Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-05-31
Hunting Cor Additional Testimony a
TAX With Detectise.


Talk With Detective.
CHICAGO, May 30th.-The police to-da,
have bean making an active search for DR.
Cronin' clothes and medicine case and To,
carpet which Was bought and laid on tht
Carlson cottage floor. Officers to-day
searched the house of the ice-inan Sullivan
very thoroughly but without avail. The
search viii be continued however and will
include the catch basin and the space;
under the sidewalk in the vicinity OF the
house and al5o near where the murder wa:
committed.
LATER rumor was circulated early in
the afternoon that the police had succeeded
in finding the clothes of DR.. Cronin. This
appears TO have been not without authen.
ITCHY. Little credence was at first given tc
this report, 80 much like so many other
rumors it appeared to be without definite
origin, bat Lieutenant Ross is authority
for the statement that Cronin's clothes
were really found this afternoon and rec
ognized IS tee properly of the murdered
man. The inference is drawn that they
were found in or around Sullivan's house
As squad Of detectives are known to have
devoted nearly all of day in searching
the premises Of the ice dealer
The officer IN charge of the squad in re-
at that time no discoveries had been
made, but Chief Hubbard, when confronted
with The later report tonight, refused to
either affirm or deny the ststement that
the murdered mans apparel had been
found. As the authorities have usually
lost no tine in denouncing unfounded
rumors the conclusion is tina: to-day has at
least with sssed the disclosure of one of the
valuable clues to the mystery that sur
rounds the fate ofthe murdered doctor.
The Daily NcsgS this evening prints q
conversation with g detective, whose name
is not given, who has been watching the
case closely. he thinks the three men
now in jail know al! about the murder and
could give the police the right clues but
they never can be convicted on the evil
deIce in the possession of the States at
torBey. One Of them must squeaI, and he
argues that it lies between Sullivan and
Woodruff to do this.
The detective thinks Coughlin made the
arrangements for the murder. To Sullivan
was Entrusted the work of fixing up the
contract with CTonin, and the hiring of all
the rigs Coughlin attended to himself. He
first met Woodruff. whom he knew TO be
a crook and always
READY FOR ANY SHADY TRANSACTION.
He did not confde anything to him,
merely telling him he wanted some work
done, and then made the dicker with
Oman for the rig his friend was to call for
The men known as the Williams brothers
did all their own work, the hiring of the
cottage and the buying of the furniture
This detective thinks that although there
were perhaps twenty persons in the con-
spiracy only two or three besides the
actual nurderers knew that Cronin's life
was 10 be taken.
e Will the muraerers ever be brought to
justice? p was asked the detective.
Il think the CHARGES are i've to one
against the police. With the evidence thus
far obtained there can be no convictions.
Il is not at all likely that the men who
committed the crime itself are in Chicago
or even in the country. They had ample
time to get ont Of the country.
KEW THEORY.
have another theory, not as tenable as
the first one. It mag have been there was
no society conspiracy at all 1t is pos.
sible that Sullivan got some woman into
trouble, Cronin became acquainted with
the facts, which were damaging to the ice
man. The latter knowing the strict moral
and religious principles of the doctor, and
urged on by fear that the physician would
inform the authorities, made a contrac
with the doctor which lured him TO his
ceath. ! cannot but think Woodruff
story about woman has some foundation
in fact
The reporter afterwards talked with Chic
Hubbard about this theory. Yes" ad
mitted Hubbard, we have a man work
ing on that feature of the murder. Sulli-
van is bachelor, and it is not unlikely
he may have gotten some woman into
trouble. What connection this may have
with the murder we don't know. / don't
place much reliance in the theory
MORE EVIDENCE DUO UP.
1t is rumored that the police in Their
further search to-day of the cottage in
which DR.. Cronin was murdered found 9
pick and other ice tools presumed to have
been the property of 2. o. Sullivan, the ics
dealer.
The authorizes are reticent as to the re.
suit of TO. days Investigations and refuse to
affirm or deny rumors. The theory is ad.
yanced that j, was with blows from these
instruments that Dr. Cronin was so foully
murdered, bat when it is remembered thai
notable discovery of the post-mortem ex.
animation vas that the skull was in No
place fractured. this conjecture does not APP
pear reasonable. The tools to-day discov-
cred are understood to have been hidden
partly underground and in rubbish heap
IN an ou.Eoom or shed adjoining the cot
tage. The greatest importance is attached
to this report, IS j! is considered the crown
ing evidence o. i5c dealer Sullivan's COM
plicity in the murder.
ALEXANDER SULLIVAN.
The statement will be printed tomorrow
that Alexander Sullivan has engaged A. S.
Trude as counsel, and that within the last
three days the two have had frequent con-
situations. 4 reporter called on Mr. Trude
this evening and asked him about the
matter.
"Oh, have known Alexander since he
was a reporter said Trude, and have
been consulted by him. he knows MOTH
ing about this Cronin affair This is ques-
ton of taii-pulling. You see. every Irish
men Is frying 10 twist the British lions
tail, and IN their ardor they get zeal
Gus and jump on each other. In the
Philadelphia Convention the greatest
Irish intellects ciashed. Alexander Sulli-
van came out on top, electing Henry
Sheridan a delegate. This made Sulli-
van a mark Tor the jealousy of every
prominent lrishman who did not belong to
his party. W. J. Hynes of Chicago used to
be friend of Sullivan, but the Philadel-
puld NlCtOrN cDSl sullivan tniS 1flenQSllp.
This time is seized upon by his enemies to
ruin him. bat there will be reaction" In
talking Of the alleged diversion Of funds OF
the Clan Ma Gael. or United Brotherhood,
Mr.. Trade said that these had been ex-
piained dozen times, and in FIVE minutes
any impartial man can understand that
Mr.. Sullivan has been as clear from mis-
doing as 8 sunbeam.
Mr.. Sullivan, when seen by a reporter,
said he had not formally retained Mr..
Trude, bet lad counseled with him as q
friend.
ANOTHER ARREST.
Another arrest was made tonight and
the police think this man may be the one
who drove the white horse rig which car.
ried Crcnin 10 his death. The arrest was
made IN LOGGING house, the records oil
which show tia; on the night OF the muir.
der the man did not put in an appearance
until after midnight He has expressed
fear number of times that he would &c,
into trouble n regard to the Cronin matte,
and tried 70 persuade the clerk to chang.
the record. lie is only known by thu
sobriquet Of Mac
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