The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-06-21
THE CRONIN CASE.
Efforts Being Made to Bring tho
Guilty to Justice.
Summary of the Evidence Given Daily
Before the Coroner's Jury-LuLe Dill
Ion Says the Murderers Can
Not Escape.
cmcAGo's MYSTERY.


CHICAGO, June S-There were some sem
sational episodes in the Dr. Cronin inquest
yesterday Three important witnesses were
missing, and could not be found by the cor
oner's agents. Daniel Brown, police
man, admitted that he was the man who
cited DIR. Cronin to trial for treason Brown
was placed under restraint by the coroner,
who intimated that he was the man who
drove DIR. Cronin TO his death on the night
of May l. Luke Dillon denounced Alex
ander Sullivan as the instigator of the
crime.
CHICAGO, June 10-Directly on receipt of
important information by wire at o'clock
Sunday night Mr.. Luke Dillon. secretary
OF the Clan-na-Gael executive, said:
I'VE will have the murderers of DR..
Cronin before two more weeks have
gone by just as sure as / sit here" Mr.. Dill
Ion indicated that his detectives or agents
in an Eastern city are almost within reach
of one of the principals In the foul murder,
and that his arrest will probably be the
event OF the next forty elght hours, though
IL may be the matter OF two weeks Mr..
Dillon says:
"The murderers can not escape. There are
$4,000 loyal members OF the United Brother
hood in this country-15,000 men who Will act
under my instructions and who are alert and
resolved to apprehend the murderers.
They can not escape. We are en-
ploying the most skillful detectives in
the country and our agents are at work in
every city OF the United States. In Phila-
delphla alone DIR. McCahey has spent more
than $1,000 in following up clews. am in re-
ceipt OF kilograms and letters from all
over the country describing suspected men,
telling me OF clews, assuring me of support
and inclosing sums OF money for prosecuting
the work. The executive OF the brotherhood,
though 1t refused to appropriate $1,000 Just
after the murder, as / testified Friday have
since sent $500 to the prosecution fund.
CHICAGO, June lin tho Cronin inquest
yesterday several persons were examined,
but nothing of Importance was developed.
Speaking of the peculiar phrases of the
Clan-na-Gael organization which are de-
veloping under the coroner's inquest and
his method of dealing with them, Coroner
Hertz said;
II am not going into the secre IS OF the Clan
na-Gael as an organization further than the
inquest into the cause Of Cronin's death rem
Gers 1t necessary, because 1t is not my province
TO do so. / am after Cronin's murderers, not
the Clan-na-Gael. TO investigate that society
is, think, tho business of the United States
Government"
CHICAGO, June III. D. Haggerty, a wit
ness at the Cronin inquest, swore yester-
day that Alexander Sullivan told him in
1888 that DR.. Cronin was q traitor to the
Irish cause and should be exterminated.
The jury found thdt Daniel Coughlin,
Patrick O'Sullivan, Woodruff and Alex
ander Sullivan were either principals or
accessories to the murder. Alexander Sui.
Ivan was arrested in the evening and
placed in jail
CHICAGO, June 13.-The special grand
jury impaneled to act upon the verdict of
tho coroners jury in the Cronin murder
case began taking testimony yesterday
The jury is composed of business men, with
only two lrishmen upon it,