The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-11-09
DR.. CRONIN'S CLOTHES.
They are Found, and also His Case
Of Surgical Instruments.
WHAT THE EVIDENCE IS SHOWING
In Judge McConnells Court-Things Look Dark
for O'Sullivan-Prominent Kentucky
Republicans Kill Each Other.

CHICAGO Nov S.-Dr Cronin's clothes and
case of surgical instruments were found this
afternoon and fully identified and the discovery
has created the greatest excitement among the
officers OF the state. 1t was stated in the court
room that the clothes and instruments were
found near a catch basin in Lake View by
lieutenant Koch, of the Lake View station.
The clothes and instruments were found in q
catch basin not hundred feet from where Dr.
Cronins body was thrown. They were covered
with slime, but the instruments were
more easily recognized as belonging to
a PHYSICIANS outfit. Lieutenant hocn,
as soon as he made the discovery al
once started for police headquarters. Chlef
Hubbard said the clothes and Instruments are
undoubtedly DR.. Cronin's. At this hour, now,
ever, TWO stories are afioat as to the place OF
discovery so far as l can learn" said AT
torney HyneS of the state the CLONES anu IN
struments were found 1T Buena park, on the
Chicago & Evanston road l understood some
worknen in excayatng for new building touno
the clothes and instruments buried. II IS pos
Sble that the first story of where the discovery
was made is the correct one. l have not had
! time TO investigate. One thing is certain the
clothes and instruments are found and nave
been fully indentiiied as the property OF Dr.
| Cronin. Who now will be bold enough 10 IN
Sinuate that the body found IN the eaten oasin
in that vicinity was not the body OF the murdered
| DR.. CroninI'
| Complaints have been made recently that the
| sewer AT Inc lELtrSCcL!Ou OL civ
Buena avenues was running over ana to-day
WorkInen were sent to investigate the trOuple
| The cover was removed from the manhole III
the center of the street and after a few minutes
work with poles and hooks two VGllseS were
! brought up, the one leather and the otner the
remnants of cheap paper one. In the leather
| valise were found DR. Cronln'S prescription DOCK
! with several prescriptions bearing his sigma
| ture. The paper one dropped TO pieces as II was
pulled out and from il rolled mass OF tattefeu
| clothing, most of which had been cut IN the
! stitches. The only garment remaining intact
was the vest, when was in the center and whlcn
encircled the doctors case OF surgical lhsItu-
munts The clothes had evidently been CUT IN
| the hope that they would soon drop apart ana De
/ borne away il the sewer with the clothing, sur
gical case and prescription book The latter two
were marked with Cronin's name ana
the latter being fully identified by
! by the Conlllings and others as the
| property OF the murdered physician.
The most damaging of all the circumstances
| for the prisoners is the fact that the lind was
made only one block from the spot where the
bloody trunk was discovered after II had been
! thrown hurriedly from the wagon, and only half
q mile south of where the body was found in the
catch basin. The paper valise is supposed to be
the one purchased by j. b. Simonds and to-
morrow clerk will endeavor to identity 1t
| 4 tragic event which occurred just in front Of
| the court house while everybody was examining
! these articles, caused wild excitement. shot
| was heard lust at the entrance to Judge McCon-
nells court. A dozen lawyers and reporters
rushed out and found stretched on the sidewalk
| the body OF Il large man. with revolver In ms
| hand and his brains ooZng from the skull. He
was dead, and as no one could identify him, 1t
was at once presumed that his tragic death had
some mysterious connection with the sensational
| discoveries the day. After while, however,
i vas learned that his name was Edward Rehm
ana that he had been for some time known to be
partially insane. lie doubtless suicided while
iabC,lIT nader mental aDerratlOl.