The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-05-30
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spade standing against a pest and
some fresh turned up earth. This cot
tage is situated a few hundred feet
from the home of 2. o. Sullivan, the
ice man, whose card presented to DIR.
Cronin led him to leave his home on
the night of his disappearance. The
man who presented the card said that
one of MIR. Sullivan's employees had
met with an accident and required Dr..
Cronin'S services. This cottage be
longs to an old man named CarlesOn
who lives in the rear of the same lot.
1t appears that about seven weeks ago
q young woman rented the house and
paid a months rent in advance and
persons living in the neighborhood
were given to understand that
the woman had rented it for
her brothers who had been
this adds to the suspicious circum-
that he did not hire any such men.
Moreover though the rent was paid the
house remained unOccupied until
about the time of DR.. Cronin's disap-
pearance. when men came with what
appeared to be bundle of carpets. If
they we're preparing for DIR. Cronln 8
assassination this would have been a
good way in which to smuggle into the
house the large bundle of cotton bat
ting which was found with the body.
Proceeding on the theory that DIR.
Cronin was murdered here. it is pointed
out that this house is admirably located
for the purpose as being SO near to p.
o. Sullivan's house he could be
conducted to it without eXcit-
ing suspicious while at the
same time it would furnish
a perfect hiding place to spring upon
him as soon AS he entered the place.
More over it is suTmised that the car
pet may have been used upon the
hallway or other front room to give the
place the appearance of being occupied
at first glance and so prevent arOuS-
ing the victims suspicious, or it might
have been used very handily for throw
ing over his head to stifle his cries.
There is one uncovered blood stain in
the front parlor twelve by eighteen
inches in size and one in the back
parlor about six by twelve inches.
There are. in addition what are
supposed to have been other and larger
spots hastily and rudely covered with
paint. Carlson made the discovery
yesterday and informed the police who
have been keeping the matter as quiet
as possible.
This afternoon Inspector Ebersold,
Coroner Hertz and the jury visited the
house and made close inspection of
it. When Lieutenant Schuettler found
that the officer he had put in charge of
the house this morning with orders to
keep out all intruders had performed
his duty so loosely that three reporters
were enabled to burst in the front door
he was very angry and his first move
was to suspend the officer and send an
other to the place. The lieutenant
himself, however, was not much more
successful i'll keeping a secret, for re-
porter succeeded in drawing from him
some important admissions, among
them that the police were confident
that the house was che place where
CrOnin was killed. that they had clue
to the murderers, but the most
important admission was that the
clothes of the dead man had been re
covered and identified and that the
hardest part of the work Of unravelling
the terrible crime was done. Late this
afternoon the police announced that
the chain of evidence was complete and
that they had all the testimony neces-
Sary to convince them that the murder
was committed in the cottage.
Mrs. Carlson was called on by the
cOroner's party and made long state
ment about the renting of her house to
the unknown woman, and what had
J..
Carlson turned over to the police let
ter signed Prank Williams" which
she said was written by one of the two
strange men who occupied her cottage
and disappeared right after the MUIR
der. The police wouldn't divulge the
date or contents of the note but from
Mrs. Carlson it was learned that it re-
lated to the renting of the house.
Two of Cronin' g assassins initiated
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Lake Michigan, at least Chief Hubbard,
Inspector Ebersold andLieutenant Eli
| OFT appeared to think so tonight. Two
men the officers intimated were thought
to have been noticed unseaSonably ear
| ~ Sunday morning IN a row boat on
the lake making for the north pier.
/ They were heading almost in straight
line from the beach in Lincoln Park
near which place the prisoner Wood
ruff said a halt had been made with
the mysterious trunk. Since
that night row boat
has been missing from an
establishment close by and the most
diligent search has failed to bring to
light any. trace of the skiff. The SUI
| burban police have always declared
there were three men with the mys-
| FERROUS trunk. Woodruff from the first
/ talked of two others besides himself.
The police officials point out that it
was in the vicinity of the north pier
that McGarigle got on boat which with
marvellous success conveyed him out OF
the country and left absolutely no clue
for his pursuit. They are anxious for
| the news of this case to reach all lake
ports and be brought to the attention
| of the marine fraternity and persons
resident along the lake. 1t is surmised
| the row boat was taken aboard the
suggestions vessel and may be brought
to light in some distant port affording
valuable information. A possibility
exists also that the boat was turned
adrift when the fagitives deemed them
selves safe. In any event the police
say they are anxious to hear from that
boat. The only description obtainable
by the officers so far Is the meagre
statement that it was fat bOttomed
row boat with no marks save No. Il on
one end. The boat was painted black.
Dow creek filed full in about three
hours Thursday. The rain was so ter
rife it scooped several inches of dirt
out of the grounds. Southwest of