Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-05-24

priutS tue louoWlng: lhe possibility that the
English government through its secret agents
may have had something to do with the Cronin
mystery is not being lost sight OF. Irish-Amer-
leans generally. with this thought in view, have
been closely watching Developments One
welposted gentleman said yesterday; Scot
iand ard has finger in every pie. IL would
be queer indeed If the Cronin business proved
the nrst exception. Improbable. Won say-not
bIt OF II. who would have believed before
hand for a moment in the horrible truth about
Plgott. There was an instance where with
the funds OF the British eNchequer the highest
tory officials joined IN a far-reachiug cunnIngly-
devised plot TO destroy the Irish movement by
running the leader ParnelL'
TIE BENEFICIARY N THE cRoSrS BUSINESS.
Now" said the speaker warmly. who 10
the beneficiary in this Cronin business? Who
is the loser? Let il help OF hurt whatever per-
son il may the chief gamer. immeasurably ia
the tory government of England: the main
HARM far exceeding the disgrace OF any indi-
vlduals is 10 the Irish national movement in
America. Let me tell YOU something pecu-
liar and perhaps not n little significant. The
very date of Cromn's disappearance was the
anniversary OF the Phoenix park assassination,
the identical crime with which the tories sought
20 connect Parnell. The London Times con-
spiracy 10 destroy the Irish government at
home was opportuney sprung I'M a time of sore
need for the Times. IL the Irish movement
. n a ~
the present would not
THE PIGorr FIAsco RE RETRIEvEp.
and with a vengeance? Granting the possibility
of another Pigott affair, no better intended
victim could have been chosen than the sx-
president of the Irish National League OF
America. An incident well known ia has
career once put him on trial for murder. and
placed under suspicion of similar crime
the man would be fearfully handicapped.
IA. l. 4
OF possessing proof of rottennrss IN irish
ganiZation aud alleged misconduct by the eX-
president. Ii anything happened TO Crouin,
who delighted TO pose as a mighty Antagonist
OF the land league official what could De easier
than 10 have II said that the latter was respon-
sIble? This phase of the mystery will not es-
cape attention. | assure YOU. and 10 lrishmen
I who bitterly remember Pigott and lie Caron
and hundreds of lesser demons. working sys-
! tematically for years, the idea is no mere
theory"
"a CHECK TO THE PARSELLITEs
now would be worth heaven itself to the tories.
Their London Times case is clearly nearing its
| ignominious end, and closely following comes
! the great congress Of Irish-Americans at Phila-
delphia where thousands upon thousands ~
] dollars, lt has been expected would be SUBJ
scribed for parnell. At this momentous juno
ture suddenly stands revealed a horror second
TO none in the history of politics. You can
4
mime"
WHO RENTED THE COTTAGE?
Ii was discovered yesterday that a cottage
near the residence of Patrick o. Sullivan. the
! ice man. was rented a little less than two
months ago by unknown parties who paid one
| months rent IN advance. but never. so far as
| known, took possession of the premises. This
information was given 10 the police by Mr.. Sui
liyan and the facts corroborated by the neigh
] A Of ~
| cottage, a Mr.. and Mrs. Carson, two aged
Swedes, but they refused 10 talk about it, saw
/ ing they would tell their story to the police. A
young woman living at Mr.. Sulliyan's said that
about three weeks ago. one Sunday night. she
saw light in the house. but as far as she knew
no one has been seen there since IL is said
that the parties who rented the place were two
! young men. evidently Irish workingmen. and
/ that they said they were going TO work for Mr..
I Sullivan. Ii Is not improbable that the cottage
was hired by the assassins OF Dr. Cronin, and
he was decoyed TO it, murdered there, aud then
the body taken away in the trunk.
MYSTERIOUS FINGER FouSp.
While the catch basin in which the body Of
DR.. Cronin was discovered was being dragged
by two reporters for the Inter Ocean yesterday
afternoon among other things found was the
end of a finger. with the nail and long piece
of white skin attached. The nail is tapering
and well kept and has the appearance Of hav-
At first il was the belief Of every one who saw
the piece of finger that il had come from one
| of Dr. CrOnin's hands. For the purpose Of
making sure visit made TO the undertak-
ing shop of Bierren d Carroll, where the body
| of DIR. Croniu lies.
| lie stated that he was sure that il could not
be the doctors finger as had finger or a nail
| been missing he would have noticed ii. III the
undertaken is correct IN his observation. how
did the skin and portion of female finger
u - u
that another life was taken at the time DIR.
Cronin was assassinated? J il possible that
/ the story told by Woodruff. regarding the mu-
| tilated body OF a woman. can be true? Might
! it not be that the body OF a woman, whom
Woodruff called "Alhe.' was first disposed Of
carted out to the lake front. near Halstead
! street. in the trunk, wrapped in the tarpaulin
and dropped into the lake, and then the trunk
used TO convey the corpse of DIR. Cronin TO the
catch-basin where il was found? The finger
might have been tangled up in the cotton and
! thrown into the basin with the body of Dr.
Cronn. Facts in the case may vet discover TO
the people another horrible murder.
WHAT CHARLEY LONG SAYS
Netrs special from Toronto says: Charley
Long, the young man who claims to have seen
and interviewed DIR. Cronin in this CITY, was
asked last night what he thought of the matter
since the finding of the doctor body. He still
maintains the correctness OF his story, and says
that when the times comes he Will 60 10 Cll-
| cago and vindicate his position. He claims to
have had three years intimacy with Cronln
and to have cOnversed with him. His theory is
that after his visit to Toronto CrouIn returned
! TO Chicago and was murdered He went over
| the circumstances Of his meeting Cronin on
! Thursday, May 9Th, and also on the following
Saturday. and tells very plausible story OF the
! alleged interview. With regard TO the insinua-
! ton that he was a tool in the HANDS of Cronins
murderers to throw the authorities of the scent
| Long utterly repudiates the charges, and claims
that any who knows him will not believe him
capable of such business.
EX-MISIsrER BoNFIELD's VIEWS.
In the course of an interview on the Cronip
case ex-Police Inspector John Bonfeld said;
From all we know Of the case it is safe to say
that it was either q political assassination or
! the result of some private cause Now IL he
was a member Of a society that was split up
! into two factions, and the leaders Of one fac
/ ton wanted him removed, does il seem prob
able that they would dare attempt
| such thing while he had 80 many
close friends who would be supposed to
know all that he knows? killing him would
not bury the truth. His companions would
have to be in possession Of the information
which he is supposed TO possess. Then, again,
! suppose the entire society had become con-