, 1889-05-16
THAI MYSTERY.
a Young Man Caught who saw Cronin
with u Dead Body.

came out tonight. Last night An officer
non, the Twelfth street station arrested
young mai who wa, trying TO sell a white
horse and wagon In livery stable near the
station for II snIall sum When taken 90
the station the man gave his name as John
Brown, aud when asked the routine ques-
tions always addressed to prisoners be
trayed much emotion and asked for Cap.
tain O'Dnnnell He was taken to the cap.
tain's office, and IN the presence OF several
officers told q startling story of his connec.
tiun with the mystery. To-day the police
investigated the story and
FOUND 1T CcRRoBoRATRD
by many circumstance which tend to show
its truthfulnoss Browns real name IL
Franz q. Woodruff and he has been
working for Deau Il Co., livery stable
keepers at 404 Webster avenue. His story
as reported by she authorities Is to the
effect that week ago Wednesday. In talk.
ing with n man named William King, he
(Woourutf) bad com p aimed of being out
~ money, having lost considerably play.
ing cards, and said that 1t WAS necessary
for him to secure something to do that
would paw better than working in n livery
stable. King said he could put Woodruff
IN the way of making money easy. Satur
day evening just AT dusk, King called
woodruff ont of the stable and asked II he
could get a horse and wagon out without
any one Knowing, and said he would give
woodruff S25 u he would do it. Woodruff
sad he could, and place 20 meeting at .
o'clock IN the morning WAS agreed upon,
woodruff LETT the wagon ont doors in
an alley before going To- bed, and when all
the OTHER employees bad retired he
STOLE NoIsELxssLY DOWN STAIRS
Took out "a horse, hitched up and meet.
ing King they drove together to barn in
|. the rear OF bIg house on slate street. As
they wheeled up in front Of the barn two
men cams ont. One was the man whom
Woodruff calls Dick Farburn. The other
man Woodruff feels sure WAS DR.. Crouiu.
Although IL Was quite daik at the time he
had several opportunities te look closely
at the mans face and asserted that he an
swered Cropn's description IN many ways.
The other man addressed this person as
doc"
The three men drove straight through
an alley on First street over to Dearborn
and up Dearborn to Lincoln park.
| heard several expr, ssions in the conver-
sation between the two men aud Wood.
run which convinced me there was
BODY IN THE TRUNK.
In the first place noticed that Cronin
was verv anxious tor us To FURRY. Two or
three times he said "Get out OF here, boysl
Get out ot here, quickl" | noticed the
trunk smelled as II there was decaying
t1e>h within lt We drove nearly To the
north end OF the park and then stopped u
minute near some bushes. King aud Fair
burn were with me. We left Cronin at he
barn and reiueu ber as | looked at him
one of hi eyes WAS black, rs If no had been
hit with tst. At the bushes we lifted the
trunk out aud held the horse while it was
opened.
| then saw something that aroused my
suspicious and surprised me. heard King
say Here's where We leave Allie"
Fairburn answered, Eyes. and II you had
! let Tom alone we would have had Doc here
| in with her"
These remarks were passed while they
! were carrying what
| LOOKED LIKE A CoRrsE.
! King gave me S25 and told me TO drive on
| aud get rid 81 tue trnuk and | got the horse
| into gailop 1 don't think I was over
| hneen minutes on the run Finally /
| dumped out The trunk aud turned back. 1t
broke open as il fell but didn't wait to
| see in what manner or just how the pieces
| laid. returned to the barn.
Woodruff says he SUSPECTS from the
| conversation he overheard between Gro.
| min, Fairburn and King that the body In
! the trunk was that OF woman whose
| death resulted from an operation, perhaps
| perfoi med 10y DIR. Cronn. He draws this
| conclusion not only from words he over
| heard but also from the anxiety evinced
| by the doctor to get the body out of the
| way ana from the fact that CrOnln had APP
| parently recently been struck by some
! one. Woodruff first read of Cronins dis
appearance Tuesday and also read story
relating to the
|
He was greatly frightened and thin king
| the officers were certainly on his track, he
J took means to get out OF the city He had
| some money remaining but decided to Oh.
| tam little more anu stole the Identical
horse and wagon which he used last Sat-
urday night The result Was his arrest
! and confession.
A pretty brunette named Allie or Alice
| Villavason has been missing from this
| neghborhood. near which III located the
| barn where Woodruff Is said TO have met
| DR.. Cronip and the lstter's companions.
! Her parents are In rather humble circum-
1 stances, and heretofore little attention has
been paid 10 her disappearance. Several
| personals addressed to her or relating to
| the girl have appeared In the papers OF late,
but the advertisements contain little or
| nothing definite.
Cronin lived. was informed tonight Of
Woodruffs statement. Conklin declared
| there WAS nothing In the story, and once
more insisted tbat the doctor had been
murdered by certain Irish NstiOnalsts
who, according 20 Conklin, were enemies
OF CrOnin.
Woodruff IL OF the opinion that Cron,n
IL in the city and that h ny knows his
whereabouts, and that II KING can be found
he can tell where Cronin is, Search has
been made In Lincoln park where, OH
the lake, Woodruff 10 said to have left Gro
min and Others " tn the body. The un-
usually heavy rains have intsrfered with
the work. Except on one side the lake
here stretches away for miles In every di.
rection. Within the park near by Is v large
pond, and both lake and pond are being
dragged. The residence to which belongs
the ba n from where the trunk IL claimed
70 have been carried belongs to weli.to-
do citizen nsiued Watro,s. He disclsims
all knowledge whatever Of the singular
affair.