Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-05-30
ARRESTING SUSPECTS.
The Chicago Authorities Making Arrests
For the Cronin Murder-The Funeral.

The Chicago Authorities Making Arrests
For the Cronin Murder-The Funeral.
| CHICAGO. May 2L-Iuvestigations were
made yesterday regarding iceman P. o.
oulilyan's connection with a secret society
Of which DR.. Cronin, Justice Mahoney and
one stephan Coakley were members.
| Coakiey, In answer to questions by the
police. admitted that he was a member Of
the Washington Literary Society, which
is at 5Jl Lincoln avenue. The organiza-
ton is really a camp of the Clan-na-Gael.
At one meeting of this literary society
Coakey says Cronin greeted the
! iceman as an old comrade, and
as the meeting was held in March
1t would appear that the iceman
and Cronin were acquainted much earlier
than the former will acknowledge. The
iceman admitted that he was a MEM
Der of the literary society, but refused
to say any thing further in that direction.
1t was reported later that P o. Sullivan,
the iceman, had been arrested.
Peter Mcclellan, of Philadelphia, was
arrested at four O'Clock yesterday morn
ing at McCoy's Hotel Mcclellan is
charged with participating in the murder
of DIR. Cronin and is being held at the
Harrison street station separate from the
other prisoners.
An extraordinary chain of circum-
stances was brought to light last evening.
Miss Murphy who declared she saw DR..
Cronin coming down town several hours
after he left home never to return, is the
daughter of saloonkeeper in whose place
an attempt was once made, it is said, to
arrest Cronin for connection with an al
legged woman scrape. She is also reported
to be a relative of Detective Whalen, the
partner of the suspected Officer Coughlin,
but this latter statement she denies
The street car conductor Dryer, who
corroborated the story that Cronin was
seen coming down town and presumably
took train out of the city, is said to have
since resigned and disappeared. An ex-
street car man named Tieman, whose
whereabouts could not be learned, had re-
Gently been in the employ of iceman p. o.
Sullivan. 1t was one of the business cards
of this iceman that played such a part
in Turing Cronin to death.
The man King. described by the prisoner
Woodruff, alias Black, as the person who
hired him to steal a horse out of Deans
barn the night of DR.. Cronin's disappear
Gnce, was captured at two O'Clock yester-
day morning in a house of ill-fame. The
IlIeSI was uetecJiNeS IRON JnS
Central station who acted under orders
from Chief Hubbard. The capture was
made with all possible secrecy. and King
was taken to the Central station by Cir
cuitouS route. The officers walked beside
him in an easy and natural manner, aud
succeeded i'll getting him into the station
without attracting any attention. In a
number of particulars he answers the de-
a. - ion Is Il, -
When Woodruff, alias Black, first told
his story he gave all the since oft-repeated
particulars as to how he met King and
was engaged by him to take part in the
tragedy of the trunk. 1t is a mystery that
King has not teen arrested before, though
at no time has he APPARENTLY manifested
any desire to leave the city. The arrest
has been kept secret, as it is desired to
confront Woodruff with King. When
brought face to face the men may indul ge
in mutual accu ,ations that may be of
value.
King was the husband of a courtesan |
who died not long ago.
The mayor and Chief Hubbard, accom-. |
panied by Attorney Hynes, who is assist
ing in the pursuit of the assassins of DR.. !
Cronin, went to the Chicago police station
q
long conference with Captain Schaak re- |
garding Dan Coughlin's connection with |
the crime. In discussing the case the |
point was made in favor of Coughlin that
had he wanted the rig for any improper
purposes he would not have said ANY |
rig will do" but would have been very
such purpose. On the other hand the |
point was made against Coughlin that his
story given in explanation was ridicu-
louS. The mayor and the chief held that !
he might as well have given the name of |
John Doe" or any one else as Thomas
Smith" In summing it all up they de-
cided to hold Coughlin as a witness.
After the consultation it was under.
stood that Detective Whalen was prompt.
ly suspended to await further investiga.
ton.
The funeral of DR.. Cronin yesterday
was attended by an immense procession,
vast numbers also being drawn to the line
of route by curiosity and the sensational
attending the case.
At the head of the procession was Luke
Dillon. of Philadelphia, and Edward
O'Meagher Condor and John Dewey, OF
New York, and Thomas P. lutte, of De-
troit The first three are we'll known
Irish Nationalists and the latter a school
mate of the doctor. Following them
came Frank T. Seaman. H T. McGarry,
Charles Barry, Michael Kelly, Daniel
Sullivan, Thomas McEnnery. Dudley
Scion, John T. Golden, Maurice Morris,
DR.. John Guerin, ex-Alderman McAuley,
] John P. Ryan, John F. Seaman and w. P.
Rend, of Chicago They represented the
friends of the dead man and societies re |
which he belonged. The services took
place at the Cathedral of the Holy Name
and the interment took place at Calvary.