The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-12-19
FROM THE BEGINNING.
p ,uAy of the Case From the Day of the
Murder.

p Wy of the Case From the Day of the
Murder.
DR.. Cronin was murdered on the night Of
May 4. At o'clock on the morning of
May policeman saw the wagon contain
ing the trunk in which was the corpse. At
IL a. m. the bloody trunk was found, and at
2 D. IN. the disappearance of the doctor was
published. May 6 young woman declared
she had seen DIR. Cronin in street car at 8
D. m. on the night of the murder. Wood
ruff was arrested on suspicion May TO- Ru-
mors that Dr.. Cronin had absconded We're
plentiful, and May II q dispatch was re-
ceived that the physician had Just been seen
in Toronto. Until May % reasons for Gro
nin's disappearance were rife, but on that
day his body was found in the catchbasin.
Then the facts of teams used, the renting of
the Carlson cottage and other COllaterals to
the crime were brought to light. Detective
Dan Coughlin was arrested on May 25, and
the arrest Of many suspects rapidly followed,
some of whom were soon released. The
grand jury indic icted Coughlin, Woodruff and
O.Sullivan May %, and the name of Alex
ander Sulliyan, the prominent politician,
writer and Clan-na-Gael man, was con-
nected with the crime. June II he was ar
rested, but on the 14th was released on
$50 900 bail, from which he was discharged
three or four months afterward. On June
IL Maroney and Mcdonald were also ar
rested in New York, but they established q
sufficient alibi to procure their discharge.
Martin Burke was arrested in Winnipeg
June Is, and as soon as possible was
| identified and returned to Chicago. June g
q special grand jury returned indictments
against Daniel Coughlin, John f. Beggs,
Patrick O'SulIivan, Martin Burke, Patrick
COoney, Frank Woodruff and John Kunze,
The next day Kunze, who had been going
under the name of Kaiser, was arrested
July 81 Car Conductor Dwyer, who was
one of those who had reported seeing Gro
min after his disappearance was sought, but
| it was discovered he had fled the country.
| Subsequent events before the trial consisted
chiefly in unearthing the inside facts Of
| Camp 20 of the Clan-na- Gael, in which, il
Is alleged, the murder was plotted. Aug. 30
the trial began before Judge Mcconnell and
venire after venire was exhausted before 0
complete jury was obtained, which was
| Oct. %. In opening the case the prosecu
| ton claimed as reason for the murder
that DR.. Cronin had made damaging state.
ments against the triangle of the Clan-na
Gael, and proposed to push his accusations
| still farther; then IN accordance with theil
orders conspiracy was formed to murder
the doctor, claiming the condemned were
selected to do the work; that on Feb. q
one of these rented the rooms at III South
| Clark street, purchasing the furniture mex
day; that on March 20 the same man rented
the Carlson cottage and two days later tn,
| furniture arrived there; that on April q
Iceman 0'Sullivan made his contract with
DR., Cronin, by which the latter was to come
to attend any of 0'Sullivan's men who
should get hurt at any time called; that OF
May at 10 a. m. Coughlin ordered a
Dinan's livery stable rig for that evening
for friend, which was taken out at I'll
and returned at 9:15 another rig being hiret
to transport the corpse. Oct. IL six mel
were arrested for jury bribing, all being in
dicted. Oct. 16 Henry N. Staltenburg
Alexander Sullivans private secretary, wa
arrested in connection with the Jury brib
ing, but was soon released.