Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-09-17
Chicago Detectives Have Dug Up Another
Theory in the Cronin Case.

Chicago Detectives Have Dug Up Another
Theory in the Cronin Case.
CHICAGO, September 16;h.-The Globe
has a story Of sensational results said to
have been obtained by the prosecution ia
the Croning case, sending two 6e tectives TO
Canada to hunt for ]. T. Kirby, who repre-
scented the London Times IN Chicago last
year. The Globe says:
Kirby met with LIE Car5n here before the
latter left for the old country and made gn
attempt to carry on his work of a spy sitter
be left, but made sorry fail are of it. He
got acquainted with DR.. Cronin, and was
frequently seen in his company at the
Sherman House and e. Hannan & Hoggs
place on Randolph street.
Kirby is a Canadian, and as such knew
DR.. Croniu long before the latter came to
Chicege. Ii was IL this way that he so
readily got into communication with Gro
min, ana was able to associate with him
from day TO day without arousing the doc
tors suspicion. Since KIRBY left Chicago
he has not been seen by any one in Europe
or America He knew his danger and has
notEane abroad IN the open tight of the
day. Howeverstt is known that he sue
ceeded in reaching his home IN Niagara
village, Ontario where, it is said. he Is now
in hiding.
Chicago detectives have reached his ear
and persuaded him to talk. lie has told a
most frightfsi story of the conspiracy to
murder Cron:n, and says thst he was
shocked by being asked to assist in the
murderous enterprise. He says that when
he learned that DR.. Cronin was to be re-
moved, last fall, he fastened oct of Chicago,
fearing he Inight be detected
From the information given by Kirby,
who has cleared his skirts to the satisfac-
ton OF the Chicago police otecomplicity in
the murder, several arrests ere to be made
in Chicago.
He has fully cleared up the whole plot,
which was entered into to show that DIR.
Cronin had gone to Europe end was muir
dered there. He was the man who tele-
graphed Long from Hamilton, Ontario,
when the latter lost track of the mystical
DR.. Cronin in Toronto. He knew of all
the arrangements in Chicago for the muir
der OF DR.. Cronin, and assisted in perfect
ing those agreements by carrying commu-
nication between lie Caron and the North
Side Camp.
Kirby has given the Chicago police long
story Of the conspiracy, and so far as can
now be learned it not only duplicates the
persons now on trial for their lives, but
fully dozen others.
Some of the latter are well-known North
Side citizens. These are all under police
surveillance, and will be arrested within a
few days. 1t is said that four of them are
already in custody.
1t is said that valuable information was
given by Cronin to lie Caron and Kirby
each in turn, as to the workings of the
Gamma, Gael in the United States. This
information was not given to iDjure the
cause of Ireland, bat to get even with his
enemies in the Clan-na Gael Camp, and ii
was used to convince certain Clan ma ael
men that Cronin ought to be removed.
STILL HUNTING A JURY.
CHICAGO, September 10TH The third
week of the search for Cronin Jury opened
to-day. Nothing of interest was developed.