The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-05-24
CHICAG0'S GREAT CRIME.
THE CAUSE OF GRO ms DEATH
NOW A MYSTERY.

Physicians Puzzled by What Was
Revealed by the Fost Nortem Ex-
amination-No Annou cement of the
Arrest OF the Murderer-One Man
Claims to Know " no Instigated the
Killing.
CHICAGO, May 23.-About 10 o'clock this
morning Ca t. Wing, Of the Lake View
police force, and Lieut. Schuettler of Chi
cage, marched into the formers private
office with a man bet veen them. The man
arrested was P. O'Sullivan, an ice dealer
of Lake View, with whom Crouin had a
contract to attend such of his lab prer, as
mig 1t become sick or injured. OSullivan
as not held, owever. and the grounds for
MS arrest are not vecy Substantial. A great
many rumors are teing continually
put aaoat, and help to keep
up the excite nent, out prob ,bly the most
sensational | cident Of the day occurred
Nhen Col. w. F. Renl arrIvei at the sta
10 J., and as takel to Q morgus The
moment Col. Re I'd >aw the corpse he ex-
laimsd: That is CrJLil." lie closely ex-
tni ed he d. and said: There is no
tDubt abIu 1t now. The Q Is the BODY Of
DR.. Cronn, the victim of a mot foul and
l on the head of the man that
instIgated the crime. I cau poiat HIM
out and MAKE mistak,.n Col r sud
va queiJiOned about tnis staten snt, but
7ould only ay that all he ew he would
20 to the STA a's attor icy. Half an hour
later States Actor ey Longneck aud two
his ass s an 5 ar ivel. j dSe Long
ecker IFS examined the bloody tru k
and corpse Of D.. Cronin ard was then
closeted Tor al ur 1T Col Rend. After
coasuItat.on the gentlemen would say no
more than at several arrests W )uld surely
Je made this after loon. By nooI to-day
,ver two hI drcd p RS rs mad Identified
the body us tlat II CrOnin
THE MYSTERY DEEPENs.
T0-nigh tnlrty aours after the discovery
f DR.. CroniI's CORPSE the mystery Of his
,ieath ha, deepe ed l. has bee almost
CO c.usiveIy sno Vn tat, con lary tO az
1carl luce uis Il II was not cloven r even
racturod. There IS ab-olIte certainty that
he was ct strangled Tho doc ors are COM
olatel p zzl H. Tn, beginning Of the post
mortem TOOK place this event <. DR.. + id,
the unity physician, a "a his 81 Ia II, Dr.
Esbe. t, ulrec ed the exam nation. The
7kul was cut oIen aud the brain
removed. After the scalp had
been taken off the ply icians uiscov red
hat tho bones comp sing the skull had
scarcely bee marked by the blows OF the
.na p Instrument which IL was th ugnt
caIel the Doctors death. There a as no
sign of congt ston abou the brain, but the
/ ngs and pulmona y cavity we're fl ed
with blood. The ph iciaLs said that this
might have resulted from thu fact tnat
Crolin's body was placed heal downwarl in
the ca Z and basic. A cut half an inch
deep " s found u % IS eek and several
bruises upon the lower limbs.
NOT cHoKED To DEATH.
The theory thai ne was choked to death
wa easily exJi ded. Tue ictorS fou ID no
signs Of sufocation, an discovered no
b u ses abOut t.e necS such as ould result
IRON stranguia iJn with towel or rope.
The passage through the windpipe was
unobbtruc ed The ph sicans p.ese were
a en- a ack on fl ding that tlere was no
fractu o Of any OF the skull bones or s nall
ID nes alb ut the face. Even the ner table
4 The skull was unfractured. DR.. Todd
vas Of the opinion init the cuts
in DR.. Cronins scalp must have been
made by knife or some lighter weapon
than an ice picd or hatchet, but he C uld
not 0ccou for the cause o. death except
from co tus.ons resulting from severe
blows. TIE other physicians C uld not
az co as TO the cause Of dea6n, although IL
ere of tie opini N that DR.. Cronil might
have bee killed by TIE Nv the outer
C rner Of his left eye. Even this bow was
bOb Hiiu euOdSh " tTdCGuIo VT SJluber Ln0
bones Il der the skin.
EXAMINATION OF THE ,EETH.
The teeth were carefully examined by
Den ist Way. lie sal there " - no tn stake
ia the dos ihca ion of the body, because
the late found in the lower jaw wa the
ono he made for Dr. CrOnin over a year
ago. IL supported six false teeth. two in
fro e. u ur on one side. The dentist
so ide itiiied he gold flliag in one Of
the upper teeth. When he post mortem
was finished the physicians loft the stand
without co GLIDING the written statement
which they Will hald to he C lronir at tae
iuq est. An under.a er took cha 20 If the
cody when the post uorte.n was flushed.
John CONN, brot 81 Of DR.. Cronin,
arrived fr IN Arkansas, aid reached the
sta ion an time TO 500 o remains before
the ply icla co nmo ICED ielr W Irk He
sitlyely de titled The body as That Of his