The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-05-10
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Irish Nati9pslists Of this city who
knew DR., Cronin appear to be convinced
that he was assassinlted. Some say that
there is the barest possibility that he is
prisoner somewhere, The report that
he Is on the way to London to testify in
defense Of Parnell ltliey, pronounce alb
suTd, NJ ftlAftF, lth
The motive Of his enemies TO kill him
was not, II Is asserted, altogether on aC-
count Of the fact that DR., Cronin was the
custodian OF report showing that $780,
900 Of the funds subscribed for revolu-
tionary purposes had been misappro-
priated. He was Alexander Sullivan's
most bitter opponent in Irish organiza-
tons In Chicago, which had branches
throughout the entire country, 1t Is
stated that at meeting arranged by
Sullivan for the purpose OF Yindicating
himself resolution was presented prac'
tically sentencing Oronin and others to
death, The resolution was defeated,
Another resolution, somewhat similar
in tenor, was defeated, and third one,
ChaIaCleriZing CrOnin and some OF his
associates as lepers and outcasts, was
also defeated.
A motion to eniOin secrecy under oath
in regard to the resolutions upon the
penalty OF death also failed TO carry and
free light followed, in which u revolver
was drawn, One OF the Combatants was
thrown down a fight Of stairs and &c.
riously injured, A lawyer who Is a
well known Irish Nationalist in Chicago
was furnished with the gist Of the reso'
luliOns and he advised proceedings In
court, The men who brought him the
information were afraid to testify in
public and tho efforts 10 punish the
authors OF the resolutions ended there,
Cronin IN a recent issue OF his news
paper, the CeliO,AmeriCdn, attacked Alex
ander Sullivan for introducing Ie Caron
to membership In the Clan.ua. Gael,
This attack coupled with other Clrculn'
stances, widened the breach between the
factions, and II Is asserted that Cronin'a
scoring OF Sullivan may have prompted
some foolhardy sympathizers with sulli-
van to commit murder,
John Dewey said yesterday that the
reports circulated In Chicago rejecting
on Cronin's character were impaired by
the men whom Cronin sought to have
rebuked for their uniaithfulness to the
trust reposed In them.
ut Is u most unfortunate affair."" he
added, "and there is no telling what the
ultimate effect OF II will be on Irish ma
tional organizations in this country. II
| 10 the first assassination Of tho kind-ifit
Is an assassination, and ] believe 1t is
in the history OF the Irish revolutionary
movement. Iniormers have been killed
but not the whole OF them perhaps moi
BALI"
John Reyoy, Michael Breslln and
Others sent a dispatch to friends Of Gro
min in Chicago yesterday, offering to
raise money to hunt down the assasslns
Of DR.. Cronln.
DR.. William Wallace, particular
friend OF Or. Cronin, believes him tc
have been murdered by some indiyid
ual or individuals who blame him as 4
medical practitioner for the death O
some deav ono whom he had treated
ut is quite common" he 7ail, "Yhere 9
person dies, to hear his or her friends
throwing all the blame on the doctors
and believe 1t has been SO in this case
haye little doubt he is dead, but an
convinced he is not a political victim
| .0'DonOvan Rosa knew nothing ahol
any killing, but thought the English II
ireland, who ought to be killed, wert
not being killed,