Telegram-herald., 1889-05-24

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have bseA l-4ae 81 sa4llsaa siUe Dr
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ehzFz~d o. uhe osy of Jke doeloE dis4I-
ps4r4les, - Las been st2ssa he Ane"
positively nothing about tAe atAu, A12
coulc form no suspicion IS 60 VIE COM
ulIree the cFiue uoE could le tbnA q alF
rs4sou Why II should have been done Ai-
sullivan w4s not inclined 10 tSlS plst &c re
itsIs-ed BIS srate uleug thzS he had sAsisi.1t
TIE poics IL be l-s aot lmp-ie@s71 ~ 11e
crime, and he regretted having tos' Us "a
hours from his Ice wagon
STATE Attorney LonseneeAet s4i1 ~
reporter that Tie police were OE TIE track
there " a. no doubI that he would soon be
under arrest lie thought there Was no
doubt the murder WSs The result u con
spiracv lie a.so said that al Do had pro
fessed any knowledge Of tie case would
have 70 tell al they knew, ~ they Would
be Immediately placed under arrest
The eight wounds on Dr. CTOnin's head
are about an finch and hall long, and every
one of them were evidently made by the
same instrument Almost every body who
has viewed the remains y o. the opinion that
the doctor vas killed with al Ice hatchet
aad II Any one connected with an ice-houso
dtd not have any timing 10 do with the affair
the instrument that accomplished the
bloody work was at least taken from an Ice
house Judge Longenecker is one OF the
many persons who Is almost positive that
the physieiun's skull was crushed Ia with a
hatehot that Is used by lcemen 70 split the
cakes of ice.
Prominent MEN Talk
Mr. Alexander Sullivan, ex-president OF
the Irish National League, was seen by u
reporter He was ia his usual cool and
sen-restrained mood, and although he ap-
peared shocked at the intelligence that the
murder was now beyond the region OF
doubt, he did not appear 10 be ia any way
Disconnected or dismaycd by IL lie is,
OF course, aware of the insinuations that
have been cast abroad by which his name
has been connected with the disappear
ance of DR. Cronin, and now that the
corpse OF the latter has been found and his
murder placed beyond question the views
Of Mr. Sullivan were sought from every
side and were freely given. He said he
had no theory In regard 10 tie murder.
He Joined in the general expression OF sOr-
row AT the occurrence. Continuing, he
said:
Nothing suggests itself 10 my mind as a
motive for such a crime. l VII say, however,
that | firmly believe that investigation Will
show that DR. Cronin's unfortunate death has
no connection whatever, new or remote, with
Irish difficulties or difficulties in Irish organ
izations."
Were there not difficulties and troubles In
the Irish organizations in Chicago couple OF
years ago in which DR.. Cronin figured as a
leader on one sidef'
Yes In Irish organizations, as in all other
organizations, there are differences and fac
tiohs We have differences and factions in our
National political parties; in the ranks
OF the Democratic party there are fac
tions. and the same may be said OF the
Republican party. There are factions in
private benevolent associations, and SO on
through every Organlzat on and every party.
There were differences in the Irish societies.
but il was merely "A struggle for control. AT
the convention OF 1886 DR.. CrOnin's friends
made a struggle for control and were defeated,
and that is all there was TO ii. There was
no antagOnlsm TO Dr. Cronin outside this
matter. and when he and his friends
were defeated it ended there. II ended
as any other struggle for control In
| in an organization ends and don't believe that
of he "a
| Cronin and his friends in that struggle for con
/ troll would turn a hand to Go him an injury. No.
! am confident that when this crime is slfted to
its source ii II be found that no Irish difficulty
! had any thing to do with 1t.
There have been some insinuations that
| there were monetary troubles in the Irish or
| ganizations!"
| These insinuations were outrages upon every
one mentioned. can not imagine at all what
| could prompt any one to take the life OF Dr.
/ c onin There was antipathy TO HIM IN
| any o. She Irish ocieties that was acQua nted
| with"
John F. Scanlon said he had his suspicion:
as TO the perpetrators Of the crime, but
could not be persuaded to put them in
words any further than to say that he be
| lieved Dr. Cronin had been made away with
| by enemies of his among the lT1sh National
! lists Cronin. some weeks before his disap-
pearance, had expressed the conviction
that his life was sought and begun the
practice of carrying a revolver in order 10
be able to protect himself if attacked MI
Scanlan said he believed Cronin had In
! formation in his possession that
would have put some leading loca
| lights in the Irish organizations I'm {
bad position and IL was 10 the interest Of
| these parties to have Cronin's mouth CLOSED
| forever The information which he ano
other friends ot the deceased have in thci
possession will be placed in the hands o.
the coroner and will be brought out on th'
| inquest when It IS said he, there vii
be many arrests. and the people OF Chicago
will be treated 70 bigger hanging mattel
than there was in the Anarchl'C case
AT this time the theories as 10 the provo
cation for the cOwardly murder are preg
nant with interest They are openly dis
cussed on the streets and are not secrets
One of the theories advanced last night f.
novel one and had many advocates. !
is that Or CTontn was Brltis
spy aud was murdered because o
what he knew about secret societie
and Irishmen specially active In IN
Irish cause u Is argued that he was no
In favor with those who have taken prom
inent part in Irish affairs because his polio
vas a too rafld ana Floieht one that y
associated Tith men more rabid and VIC
/ lent than himself His mission becomin
known he wss murdered 10 prevent ia
/ English Government from learning tn
/ things he knew
NV NoRS. May p John Devoy ha'
heard of the hnding OF pr. Cron'ns bod
when seen by : reporter Wednesday might
L amn0t surprised q have my fssrs ma
] r-s- ..-.- -.-rrrlorcf verified - fQut+nu
iur he said.