Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-05-12
CRONIN CASTS UP.
He Simply Took a Trip Over
the Canadian Line.
SCARED OF THE CLAN MA GAEL.
He Likes Not the Way Home Rulers
Spell Vendetta" and Will
Go to France.

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.
CHICAGO, May 11.-A Times special
from Toronto, Ont, says: After Cronin
and his party left Toronto yesterday, on
the grand trunk train moving west, the
writer telegraphed friend at Hamilton
a description of the two, and requested
that he should keep sharp lookout fer
them. He also telegraphed regarding their
movements and to follow them, no mat
ter where they went. This afternoon at
4 10 O'Clock q message was received
stating that Cronin alone left Hamilton.
He was on the train billed to arrive at
Toronto at 5 80 P. NJ. this evening. The
Times correspondent met the train, but,
as expected, neither the doctor nor
his watcher was on board. The
inference drawn was that Cronin had
left the train at small station near the
city, as, suspecting that he might be
watched, he had given his shadower the
slip. Shortly after O'Clock telephone
message was received, saying that
Cronin was Gagged and 10 safe quarters at
the Rossin House, King Street West.
The writer quickly sought out the fugi-
tive.
We'll, Doctor, back again ?" was the
first remark to which he answered:
"Long, it is really too bad that you
should dog me round in this shape.
What is your object in doing it? l have
committed no crime and cannot see why
you should thrust my name before the
public as YOU did this morning in the
Empire. You lied when you stated that
Jim Lynch accompanied me. don't
even know the man."
"Now, Cronin, you must certainly
know that people generally, and your
Chicago friends particularly, are anxious
to know where you are, what you left
Chicago for, and where you intend
going. Are you willing to make state
ments, or shall l notify the detectives
that you are here ?'
This seemed to quiet Cronin, and he
became more conversative and commu-
NEGATIVE.
Cronn said he left Chicago week ago
tonight and went to Montreal, arriving
there on Monday. He left Montreal
on Thursday. as he was advised by a
friend that it was suspected, in Chicago
that he had gone there and thence
went to Ottawa. He intended to go to
France from Montreal. but found there
were no ships sailing direct to France
from that port, and he did not dare go
to New York, as he was we'll known
there. He then came to Toronto. ar
irving here Friday morning. When
asked to give his reasons for leaving
Chicago, Cronin demurred for some time,
but finally told the following rather wild
story:
"While in st. Louis l moved in the
very upper crust of society, and identi-
fed myself with the Irish cause which
was then disturbing the public mind. l
was engaged in that city as a druggist.
l soon got to the front rank. 1 studied,
meanwhile, at medicine, and, after
short time, passed my examine
ton. l soon found that the
the great Irish field was to be
entered either at Chicago or New York
and, after consulting my intimate friends,
among whom was DR.. O'Reilly, 80 we'll
known in st. Louis, made up my mind
to go to Chicago. 1 did so, armed with
the very best letters of introduction a
man ever had. l soon found myself
prominent in Irish as we'll as other circles
there"
He then went on to say that he soon
discovered that large quantities of the
money were being received by Alexander
Sullivan, DR.. O'Reilly of Detroit, John
O'BEen Of New York, and Patrick Egan
were not handled properly, and that not
more than three fourths of it ever reached
Ireland. 81 know" he said, "that at
least 49,. 900 was gobbled up by certain
Chicago persons. When l began to call
the turn on them, they tried to scare me
of, and, finding that a failure, they tried to
bride me. That would not work and
their next move was to introduce me to
LIE Caron, giving his name as Bench, in
order that he might pump me and dam
age me in any other way he could. He
got very little out of me, however, and
that plan failed. / have been warned
several times to get out of the country
by friends, and assured that my
life was in danger. but, up 10
last Saturday, 1 felt that l could
hold my OVID. Last Saturday, however,
was put in possession OF unQuestionable
proof that the Clan Ma Gael Society had
decided that my life should oe taken. A
man was appointed my executioner, and
preparations were in active progress to
accomplish the deed. 1t is enough to
say that made up my mind at
once to fly. You know the rest. |
The Chicago lady who accompa-
MED me on the Hamilton train was
quite unknown TO me, as was also the |
gentleman, until l met them on the |
train between Ottawa and Toronto.
Neither of them knew who was until |
you met me on George street on Friday
morning. They happened to be going to
Buffalo on the same train that took to
Toronto, and left them at Hamilton"
This part OF the story proved to be
true.
"Did you plan for man to call at
your office in Chicago and request you to
go out to the ice-house to attend pa
tient ?"
THAT l won't answer"
When questioned as TO what he in
tended to do now, Cronin said that as
soon as possible he proposed to get to
place of safety, probably France. He
would, as soon as be reached there, have
some startling disclosures to make
which would create great stir in Irish
circles, especially in New York and Chi.
cago. He positively refused to enter into
any of the details Of these disclosures.
He said he had LETT some important
papers behind him in Chicago.
When asked why the Conklins, with
whom he had lived, had persisted in de-
,laring him dead, Cronin said they had
been making fools Of themselves. They
we're, he said, instructed to keep their