The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-05-29
A POLICEMAN IMPLICATED.
Detective Daniel COughlin of the ChicaG
Police Force said to Be involved.

A POLICEMAN IMPLICATED.
Detective Daniel CoughIin of the Chicago
Police Force Said to Be Involved.
CHICAGO, May 25.-A morning paper pub
fishes story which duplicates member of the
/ Chicago police force in the taking off of DIR.
/ CroniD. The officer in question is De-
tective Daniel Coughlin. The story pub
lished is to the effect that on the morning of
the date which DR.. Cronin disappeared Cough
lin engaged at a livery stable, not far from
where DR.. Cronin lived, horse and buggy
which he said friend of his would call for that
evening; that the man did call and was given
a white horse similar to the attached to the
buggy in which Crouin was decoyed away; that
the time of going and the description of the
man correspond minutely with the time when
the man came for Dr. Cronin, and with the ap.
pearance of the man himself; that Coughlin
subsequently cautioned the livery stable keeper
to say nothing about the matter.
Force is added to these revelations from the
fact that Coughlin was member of one or
more societies of which Cronin was member,
and that they were enemies. The matter was
finally brought to the attention OF Chief of Po-
lice Hubbard, who seems inclined to take
serious view of the matter and promises to
probe it to the bottom.
Further investigation to-day into the matter
only adds to the evidence of the stupidity, if
nothing worse, with which the case has been
handled by some of the police officials. Capt
Setback, under whose orders Detective Cough
lin acts says that when the livery-stable keeper
told him the story, he at once called Coughlin
to account; that Coughlin told him that he had
hired the rig for friend of his who lived in
northern Michigan, near where Coughlins peo-
pie live, and who had come to Chicago to see
the sights. Capt. Setback says that he then
directed Detectives Coughlin and Whalen to
go out and find this man; that they went out
and soon afterward reported that they had
found him and that be had given satisfactory
account OF himself The captain admits that
He "ooePted this statement sufficient and did
not require that the man be brought before
him.
Capt: schaak goes, to say that he took
the white horse and drove to Conklin's house
under conditions similar to those under which
DIR. Cronin was decoyed away. and that Mrs.
Conklin said it was not the same animal. Mrs.
Conklin contradlcts this statement and says
that she told Capt. Schaack thatit resembled
the animal behind which DIR. Cronin drove
away, but it appeared TO be used up from hard
driving Mr. Dinan the livery-staole keeper,
says that the horse was driven very hard that
night, and has not recovered from the effects of
1t since then. Dinan further says that Coughlin
told him that he had walked his shoes of in
the search of his Michigan friend but has been
unable to find him. This directly contradicts
the statement attributed to him by Capt.
Setback. Detective Coughlin declines to
make any statement about the matter.
Police Supt Hubbard to-day gave the sub.
stance of talk he had with Detective Cough
lin in regard to his connection with hiring
white horse from Livery Stable Keeper Dinan
on the day on which DIR. Cronin disappeared.
The chief said that the following was substan-
italy the explanation which Coughlin gave:
A few days before May a man called at the
Z. Chicago-ave. station, and inquirlng for
Coughlin introduced himself as Thomas Smith
of Hancock, Mich, and a friend of Coughlin's
brother who keeps livery stable III that town.
He was on his way TO New Mexico he said
and before leaving Hancock, Mr.. Coughln of
that place asked him to look up his brother
Dan who was on the police force In Chicago,
as Mr.. Smith had said he intended to remain a
few days In this city. Detective Coughlin was
glad TO meet his brothers friend and played
the host to the best of his ability. He showed
Mr.. Smith the central station, the board of
trade and other points of interest and took in
the town generally.
Saturday Mr.. Smith said ne would like to
take a buggy ride that evening, but he did not
know whether the livery stable keepers would
trust a stranger with a horse. He had an aunt
living :. Halsted-st.. and he would drive
down there In the afternoon If he could get
RIG. Coughlin said he would fix the livery
stable business and told Mr.. Smith to 60 to
Dinan's place whenever he wanted a horse, and
that he himself would see Dnan during the
day and make ii all right. Mr.. Smith got the
white horse and rig and Coughlin did not see
him again for week or more, when Coughlin
met him on the street and wanted to know
why he did not pay for the use of the rig,
Dinan having come TO him for the money.
Smith gave Coughlin S. and said he would
give him the other 3 later. Coughlin met
him for the last time one day last week and
Smith said he would start for New Mexico the
next day.
Dr. Cronin's friends met this afternoon and
completed the arrangements for his funeral to-
morrow. 1t is believed that at least four thou
sand men will march in the procession. The
catholic order of foresters has announced that
1000 of its members will turn out: there
will be forty of the uniformed rank Of the
royal arcanum, 200 of the hibernian rifles, 100
of the royal league and 100 of the ancient
order of hibernians. The procession will start
from the First cavalry armory about 10
! o'clock tomorrow morning. The funeral SER
vices will be at the Cathedral of the Holy
| Name at 11:30 o'clock, where requiem mass
will be celebrated 1t is estimated that if the
day is fair at least ten thousand persons will go
by train TO Calvary cemetery, where the inter-
ment will take place.
1t is denied that DIR. Cronin's clothes were
found in the Carlson cottage, as was stated yes
terday.
An evening paper says that the letter which
was turned over to the police by the Carlsons
yesterday from one of the mysterious ten
ants of the blood-stained cottage. The police
refuse to allow the epistle to be copied. but
give out enough to indicate that it is of great
importance. The letter is postmarked Ham,
mond Ind, and was received May 20. Inclosed
was found SO. another months rent. 1t was
signed by one of the tenants, Frank Williams.
lie attempted TO explain away their hasty exit
from the building and the paint daubs the
parlor floor. He said that the floor painted
so as to save his sister the trouble of scrubbing
the boards. Mr.. Williams was silent about the
fact OF there being footprints in the paint He
also neglected to say anything about the blood
stains.
INSIDE THE CARLSON COTTAGE.
Only Vague Hints of the Horrors Have
Heretofore Been Made Public.