The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-09-22
A Story That the Man Who Lured
the Doctor to Death is in
Custody.
Desmond's Mysterious Friend Who
Disappeared Just After the Crime
Was Discovered.
Identif,cations by Mrs. Conklin and Frank
Sea IN Which Seem to Remove
All Doubt

nails O sklaDd, Cal, special says: A Chi
cavn detective is here looking for J. J.
Hsffe rman, wh, is said to be the man who
dove Dr.. Cronin 10 his death on the night
of Mny4 Suspicion was first directed to-
ward Hefferman in July, when the Chicago
police were iDquiring into Tom Desmond's
connection with the case. Just before DR..
Cronin was murdered Desmond went on
from san Francisco TO Washington stop
ping some time In Chicago. He was ae-
companied by man who it has since been
ascertained was Heifermsn. The latter
was introduced under a false name as
Clan-na-GAel man in gDOd standing. and
senior guardian OF a camp in California
in short, a man to be trusted. Des-
acquainted with the Chicagoans went
on 10 Washington and left his
California friend in Chicago. There
Hefferman staid until a few days after DIR.
CrOnin's murder, when be quietly cropped
out OF sight. When the Chicago police be-
gan 10 inquire into DesmOnd's visit they
learned that he was accompanied by
another ITlshman, who was mysteriously
missing. This man was Hetfermau. but
the police did not know IT, In the effort TO
fnd him the detectives were sent 10 San
Francisco, where they arrested Morris
Walsh, a cook on the Panama steamer,
Acapulco, but of course they arrested the
wrong man and they released him.
About two weeks ago Chief Hubbard, of
the Chicago police, secured a photograph
OF HeffeIman. IL was shown to Mrs.
Conklin, the lady with whom Dr. CrOnin
boarded She At once said: That's the
nan who came here with the white horse
after the doctor" This was pretty strong,
but the police wanted TO be dead sure, 50
without saying anything about Mrs. Conk-
Inns denrifcauon they handed tnr photo
L
friend of DIR. CrOnin, who came along just
as the latter was stepping into the buggy
tn answer a supposed call from Sullivan,
the ice man. seaman stopped for mo.
thus got better lOnG at the
driver of the white horse than
Mrs CODklin did Scanlan's Identified
tio n was thoroughly satisfaetury. He said:
/ s-Thz's the map, sure" Copies OF the
| pholOxraph were then msG- and sent out
| on pOlice circular calling fnr He1eTman's
arrest, and IL was Though GA OF these that
/ he was finally spotted her Hererman is
/ a yuu1g man about 30. n tt in dress and
] very frank and geutleE any Ia demesnor.
| He stands about five feet, seven
and one half inches in his stock
| iDgs, is rather stout with slight
st0op to his shoulders. and has light brown
/ hair. His cheeks are fair and plump, with
4 bright pink tint he wears long, How
l ing dark mustache and has clean shagen
/ chin, but IS capable OF growing thick,
| sfuouy DeGfQ very rapidly Inc man WHO
Il drove DIR CrOntn from his home on the
night of May answers to the description
/ of Hefferman perfectly. except that he was
| poorly dressed and had a stubby beard.
/ Both of these features IT. would
be an easy thing for Heferman
to assume, especially II he wished TO dis
guise himself as he undoubtedly did.
| There is another strong point against Het-
/ ferman, and one which he cannot deny.
| The officers who are after him say that
| while in Chicago Hetferma1 was almost
i constantly in company with Dan Coughiin
and on the night of May Sit is alleged both
men were set D leaving The house of the
| Ief6ing suspect in the case, at a late hour.
] The Oakland dispatch is supplemented
/ by The Chicago end ot the story, which Is
| practically tO the same fleet. IL says
/ H-ffermau registered under an assumed
| name while here; that his identity was dis
covered by a well known member of Camp
| 20 Clau-na-Ciael, who followed up all the
| rlu-s. Then a reQuisition on the governor
| OF California was secured from Cow Fiter.
! and an officer dispatched TO San Francisco
/ last Tuesday.
/ SAN FRANCISCO, Sapt- 2l.-An evening
Il paper saws Chief of Police Tompkins and
Il Capt Fletcher of Oakland. were inter
viewed this afternoon snd denied any
knowledge of a Chicago officer or detective
being in Oakland in search of J j Heffer-
/ man. said TO be wanted in Chicago for com
/ pticity in The Cronin case No such name
as J j. Hefferman appears on the Oakland
/ directory, and no one seems to have any
| knowledge of him.