The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-06-22
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west, though the case has, because OF III
connection with Irish affairs, attracted at
tention the world over. BY the true
friends OF Irish liberty In England, 1t u
looked upon as most unfortunate: as Cal
culsted to cause material injury 10 the
cause-not irreparable, perhaps, but stii
the result will be In the nature OF reVul
sion Of feeling, which will have to be re,
moved or overcome before the cause itsell
shall resume Its progress and regain III
ground the murder will have caused IT &c
lose. The extent of the damage done &c
Ireland by the murder, will depend largely
on the success of the efforts to punish the
principals concerned In the miserable plot
and this fact has undoubtedly spurred the
friends of Irish liberty to renewed effort
to find the actual murderers, and will con-
tinue to be of material assistance to the
police of Chicago.
The case has assumed somewhat diff
ferent aspect during the week. Since the
release OF Alexander Sullivan on bail
which took place on Saturday last,-his
lawyers, Messrs. Duncan g. Gilbert, late OF
this city, with A. 8. Trude of counsel
showing Judge Tuly that the evidence
adduced bv the cOroner's Inquest was en-
tirely insufficient TO connect Sullivan with
the crime, either as principal or accessory,
except by remote implication, theory
of the causes leading up TO the murder
has somewhat changed, the theory now
being, In part, at least, that Cronin was
removed, not as man seeking to expose
the rottenness Of the triangle In the man
agement of the Clan. me- ael's financial
affairs, but as "Brltish Spy LIE Caron
In his testimony before the Times Parnell
commission named three other men In the
United States as paid British spies. These
names were not published, and are known
only 70 three men, 80 far known,-One OF
the counsel on each side Of that case and
the trial Judge. Nevertheless Mr.. Davitt,
the noted leader, intimates that Cr0nin
was one of these names, though what au-
thority he has for the insinuation does not
appear. Yet 1t Is certain that during this
week Sullivan has been less prominent
feature in the history of the case.
The work has, of course, been TO find
the civilians brothers," who did the actu.
al killing. During last week two men In
New York We're arrested as'these parties,
but witnesses sent there for that purpose
failed to identify them-they were clearly
not the men.
On Sunday, however, an apparently I'm.
portant arrest was made OF man named
Martin Burke, at Winnipeg. Some time
ago photograph wac taken OF those pres
ent at the dedication of monument to
Cream, o member Of the party opposing
Cronin; and In this photograph was the
face of Burke, which was recognized by
the Carlsons and the clerk at Revel's as the
man Williams. He was traced TO Winni
peg and was arrested when on the train TO
start for Montreal He has since been
identified by the police as late employee
of the sewerage department. He was at
once indicted, and will soon be sent back
by the Canadian authorities to Chicago.
The other civilians" to believed to be q
man named Cooney, a fast friend Of Burke,
seen frequently before the murder, but
who after II, suddenly disappeared.
Yesterdays papers are disposed to think
that p. 0. Sullivan, the Ice man, Is about
10 confess his connection with the case;
and confession by him would probably
revaal the entire plot, with the names of
all the parties connected with II. lie has
since his arrest been confined near the ex
detective Coughlin, who has exerted a
strong influence over him but on Thurs
day Sullivan made the request to be re.
moved to another part of the jail and be-
yond the reach CT COughlin, and the re-
quest was granted. Should he confess, the
great mystery would be laid bare and the
beginning of the end reached.
1t Is possible that Sullivan has been made
uneasy by the so called confession of
Woodruff, the "horse.thief," held under an
indictment as participant In the murder to
the extent, at least, of having driven the
vehicle by which the body of Cronin, after
his murder was conveyed In trunk from
the Carlson cottage and afterwards dumped
into the catch basin The truth of Wood
ruff's confession to this extent Is indlsput-
able, as he was able TO point out the exact
route the vehicle took after leaving the
cottage and the place where the trunk had
been left. WOodrutfs confession now
goes further and directly duplicates 2. 0.
Sullivan thd Ice man, and Alexander Sul>
Ivan, as accessories to the murder, and the
two men with the aliases of Melville and
Williams as the actual murderers. While
of course In the many minute details into
which this confession goes, Woodruff, be-
Ing recognized as monumental liar, Is
entitled to no implicit Credence, yet so
Iuuuy vi LIS blhtCliChto uiC SOblihhVo ~
corroborative evidence, that 1t promises to
serve a useful purpose In connection with
subsequent developments, and as crucial
test of the veracity of Woodruff when he
comes TO tell his story to petit jury.
The South Dakota farmers Alliance, at
Huron, on Wednesday, adopted political
resolutions whsch read much like those of
the late lamented greenback party such as
demands that the ownership and control of
railroads and "all necessaries of life" be In
the government, that banks Of issue shall
be abolished, and prohibition made nation.
al Among others more to the point were
demands that Senators be elected by the
people; that the Australian system of vot-
ing be adopted, and child labor prohibited
A resolution declaring that inasmuch al
we have free market to sell In, we de.
mand free market to buy in was voted
down by small majority. In the Wiscon
sin Alliance, few days sgo, a similar res
olution met with better fate. Tax reduc.
ton was demanded, and the resolution, AZ
adopted, says: 1--WE cannot readily believe
that congress will offer TO the people free
whisky and tobacco In preference to cheap
sugar, lumber, salt coal and clothing"
The Wisconsin Alliance asked also for a
reform In the system Of Lowing State and