The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-05-17
CLEARING AMYsTERY.
Arrest Of a Man, Who Throws Light
Upon the Disappearance Of DR..
Cronin Of Chicago.

Woodruff drove. King and Fairburn rode
with him. CrOnin remained behind Wood
ruff left the body and his two companions in
Lincoln Park and then drove with the empty
trunk to the place on Evanston ave-
nue. where It was found. From conversa-
tions between Cronln, King and Fairburn
which Woodruff overheard he judged tho
body was that of woman killed by an
abortion, perhaps performed by DR.. Cronin.
Thursday evening the Twelfth street officers
arrested a young man who was trying to
soil a white horse and a wagon in livery
stable near the police station. The young
man offered To part with the RI: for 3 o and
the s0spiclons Of Foley, the livery stable
man, We're Immediately aroused. He tele-
phOced to the station and the horse trader
was taken into custody. He gave his
name at the stalirn us John Brown, and after
answering the routine questions always I'D
dressed to prisoners. his face bianchrd. his
hands treinbled and he fell in IL dead faint.
The officers wondered at the time that their
prisoner should appear 80 much concerned,
but the reason was apparent next morning
when he sent for Capt ODoMnell and said
he had something to tell him. He was taken
into the captain y office, and. in the presence
of several officers. voluntarily unfoldcd the
story of his connection with the trunk mys-
terry. To-day policemen investigated his
story and found it corrobornted by many
circumstances tending to show its truthful
ness. Brown said his real name was Frank
G. Woodruff, and that he Was working for
Dean & Co., livery stable keepers
THE PRISONERS STORY.
Wednesday night week ago was In the Owl
saloon on State street. and met u man there that
had been very we'll acquainted with several
years before: The man , was Biiiy King; His
when l first met him he called himself Harry
Bothworth. just before We separated lie sad
that he would call me from the stable some
evening aud tell me how We could make some
money. Saturday evening lie asked me ii !
could get a horse and wagon out of the etahlc
without any one knowing it, and told INC he
would give me a;25 II l would do 1t. ItOid
him could and we agreed upon place OF meet
ing. chose the white horse. because knew it
was good roadster found King waiting t.i
me At . corner on State street He got iu with
me and VIC drove together to Il bnln in the rear
of a big house on State stree. VIC drove up tn.
allcv between State and Dearborn streets to ,h'
barn doors Ax VIC wheeled up in front Ot
the barn. the door was pushed open bv su,nc one
inside and two men came ont. On. was Dick
Fairburn. know Dick quite WE'LL aud have
known him for u number OF years. The other
man. l am sure, was Dr.. Crnnin. Although 1t
was quite dark ut tho time had several 0p-
portnuitics tu look closely ut his face. He had
nustacle and u little EOntce, and answers
Dr. Cronin's description III every way. never
did not hear any other men address him as
Cronin. They called him doe" Tho three
men went into the barn together and
RETURNED WITH A TRUNK.
They lifted 1t into the wagon and then climbed
in. We drove straight through the alley to the
1rst Cross street. turned OIL thnt and then went
up Dearborn to the park. Az sno,i US we reached
the park VIC turned into tho lake Shore drive
and started north. kept the horse on the run
all the TIM. ! heard several expressions III
their conversation which convinced INC that
that the trunk smrl!co. az ii there was decay
ing flesh In 1t, and when tho horse
cot Whit he smorted We drove nearly tn
a minute near some bushes King and Fairburn
were with me- We left Cronil at the barn, and
lremember as looked ut him that one Of his
eyes was black us " lie had been hit with u fist.
At tho bushes we lifted the trunk out and held
the horse while IT was opened. then saw that
my suspicious were correct aud that there was a
body in the trunk. They liftc.t 1t out in several
pieces. ] cannot say positively whether it was
the body Of n man or woman except from one
circumstance. heard KIN. say, "IIere's where
we leave Allie" Fa'rbarn answered. "ycs. and
in here with her." Those remarks passed while
shs s trunk back '"s Into Wy the I".hs, i
wrapped up in cotton. or something that locked
like cotton King lifted the trunk into the
wagon, took ut his lt0cketboOk and counted out
drove on run. Finally dumped ou. I'll the strut trunk
and turned buck. broke it open AN 1t fell. but
did not wait to see in what manner II lay or
Just how the pieces were placed saw King OF,
Monday on Wabash avenue and talked with him
several minutes. From expressions that he then
used feel sure that Cr0nn is in the city and
that King knows his whereabouts and that IL
King can he found he will tell where Cronn is
POINTED OUT THE PLACE.
Ia rori tgk ,, nf hs,c ctnt;< nm
with Capt O'Donn.ll Thursday night aud
again to-day. He pointed out the place
where he left the trunk, and fixed the iienti-
cal spot where it was fonnd. lie pointed
out the barn, which proved to be in the rchl
Of 52S North State street. The officers
entered IL, but could find no evidence for o,
against the stony. Woodruff says h. sus.
poets from the conversation he Ove-ilear~
between Cropin, Fairburn and King that the
body In the trunk was that of woman
whose death resulted from an operation per
haps performed by DR.. Cronin. He draws thi.
conclusion not only from the words h.
overheard, but also from the anxiety ev.licet
by the doctor to get the body out ot the way
and from the fact that Cronin had apparcntl,
been recently struck by some one. Wood
ruff first reud OF Cronin's disappearance il
Tuesduy's paper, and also read the stony re-
lating to the finding of the empty trunk. liz
was greatly frightened. and, thinking tha
the officers were certainly on his track. took
means to get out OF the city. lie had some
money remaining from the sum gwen him by
King, but decided to obtain little more
The result was his aIrest Tor attempting tc
sell the horse which happened to be the
identical animal he used on tho memorable
hight
FOUND A CLUE.
A pretty brunette numcd Ali. or ice
VilluvasO has Eeen missing from the neigh
borhood near which il located the barn
where Woodruff is said to have met Dr..
Cronin and the latter's companions Search
has been made ut the point in Lincoln Park,
have left Cronin and the others with the
body. Unusually heavy rains have in
terfered with the work. Except OH
one side. the lake here stretches
away for mics in every direction Within
the park near by lis n large pond. Both the
dence to which belongs the barn, from where
the trunk is clai,ned to have been
carried, belongs to weil-to-iO citi-
zen named Watroua. He disclaims ali
knowledge whatever OF the singular affair
Saoonkeeper Conklin. with who,n DR..
Woodruff's stntement Mr.. Gonkiin declared
there could be nothing in the story. and once
mo:e insisted hat the doctor had been mur-
dered by certain Irish Nationalists, who ac-
cording to Mr. Conklip, were enemies OF
Cronin.
THOUGHT TO BE CEONIN.
ToRaNT9. Ont, May lO-A man alleged to
be the missing DR.. Cronin Of Chicago was
seen here to-day. He left town this utter
noon in company with ahother nun and q
woman.
CLOSE FRIEND OF LIE CARoN.
LONDON, May lO-Le Caron, the man who
acted as spy for the British government on
the movements of the Irish leaders in Amer
lea, and who testified for the Times before
the ParnelI commission. declares that he and
appeared from Chicago, were the closest
friendR Lc Caron believes that DR.. Cronin
has been killed, and that the friendship be-
tween himself and the murdered man may
account for his removal.
POSSIBLY A MINNEAPOLIS MAN.
Tie police in Minneapolis have no idea
who the man Fairburn il Ex-City Dectec-
tive Fa.rburn. who Is now living on farm
Ia Hennepln county, had n brother in this
city . year or so ago. This man was by no
means industrious and did not seem to have
uny particular business. Just when he left
here and where he is now is not known.
DIED HARD.
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