Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-09-20
cHIcAGo,s SENSATION.

The LIE Caron Letter Laughed at by the
Attorneys in the Case.
CHICAGO, September 19th.-All the morn
ing papers denonnce Yesterdays sensa-
tional story about LIE Caron's daughter
having furnished evidence that DIR. Cronin
was an emissary of the British Govern
ment as the plot of the so called trouble,
to the benefit of the prisoners now on trial.
States Attorney Longenecker laughed at
it. He points out that such letters are not
admissible in evidence, and even if they
were, ii would not effectthe evidence against
the prisoners, going to show their connec-
tion with the plot.
The motion for the discharge of Frank
Woodruff, under Indictment for conspiracy
TO murder DR.. Cronin, was brought before
Judge Mcconnell in the Criminal Court
this afternoon. The application was made
on the ground that the statutory time
within which the accused was entitled to
trial had passed. After some legal spar
ring the matter went over till tomorrow.
When the Court was called after recess
| it was understood the attorney for Wood
| ruff, who is to have separate trial, would
move fer a discharge Of his client on the
ground that the statutory time under which
he was entitled to hearing had passed.
The States attorney arose and said to the
Court that Woodruff is also held for horse
steAhng, and it was on his own motion that
| the case was continued until the next term.
| In addition, on his motion this case was
continued to August, and then to this term,
| by consent on his own showing.
The Court has the whole of this term to
| try him, and under Supreme Court de-
| cision, can continue it to the next term by
| showing good cause. The matter was set
for hearing tomorrow afternoon.
No more jurymen were secured to-day.
ANOTHER SUSPECT.
CHICAGO, September 19th-The Times to-
morrow will report that John RoddY, who
| was mentioned in the evening papers as
| possible Cronin suspect, and said to be in
| the Bridewell Prison, was at his home to-
| night. He had just returned from trip to
Ireland. Roddy is well-to-do grocer. In
| the interview he unhesitatingly admitted
| having left Chicago following Cronin's dis
appearance, on vacation trip, as he Put it.
| He acknowledged beirg member of the
Clan-na-Gael, Camp 20, but denied en-
phaticslly receiving any box in Ireland or
England, or to have gone there for any
such purpose.
| He stated that he was unaquainted with
Cronin, Cooney or Burke, but did know
Detective Whalen, Coughlin's partner.
| Roddy was formerly policeman himself.
The Times reporter returned to the resi-
dence later in the day to interview Mrs
Roddy. She expressed much horror at the
Cronin murder, and said when her husband
heard of it they had been in Ireland a
month.
| Where were you when the box was
sent?" said the reporter.
| I'VE were" At this point an old wo-
man, aged apparently 20 years, rushed into
the hall and exclaimed: For Gods sake
hold your tongue! What do they know /;
what the devil can they do to him any
way and so saying she rushed back as
suddenly as she came.
| Mrs. Roddy was dumb for q minute and
then broke into forced laugh. The con-
versation was again taken up by the Times
man, and once more the old lady, who
proved TO be Mrs. Roddy's mother, repeat
| the strange performance. She again begged
Mrs. Roddy to keep silence, ending with
the declaration, You're supposed to know
nothing at all ofthe Crouin murder"