Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-05-25
CRONIN'S REMOVAL.
Belief That the Doctor Was
Killed for a British Spy.
NO NEw DEvELOPMENTs REyEALED.

A Reporter Finds Hnman Ringer in the
sewer Basin That May Have some Con-
nection with the Case-The Funeral
Takes place Tomorrow.
CHICAGO, May Whether or not
DIR. Cronin was put out Of the way by
people who believe he was a British spy
is the latest theory upon which investi-
cations are being conducted. II Is said
that among the names of British spies
in America on the list handed the royal
commission of inquiry by lie Caron on
Mr.. Parnell's trial DIR. Cr0nin's APP
peared. and that his duty was 70 spy
upon the financial methods of Irish So
cieties and incidentally create doubt and
suspicion concerning the proper dispo-
sition of the funds. This being discov.
cred he was removed.
Detectives Are Retlccnt.
Up TO a late hour nothing new has
been developed that has been made pub
lie. The detectives having charge OF
the case are reticent, and what state.
ments they give out are guarded or
evasive.
With the exception OF a few moments
in the morning the body was sealed up
all day in a zinc lined and air tight box,
undergoing new embalming process,
which the lIndertakers call vapOr bath,
and believe will prevent any further de-
composition. The body was taken from
tue box during the morning to allow
Lake View photographer an opportunity
to photograph the head.
To BE Buried at st. GATHERINGS.
Capt. O'C6nnor was the only one OF
Dr. Cronin's friends who called during
the day. He said that the remains
would probably be taken to st. Gather.
ines, Ont.
at his Office late. He had just returned
from Lake View and was in well satis-
fled mood.
"Lieut. Scheuttler and Capt. Wing
have been doing some very successful
work ON the case and have some very
important clews; think il will be only
a short time before some of those de
rectly implicated in the murder of DR..
Cronin will be under arrest. "
The cottage. on Ashland avenne, where
il is believed DIR. CrOnin was murdered,
is the center of attraction and Is guarded
by the police. Thousands of curious
people visited the location, but were
kept outside the premises by the officers.
Human Finger Found.
William b. Hotchkiss, reporter for
The Inter-Ocean, did little police work
on his own account. The result may bo
the disclosure that another person beside
Cronin was murdered. Hotchkiss found
that the suburban police had neglected
to search the catch basin where Cronin's
body was found after removing the
corpse. The newspaper man decided to
undertake the>work himself.
In the bottom of the sewer basin, con-
cealed in the water, was found bloody
towel exactly like the one wrapped
about Cronin's head. Further CROPPING
brought up human finger. The mem-
ber was decomposed and 1t was impos-
sible to determine whether il was a
mans or q woman's. The ideas sug.
gested by the new find were various.
Recollections of Woodruff's confession
as to a woman's body were revived, as
were also his statements indicating that
there had been a struggle In which DIR.
Cronin was participant. II IL certain
that the finger is not from the hands Of
DIR. Cronin.
Tho Funeral Programme.
DIR. Cronin's remains will be taken to.
day from the undertaker's to one of the
large public halls on the lake front,
where all who desire may gaze on the
ghastly corpse. Sunday there will be q
street procession from the hall to the
cathedral. After the church services
the remains will go by train to Calvary
cemetery. Fifty cents will be charged
each person gong to the cemetery, an
amount which, it is estimated, will net
the committee of arrangements thirty.
five cents for each fare Of the 5000 peo-
uIa Qxnacfad To attend The amount
thus realized, it is announced, will be de-
murderers and helping to prosecute