Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-29
STORY OF THE DISCOVERY.
The House Unde Police surveillance
Fridays Detective Work.

Fridays Detective Work.
CHICAGO, May 24.-IG is learned to-day
that the police nave struck Iuite an i'm
portant clue to the Cronin mystery. It
seems beyond a doubt that they have dis
covered the place where Cronin was MUIR
dered, q vacant cottage in Lake View.
Apparently the authorities have had some
information about the place for several
days, and since the discovery of the body
an officer has been constantly watching the
suspected cottage.
Reporters heard of this surveillance, but
the police would give no Information. Ac-
cordingIy this morning three reporters
watched their opportunity and when the
officer was in the rear OF the house, forced
an entrance at the front. Stains resem-
bling blood were seen on the front steps,
but when the reporters entered the front
room or parlor they found undoubtedly
BLooD TAINs ON THE FLOOR,
also in the corner OF the back parlor and
in the hallway. The parlor floor is COW
cred with bloody marks although here the
assassins evidently made strenuous efforts
to destroy the stains. The floor is
daubed recklessly with brown paint, and it
can plainly be seen that the work was 10
that OF an expert. 1t was evidently lone
in such haste that several places were left
where the blood stains are heaviest, no.
tally in the center OF the floor. In the
paint were the prints Of bare feet.
Evidently, the person who made the
marks was much excited, for the footprints
are seen in every direction indicating that
the owner had rushed all over the room.
The reporters had not completed their
investigation before the arrival OF the Off
GERS, who put a stop to the work.
Before breaking into the house the re-
porters had peered through the basement
window aud discovered a spade standing
against q post, and the earth had been
freshly turned up. 1t is said that the
police
FOUND Loo CLOTHING
concealed in the house or basement, but on
this point they refuse to talk.
The cottage in question is situated within
a few hundred yards of P. o. Sullivan, the
iceman, whose car presented to DR.. Cronin
led him to leave his home on the night OF
his disappearance. The man who pre-
sented the lard said one of S%ullivan's sm-
plOyes had met with an accident, and re-
quested Cronin's services. The cottage be.
longs to q man named Carlson, who lives
in the rear OF the ame.
It appears that about seven weeks ago
a young woman rented the house, paying
a month in advance. People were given
to understand that the woman had rented
it for her brothers, who had been hired by
Sullivan. Sullivan declares he did not hire
any such men. Moreover, though the rent
until about the time OF
cRoNN's DISAPPEARANCE,
when men came with what appeared to be
a bundle OF carpets. II they were prepar-
ing for the assassination this would have
been a good way to smuggle into the house
the large bundle OF cotton batting found
with the body. Proceeding on the theory
that Cronin was murdered here, it is point
ed out that the house is admirably located
Tor the purpose, being so near the Sullivan
house, Cronin could be conducted to it
without exciting his suspicion, while at the
same time it would furnish q perfect hiding
place for them to spring upon him as soon
as he entered the place. It Is also surmised
that the carpet may have been used upon
the hallway or other front room to give
the place the appearance OF being occupied.
The attention OF the police was directed
to the house by Carlson, tine owner.
This afternoon it was visited by Inspec-
tor Ebersold and the coroner. When Lieut..
Schuttler found that the reporters had
gained an entrance to the house he wa
very angry. He suspended the officer who
had been on watch and sent another TO the
place. The lieutenant himself, however,
was not more successful in keeping the
secret, Tor a reporter succeeded in drawing
from him important admissions, among
them that the police had
A CLUE TO THE
The most important admission was that
the clothes OF the dead man had been re-
covered and identified.
Late, this afternoon. Mrs. Carlson turned
over to the police O letter signed Frank
Williams" which she said WAS written by
one oil the two strange men who occupied
Ghe cottage and disappeared after the muir
Ger. The police would not divulps the
uate or contents Of the mote, but IL 10 sur.