Daily Republican., 1889-05-29
THE CRONIN CASE.
ACTION OF THE GRAND JURY
LAST EVENING.
indictments For Murder Coughlin,
Sullivan and Black, alias Wood
run, Held-Eight Other
Warrants Issued.

CHICAGO, May 2s-Detectfve Daniel
Coughlin, Patrick o. Sullivan, the Ice
man, and Frank j. Black, alias Wood
ruff, were indicted by the Grand jury
this evening for the murder of DR.. Cronin.
This result was reached after an inyesti.
CATION which began at noon and lasted
seven hours, during which TWO dozen
witnesses were examined and a mass OF
evidence considered.
lhe three prisoners were included In
one Indictment, to which there were
three counts, one charging them with
killing DR.. Cronin with a blunt instru-
ment, the second alleging the use of q
sharp instrument, and the third instru.
ments and means unknown.
The Grand Jury oIly took one vote
after hearing the witnesses, and that was
unanimous for indicting all three prls-
oners.
EIGHT OTHER WARRANTS ISSUED.
The two warran's for Daniel Coughlin
and Patrick o. Sullivan are not the only
ones that have been issued in the case.
Eight other warrants were placed in
the hands OF detectives to-day and taken
to different parts of the city and Lake
to shadow eight different suspects.
The Mayor learned to-day that T. T.
ConklIn, the saloon keeper with whom
Cronin lived, has been paying regular
visits to newspaper office.
Conklin has been taken into almost
the iull confidence Of the police, who
relied on his discretion, owing 10 his
great and constant clamor for the ayeng-
ing OF his friends death.
THE coRoNER's INQUIRY,
CHICAGO, May 2s.-The coroner's Jury
which is to investigate the death OF
Cronin met in the corcner's office this
morning at 10 o'clock. They started
from the county building and drove to
the Carlson cottage, on Ashland avenue,
where the murder is supposed to have
been committed.
The jurors went through all the rooms
In the cottage and carefully examined
the blood stains in the parlor. The coro-
ner explained how the murderers painted
the floor in order to hide the blood
stains, aud how they painted at night to
avoid being seen.
"How do you know they painted at
nigbtP' asked Mr.. seifert.
Because there are drops of yellow
paint spattered upon the lamp chin
ney."
The lamp was produced from the pam
try shelf, where 1t had been hidden. 1t
had blue glass globe aud white glass
handle. The globe, the handle and the
chimney were marked by little drops Of
yellow paint.
The jurors examined the splashes of
blood upon the wall paper and the bairs
still sticking In the elots. The coroner
ah ha In tla, Hna
which were marked upon the floor in
yellow paint. "The fellow wore stock
ings when he walked over the floor, "
said Coroner Hertz, 'for | can see the
marks made By the yarn"
The procession started from the cottage
and followed Belmont avenue and Evans
ton avenue to Argyle Park. Lieutenant
Spelgler pointed out the spot near Sulzer
street where the bloody trunk was found ,
and halt an hour later the entire party
gathered around the catch basin In which
Cronin's body was found.
Tae coroner pricd of the top and the
jurors gazed at the bits of fluffy cotton
still sticking to the boards "This shows
that Cronin's body was carried In the
trunk, said the corontT, 'lor the cotton
we see here is like the c, tton found in the
trunk and in tie cottage"
The inquest was set for tomorrow
morning at 10 o. lock, and will be held
IN the coroner's oLEce.
NATiOSALIsTS UNDER SURVEILLANCE.
CHICAGO, May 2s. 1t is said tonight
upon absolute authority that the police
are only just beginning to get an insight
into the magnitude of the cons piracy.
All along they have been working on the
theory that IL was COZ fined to few.
ANtfbtn tho ho
they hsye come into possession OF iuior-
nation that places it beyond the shadow
OF doubt that at least score OF indi-
viduals were connected, directly or in
directly, with the diabollcal affair.
Among these, 1t is said, are eight of the
most prominent Irish Nationalist in the
city. These are being Swallowed day ami
night, not so much with the view of any
immediate arrest, but, as the police put
1t, 1.-THE better to subserge the interests of
justice"
REITHRATEs ITS CHARGES.
The Herald tomorrow, in an elaborate
artcle,will reiterate its fCrmer statement
that DIR. Cronin was ''rcmoved" by the
Clan-Na Gael after trial and conviction
on the charge OF being British spy.
At meeting of the camp it was an
nouneed under the rules provided for
such occasions that trial committee was
required. Each man present wrote
name on piece of paper.
l When ali the slips had been deposited
IN the ballot box 1t was delivered to a
rusty member, who counted them and
selected the eeven that received the
highest number. Each was quietly noti-
fed of the fact, while the unsuccessful
ones simply received blank slips. The
committee met within a week, and, for
the first tipe, became aware OF each
others identity, and also that OF the man
whom they were to try and the charges
preferred.
Charges were preferred against Cronin
of being British spy; lie was found
guilty by unanimous vote and sentenced
to be removed"