Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-13
CRONIN CORNERED AT LAST.
A Correspondent Cerrals Him In a
Toronto Hotel.
"YleLo UP OR I'll GIVE YOU UP.
The Doctor Pncifies the Young Man
by Hinting at a Narrowing Tale
That Is to BE Disclosed
Byc-and-Bye
"I VIII n Tale Unfold "-Cron,n.

CnroAeo, May IA special dispatch from
Toronto, Ont, says DIR. Cronin returned to
that city Saturday afternoon and was cor
nered in his hotel by correspondent who
knew him in Chicago.
Cronin at first was very loath to talk but
on the correspondent threatening to disclose
his presence to the detectives. he became
more communicative. He said, in substance,
that he came to Chicago from st. Louis
several years ago after consulting with
intimate friends, and because he found that
the great Irish field was to be entered either
at Chicago or New York He went to
Chicago armed with good letters Of intro
duction and soon established himself there.
Cronin then went on to assert that he soon
discovered that large quantities of the money
being received by certain prominent mem
bers of the Irish National league were not
handled properly, and that not more than
three-fourths of it ever reached Ireland.
~ know" said Cronin, "that at least
sS5, 900 was goDbled up by certain persons in
Chicago, and when 1 began to call the turn
on them, they tried to scare me off, and,
finding that failure, they tried to bribe me.
That would not work, and their next move
was to introduce me to LIE Caron, giving his
name as Beach, in order that he might pump
me and damage me in any way he could. He
got very little out of me- however,
and that means failed. l have been
warned several times to get out Of
the country by friends, and assured that my
life was in danger, but up to last Saturday
felt that could hold my own. Last Satur-
day, however, was put in possession of un-
questionable proof that the Clan ma. Gael So
ciety had decided that my life should be
taken.
A man was appointed as my executioner
and preparations were in active progress to
accomplish the deed. l made up my mind
at once to fly. You know the rest"
"Did you plan," asked the correspondent
''for man to call at your office in Chicago
and request you to go out to the ice house to
attend a patientI'
''That will not answer" responded the
doctor.
When asked what move he intended to
| make next, the doctor at first refused to an
swer, but finally said he would get to France
as soon as possible.
81 left some very important documents in
Chicago land only hope that can get to a
country where | can be safe. Then l will
make some disclosures, which will open the
eyes of the public generally and make tho
hair stand on the heads of several Chicago
and New York gentlemen. The Conklins
have made fools of themselves over the
whole matter. According to the instruc-
tions, left with them they should not have
| of the country. But it is the same old story.
| Tell woman anything and you are sure to
| get the worst of it."
Cronin indicated that certain Methodist
| minister had caused his trouble, but would
| not disclose his name.
James j. Conwell, a reporter on the Chi
cago Times, said by Cronin in the Toronto
| interview to be the person who introduced
| him to LeCaron, the British spy, denies en-
| phatically that there is any truth IN the as
| sertion, Conwell says he was detailed once
| to interview Cronin on some local Irish mat
| ter, and that the doctor subsequently wanted
Conwell to have published long article, in
which CrOnin was made to figure
as a man who was being perse-
cuted in certain ways ON account
| of his religion and nationality. Conwell re-
| turned the manuscript. Cronin grew very
| indignant. Conwell knows nothing of Gro
| min and never heard Of LIE Caron until the
| latter's appearance as an informer in Lon
don.
The man Charles Long, who is said to have
| discovered Cronin in Toronto, and who is
| sending out interviews from there with the
| doctor is the person, Conwell says, through
whom Crouin, while In Chicago, sent the re-
| iected manuscript mentioned above, and
| through whom the document was returned
| to Cronin.