The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-06-13
HIS LOSSES WE'RE SMALL


Large Sum In stocks, He Was Only
Caught to tho Extent Of s5.OOO-A wit
nsss Who Declared He Could Pnt His
Hand on Cronin's Murdersrs. Fails to
Throw Amy Light ON the Crime whsn
Placed ON the Wltness-Stand.
CHICAGO, June THE Cronin inquest
was resumed at 1915 o'clock = m Thursday.
j. w. Moore. cashier for J. +. Lester. pro-
duced . statement showing the cash trans
actions Of Alexander Sullivan with J.
T. Lester 4 Co., frem June l, 1852,
to April 13, 1884 The amount paid
in was sl33s SO The total amount drawn
out by him from june 13, 1SeD, to June 20,
1889, was Sll5, ,3la OS In checks or cash and
800 shares of stock which were good for
el4,OM. Sullivan's loss was 5000. These
amounts were paid, principally In checks.
to Alexander Sullivan From Juno / to
October, !, lss2. Sullivan paid to the firm
about ~, ,0O0, and drew out about 46O, QUO.
Thomas T. OConnor testified that he had
been told by Dr.. Cronin several years ago
that ~ was afraid OF his life on account Or
certain exposures he had made against
conn. Jc&l societieA Witness told him 70
take no chances but to 90 armed He did 20.
Witness said he had been asked to do
some secret work for the order. He didn't
know who 1t was that wanted him to do
the work. He got the order ono morning
from man who came into his Office. He
said that some men were going over the
water and he wanted witness to 70, too
Witness promised to think over the matter
Witness talked with Cronin about the
order, and the latter said that there
were enough good, honest men behind En-
glish bars now; that he didn't believe In tho
policy of dynamite, and for witness not to
do it Witness didn't Cronin said that
those good Irishmen behind En-
glish bars had been given away a.
soon a. they had touched the shore
He said that he believed some one had be-
traycd them, but he mentioned no names
Witness knew Alexander Sullivan, but did
not know that he had any thing to do with
giving me the dynamite order. Had heard
that Sullivan was then . member Of the
executive body which governs the order,
but Of that was not certain.
OConnor said he was present at the trial
of Dr.. Cronin, but to his mind there was no
evidence to warrant his expulsion from tho
organization He was positive In his own
mind that the Jury was packed. The circu-
lar was merely cloak to get him expelled
It was alleged that the circular con-
VuIuCu luC00 0UUu8 OulOtlC w VlC DplLlU Ol
the order. His expulsion was desired be-
cause of his possession Of facts showing
the misuse OF the funds Of the organiza-
tion.
The coroner concluded the examination
Of Witness O'Connor by saying to him that
the jury would be glad to hear from him
any thing that might throw any light on
the manner of DR.. CrOnin's death This
question was intended to give O'Connor q
chance to lay his hands on the men who
killed the doctor, as he promised to do soon
after the doctors disappearance. In an
swer Captain OConnor said: Il wish to
God could throw some light on this ques-
ton"
At tho afternoon session A. ]. Ford. who
was senior guardian Of Camp 20, Clan-na-
Gael, previous to the election OF John f.
Beggs, was called Coroner Hertz has been
trying to locate some ono from
whom he might force an account
Of the alleged trial held in Camp 20,
or old 80. Mt which DR.. Cronin
was..tried q British spy and condemned
to death, In pursuance Of which sentence
the doctors dead body was thrown in the
Lake View catch-basin The persistence
with which the coroner put questions on
this point to the witnesses Wednesday and
Thursday shows that the police have pretty
positive proof that such . trial was had
and, rs q consequence Of II, Dr.. Cronin wal
murdered
Mr.. Ford said that no order for any trial
wns received, nor was any trial 90 held
while he was senior guardian Of Camp 20.
Mono such had been held since his with
drawal from Office, neither had there been
any private trial, nor any meeting of rel
or clique Of tho camp to try Dr. Cronin
after q manner Of their own. DR.. Cronin
was tried and expelled from Camp 96 some
years ago on . charge Of treason. The
treason consisted In his reading q docu-
ment which was forbidden to be read. and
Ford was there as witness for DIR. Cronin
He was friendly and intimate with Cronin
but never heard him speak a. though be
thought his life was in danger. Had never
heard any members OF Camp 20 talk hoe.
tilely of DR.. dronin. The latter neve,
spoke to witness about Alexander Sullivan
John +. Finerty declares that he never
at any time referred to DR.. Cronin or d..
McCahey in the language attributed to hin
by Maurice Morris In his testimony o.
Wef1nes1lav