit were speedily made good Sullivan
succeeded in preventing his arrest for the time
Delnk, naVlnR prevailed upon two friends to
give provisional bail for him
About this time it was. too, that Sullivan sue
ceeded in inducing Patrick Egan, the treasurer
OF the Irish national league, to furnish him with
500, 900 for the alleged purpose of agitation in
America. Right on top of this he managed to
straighten up his account with the Federal
government, paying the entire sum he had
been found to be short. This, says the paper,
occasions the strong suspicion that he used a
part at least of the Egan fund for the purpose
Of making up the deficit.
HABEAs CORPUS FOR SULLIVAN.
A committee of Alex. Sullivans friends met
after the arrest and requested James O'Connel
to retain ex-State Senator ]. W. Duncan as Sui
livan's attorney. Mr.. Duncan and his partner,
ex-Judge Gilbert, went immediately to the Jail
and had consultation with the prisoner.
They announced that they would apply for
habeas corpus before Judge Tulley this MORN
ing, and expressed their confidence that he
would be released forthwith.
sULLIvAN's NIGHT IN JAIL.
Alexander Sullivan spent his first night in
Jail in cell 27, which is on the first tier and
directly opposite the entrance through the
'cage" in which visitors and prisoners are al
lowed to pass. He slept well during the night,
the guards said. and II he felt the unpleasant
ness Of his position he did not betray 1t, either
by words or looks. He would not discuss his
situation or the facts leading up to his arrest,
the Cronin tragedy, or any phrase Of the case.
Early this morning he was sent q supply OF
clean linen from his home. and later breakfast
was sent from a neighboring restaurant. He
! ate with apparent relish. About 9
| o'clock Thomas q. Windes, Mr.. Sullivan's
| partner. called at the Jail to see him and they
would give no information. Mr.. windes
only said that Sullivan Of course
! felt the disgrace attaching to his
arrest for this murder very keenly, but