Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-06-14
Al. SULLIVAN ARRESTED
Charged With Being Implicated in
Or. Cronin'S Murder.
He is Haken 10 the Jail and Put in
"Murderer'S" Row.
Appearing to Regard the Arrest rs a
Trivial Affair.
The Corouer'S Jury Returned Their
Nerdict.-Full Text.

CHICAGO, June u.-At 9:45 the jury in
/ the CTonin inquest WAS still in secret
session. States Attorney Lougenecker
has been sent for twice. He stated on
coming out of the jury room that the
| jury had decided TO hold Alexander Sui
! lIyan and several others, but that the
names OF the others had not been decided
| on. At the afternoon session a number
! OF witnesses was examined without de
yeloplng anything of Importance. Then
! Chief of Police Hubbard was sworn in
and told of an interview which he had
had with Woodrutf, the horse thief. Hub
! bard asked him what ne knew of the
| Cronin matter aud if he really WAS the
one who drove the trunk from the Carl
son cottage. Woodruff said he was, aud
he then described the cottage. He
| said,' continued the chief, "he took the
! trunk about midnight on May T. He had
! been given $50 by two men the day be
| fore to do the job. Al ll:30 op May L.
| the two men, according to agreement,
| raped on the door of Dinsn's stable. He
opened the door and let ont the horse
with rags on its feet and hitched to u
| wagon. They then drove TO within 100
feet of the Carlson cottage. He was
then told 10 wait and the two left him
and went into the cottage. They re
manned there five minutes and then
beckoned him To drive up. de did so,
and the two, King aud Fairburn, and the
third man came ont with the heavy trunk.
l he third man was z. o. Sullivan; when
the trunk was put in the wagon Sullivan
returned to the house, Wood
ruff, with King and Fairburu drove on
TO Lincoln Park. The men intended to
take the trunk and contents IN the boat
out on the lake and sink them. BuS
owing to the bright night and the pres
enee of strangers they changed their
minds and drove back. When they
reached the man-hole at the Fifty ninth
street, they tried to dump the trunk into
it, but failing in this they kicked the
trunk open, having losr the key, took the
body from it and threw it into ths man
hole. Woodruff was then told to drive
of.
At 1O:l5 p. ~, after being out five
hours and half the jury same into
court, and commenced reading their YER
dict. 1t was a long document, but it was
listened TO with marked attention. The
following is the full text:
CHICAGO, June 1.-The following is
full text of the verdict of the coroner's
jury: We, the undersigned, jury appoint
ed to make inquiries according to law
rs to how the body viewed by us came
to his death and state ss our verdict from
the evidence:
One-Thst the body is that of Pat
rick III. Cronin, known as DR.. Cronin.
Two-Fhat his death was not from n
natural csuse, bu5 from violent Deans.
Three-That said =. IL. Cronin was de
coyed from his home on Norsh Clark
Street on the evening of May 4, 1889 by
some person or persons TO the cottage
known as Che Carlson cottage situated at
No. 1872, North Ashland Avenue in Lake
View, Cook county, Ill.
FOur-That at said cottage, said Gro
min was murdered by being beaten on
the head with some biuut instrument, or
instruments, in the hands of some per
son, or persons, to US unknown, on the
night of said May 4, or between May
aud May 5, 1889.
FIve-That the body, after the said
murder was committed, was placed in
trunk and carried to- the edge of the
water on a wagon by several persons, and
by them placed in a catch basin at the
corner of Evanston avenue and SO
street, Lake View, where 1t WAS discover
ed May 27, 1889.
Sixth-That the evidence shows con
clusively to all minds that plot or con
spiracy was formed by number OF per
sons for the purpose of numbering said
CrOuir and concealing his body. Said
plot or cons spirEcy was deliberately CON
trived and cruelty executed.
Seven-We have carefully inquired into
the relations sustained by saic Cron-n to
other persons while alive, to ascertain if
he had any quarrels or enmities with any
persons sufficient to cause his murder.
Eight-It is our judgment that no
other person or persons except some of
those who are or had been members OF
certain secret society known as the
United Brotherhood" or "Clan-na-
Gael" had cause to be the instigatOrs or
executors OF sdch plot or conspiracy To
| murder said Cronin.
Nine--Many of the witnesses testifying
in said case have done SO with much evi-
dent unwlllingness and we believe with
much mental retervation. We find from
| the evidence that number of persons
we're parties 20 the plot and conspiracy
| TO murder said Cronin, ana that Daniel
| CoughIin, Patrick O. Sullivan, Alexander
| Sullivan, and one Woodruff, alias Black,
| we're either principals, accessories, ol had
guilty knowledge of said plot and con-
| spiracy 70 murder said Cronin and con
| ceal his body, and should be held to an
swer to the grand jury. We also
believe that other persons were engaged
in thit plot or had a guilty knowledge OF
| 1T and should be spprehonded and held
| to the grand jury. We further state that
| this plot or conspiracy Ia its conception
| and execution is one or the most foul and
| brutal that has ever come uLder our OBJ
| servation, and we recommend that the
| proper authorities offer a large reward
| for TIE discovery and apprehension of all
| those engaged in it in any way. We
further state that in our judgmeDs all
/ secret societies whose objec are such .
| evidence shows that of the Clan ma Gael
| or "UDited Brotherhood" are not IN
| harmony with, and are injurious 20
| American Institutions.
We hope that future vigor and vigil
| snce by the police force will more than
| compensate for past neglect By portion
| of the force in this case. Signed: X. s.
| Criticized, Rodol ph Seifert, II. A. Hangar,
J Victor o. Suttor, John II. Vanhousen and
Justus Kil!ian.
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trrest was affected without the slightest
! trouble. Before the verdict WIS read In
| public Coroner Hertz emerged for mo
| ment from the room in which he jury
| was in session. He beckoDeo TO an OIL
| Ger and ia nded him a mittimus. The
| officer with comrade hurriediy left the
| city hall and jumping into carriage,
| droveto Suil;vsp's residence on Oak street
Mr.. Sullivan had gone TO bed rhort time
| previous, but after the object of the Off
GERS was explained and upon information
| that he would not be permitted any time
| for any purpose, he promptly and quietly
| dressed and unhesita.iugiy accompanied
| his visitors. The prisoners demeanor
was calm throughout the proceedings.
| On entering the carriage which had been
| brought the officers and trio we're driven
TO the Office of the county jail. After she
usual preiimiuaries Mr.. Sullivan was
| taken through the cage into the gloomy
cage itself The ex-president Of the
Irish National league of America was
then Immediately incsrceratei IN cell
No. 25, in the tier knowa as "murdsrer's
| row."
| CHICAGO, June 1.-The officers on go
{ ing TO Alexander Suiiivan's residence
went to the front door and rang the bell.
Henry Brown, Mr.. Sullivan's clerk ans
A, wered the call. "Is Mr.. Sullivan at homer
] asked one Of the officers. "He is," was