The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-09
CRONIN'S MISSING SUIT.
1T IS FOUND IN SEWER WITH
HIS SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS.

Only a Block nom the Place Where
the Trunk Was Recovered-A Sui
eide in Front OF the Court Causes
Sensation.
CHICAGO, Ill, Nov. S-The sensation
in connection with the finding of
the surgical case and clothes the
all-absorbing Cronin case to-day was
OF the murdered physician and the forging
OF another link in the chain Of circum-
stantial evidence that clanks ominously
around the conspirators. For some time
complaints have been made to the sewer
department Of the Lake View station that
the sewer at the intersection of Evanston
avenue and Buena Vista avenue was flush
and running over. To-day two or three
sewer cleaners were detailed to investigate
the cause of the trouble.
THE FIND.
The cover was removed from the man
hole In the center of the street, and with
long poles the workmen prodded among the
RUBBISH beneath the water. Finally solid
resistance was encountered and the work
men then realized that it was something
more than an alluvial deposit that was caus-
ing the trouble. After some hooking and
olgging two valises were unearthed, one
leather and the other the remnants of a
paper one. In the leather valse was found
Dr. Cronin's prescription book with several
prescriptions bearing his signature.
CLOTHING CUT BY KNIVES.
The paper one dropped to pieces as it was
pulled out, and from it rolled a mass of
tattered clothing that bore evidence of hav-
ing been cut in strips with sharp knife.
The only intact garment was a vest, which
was in the center, and which encircled the
doctors case Of surgical Instruments.
The clothing had evidently been cut and
the buttons removed in the hope that
they would sooner drop apart and be borne
away by the waters into the lake The
surgical case and prescription book bore the
Doctors name, and they, as we'll as every
article of outward clothing, were recog-
nized by the Conklins and dozen other
friends, as the property Of the murdered
physician.
THE TRUNK FOUND ONLY BLOCK AWAY.
The most damaging of all the circum-
stances for the prisoners is that all this
was found only one block from the spot
where the bloody trunk was discovered
after it had been thrown hurriedly from
the wagon on the night of May 4, or only
half mile south of where tie body Of DR..
Cronin was found in the catch basin. The
paper valise Is supposed to have been
the one purchased by "S b. Simmondsn
from A. II. Revelle & Co, and clerk from
that establishment will endeavor to identify
the remnants. A tragic event which oc-
CURED just in front of the court house
while everybody was examining these
articles caused the widest excitement, and
for time was supposed to be the denoue-
ment OF this great murder mystery.
A SUICIDE.
A shot was heard just at the entrance of
Judge McConnelps court, and supposing it
to have connection with the sensational
trial, the states attorney and a dozen law
yers ana reporters rushed from the states
attorneys office into the street. Stretched
lengthwise on the sidewalk was a
strong man with smoking
revolver in his hand and his brains oozing
from his skull. He was quite dead, and as
no one could identify him. it was at once
presumed that his death had some mys-
terious connection with the sensational dis
coveries of the day. After an hours inves-
tigation by the states officers, however. it
was ascertained that his name was Edward
Rhem, and that he had been for some time
known to be partially insane. His death
was doubtless due to suicide while laboring
under mental alteration.
ALEXANDER sULLIvAN's BAIL BOND.
At 10 o'clock this forenoon Attorney Gill
BERT of the firm Of Duncan e Gilbert, made
application In Judge Bakers court for the
release of Alexander Sullivan from the
bail bond of $25, 900 given by him last June
to answer the Investigations of the grand
jury in the Cronin case, for the reason
that the grand jury, after long investiga-
ton, has failed to return any indictment
against Sullivan. Upon recommendation
of the coroner's jury, he was held to await
the action of the grand jury. Several grand
juries have met since that time, but no re-
turn of the indictment has been made
against Sullivan, and therefore the counsel
asked for his discharge. Assistant States
Attorney Elliott opposed the application on
the ground that the matter is pending be-
fore the grand jury and not yet disposed Of.
The matter comes up again tomorrow.
POLICE OFFICERS ON THE STAND.
In the Cronin trial to-day, Capt Schuet-
Ter, Capt. Wing and Officer Hendrick were
again examined in regard to the pieces of
flooring, window shutter, etc., with paint
aud blood marks upon them, which are in
evidence. Capt. Schuetler also rehearsed
again the substance of his interview with
Iceman O'Sullivan in regard to his contract
with DR.. Cronin and his membership of
secret societies.
A sLAT IN EVIDENCE.
John Lindgren, Carlson's son-in-law,
testified to having entered the abandoned
cottage by window which he had entered
by pushing up the sash where slat from
the shutter was missing. During the cross
examination the witness produced from his
pocket the missing slat from the shutter,
which was found in ditch some distance
from the house. It had been cut off, not
broken. The slat was admitted in evidence.
OUT ON THE FATAL NIGHT.
William Nieman, who at the time
of the murder kept saloon a
block and half south of the Carlson
cottage, was the next witness. He tes-
titled that Defendant O'Sullivan entered
his saloon between 10 and IL o'clock on the
night of the murder. He was accompanied by
two men. The witness was reluctant to say
whether either of the two was one of the
defendants in this case, but finally said that
Coughlin resembled one of them, and ac-
cording to his best judgment he thought
Coughliu was one of the men.
KUEZE THE OTHER MAN.
The other man was smaller and could not
speak English plainly; he had German
accent. The three stood as closely together
as they.could get and talked IN undertones,
putting their hands up to their faces for
about twenty minutes. According to the
witness best judgment Kunze was the third
man Nothing new was developed on the
and the court took
recess.