New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-05
y, JUNE 5, Is89.-TEN PAGES.
THE INQUEST As TO cRoyIHS DEATH.
cAPTAIN sOHAACK GIVES HIS TESTIMONY AND
rs SUSPENDED.


rs SUSPENDED.
Chicago, June 4 Especial. Sensations were not
lacking to-day TO keep up public interest in tho
Cronin case. Woodruff varied his daily confession
by series of threats which may or may not mean
much He SAID:
I'm not an Irish Catholic and suppose the Irish
will try 10 give me the worst Of II, but they had better
look out II I find they are trying to do that, III
make soulo OF them think Hados Is not moro than
Ave minutes distance
Interest gwen to woodruh's threat by Captain
schaacks testimony at the inquest this afternoon,
In testfying to ths last statement he had gained
from Woodruff the Captain said Ile promised
to tell me the truth and said: You'll
find that your detective Coughln hired me
TO drive that wagon with the body. was engaged
70 do tho Job, and they 10 me that Saturday.
King and FArburn took me 10 saloon aud We had a
drink. There We met with big roll OF bills
He gave some OF It to King and then said that must
get out tho wagon that night before o'clock or not
all. After the man left Us asked who he was and
they told me Z" that great lawyer, Alexander
sullivan" took tho body TO tho sewer, and then
drove the two back to the barn at No. 5@s State
St, where they washed up"
No one who knows Alexander sullivan can bring
himself to believe that Woodruff told the truth In
his confession 10 Setback.
At tho inquest the first witness Police Captain
Wing, OF Lakcview. He told what be had found IN
the cottage on May "a. the fresh paint the foot
prints and the stains Of blood the floor and the
walls.
The blood stained trunk, which is thought 70 have
contained DR.. Crunin's body, was brought IN In The
afternoon and identified by various witnesses.
key which exactly fitted the trunk had been found
In the Carlson cottage and II also put in oyi-
dence This hey almost certainly proves that tho
trunk was used by the nurdcrers OF Dr. Cronin and
will be valuable link In the proof II the murdegers
caught
Captain SHACK the last witness Of the day. and
almost had TO be identified, owing ~ his appearing in
gorgeous citizens attire instead OF tho police regt
mentals in which he has been almost constantly seen
for tho last twenty years. Tho gist Of his tcstL
nony has BEEN given above. Whom asked why he did
NOT at put Detective Coughln under arrest when
he learned how deeply involved he was IN the murder,
his rheumauc temper got the better OF him.
! know my business he answered, q" and don't
have 20 be told what H is
lie calnod down enough arorwari to say that at
the time the facts ont about Coughtn. Long
soudng his 4" fake interviews from Canada and he did
not believe that DR. Cronin had been murdered. Cap
tain 6chaark was suspended from duty to-night by
Chief Hubbard for allie red dercton Of duty in tho
Cronln case. Tho action takrn after Captain
examination before the cornnrTS iury and
Is announced to b. based upon schsacks neglect 20
summon persons other than Mrs Conklsn IN idsnufy
the famous white horS- RIG and ~ inquire IN the
movements OF Detectives Coughlan and Whalen on the
night OF May 4.