, 1889-05-30
A DAYS DOINGS.
Detectives Bring to Light Clues
in the CrOnin Case.
The White Horse, Cottage and
Trunk Links in the Chain.
An UNI usual Number OF hank Dimcuities
"A Sleek Hebrew Cleans UP
GOOD Roll aud hkips.

CnIcAoo, May 25.-Tbe only man who
heard DR.. Csonin's dying cries except bis
murderer, has been found. He 10 vii.
liam Meters, = milkmAn, who lives near
the cottage where the assassination was
committed. On the night Of the murder
he saw Two men drive up to the cottage in
q buggy, one was dressed in long brown
overcoat, such az Cronin wore, re got out.
The other, answering the description OF
the man who came for Cronin in buggy,
drove rapidly away, Croniu. II 1t was he.
went up the cottage steps. The door
opened before he reached It, As soon as
be got inside II was closed and the milk
man heard loud cries as II men were fight
ing. 1t is believed then was the time OF
Cronin's death.
A DETECTIVE SUSPECTED.
Revelations this morning throw strorR
suspicion Of completely in the murder OF
Crcpiu on Detective Dan CouRhiID OF the
city police force and shows Rross iDcom.
petency, IL not worse, by Capt. Setback OF the
North Side police, under whose orders
Coughlin works. To begin with. 1t is
known. in fact he admitsit, that Coughlin
and Cropin were members OF the same po-
itical Irish societies and were enemies
This lends significance to the following
facts: On the morning Of the day OF the
murder Coughlin engaged from a livery
stable keeper, Dinan. horse and buggy
for friend of his, to be called for that
evening, about the time the time the man
who decoyed Cronin away would have
called had il been he. This friend OF
CouQblin called at the livery stable. He
closely resembed the man who did drive
away With Cronin. He was given white
horse and
DROVE TOWARD CoUGHLIN's HOUSE.
The horse was out two hours and came
back. having been hard driven. These
facts were reported to Captain Setback by
Dinau. Schaack says he called CouRhlin
20 account. CouRhlin said the man he
hired the buggy for was a friend of his
friends in Michigan; that he sent Cough.
lin out to End this man; that CouRhlin re.
ported he found and questioned him, and
was satisfied he had nothing to do with
the murder. Setback admits he did not
require that the man be brought before |
him, but allowed Cougblin, who was him |
self under suspicion. to make n report |
without any check to prove it, truth or
fslsity. Schaack says be took the horse to
Cronin's house and his housekeeper said
IL was not the one behind which Cronin |
drove away. The housekeeper contra.
diets this. aud Oman says Coughlin told
him he couldn't 6pd the man from Michi-
gan. Coughlin says he is now in New
Mexico.
THAT WHITE HoRsK.
Superintendent of Police Hubbard said
this evening the explanation which De.
tective Couehlar gave in connection with |
his having the horse on the day on which
DR.. Cronin disappeared was substantially
10 follows: A few days before May
man called st the East Chicago avenue
police station and introduced himself as
Thomas Smith of Hancock, Mich, friend
Of CouRblin's brother. who keeps livery
stable in that town. Smith claimed to be
On his way to New Mexico. Detective
Couehiin showed Smith the points of i'm
lerest about the city and Saturday, May
l. said he would like to take q ride that
evening, but WAS afraid the livery stable
keepers would not trust a stranger with
\ horse. Coughlin told him he would fix
he matter with the man. Smith got the
white horse and rig and Coughlin did not
zee him again for weeF or more, when
he met him snd asked Smith WHY he bad
not paid for the usc of the rig. Smith |
gave Coughlin So and said he would
met him and got the last 70 one day last |
week. Smith said he would start for New
Mexico ths next day.
Or. Cronin q friends met this afternoon
And completed
ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE FUNERAL.
II is thought that at least 1000 will march
in the procession and that at least 10000 |
people will 20 by train to the cemetery.
1t is denied that DR.. Cronin's clothes
wers found in the CaIlsen cottage as stat
ed Yesterday. The evening paper says the
letter which was turned over TO the police
"a coming from one of the mysterious ten
ants Of the blood stained cottage 10 consid-
cred of great importance. 1t is postmarked
Iod., and was rpceiv. d May
70. Enclosed were found el2 for another
months rent, and the writer attempted to
explain away their hasty exit and the
paint daubed on the psrlor floor. He said
th, foor was painted to save his sister
the trouble Of scrubbine the floor. He
neglected to say anything about the foot
prints or blood stains.
This afternoon Mayor CreRier had two
Of police and corporation council. He
said emphatiCally that extraordinary ef-
forts must be made TO bring the perpetra- |
tors of the crime TO justice ahd that the
oPFICERs MUST BE ovERzEALous
rather than not active enough. Where !
there is doubt ~ TO whether severe actions |
sh0uld be taken. take advantage of the !
doubt and act. The mayor said he would
rather he in the wrong nineteen t;mes in a |
case Of importance like this than to give
the n,urdrrers one chance 10 escape.
Detective CouRhlin was brought before
lhe mayor this afternoon, the superipten.