Great Falls tribune., 1889-05-29
GREAT FALLS TRIBUNE.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 20. 1889.
Sc NJ Nv WEEKLY
THE CRONIN TRAGEDY.

THE Chicago mystery is being un-
ravelled. Public sentiment Is aiding the
police and that means great deal The
cold-blooded barbarous character of the
murder shocks all we'll minded people
and will spur the police to DO their ut
most to bring the criminals to justice.
They will be aided by the decisions on
tn. law Of conspiracy IN Illinois which
are very far-reaching and severe.
1t is now clears that DR.. Cronin, who
stood we'll in his profession and was
man of good address and much general
information incurred the enmity of some
members of an Irish secret society by his
manliness in denouncing persons, charged
with fraud He was about to follow up
his accusations at the next general meet
ing of the body. In revenge for these
attacks and to prevent the expected dis
closures, it was resolved to put him out
of the way.
The first act in the plot SO far as the
public knows, was the renting, in Feb
ruary last of floor in building near DIR.
Cronin's Office. Furniture was placed
there. This floor did not suit the purpose
of the conspirators, SO they gave it up and
rented about March last cottage IN the
outskirts of the city on the north side.
They removed the furniture to this place
aDd paid the rent regularly for it, making
excuses for not occupying it.
The next thing to do was to decoy DR..
Cronin to this house and murder him
there. The conspirators even went so far
as to procure trunk in which they
might place the body until they could con
ceal it. y=.a
In order to decoy DR.. Cronin to the
house, it is alleged, that an ice man made
ayearly contract with him to attend pro
fessionally any of his men who NIGH
meet with injury. The person who made
this contract employs only four men anc
could have found doctors much nearer
his house than DR.. Cronin.
On Tuesday evening, May 4th, person
called with the ice mans card on DR.
Cronin and asked him to go with him tt
attend man who had met with an &C
cident. DR.. Cronin entered the buggy
and was on his way when he met a frient
Mr. Scanlan who reminded him of II
engagement for that evening. The doc
tor replied that he would be on hand ant
drove off. ... 54. .m .... Pa.
On arriving at the cottage DR.. Cronil
alighted and went in. His companion
drove away. As soon as Dr. Cronin wa
inside the door he was set upon by til
assasins who hit him on the head with
blunt instrument and finally struck him
fatal blow in the temple, with some in
strument which made deep wound.
is inferred from the blood marks an
broken furniture that the doctor mad
fearful struggle with his murderers.
The same night or perhaps some othe
night, the murderers put the doctor
body in the trunk and carried it to tn
catch7basin where it was found Wedne
day last. They threw away the trun
which was picked up some days after tt
doctors disappearance.
Such is substantially the story of D
Cronins sad fate. 1t is alleged that h
death was decreed for Unreasonable CO
duct" bya committee of the Clan-na-gae
but the committee" may turn out to
simply the miscreants whom he d
nounced for fraud.
A man named Woodruff who is in Gu
tody for horse-stealing appears to ha
been employed in removing the trun
His statements are incoherent, but mi
be of service hereafter. 1t is evide
that the plot was widespread, which
creases the prospect that the murdere
will be found and brought to justice.