Evening journal., 1889-11-30
A LEGAL ROMANCE.

The Cronin case in Chicago is a legal
romance II has all the details and Incl
dents Of thrilling story. Those who
have followed the evidence of the prose
cution have been deeply interested in the
unfolding Of hideous and cold blooded
plot to take the life Of a man who had
too much information concerning a con.
spiracy to rob Irish American societies
The story is the story Of Alexander
sullivan He had failed in business, de-
faultea on the government and on his
friends and had killed his man. He was
bankrupt, financially and morally. He
was cruel and criminal but ambitions.
He thought he could check the Land
League agitation and overthrow Parnell
To accomplish this lie Joined and came
into control Of the Clan-na. Gael, and
misappropriated about 100000
Or. Cronin as a member Of the Clan
ma Gael pressed an investigation and had
full proof of Sullivans guilt.
Sullivan instituted secret trial Of
DIR. Cronin at which he was con
demned to death.
All Of this has been proved in the trial
and furnished the motive for the murder
Of Cronin.
Dr. Cronin disappeared in May. After
tedious search his naked body was
found in a sewer and easily identified by
an "Agnus Der on his neck.
Then the search for evidence and for
the murderers began. in which the news
papers, as usual, out-stripped the stupid
detectives. The motive Of murder was
Alexander Sullivan's crimes. The instru-
ments were soon discovered and appre-
hended They were p. o. Sullivan, an
ice.man. who had made contract with
Dr. Cronin to give professional attention
to his men for stipulated salary and
his accomplices.
Four days after this contract was made
man called at Dr.. Cronin's residence,
driving gray horse to buggy, to take
him to attend one Of Sullivan's men,
whom he alleged had been hurt DR..
Cronin obeyed the call, took instruments
and cotton and went out with the mes
senger to lonely cottage in remote
part Of the city and to his death.
Under assumed names two accomplices
had rented this cottage. They were re.
cognized in court. Mrs. Conklin. in
whose family DR.. Cronin lived, recognized
the gray horse and the man who drove It..
The gray horse has been identified, and
the man who hired him, by the livery
man. A passing woman had seen a
buggy and gray horse stop in front OF
this cottage on the night Of May 4th, and
a large man slight and enter the house
She heard noises as if Of struggle, and
then groans and cries Blood stains were
e found about the cottage
e A policeman had seen a wagon contain
a ing several men and trunk driver
. furiously towards the lake He saw thi:
= wagon returning without the trunk. Tn,
}. trunk was found blood stained and con
s tanning some of the cotton that DR.
9 Cronin had taken with him. The Ike,
g fitting this trunk was found in the cot
2 tage.
s On this evidence the trial began agains
y Sullivan, Beggs, Kunze, Burke and
, Coughlin. Since the trial began, DR.
Q Cronin's instrument case, clothes anC
3 medical dictionary have been found an,
u the valise and the man who bought II Il
e. hide the clothes have been identified
y Thus the chain Of evidence tracing tn
e hideous crime from its motive in the breas
ID Of Alexander Sullivan, an ambitious an
ID cruel political triclsrer, to the despair
III ing cries and prayers of the gasping vic
y tim has been put together link by lin
o. till there is mental photograph Of tn
ca crime in all the horrors of its ghastly d,
" tails
70 There Is nothing lacking except an ey
nt witness Of the death blows Of the blud
ne geon by which the brave man was beate
81 to death There is evidence that one {
to the men became angry when he bougl
be a shirt because the salesman wished hi,
n. to unbutton his coat to be measured an
al another was observed washing d
Mt bloody feet
VS. The speeches have been delayed bv Il
ct death Of a child of one Of the iurymei
IN They will begin on Monday.
oy The defence has not attempted any
g. thing beyond alibis The testimony
ur the witnesses of the defence has be,
he shaken. 1t is not regarded as credib
and the attorneys for the prosecution 81
: that their case is perfect. They ha'
u found the murderers and proved the
Il, guilt.