The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-20
A CR0NIN CASE CANARD.
CHICAGO PAPERS DENOUNCE THR
LATEST STORY.

The. Declare That 1t Is ON d
Scheme to Befuddle the Jury
George May Denies That He Is Miss
LIE oaron's Alleged correspondent
No More Jurors Obtained.
CHICAGO, ILL, Sspt. 19.-The morning
papers all denounce ye-terday's sensa ional
story about lie CaroA's daug ter having
furnished evidence that Dr.. Croniu was
murdered by emissaries Of the Bri lsA gov
ernment as a plot of the so-callei "tri-
angle" The Times says: "Anot or scheme
on the part of the defense and one lich
has in view nothing less tha the absolute
clearing of the Cronin sus 1ec5s, and the
creation of public sentiment in
their behalf, was sprusg on
the public yesterday. In boldne5s
Of design it is quite equal to that of the stu
pendous conspiracy that murdered DR..
Cronin. How or from what source came
the first intimation of what the character
and nature Of the Cronin defense was to
be nobody knows. but suddenly and stimuli
taneousiy in all the afternoon paoe there
appeared plan of defense so sEillfully Iold
as to bind the average reader, and make
hlm be leve that this carefully devise
story is reality"
WORTHY OF mUNcnAusBv.
TIE hteg-Oceun saws: "The latest story
advance by 5he triangle 10 account for the
murder OF DIR. Cronin is wort V that
prince Of romsncers, Baron Munchausea .
himself. The instigator3 Of tho cri ne an /
their apologists ana defenders have outdon3
themselves. N t only is this now theory
palpably false and mall cious, but rid culOus
Ill tue extre ne, and unworthy Of a mo
ment5 considerati N did it not outline part
Of the plan of the defe se"
MARVELLOUS CoNCoCTIoN.
The Tribune says: "a story was put in
circulation yesterday i'll behalf Of the men
Il trial for the murder of DR.. Cronin,
which as a marvellous and well studied con-
c0cUion, is only second t. the plot Itself,
whereby the murder was carried cut. The
pla was worthy Of the brain which devised
the decoy contract, forged the te.egrAms
tr1n iOrentl, the tin box of Klanes, the
re ting of the co tags at Woolwich and the
discovery of the ex umei CO pse dressed ia
the murdered ma IS clothes found floating
III the Thames, but unfortunately the plot
falls thr ough for a cogent reason. Drug
gst Birmingham instead of remaining in
England for 90 d, as it was suppos d he
would, VIII sail from Liverpool for New
York Oct. g.
AN INTERVIEW WITH MAY.
The same paper prints ali interview with
George D. May, who is supposed to have
been Miss Lo Caron's corresp )ndent He
says: 81 have turned over no letters to Mr.
Fuirest or any livi 6 soul. II [ have re-
ceived any letters from Miss lie Caroa, or
any one else, referring to the Crouin case,
or y oae connected with it in re-
motest way, you may cut off every finger
on my right hand"
DIDN'T TAKE THE BUGGY RIDE.
"But didn't you take buggy ride with
Mike Coughlin! Isn't there that much
foundation for his story at leastM
"In answer to that question want to say
that l dom associate with sucn men, he
said, indicating that no more rides would
go a yhow. 81 am an America }, not a
Clan-ns-Gal. So far as | am concerned,
and, speaking for myself | speak for my
fam ly, the whole Cian-na-Gaei socie5y
ought to be at the bot ON Of Lake Michigan.
don't want anything to do with it and it
can't make use Of me-"
No further jurymen were obtaine in the
Cronin case TO day and the trial was ad-
jOurned until o'clock tomorrow.