The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-31

the police the right clews which would re-
suit in the arrest OF tho actual perpetra-
tors of the crime. But these prisoners
could never be convicted OF murder on the
evidence tho States Attorney now has in
his possession, Ono OF them must squcal,
and II will not be Coughln. IL lies be.
tween Sullivan and Woodruff. The States
Attorney would prefer TO get the iceman's
story, and / think he would promise to
let Sullivan of easy il he would give the
whole plot away. Ii he did give up
everything, think il W ould be something
like this; Coughin made all the arrange
ments in the first place for the murder.
lie made out the plans. OF course, he
knew his men before he approached them.
To Sullivan he intrustcd the work of fix.
ing up q contract with DR.. Cronin. The
hiring OF all horses and rigs Coughlin at
tended TO himself. lie first met Wood.
ruir whom he know TO DO crook,
and always ready for any shady
transaction. lie did not conide
anything TO him, however, merely
telling him he wanted some work done at
an early hour In tho morning. Then he
made the dickcr with Dinan about the
rig, which his friend was 10 call for the
hNhhh va hN1 L. AilN w lllAAuh uINAlltlN
did all their own work, the hiring OF the
Carlson cottage and the buying Of the
furniture. | think that although there
were tvoniN persons IN the conspiracy,
but two or three, bcsi3cs the actual muir.
dcrcrs, knew that Cronin's life was TO bo
taken. viii the inurdercrs ever bo brought
TO jus,ice2 The chances are five to one
against the police. With the evidence
Lao Ia .l.N 4 al. l.. 4
tions. 1t is not at all likely that the men
who committed the crime iiscli-did the
actual dced-arc in Chicago or oven In the
country. They had ample warning and
got out OF the country after the report OF
the finding OF the body. | have another
theory which, however, Is not as tcnablc
rs my first one. II may have been that
tllore was no Clan.na.Gacl conspiracy at
all, and that another motive altogether
prompted the murdorcrs. IL is possible
that Sullivan got some woman into trouble.
That woman may have been rcla-
tive Of Coughlin. DIR. Cronin be-
came acquainted with the facts in
the case, which were very damaging
10 the iccman. The latter. knowing tho
strict moral and religious principles OF the
doctor and urged on by fear that the
physician would Inform the authorities
that Sullivan was guilty OF grave crime,
made the contract with the doctor which
lurcd him 20 his death. can not but
think that Noodrun's story about women
has some foundation In fact. The police
ought surely Il seems, TO look mp Suli-
vans history OF the last year aud see II he
WAS not involved with some female"
Chief Hubbard talked with an ErHiug
Now reporter regarding the above quoted
remarks OF the detective about q woman
In the case.
Yea" admitted the chief, Eve have
men working on that feature Of the muir.
der. sullivan is a bachelor. and II l. not
at all unlikely that lac got some woman
into trouble. II such Is the fact, We do not
yet know whether there ia any connection
between the circumstance and the murder
Of DIR. Cronin /. is being thoroughly
looked into"
"Do you pa, much faith In iIg''
81 do no. "