Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-05-13
DIR. CRONIN IN CANADA.
He Says that the Cian-na-Gael Had
Ordered His Murder.

dispatch from Toronto gives an inter-
view with DIR. Cronin, who is there, in which.
after admitting that he went first from Chicago
to Montreal, but refusing to tell by what means
he left the former city, the doctor tells the fol-
lowing story:
"While lived in st. Louis I prominently
identified myself with the Irish cause then dis
turbing the public. soon found that the great
Irish movement was to be conferred either at
Chicago or New York, and after consulting my
intimate friends, among whom was DR..
O'Reilly, 1 made up my mind to go to Chicago.
did SO armed with letters of introduction and
soon found myself prominent in Irish as well as
other circles"
DR.. Cronin then went on to say that he soon
discovered that the large quantities Of money
being received by certain persons for the Irish
cause were not handled properly, and that not
more than three-fourths of it ever reached Ire.
land II know" he said, that at least SS5, 900
was gobbied up by certain persons in Chicago,
and when began to call the turn on them
they tried to bride me. That would not work. ~
Ihelr next move" said DIR. Cronin Twas to
introduce me to LeCaron under the name of
Beach, IL order that he might pump me and
damage me in any way that he could. Beach
was introduced to me by reporter named
Conwel, man whom 1 had always
considered my friend, but since the re-
cent developments in the London Times
case L knew he was against me. and that
LeCaron was introduced to me for no good pur-
pose. he got little out of me, however, and that
means failed. have been warned several times
to get out OF the country and assured that nv
lie was In danger. But up to May / felt that
could hold my own. May 4, however. / was
put In possession of unquestionable proof that
my life should be taken. A man was appointed
as my executioner, and preparations were in
active tn liahf he
TO say, l made up my mind at once to iy. You
know the rest. The lady who accompanied me
TO Hamilton was quite unknown to me, as was
also the gentleman, until l met them on the
tram between Ottawa and Toronto. Neither of
them knew who was until you met ME on
Yonge street Friday morning. They happened
TO be gong to Buffalo on the train took out of
toronto, and left them at Hamilton" This
part OF the story proved to be true.
THE CHICAGO MYSTERY.
'Did you plan for man to call at your Office
and request you to go out to the ce-house and
attend a PATIENT" THAT will not answer"
When asked what move he intended making
next the doctor stated that he would go to
France as soon as possible. II left some i'm
portant documents behind in Chicago" he said.
land only hope that can get to a country
where will be safe; then will make some dis
closures which will open the eyes of the public
ganerally and make the hair stand on the heads
Of several Chicago and New York gentlemen.
This talk about my having been seen in a cable
car Saturday night is false; the Conklins have
made fools Of themselves over the whole matter.
According to the instructions / left with them
they should not have opened their mouths until
l was safely out of the country; but it is the
same old story-tell woman anything and YOU
are sure to get the worst of it..
The doctor intimated that certain Methodist
minister had caused all his trouble, but would
not disclose his name. The woman who accom-
panied the doctor from Toronto to Hamilton
proved to be from Buffalo, and had no knowl-
edge OF the company she was keeping until she
read the paper. The doctor says that the man
who walked up Yonge street with him Friday
afternoon was also unknown to him until Thurs
day night, and that he was on his way to Win
nipeg. This man had been located at Colling-
wood, small town about one hundred miles
north OF Toronto. He is unknown there and
may be waiting steamer which would take
him to Winnipeg Cronin is still in town, and a
close watch is being kept on all his movements