Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-29
WHO KILLED DIR. CRONIN?
FRYING TO RUN DOWN THE PERPE-
TRAITORS OF THE DEED.

rv,dently on the Track of the Fiends
Reporters Get Into tho Cottage Where
the Deed Doubtless Took Place-Whai
They Discovered-The Funeral Services
CHICAGO, May pa morning paper pub.
fishes what it processes to be the papers
left by DR.. Cronin. The following are OK.
Tracts:
"June ID, '8S. John Dewey in conven.
ton Of the U. B. made four charges with
specifications against Alexander Sullivan,
Michael Roland and Dennis @. Freely. The
charges were:
Decentralization OF their oaths Of MEM
bership and Office.
neutrality-suspicious. Of funds OF
the q. B.
"Third-Betrayal OF trust and Of the in.
terests OF the q. B.
Observation-Disclosures in Office.
At the Clan-Na-Gael convention in Chi
cage in August, 1888, the above named
were elected members OF the executive body
and by that body members Of the revolu.
tionary directory. It is charged that the
three men named deceived and misled their
colleagues on the revolutionary directory,
who represented I. r. B. on that
body, n through them were deceived
and misled by the supreme council OF the
I.R B., with whom they were sworn to act
in union, and to assist in revolutionary
work, and by such deceit and misleading
created misunderstanding and distrust
between two allied governing bodies OF the
Irish revolutionary movement. They
levied on the executive body OF the o.. B. in
the name OF
THE REVOLUTIONARY DIRECTORY
during the years OF 81, 's2, 's3, and 'S4
for sunni Of money amounting in the aggre-
gate to $12s, 600, and expended the same
or ordered it expended without the knowl-
edge or consent Of their colleagues OF the
revolutionary directory. It is alleged that
they, together with 0'Farrell OF Leadville,
subsequently audited their own accounts. |
At q meeting OF the committee appointed to
try these charges August 10, 1888, in Buf- |
falo, DR.. Cronin a present as one OF
the committee. Sullivan objected to
Cronin's presence, as an enemy always |
trying to iniure him. The committee con-.
sisted OF six. Four OF these found Sullivan
and his colleagues all right, but McCahey
and Cronin made O. minority report sus-
tanning the charges.
So far there has been no new development
in the Cronin case. Thepolicea are zealously
guarding the vacant cottage in Lakeview,
rented shortly before Cronin's death but
occupied since. A reporter who gained an
entrance into the cottage discovered blood
stains on the front parlor floor, in the cor
ner OF the back parlor, in the hallway and
on the front steps. The steps were
wITH BLOOD
and the stains car beplainly seen, although
the murderers evidently made an effort to
away the evidence OF their crime. The
parlor f1oerw was covered with bloody marks,
and although the assassins made strenuous
to destroy the blood stains, and
the floor was daubed with brown paint,
did not succeed in covering up the
blood.
PHILADELPHIA, May 24.-It was stated
here in Irish circles last summer that a
man weIl.known to the Irish leaders had
made threats against DR.. Cronin, and de-
clared he intended to kill him. The man
suddenly and was next heard OF in Chi.
cago. A letter announcing his arrival there
received there by q prominent gentle.
man and the latter was asked as to the
of the man. The reply sent to
Chicago was to the effect that the fellow
was considered harmless and no attention .
should be paid to him. That man whose .
name the leaders refuse to divulge has not .
here and they have not found any
OF him. His description, together ,
with his name, has been sent to Chicago. i