New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-17

wOrkmen I'm catcb-basin AT the corner Of Evanston
ave. and Fifty -ninthst. Chicago. Two days al'e
Cronn's disappearance the police, following clc"
given by the discovery of blood dstained trunk hau
searched every catchbasn on the avenue TO "l'H'i'
two blocks of Fifty -nnthSt Some arrests had been
made before the discovery Of the body, and aiter IL
was found the police became more active IN inc"
search for the persons connected with the muruer'
They discovered that he had been decOyed to COT
tage called the Carlson cottage murdered there anu
then taken away In trunk The assassins intended 10
cast the trunk and body into the lake, but became
alarmed and after breaking open the trunk, threw
the body into the sewer. Driving Dach
into the city. they threw the blood
stained trunk away. With the discovery
OF the body came a rumor that Cronn was spy III
The employ Of The London Times" and that MS
death been decreed by the Irish Nationalist but
his friends insisted that he had been murderer U,
enemies within the Clan-na-Gael organization for Ills
opposition to their wrong doing Then came the
arrest of several persons, among them the foho"-
ing Detective Daniel COugIlin, who was sad W
have hired the horse which drew the wagon used Dy
the assassins; Patrick Osullivan, an ice-dealer' WI"
had made contract with DR.. CiOnin for medlcai
services and in whose name the Doctor was sum
moned TO the cottage where the assassns were con-
cealed John Kunze. German, who was assocated
with the other prisoners In then movements pesio% %
the murder, and apparently aware Oh tle
plot, If not actively concerned in 1t: Martin Burke'
who hired the cottage where the crime was com, com
mited; John +. Beggs the presiding Oihcer oil O&arp &
20 Clan-na-Ciael, VINO appointed secret cominlItsc
for the trial Of Cronin Frank Black alias woodruff
who betrayed "a knowledge Of the murder after tllc
fact, and Patrick COOncy, who seems TO nave Deel'
the real leader in the last act Of the cOnspHdCS'
These indicted by the Grand Jury on June ~
At the inquest friends OF Cronn accused two pom rom
inent lrish-Nationasts Alexander sullivan and gOn
f. Fnerty. of completely in the murder, and on June
II Mr. sullivan was arrested the recommendation
Of the corOner's jury. Three days later he was
released a writ Of habeas corpus, Judge Iuel
deciding that the evidence before the coronr's iury
not such would convict him OF capital OHehoc'
The Grand Jury. however did not ndict him. r
The prisoners then in custOdy-Burke, WoOdrul,
COughlin Beggs. O'Sullivan and Kunze-were brOueht
into Judge McCOnnelrs court August 26. COOhcS
has not vet been arrested. Each prisoner askeu
for a separate trial, but this granted only III
the case OF Woodruff the ground that the otler
prisoners cOud not fair trial II they were a
sociated with Woodruff. who had made many con,
feSsions II is needless here to follow the long tra.
which followed this decision, full reports haVlh5
been given as the case went on. The closing pro
ceedngs were taken on December -, when the pro,c
/ cution made the closing arguments and Judge NC
Connell delivered his charge TO the jury.