Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-05-29

went out riding that night. but later develop,
ments indicate that he he'd when he made that
statement Smith has the same crossed-bead-
like eyes, shifty and small. described by the
hyeryman, Dinan. who let out the nov famous
white horse. Furthermore. Smith is positively
identified as the man who came to DIR. Cr6nins
house that fatal Saturday night and lured him 70
his death. Altogether il seems though the
police had struck another important Leaf in the
case.
NrLLARD WILLIAMS ARRESTED.
special dispatch from South Bend. Ind,
says: Millard Williams, Of this city. was
rested Monday night near Chain lakes. where
he had been fishing
He is suspected of being the person who
drove the rig containing the remains Of the
murdered DIR. Cronin- Williams is a native OF
this city. but for several months past until the
day following the disappearance OF DR.. Cronin
he has been living in Chicago.
On the day of DIR. Cronin's disappearance
ne returned, and II Is said that he departed
from Chicago so suddenly that all his effects
were left behind He denies all knowledge Of
the crime.
SMITH ALSO ARRESTED.
II is reported that the police have made
another arrest in the Cronin case this morning in
the person of Willard ]. Smith. Smith is the
Michigan friend of Coughlin. and the man for
whom Coughlin says he hired the horse and
buggy on the night Or. Cronin was murdered
Starkey's Connection With the Murder.
The Tribune this morning publishes many
columns of a reporters investigation into
starkey's connection with the Cronin murder.
1t says: The proof is conclusive that Starkey
supplied Charles Long, the Toronto reporter,
with the cue and materials for the latter's re-
ports of Cronin's presence in Canada and in-
terviews with him. For months before the
murder Starkey was in communication with
the acknowledged enemies of Dr. Cronin and
has been since. Starkey left Toronto Sunday,
Nav 9Th. the day after Cronin's disappearance
without leaving word with anyone. unless in
secret, as to his destination. He reappeared
Friday, May 10th, the day on which Longs dis
patch to the effect that Cronin in Toronto
was sent out After remaining over Saturday,
when the second and detailed interview was
fixed up, he disappeared again.
ION the day following the finding of Cronins
body cipher kilograms passed between Starkey,
at No. l35 4th avenue. New York and ID. X.
Mason, his business agent in Toronto. an exile
in Canada from the warehouse receipt law Of
Louisville. Nv.
I'm the Toronto Empire of February p APP
peared an article written by Long roasting
Starkey. Ii was on this same date that J. Is.
Simmons or Williams. one of the Chicago con-
splrators, bought the furniture
FOUND IN THE BLooD-srAINED COTTAGE,
and the trunk in which Dr. Cronin's body was
The article was written on February 20 and
printed February 21. Simmons rented No. III
Clark street February 20. and bought his fur
niture February 2l. Curious. is il not, that
two conspiracies. one in Chicago. the other in
Toronto, should both be started the same day?"
The Tribune reporter had long talk with
Long in which the latter at first stuck to his
story that he had seen Cronin in Toronto. but
finally practically admitted that he and Starkey
had fixed up the alleged interview with Cronin.
1t was found that Starkey and a prominent
Irish-American of Chicago had met in Wind
sor. Ont, about eight months ago. This Irish
American had paid over TO Starkey $1,000 in
cash which he had obtained for him from a
Chicago corporation which was under obliga-
tiOns to the fugitive. These men had been
intmates before. They both had been, were,
and
ARE STILL MEMBERS OF THE CLAN-NA-GAEL so
CIETY
or United Brotherhood. or l. II. II. W. What
took place at Windsor besides the transaction
mentioned is not altogether matter of specu-
lation. Facts were assimilated in the matter,
which show that Starkey shortly after the
Windsor conference. began work on the UNDER
taking which has since brought him into more
intimate connection than ever with the enemies
of Cronin. About the middle of February
Starkey received visit from a man from Chi
cago. This man possessed brains of a high
order. The time and length of his visit are
fixed bv one who saw him and knew him. as
covering several days on each side of Febru-
airy 2l''
After this mans return to Chicago a regular
correspondence cnsued between him and
Starkey. The correspondence ceased only with
Starkey's departure from Toronto.
This mans name and that of the prominent
Irish-American who met Starkey in Windsor
are in possession of the Tribune. but are with
held until further investigations have been
completed.