Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-05-28
CRONIN'S ASSASSINS.
The Police Rounding Them
Into the Corral
HIS "REMOVAL" ARRANGED FOR.
Evidence that He Was Done for, just
Like Socrates, Because "He
Knew Too Much"
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD,
CHICAGO, May 27.-The air to-day has
been filed with rumors of important de-
velopments, arrests, etc, in connection
with the Cronin case, but, with one or
two exceptions, it was next to impossible
to confirm or disprove them, owing to
the extreme reticence of the police
authorities. Although the police to-day
denied that P. O'sullivan, the ice dealer,
whose name has been connected with
the mysterious case from the first, has
been arrested, it is asserted this evening
that he has not been seen about his
home or place of business all day. Al
though some of the police officers, to- day,
denied that McGeehan, the man who, it
is asserted, came here from Philadelphia
to aid in the removal" of DIR. Cronin, is
under arrest, there seems to be no doubt
that they have him in charge, and that
important evidence of some nature has
been secured against him.
JORDAN RAKED IN.
This afternoon Harry Jordan, the M an
who came from Philadelphia some time
ago, and who is said to have been an
intimate friend of McGeehan's, was
placed under arrest, ''to be held as a
Witness" It is suspected that he knows
something of McGeehan's movements
that may prove of value. He is said to
have belonged to the Clan-na- Gael fac.
ton which was opposed to Cronin, and
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nounced the doctor in public.
Detective Dan Coughlin is guarded
with the utmost secrecy, no one being
allowed to converse with him without an
order from the Mayor or Superintendent
of Police. His partner, Detective Wha-
len, who accompanied Coughlin in his
search for the man for whom Coughlin
hired the horse on May 4th, has been
suspended from duty, pending an investi-
cation.
The report that Tierney, one of the
employers of Sullivan, the ice man, had
disappeared is denied in an evening pa
per, which asserts that one of its report
ers saw him to day.
HE is NOT THE RIGHT KING.
The man w. L. King, who is under ar
rest, does not answer to the description
of the man OF that name who, Woodruff
says, took part in the removal of the
trunk on the night of Cronin's disap.
pearance, and though he is something Of
a sporting man, the police do not believe
he is the man wanted.
Luke Dillon, who came here from
Philadelphia to assist in ferreting out
the murderers, says he has received a
telegram saying that the Clan Ma Gael
of Philadelphia have sent him 81 900 to
forward the work.
Woodruff was to-day shown picture
of the man King, now under arrest, but
he did not identify it. The opinion
gains ground that Woodruffs first story
was not true one.
CoUGHLIN IN THE swEAT-Box.
1t ie learned that Coughlin was to-day
subjected to a severe course in the
"sweat.b He is said to be one of
the brightest officers on the force, and
was one of Captain Schack's best men
during the time of the Anarchist trouble.
The outcome of the pumping process
would be matter of interest, but the
police refuse to talk. No one was allowed
to see Coughlin all day, not even an at
torney who had been hired by his friends.
The young man King, arrested on the
strength of Woodruff's story, was released
this evening, the police believing him all
right.
M'GEEHAN NOT THE MAN.
The story to the effect that Nc Geehan
was the man who called for and drove
Cronin away on the night of the murder,
ia exploded tonight by the positive
statement from friend of Cronin's, who
saw the two in the buggy, that MCGEE
han is not the man.
CHARGED WITH MURDER.
There was sensational and rather un-
expected development in the Cronin
case at 10 AS tonight, when Detective
Daniel Coughlin was formally arrested
in the police station cell, where he has
been detained on suspicion. An exam.
ination bv q justice was held immedi-
ately within the stone walls of the dun
geon. A few moments later the magis-
trate ordered commitment, and
Coughlin was hurried out on his way to
the county Jail. The warrant was sworn
out by John Cronin, brother of the dead
doctor. Coughliu is charged directly
with murder.
THE PLOT THICKENING.
At late hour this evening the police
admit that O'Sullivan, the ice man, is
under arrest, but refuse to say where he
is confined, or whether any facts which
seem to be evidence against him have
been secured.
LATER.-It is learned that Detective
Coughlin was arrested on the charge OF
murder, not because of any new evil
dence that had been procured, but be.
cause his attorney was attempting to gel
him out of the hands of the police on a
writ of habeas corpus.
EVIDENCE ON ICE.
New YORK, May 27.-The Herald
prints this morning the following from
Chicago: "Sulivan, the ice man, has
confessed that he had known Coughlin
for wears, instead of having become
acquainted with him only since the muir.
der. He also admitted that he was 9
member of Clan-na-Gael in good
standing, and was present at Lincoln
Hall at No. SOL Lincoln avenue
on the night of March % last, when
Cronin and others initiated several new
members, taking one of the officers
chairs. He was confronted with the
testimony of Justice Mahoney to the
effect that he was Clan-na- Gael mem
ber in good standing, and he did not
deny it. Sullivan is an ex-street cal
conductor.
When Sullivan was in the employ OF
the North Side Street-car Company he
became acquainted, as was natural, with
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