The sun., 1889-11-09
NEW RELICS OF DIR. CRONIN.
mrs CLOTHING AND INSTRUMENTS
TAKEN FROM A MANHOLE

The Flnd IncludeS Letters, Cards, and MANY
Articles that were Thrust By tho Mur.
dersrs IHto n Sewsr-A Day or Great
Sensations In the Cronin Murder Trial
CHICAGO. Nov. s.-After lapse OF over sl1
months the lawyers who are prosecuting De.
tective CouRhlln and his Clan-na. Gael asso.
eiates are In possession OF the last thread oI
evidence needed to establish, beyond the per-
adventure OF q doubt that DR.. Patrick Cronin
was assasslnated in tie Carlson cottage, and
that It was his body that was taken from the
catch basin on the lonely Evanston road. Al
2o'oloek this afternoon tho murdered mans
clothing. his surgical instruments. his address
and guide and prescription books and pack
age Of his business cards were found In the
sewer Just beneath the manhole at Evanston
and Buepa avenues. Tho place is only mile
and quarter southeast OF the catch basin
where the body was found In May last, and
loss than quarter Of q milo from the ditch
where the trunk. with its rolls OF blood-soaked
Gotten. was picked up by three German hunt
ers the morning after tho doctor disappeared.
The discovery. as In the case OF the body, was
made by employees OF the Sewer Department.
who had been ordered to the manhole early
this afternoon to remove distractions from
the sewer.
Michael Gilbert was foreman OF the cleaning
gang. Mike Reese was one OF his assistants.
and W. ". Mcmillan had charge Of q bushng
wagon that was brought along to expedite
their operations. The three men raised the
cover OF the manhole and Reese was lowered
into the hole. He had scarcely reached the
bottom when he shouted back that he had
found q box.
moment later an oblonR box, about twelve
inches long and nearly as broad. was hauled
out of the fllth. Although greatly befouled,
the box showed evidences OF having been
varpished and polished. and brass handle In
Its centre showed that 1t had been carried like
o satohel. Gilbert and Mcmillan opened the
box. One glance at the contents convinced the
men that they had at last found the clothing
and instruments DR.. Cronin had carried when
he went to his death.
There was an assortment OF extension
splints with which DR.. Cronin had provided
himself In anticipation OF having to set a frac-
tured leg when he reached O'Sulllvan's Ice
house. Then came a satchel and q bundle Of
clothing. The men delved deeper into the
filthy mass and found another satchel, the iron
framework Of which only remained. A case Of
surgical instruments. the steel OF which was
coated with rust was drawn from the clothing
One Of the men summoned the police Of the
later patrol wagon. manned by six policemen
dashed over the Evanston road. The bundle
Of clothing, the instrument box. and the
satchelS were loaded on the stretcher. carried
to the station. and thence to Superintendent
Hubbard's office. Here q more careful exam
ination was made Of the parcels The leather
0Atchel after having been submitted to a bath
under o hydrant, was opened, and the first
thing the Superintendent drew from it was
book that had swollen to moro than twice its
'ogifthdt tsiye, Through the dirt on the fly leaf
thenRme Of "Dr. P. II. Cronin" was discerni-
bic. In another portion Of the book was
package Of DR.. Cronin's business cards. which
were In fair state of preservation.
Satisfied that he had at last received the
Doctors clothing Superintendent Hubbard
ordered the articles to be removed to the
East Chicago station and scrubbed. prepara-
tory to delivering them to the States Attorney.
But Judge LonRenecker and his associates de-
cided that 1t was better to present the stuff be-
fore the iury In the condition in which it was
therefore carted TO the States Attorneys oiiice
and spread out for INSPECTION. Mrs. Conklin.
esah Sse as Il o. was ns
re mardered man, when he, Set opt for
sRSwsd that It had been cut from me the S5oE body
after death. The light spring, overcoat was
sleeves were torn orr from rom the waist to the % shoaie I
der de,E The eutaw&y coat OF diagonal cloth was
the doa
keen;edRed knife had done the work. Mrs.
Conklin's eyes fllled with tears, as each REM
,NotSithstand ding the terrible condition Of the
clothing, dark red Stains were on the coat,
Che mass. One was Of cotton, and had proba-
SsR oy SytSee sr Ras 6 1en w
had hean 11nTn nv The Doctor This % 1opmnpt @IT
was soaked with blood; There were blood
sDiashes on the fLe wooll,e,n undssreo,hiRG ere and
wore at his death had not escaped the terrible
The cheap cotton shirt was subjected to
critical examination. Two detectives scanned
Nty every shred OF the garment for s9%methinR % by
poh 's 81 peod ssns Ds anS & o
So1id Be found on the cloth. One Of the Doc.
tors cuffs Locked By blu blue enameiled Ft s button.
she ne gold watch and chain; and the money the
By dlslntegration. was taken from the drawers. |
IN the left lapel OF the cutaway coat Cart. |
% he pna M n
which Or. 6ronin was an active member;
a. The clothing was temporarily laid aside. and |
animation. The satchel was almost complete:
It's and noSg
me Iron Ribs and the lock and clasps: The re-
oeptacl0 was apparently 0lRnt0on lncneB long,
and big enough to- contain tho bundle OF
clothing. SRlesman Hatfield Of A. H.. Revell 4 !
Co., who sold the mysterious j.. b. Slmonds a
big sstchel at the time the trunk was bought, |
identified tho wreck as the remnants of the |
hand bag he sold to the stranger and after
ward removed by Burke to the Carlson cot
tage. When Burke was caught in Winnipeg
little key was found IN his pocket. This key
Is now In the possession OF the State and will
be Tried on the lock tomorrow.
. The other article was identified by Mrs
Conklin by q score of marks. 1t contained the
Dogtpr's prescription book Ihis call book. and
street guide. which Mrs. ConElin bought for
the Doctor two years ago. There was still
another book. which contained u liat OF drugs
and explanation OF their uses. The pages
were SO badly soiled. however. that the chi-
Biography was nearly obliteTated. From the
sickeninR mass Lawyer Ingham drew q tiny
knife which Or, Cronin received as u gift from
= little Rrl. Mrs. Conklin's tears. streamed
down her face as she saw the knife 1t was
GiyeA to her to keep.
!, A little thermometer such as doctors use to
discover the temperature OF their patients, q
roll Of plasters, hypodermic syringe o small
pocket instrument case, handkerchief q
double kaleidoscope, and q lot OF minor surgical |
nsttunlOnts including a Keen bladed scalpei,
were thon taken from the yalise. The syringe
e@s2 lbore an Inscription OF presentation from
W. u. Baduall TO DR.. Cronin. There were two
ett4te and postal card In the satchel, and
zach bore the address OF