Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-11
ghe nau Eagle: SATURDAY. g1ornin ag H. 1888

as we reached the park we turned into
the lake shore drive and started north.
kept the horses on a run all the
time heard several expressions
in conversation between the men which
convinced me that there was body in the
trunk. In the first place l noticed that
Cronin was anxious for US to hurry; two
or three times he said Get out of here,
boys; get out of here, quick, and each time
we'll hurry up when we get started
81 noticed the trunk smelled as if there
was decaying flesh in it and when the
horse got Whit he snorted. We drove
nearly to the north end Of the park, then
stopped minute near some bushes. King
and Fairburn We're with me. We left
Cronin at the, barn, and | remem-
Der as I looked at him that
one of his eyes was BACKED as if he had
been hit with a fist. At the bushes we
lifted the trunk out and 1 held the horse
while it was opened. then saw that my
suspicious were correct-that there was
body in the trunk. They lifted it out in
several pieces. l cannot say positively
whether it was the body of a man or
woman. except from one circumstance. /
heard King say: Here is where we leave
Allie Fairburn answered, yes, and if
you had let Tom alone we would have
had Doc in here with her. These
remarks passed while they were
carrying the contents of the trunk
back into the bushes. l noticed each piece
was carefully wrapped up in cotton or
something that looked like cotton. King
threw the trunk into the wagon, took out
his pocketbook and counted out s25 from
large roll. He passed me the money and
told me to drive on and get rid of the
trunk and get the horse back in the barn.
After left them | began TO feel rather
shaky and whipped the horse into a gal
lop. The whole trip from the barn we
had seen but one man and he was in
buggy; at the time we pulled out of the
track into the bushes and permitted him
to pass. don't think he saw US. | left
the boys and drove on run as | said, but
had gone not over a block out of the park
before some one yelled at me. l did
not answer, but instead urged
the horse to go faster. l don't think was
over fifteen minutes on the run. Finally
! dumped out the trunk and turned back.
1t broke open as it fell but l didn't wait
to see in what manner 1t lay or how the
pieces were placed. | returned to the
barn"
where did you first meet King?" was
asked of Woodruff.
81 first met him at Port Huron, Mich. |
think he had been following the races. He
looks to be SO years old; always goes neat
ly dressed. Fairburn is an altogether diff
ferent sort of fellow He is plucky but
thief and has served his time in the peni-
tertiary. He is 45 years old, five
feet four or five inches high,
stout build, with mustache turning
gray and grayish hair, but bald on
the top of his head He was dressed that
night when l saw him last in rough
tweed suit"
':How did Cronin look?"
'As / said, | never saw Cronin on the
street to know him. That night he looked
ike man. quite well along in years, but l
noticed most particularly the black eye
and mustache and goatee. The eye was
BADLY swollen. He wore derby hat and
black clothes"
Have you seen either of the three men
since Sunday morning."
Il saw King on Monday on Wabash av-
niue and talked with him several minutes |
From expressions be then used [ felt sure
Jronin is in the city and that King knows |
lis whereabouts, and that if X ng can be |
ound be will tell where Cronin is"
The prisoner was taken out of the station |
With Captain O'Donnell Thursday and |
lgain today he pointed out the place |
where he left the trunk and fixed the iden-
ical spot where it was found. He pointed |
,uU the barn which proved to be in rear of |
'2S North State street. The officers enter
d it but could find no evidence for or
Igainst the story. Woodruff says he sus-
,ects from remarks he overheard between
Cronin, Fairburn and King that the body
n the trunk was that of a woman whose
leath resulted from an operation, perhaps
by DR.. Cronin. He draws this
conclusion not only from what he over
Heard but also from the anxiety
WINGED by the doctor to get the body out
If the way and from the fact that
Jronin had apparently been recently struck
by some one.
Woodruff first read of Cronin's disap-
,earance in Tuesdays papers and also
cad the story detailing the finding of the
mpty trunk. He was greatly frightened
nd't thinking officers were constantly on
lis track took means to get out of the
ity. He had some money remaining from
he sum given him by King, but decided
o obtain little more. The result was
lis arrest for attempting to sell the horse,
which happened to be the identical animal
lie used on the memorable night.
A pretty brunette named Allie or Alice
Tillayaso has been MISSING from the
near which is located the
,arn where Woodruff is said to have met
Dr.. Cronin and the latter's companions.
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