Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-06-20
ANOTHER ARREST.
Suspect is Detained at Winnipeg Waiting
Information.

A Suspect is Detained at Winnipeg Waiting
Information.
CHICAGO, June 1.-THE grand jury took
up the Cronin investigation at 10 o'cloc k
this morning and heard the testimony of
Mrs. Tom Whalen. Other witnesses sum
moned were E. D. Pattep, of the Postal
Telegraph company. who Will be ques-
toned concerning the mysterious tele-
grams from Hammond, Ind; James A.
Quinn, the hat salesman, who will tell the
story of the fight Dan Ceughlin had in a
North Clark street saloon; and Harry
Browne, private secretary for Alexander
Sullivan.
Capt. Schuettler went to the jury room
with package containing photographs
of Cronin. Harry Browne, Mr.. Sullivan's
secretary, said to a reporter that his
testimony will corroborete that of Mas
ter in Chancery Windes.
Andrew j. Duggon testified at length
TO mis- alleged knowledge of Lawyer
Beggs enmity to Cronin. Beggs is SEN
ior guardian of the Clan-na-Gael cam p,
which is said to have tried Cronin for
treason. Beggs himself testified next.
He disavowed all enmity to Cronin and
insisted that while he had regarded the
doctor as visionary and indeed, some
what fanatical, at times, they were really
on terms of persons friendship.
L. P. O'Conuor, an active member of
the Gamma Gael, and one of Cronin's
intimate friends, testified that he was at
one time approached by an agent of the
triange, and notified to pre- Jared himself
for secret mission" to Great Brite in
in behalf of the "physical force societies"
O'Connof was warned by Cronin not to
obey the mandate, the intimatiOn being
given that it was snare TO get him ont
of the way aud betray him into the hands
of the British government.
Two of the members of the firm of
Lester d Co., brokers, testified again as
| to Alexander Suilivan's speculations.
George Beckwith, of Lake View, testi-
fed that about April 9Th, man giving
his name as Mulcahey, walked into his
store at Lake View and engaged him in
conversation. He corresponds to the de-
scription of the man who hired Carison's
cottage. He told Beckwith he wes an
Odd Fellow and relative of O'Sullivan,
the ice man.
Mulcahey borrowed ten dollars on the
strength of his Odd fellowship. He
/ claim ed to hail from Fonda, Iowa. Beck
with saw him some time later on one of
| O'SQlllven's Ice wagons. MLicahey was
arrested today and Beckwith identified
him. He was afterwar3 released but Is
under surveillance.
hmm ediately after the discovery of
Cronin's body O'Sullivan's ice house and
| Carlson's cottage were photographed.
Martin Burke, who was standing near the
| ice house at the time was inadvertently
photog phed. This same Burke is now
said TO be under arrest at Winnipeg on
the charge of being one of the Williams
| brothers who rented the Carlson cottage,
and the man who hired the expressman
to move the furniture from Clark street
to the cottage. The photograph
was shown this afternoon to the Carlsons
and the old man thought he recognised
Burke, but his wife and sen were not so
sure. The photograph is imperfect and
somewhat clouded. The jury debated
for some time On the ACCESSIBILITY of in
dieting Burke at once in order that steps
might be taken promptly for his extra
dition. It was finally agreed, however
to defer action until the expressman who
was sent to identify Maroney and