Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-06-13
WAIT FOR THE FACTS.

It is always desirable that murder cases should be tried in the courts rather than in the press, and especially is this Indeed, it is particularly advisable that people suspend judgment in regard to | his guilt or innocence until all the facts 1 are known. For there are not wanting indications that the proceedings before | Coroner Hertz's jury were designed rather to make case against him than to establish the actual identity of the persons who are responsible for the deep damnation of Dr Cronin's taking off. 1 It would seem to us at this distance the press dispatches on which to formu- late an opinion, that very much of the evidence introduced to establish motive on MT Sullivan's part for the murder of Dr Cronin was entirely irrelevant and it is altoe ether certain that most if not all the testimony was furnished by bitter personal and political enemies. Whether or not Coroner Hertz has lent himself to the faction that is opposed to Mir Sulli- van and allowed it to take possession of his jury will be made more evident later on, but certainly at this time and at this distance it looks very much as if such were the case. The conduct of Alexander Sulli- van since the discovery of Dr Cronin $ body, and more particularly since his ar 'Eroclov y,iorht hos hnnn h f which would be expected from man gnilty of murder, and unless something very much more damaging than any thing that has yet been shown against him be brought to sustain his arrest the American public will be slow to believe that Coroner Hertz acted wisely or honestly in ordering him into custody In this connection the following com ment of the Hartford Post appears par, ticularly apropos, leaving as it does tc the position that unprejudiced observers will be likely to take the country over
 The developments i'll the Cronin case are interesting, lnasmuch as the cor oner's jury has apparently taken up tho quarrel which has been going on between ! II Chicago and become a Cronin partisan , in effect. It has recommended that Al exander Sullivan and certain other prominent Irish American citizens whom Cronin had professed to be afraic would take his life be arrested and held for examination by the courts. In s( far as this tends to a thorough inquiry into this very mysterious murder 1t Is well, but it certainly looks as if there was a good deal of partisanship ill tht action of the jury. There is as yet nc evidence that points in the direction O. the murderer, so far as the public cal see.
 There is, indeed, nothing, so far as tn, public can see, that has yet been es tablished to connect Alexander Sulli van with the murder of pr Cronin whil, there is very much to discredit it A man of ability and distinction, witt prominent connections. enjoying tn confidence and esteem of wide circl in this and other lands, the honesty ant patriotism of Alexander Sullivan hav never been called in question outside tn clique of personal and political enemle that have followed like carrions on hi heels anxious to feed off the rotting re mains of his mangled reputation. Tn brilliant mind and lofty soul that hay, guided him through life seem, to the or dinary observer, above the folly an, deviltry that would strike blow at tn heart of Ireland through the body of D Cronin. It wilt take more than the evi :, dence brought out at Coroner Hertz hearing to justify the remarkable find ing of that jury and the indignity heape, upon Alexander Sullivan and the caus of which he has been an honored an
 honorable advocate.
 The public, and more particularly tn friends of Ireland who would griev most to have their confidence in Alexan der Sullivan destroyed, should wait fo the facts. These have not yet been toll I except by his enemies.