The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-05-30

. II. W. buluyhn, Lno ice-man- lie walked
into the station shortly after O'Clock and
told Captain Wing that he was ready tc
90 into custody. He was taken down
stairs and Captain Wing followed soor
Lieutenant Spengler went down and wns
closeted with his superior and Mr.. Sulli
van The three men talked together foI
nearly half an hour, and then Sullivan
was released upon his own recognIEance,
agreeing. however, TO remain under the
surveillance OF the officerR lie will
be permitted to attend to his bust
moss as usual, but will be
watched all the time by the
Lake View policemen The only thing that
cause the officers TO believe that Mr.. Sui
livan is in some way Implicated is the fishy
story told by Justice Mahoney about the
contract for physicians attendance said 70
have been made by Sullivan with DIR.
Cronin and the fact that Cronin was sum
moned on the night Of his disappearance "a
attend q supposed wounded man at Sulli-
vans house
Mr. Sullivan said that his conference
with the officers was simply repetition OF
what he had SO often told for publication
He knew nothing whatever OF the man who
had presented his card TO DR.. CrOnin None
OF his men had left his employ or been dis
charged on the day Of the doctors disap-
pearance. as has been stated He knew
positively nothing about the affair, and
could form no suspicion as 10 who COM
mitted the crime, nor could he think Of any
reason why 1t should have been done, Mr.
Sullivan was not inclined 10 talk, but he re-
iterated his statement that he had satisfied
the police IN he was not implicated I'm the
crime, and he regretted having lost his two
| hours from bfa fea trroo
States Attorney Longenecker said TO
reporter that the police were on the track
OF the man who committed the deed and
there was no doubt that he would soon be
under arrest He thought there was no
doubt the murder was the result Of con-
| spiracy. He also said that all who had pro-
fcssed any knowledge OF the case would
have TO tell all they knew, or they would
be Immediately placed under arrest
The eight wounds on Dr. Cronin's head
are about an inch and a half long, and every
one OF them were evidently made by the
same instrument Almost everybody who
has viewed tine remains is OF the opinion that
the doctor was killed with nm ice-hatchct.
and II any one connected with an ice-bouse
did not have any thing TO do with the affair,
the instrument that accomplished the
bloody work was at least taken from an ice
house. Judge Longenecker is one OF the
many persons who is almost positive that
the PHYSICIANS skull was crushed in with
hatchet that is used by icemen to split the
cakes Of ice
PROMINENT MEN TALK.
Mr.. Alexander Sullivan, ex-president Of
the Irish National League, was seen by
reporter. He was in his usual cool and
self-restrained mood, and although he ap-
pcared shocked at the intelligence that tie |
murder was now beyond the region OF |
doubt, he did not appear to be in any way
disconnected or dismayed by it He is. |
OF course, aware OF the insinuations that |
have been cast abroad by which his name |
has been connected with the disappear
ance OF DR. Cronin, and now that the |
corpse Of the latter has been found and his |
murder placed beyond question, the views |
Of Mr. Sullivan were sought from eyery !
side and were freely given He said he |
had no theory in regard to the murder.
He joined in the general expression of sor |
row at the occurrence. Continuing, he |
said:
Nothing suggests Itself 10 my mind as |
motive for such 4 crime. l VIII say however, /
that rrnly believe that investigation Will |
show that DR.. Cfonin's unfortunate death has |
no connection whatever, near or remote, with |
IRISH difficulties or difficulties in Irish organ
izations'
"wcre there not difficulties and troubles In |
the Irish organizations In Chicago a couple OF |
years ago IN which DIR. Cronin figured as
leader on one sidef'
Yes In Irish organizations as in all other |
orgaa cations. there are differences and fac
tons. We have differences and factions in our
National political parties; In The ranks /
OF tho Democratic party there arc fac
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Republican psrty. There are factions in
private benevolent associations, and so on
through every organizat on and every party. |
There were differences in the Irish societies,
but II was merely n struggle for control At |
tho convention OF 1885 DIR. Cronin friends |
made struggle for control and were defeated,
and that is all there was to il. There was
no antagonism to DR.. Cronin outside this
matter, and when he and his friends
were defeated it ended there. II ended
as any other struggle for control IN
In an organization ends. and don't believe that
auy one OF the people who we're against DR.
Cronin and hts friends in that struggle for con.
troll would turn hand to do him an injury. No.
am confident that when this crime is sifted 10
It's source it viii be found that no Irish fticulty
had any thing 10 do with IL
There have been some insYnuations that
there were monetary troubles In the Irish or
''rhese insinuations were outrages upon every
Dne mentioned. can not Imagine at ali what
,ould prompt any one to take the life OF DR..
Jronin. There was no antipathy TO h m in
my OF the Irish societies that was acquainted
With"
John F. Scanlon said he had his suspicious
rs to the perpetrators of the crime, but
,ould not be persuaded TO put them in
words any further than 70 say that he be-
ieved DR.. Cronin had been made away with ,
~ enemies OF his among the Irish National
SITS Cronin, some weeks before his disap-
had expressed the conviction /
hat his life was sought, and begun the I
,ractfce of carrying revolver in order TO
70 able to protect himself IL attacked Mr.. I
'canlan said he believed Cronin had in
ormation in his possession that {
would have put some leading local
lights I'm tho Irish organizations in ,
'ad position and IL was to the interest of :
hese parties to have Cronins mouth closed
orever The information which he and I
ther friends of the deceased have in their 4
will be placed IN the hands of q
he coroner and will be brought out on the b
inquest when 1t is, !" said he. there will ,
e many arrests, and the people of Chicago :
Fill be treated to bigger hanging match !
han there was in the Anarchist case" n
At this time the theories as to the provo n
alton for the cowardly murder are preg- I
Iant with interest They are openly dis n
ussed on the streets and are not secrets n
)ne of the theories advapced last night is a
ovel one and had many advocates IL
that DIR. CIonin was British
py and was murdered because OF q
That he knew about secret societies D
nd Irishmen specially active in the l
rish caiise It ia argued that he was not q
, favor with those who have taken n prom u
ient part in Irish affairs because his policy G
las too rabid and violent a one; that he
ssociated with men more rabid and vio-
mt than himself His mission becoming =,
nown he was murdered to prevent the !,
nglish Government from learning the u
nfnQs he knew :