Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-05-30
CRONIN'S MURDER.
No Sufficient Clue to the
Perpetrators.
A DISQUALIFIED GRAND JURY
The detectives and Police Maintain
a Sphinx Like Silence as to
Their Clues.

a Sphinx Like Silence as to
Their Clues.
Associated Press DISPATCHES to the HERALD
CHICAGO, May 29.-There has been no
new developments in the Cronin case to-
day of startling nature. The authori-
ties say that the report of the proceedings
before the Grand Jury, as printed in the
morning papers, a portion OF which was
used In these dispatches, was greatly ex-
aggerated. They claim that there was
no such testimony as that accredited to
Carlson, and that nothing particularly
new was adduced before the jury.
Capiases, in accordance with the in
dictments, were served on the three pris-
oners today.
Woodruff, when seen by the reporters,
refused to talk further about his confess
sion, saying that he had said too much
already. Coughlin wo ould have nothing
at all to say, either to the reporters or to
the Chief of Police, when the latter WIS.,
tied him.
The Coroner's jury assembled this
morning, but after consultation with the
| States attorney, the Coroner decided to
| postpone the inquest further until next
Tuesday.
1t is understood that it was the desire
of the authorities that this he done, for
fear that some testimony might come out
before the public inquest which would
retard the police work.
| Chief Hubbard, when seen by re-
porter tonight, said that there was
nothing new to be said; that they were
busy working on several clues, but that
no fresh arrests were contemplated.
THE GORDON DRAWS CLOSER.
Several important links in the evidence
/ connecting the circumstances surround
| ing DR.. Cronin's death were brought out
before the Grand Jury yesterday.
/ Milkman Mertes testified that shortly
after he saw a man resembling Cronin
20 up the steps of the cottage, he heard
sounds like pounding and crunching.
Young Carlson, whose parents own the
blood-stained cottage, learned from
/ Swedish truckman, who brought the
furniture 10 the cottage, that it came
from rooms at III Clark street, opposite
DR.. Cronin's office. A description of the
man who bought this furniture and took
it to III Clark street is now in the hands
of the police. Young Mrs. Carlson gave
close description Of the man who hired
the cottage.
The Coroner's jury met this morning
and, without taking testimony, ad-
journed till Monday.
IRISH JURYMEN NOT WANTED.
! 1t is stated tonight upon apparently
good authority, that the present grand
Jury will not be asked again to give the
Cronin case any further consideration.
The serious character of this announce
ment is best appreciated when it is re-
membered that considerable num-
Der of the members of the present
grand jury are Irishmen, or of
', Irish descent. While State Attorney
!, Longenecker is voiceless as a sphinx as
, to the reason for declining to continue
the investigation under the present jury.
: Those high in authority do not deny
, that the question of nationality has much
to do with his decision. This evening,
, Byron L. Smith, receiver of the defunct
bank in which, it is said, some of
the funds which Cronin had mysteriously
| dlluuou W III LIS pau thht
the stealings were deposited there, was
cIoseted with Chief Hubbard for an hour
or more. This would indicate that the
authorities have widened the scope OF
their inquiry beyond the responsibility OF
!, the murder, and are acting on the innu.
endoes of the doctors professed friends,
who have been doing 80 much talking.
The police were busy all day searching
every conceivable spot in the vicinity OF
the Carlson cottage and the place where
the body was found, in the endevor to
fnd some trace of Cronin's clothing and
the case of medical instruments, of which
no trace have been found. The under.
clothing found by the widow Hamburg
er's children proves not to be that of the
dead man.
M'GEEHAN IN THE TOLLS.
Peter McGeehan, the Philadelphia
suspect, talking this evening to a reporter,
said that several days ago he was taken
by the detective to see Mrs. Conklip.
She first said McGeehan was not the
man who called for the Doctor.
the detective introduced McGeehan in
, form. Immediately on hearing the name,
! Mrs. Conklin surveyed McGeeh again,
and declared positively that he was the
man who lured the doctor away. Nc
Geehan said: 81 believe that that woman
is capable of swearing mans life away.
Conklin has added to her reckless judg-
! ment some stories about me that l shall
, call him to legal account for"
DINAN's DENIAL.
Dinan, the liveryman, says: "I do
not answer to the description of the man
wanted. The police now know that /
had nothing to do with the case. be-
lieve that the plot, conspiracy, or what
ever you please to call it, was purely a
personal matter, and that the right clue
has not yet been struck; or, if found, has
not been published"
| THE NATIONAL LEAGUE TROUBLED.
PHILADELPHIA, May 20 9-John Fitz-
gerald, President OF the Irish National
League of America, telegraphed to-day
from Lincoln, Neb., to he Municipal
Council at Philadelphia, asking if it was
advisable to postpone the National
League Convention, which is to be held
in this city July 9th and 105h. The
Council decided that it would be mis-
take to postpone the convention, and
will continue the arrangements. Presi-
dent Fitzgerald did not assign any rea-
sons for the postponement.
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