The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-06-17

me 10 60 over and have a talk with you
Alexander Sullivan replied; 4 hay
nothing 10 sayi have never met 70
before Well l said, 4 think hay
met you before, although l haN
grown out Of your recollection sinC
came from Canada, l hay
but lately returned from Calitorul
Sullivan, repeated bis first answer,
don't reCollect youb l have never mi
you before. l told him l was lookin
Tor ajob and Williams had recommends
me 10 him, Hg said: No, | have n
work for anybody, Are you a strange
here, Isaid, Job, l only have q few a
quaintances, He asked; what kin
Of work wouA q you llkeT ] said, ANY
thing in GODS world, II there Is an
money in II He looked at me shar
and replied: II hear Of anything fo
you I'll leyyou know oft and wake
away without even saying goodbye t
II met Williams an hour aiterwar
going out Of his room on CLARK street
We took grip car and came over o.
the north side. told him | had seel
Sullivan and he asked; 'What did h
sayTH Isaid, "He came pretty neal
ly telling me to go to hell without do
Soon after this they met Sullivan OIL
the street. He took Williams on on
side and handed him money, saying
"NoW, nav that Fent.n
e The Wednesday before the murder
Woodruff met Coughlin, who asked
him TO, take a note over to Sullivan
This note was In cipher, the same a
had been used by the Fenians whel
Woodruff was at Niagara. Woodruff
looked at 1t and says II read: "Goinl
up to P. o. SulliYan's."
The remainder OF the confession deall
mainly with the night OF the murder
80 Woodruff alleges, paid him
S25 TO bring to Lincoln avenue from
Deans livery stable q conveyance in
which q trunk could be carried. They
met Melville and man named 0'Shea,
and drove out to Carlson cottage, reach
Ing there about ga. IN, The two men
wentlin and soon after p. o. Sullivan,
Melville and Williams came out Of the
door carrying trunk, which they placed
In the wagon. Here fellows the new
version OF the ride with the trunk and
the disposal OF the body in the sewer.
A NEW VERSION,
Woodruff now says the intention was
% have the trunk sunk in Lake NIiChi-
,an offLlncoln Park, but thinking they
we're pursued, the plan was abandoned.
Woodruff claims that Cronin's instru-
nent case was probably buried or thrown
n the woods. He does not know what
disposition was made OF tho clothing.
Woodruff concludes with an assertion
hat he has recently been approached
~ lawyer, who offered to
AXE his case gratuitously and
hat this lawyer had said to keep strict
IilenCe, as Alexander Sulliyan's attorney
le would work in unison, and that one
II Sullivan's bonlsmen had agreed TO
,ay for Woodrul's defense. The cll-
max OF the whole "coniession" is anas.
ertion by Woodruff that all his pre-.
'ious alleged Confessions" are bogus,
md this Is the "1rst and only statement
have made since my arrest" the init
nation being that other Confessions"
we're given circulation by interested per-
Ions to create the impression that he
Woodruff was a liar.
A visit was made to Woodruff at the
all this afternoon for the purpose OF
earning further details Of his startling
confession. Tho prisoner was found
leeply engrossed in the preparation Of
mother confession, which he says Is to
,e much more sensational than any
,ther. Woodruff this afternoon reiter-
tied his confession published this morn
ng, but on close examination subse-
luently altered itin many importantpar-
lculars.
SOME INACCURACIES.
He eadmttted that he was only 20 years
I'D, but insisted that he took an active
,art in the Fenian rebellion. He says
I occurred in 1873, but his date does
lot agree with history. He says he
vent 70 the fiat at III South CLARK street,
IN April 90 and stayed there all night
With Williams, but the facts are that the
lat was not rented by the mysterious
;amons after March 90 for on that
late the furniture was all removed.
rom the flat and then taken TO the cot
age. He says that he met Melville
A pril 2, at MCCoy's hotel, but the regis
er shows that Melville left that hotel
IN March 20, and did not return until
Nay 8. The prisoner this afternoon
makes the startling statement that he
vas with DR.. Cronin and P. o. Sulli-
Ian the night Of, and previous
o the murder Of the former. "But you
Iay in the published confession that you
played cards all that evening with three
men, and you did not leave tho stable
Until 0:30 o'clock"
Eyes, that Is my Defense"
"Then It was not true2"
"Well, saw Oronin that night, and
had a good look at him."
"Thon you must have known 1t was
his body In the trunk2"
why, might as well plead guilty rs
% answer to that question"
"Did you have a good look at the
body when II was taken out Of the
,runk2"
mo, 1 did not; 1t was very dark"
"Why did you tell this last story
d confession after you had told so many
others?"
"Well, l was promised the influence
81 a great paper in my behalf. They
said 1 would get the best side OF the
business"
The only evidence that the police
place any reliance In Woodruf's latest
Confession" Is the fact that Lieut.,
and his men went TO the front
81 Graceland avenue this afternoon and
In the sand for DR.. Cronin'a
case, which Woodruff says was
concealed there by Williams aud Nell.
vile, The officers dug up an acre ol
ground along the beach, but found moth
ing.
ANOTHER STATEMENT.
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