Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-05-26

CHICAGO, MAY ZJtl.-lDS OILY man VINO
heard DR.. CroDin's dying cries, except his
murderers, has been found. He is VIM.
Mertes, 8 inilkman, who lives near the
cottage where the assassination was com
mitted.
On the night of the murder he saw two
men drive up to the house in buggy. One,
dressed in q long brown overcoat, such as
C-onin wore, got out, the other, answering
to the description of the man who came for
Cronin il buggy, drove rapidly away.
Cronin, if il was he, went up the cottage
steps The door opened before he reached
it, and. as SOON as he got inside, it was
closed, and the milkman heard loud cries,
as if men were fighting. 1t is believed that
this was the time of Cronin's death.
SUSPICION OF COMPLETELY.
Revelations this morning throw a strong
suspicion OF completely in the murder OF
Cronin on Detective Dan Coughlin, of the
city police force. and show gross incompe-
tency, if nothing worse, on the part OF
Captain Setback, of the North Side police,
under whose orders Coughlin works, to be-
gin with. 1t is known, and, in fact, he ad-
mits it, that Coughlin and Cronin were
members of the same Irish political socie-
ties, and were enemies. This lends signif-
canoe to the following facts: On the morn
ing of the day of the murder Coughlin
engaged from the livery stable keeper,
Oman. horse and buggy for a friend OF
his. 10 be called for that evening.
THE PLOT THIcKENs.
About the time when the men who de-
coyed CFonin away would have called, had
il been he, this friend of Coughlin called at
the livery stable. He closely resembled
the man who did drive away with Cronin.
He was given white horse and drove
toward Conklin's house. The horse was
ont two hours and came back, having been
hard driven.
These facts were reported to Captain
Setback by Oman. Setback says that he
called Ccuehlin to account and CoughlIn
said that the man ne hired the buggy for
was a friend of his friends in Michigan;
that he sen. Coughlin out to find this man;
chat Coughlin reported that he found and
questioned him and was satisfied that he
had nothing to do with it.
REPREHENsIBLE CONDUCT.
Setback admits that he did not require
that the man be brought before him, but
allowed Coughlin, who was himself under
suspicion, TO make the report without any
check to prove its truth or falsity
Setback says that he took the horse to
Cronin's house and his housekeeper said it
drove away. The housekeeper contradicts
this, and Oman says that Coughlin told
MIN he couldn't find the man from Michi-
gan. Coughlin says he is now in New
Mexico.
POLICEMAN CoUGHLINs EXPLANATION.
Superintendent of Police Hubbard said
this evening that the explanation which
detective Coughlin gave in connection
with his hiring a horse the day on which
DR.. Cronin disappeared, was substantially
as follows. a few days before May 4th a
man called at the East Chicago police sta
ton and introduced himself as Thomas
Smith, Of Hancock, Mich, and friend of
Coughlins brother, who keeps livery
stable il that town. Smith claimed to be
on his way to New Mexico. Detective
Coughlin showed Smith the points of in
terest about the city, and Saturday, May
9Th, Smith said he would like to
TAKE BUGGY RIDE
That evening, but was afraid the livery
stable keepers would not trust a stranger
with horse. Coughlin told him that he
would fix the matter with the livery stable
man Oman. Smith got the white horse
and rig, and Coughlin did not see him
again for week or more, when he met
him and asked Smith why he had not
paid for the use of the rig. Smith gave
Coughlin s. and said he would give him
the other 81 later. Coughlin met him for
the last time one day last week and Smith
said he would start for New Mexico the
next day.
THE FUNERAL.
DR.. Cronin's friends met this afternoon
and completed arrangements for the
funeral. It is thought at least 1000 men
will march in the procession and that
probably 10000 people will go by train to
the cemetery.
It is denied that DIR. Cronin's clothes
were found Ii the Carlson cottage, as stated
yesterday
An evening paper says the letter which
was turned over 10 the police as coming from
one of the mysterious tenants OF the blood
Stained cottage is considered of great i'm
portance. Il is
PosIMARKED HAMMOND IND,
And was received May 10th. Inclosed
were found ST. for another months rent,
and the writer attempted to explain away
their hasty exit and the paint daubed on
the parlor floor. He said the floor was
painted to save his sister the trouble of
scrubbing the floor. He neglected to say
anything about the footprints or blood
stains.
4 5NAOOLMAIES STATEMENT.
CHICAGO, Nav 25th.-Thomas Tuite. CITY
treasurer OF Detroit, formerly a school
mate OF Cronin, was in the city to-day. He
said: During the last Republican Con-
vention | visited DIR. Cronin at the house
of the Conkiins. He gave me a printed
document 10 read at my leisure. and
if he ever disappeared or was muir
dered that the document would fur
nish clue 10 the murderers The
document referred to the bogus suits,
and the purport of the whole thing was
that the men who started the investigation
were the men who, if he should be muir
dered, would be responsible Cor it,
THE MAYOR STIRRING UP THE POLICE.
This afternoon Mayor Cregier had two
hours conference with the Superintendent
OF the Police and the corporation counsel
He said eInphatically that extraordinary
efforts must be made TO bring the perpetra-
tors OF this crime to justice, and that the
officers must be over Jealous rather than
not active enough. Where there is doubt
as to whether severe action should be aken
take advantage of the doubt and act The
Mayor said he would rather be in the
wrong nineteen times in a case of import
ance like this than give the murderers a
chance to escape.
DETECTIVE coUGHLAN ARRESTED.
Detective Coughlan was brought before
the Mayor this afternoon, the Superintend-
ent of the Police, corporation counsel and
two of Cronin's friends being present.
Coughlin was authorized to tell his story,
aud was severely cross examined. 1t is
understood that he became Hurried and
nervous. bat said nothing however that
could be used against him. When the
conference broke up none of its members
would talk. Coughlan however was is ken
away By detective and placed under
arrest.
More discrepancies have come to light
this evening. 1t seems that the description
OF the man who hired the horse now given
by hveryman Oman and the description he
gave Captain Setback several DAYS ago are
widely different, and the police are looking
into the matter
THE TORONTO REPORTER LONG.
TORONTO, May 25'h.-A. G. Teefer. Chi
cago lawyer. Is here 10 inquire in the
alleged visit two weeks ago OF DR.. Cronin
to this city. Teefer has seen Long, the re.
porter, VINO wrote up the interviews with
DR.. Cronin in Toronto. Long still claims
be spoke 10 DR.. CTonin. He denies mos;
emphatically any insipuation or Statement,
that he had any interest in the matter Other
than asia newspaper man, and has made q
written statement that, up to and after the
time he wrote the dispatches REGARDING DIR