Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-05-27
HOME HAPPENINGS.
SEVENTY THOUSAND PEOPLE Al
CR0NIN's FUNERAL.
Dynamite Guns for San Francisco
Cincinnati Saloons Closed on
Sunday-Baseball.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE REcoRD-usIos. ]
LAST SAD RITES
Layip Away the Remains of DIR. Cronin
-Impressiye Ceremonies.


CHICAGO, May 26th.-Detective CoughIin
asserted that the man for whom be hired
the buggy at Dinan's livery stable on the
night of May 4th was Smith, of Hancock,
Michigan, with whom he had been ac-
quainted there. To-day a man named
Willard J. Smith was found at the Social
lists meeting at Waverly Hall. He was
once resident of Hancock, Michigan, but
came from there to Chicago four years ago.
He is now employed by T. Z. Gross in the
real estate business.
HE KNEW CoUGHLIN IN MICHIGAN,
But never made his acquaintance here
until last Tuesday when he stepped into
the Chicago-avenue station while passing,
and there met Coughliu and renewed old
acouaintanceship, and left shortly. He
met Coughlin again on La Sale street the
next day, merely spoke and passed on.
Smith says he knows nothing of the white
horse hired by man named Smith He
never hired horse from Dinan at Cough
Inns suggestion. He has never been back
to Hancock Michigan, and had no letter
from Coughlin's brother there. He has
not been to New Mexico. as stated BY
Coughlin. 1t is asserted that Coughlin,
having recently renewed the acquaintance
of Smith, used his name to fill out the
story he told The case becomes more
complicated hourly. Coughlin is still con-
fined at the Harrison-street station.
THE FUNERAL.
In all It's detail the funeral of DR.. Cronin
to-day was most impressive affair from
one end OF the big procession to the other,
through the endless crowd, among the
great throng at the cathedral and aboard
the train. After the train passed the fatal
cottage and sped toward Calvary Cemetery
the dead mans fearful fate was present in
every mind. The corpse had been living in
state in Calvary Armory on Lake front,
and there early this morning the morbid
and curious made their pilgrimage. Armed
sentries from the Hibernian Rifles stood
with arms at rest at each corner of the
raised platform on which reposed the cata-
falque and coffin. A crayon portrait of the
dead man, draped in black, stood near the
coffin, huge cross of white violets and
marguerites woven in with smilax was at
the side of the bier, and a harp and smaller
cross stood at the foot. A candelabra
with seven tapers flickered in front
of the cross. Ropes of green smilax
aud white roses were looped from the
coffin and about the catafalque, and plants
were grouped at the corners of the plat
form. A canopy of American flags hung
about the bier and festoons of black and
white draperies twined the bars above it.
Crowds began to gather in front of the ar
mory, and the police had to make way for
those who wished TO enter the funeral hall.
For three hours procession in double
file marched across the platform The
silver plate on the coffin-lid testified that
all that was mortal of the deceased man
was in the casket.
At last the procession stopped and the
pall-bearers entered. At their head was
Luke Dillon of Philadelphia; Ward,
O'Meagher and Congdon of New York; John
Dewey, of New York, and Thomas P.
White. of Detroit. Following them came
large number of local prominent Irish
politicians, friends of the dead man. Leav-
ing the armory the casket was placed in.
the hearse, and the procession formed. At
its head was platoon of police followed
by marshal and aids. Then came drum
corps and the Eibernia Rifles, with arms
reversed, and next the hearse with its
guard of honor and pall-bearers The
Clan-Na-Gael Guards, the Uniformed Rank
OF Royal Arcanum and thousands of mem
bers of the Ancient Order of Workmen
came next. The Ancient Order of Hiber-
mans, 1000 strong, several corps of the Inde-
pendent Order of Foresters, 1000 in num-
Der, and LOO Catholic Foresters were in
line Uniformed members of the Roval
nevolent Association and other Orders
swelled the line. Marshal Cahill said that
OVER 1000 MEN WE'RE IN THE PROCESSION.
Four bands played and half dozen
drum corps played the slow time of the
funeral march. A series of flags draped
In black and society banners edged with
crepe were carried by standard bearers.
The streets along the line of march wer
black with people, the windows, stairways
and roof-tops being covered Reaching the
Cathedral of the Holy Name an immense
crowd was encountered. On the approach
OF the procession the bell tolled and the
organ pealed forth funeral march The
pail bearers with their burden moved up
the center aisle and placed the casket on
the catafalque. The candles OF the funeral
service were placed beside it, and the cere-
monies of high requiem mass began.
The sermon was by Rev. Father Null
doom. He spoke at length of Cronin's
Kindness OF heart and generous nature, but
approached no nearer the tragedy than q
few general illusions. After the church
services the procession was reformed and
proceeded through the crowded streets to
the Union Depot at Canal and Adams
streets. Thirtysix cars were filled. Hun
dreds OF persons drove out in buggies and
carriages and hundreds more came to the
cemetery from the suburbs.
Heavy black clouds Kept many persons
away, and vague rumors of trouble NAV
have frightened others. Arriving at Cal
vary, marching orders We're given and the
body was carried to the public vault. No
exercises of any sort took place at the Gem.
etery. threatening spatter of rain
warned the crowd that storm was at
hand and the three long trains were soon
off lad md
their arrival at the cemetery the trains were
speeding back to the city.
DR.. Cronin's body will remain in the
vault until his friends purchase lot and
ARRANGE for apublic interment.
NEW DEVELOPMENTS.
CHICAGO, May 26th.-An extraordinary
chain of circumstances in connection with
the Cronin case, was brought to light this
evening The young lady, Miss Murphy,
who declares she saw DR.. Cronin coming
down town several hours after she left
home, on the night of his disappearance,
is the daughter of saloon keeper, in whose
place 1t is said an attempt was made to
arrest Cronin in connection with an alleged
woman scrspe. Miss Murphy is said to be
also relative of detective Whalen part
ner OF the suspected officer, Coughlin.
A street-car conductor named Dwyer,
who corroborated the story that Cronin
was seen coming down town, and presum-
ably took the train out of the city, is said
to have resigned his position and disap-
peared. An ex-street-car man named Tier
nan, whose whereabouts could not be located
10 night, has recently been in the employ
of ice-deaier Sullivan. 1t was one of the
cards of this ice man that played such a
part in Turing Cronin to death.
AND STILL ANOTHER.
Another arrest has been made. The
man King, described by prisoner Woodruff
as person who was hired to steal a horse
on the night of Cronin's disappearance
was captured tonight in a house of i'll
fame. In number of particulars King
answers the description given of him by
Woodruff.
1t is somewhat of mystery why King
has not been arrested before, as ii is under
stood from the officers that he has at no
time. apparently, manifested any desire to
leave the city. The arrest was kept secret
until tonight, as it was desir ed to confront
Woodruff with King.
ANOTHER ARREST.
PHILADELPHIA. May 26th.-The Record
tomorrow will say: Peter Mcclellan, who
mysteriously disappeared from this city
three months ago and was next heard oI
in Chicago, where it is alleged he threat