Wichita eagle., 1889-06-12
SULLIVAN Held.
found In the culvert in which Cronin's
body was discovered"
THE JURY'S VERDICT.
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found In the culyert IN winch CrOnln' 4
body was discovered"
THE JURY's VERDICT.
At 1925 p. m. the coroner's jury brought
sn their verdict; the feature of it being 8
commentator that Alexander Sullivan
be held, and also the three already under
arrest.
The following is the full text Of the YER
dict of the coroner's jury:
owe, the undersigned, a jury appointed
to make inquiries according to law, as 10
how the body body viewed by US came 10
his death, state as our verdict from the
evidence: First, that the body Is that OF
Patrick II. Cronin, known as Dr. Cronln;
second, that his death was not from
n 1neans th fsaS shat said P Il cronin
deceived from home on North Clark street
on the evening of May 4, 1889, by some
person or persons to the cotta1 known as
the Carlson cottage, situated at 1917 North
Ashland avenue, in Lakeview, Cook
county. Illinois; fourth, that at said cot
tsge the said Cronin was murdered by be-
ing beaten on the head with some blunt
instrument or instruments in the hands OF
some person or persons unknown on the
night of said May 4 or between May and
8: fifth, that the body after said murder
was committed was placed in trunk and
carried to Edgewater on wagon by
several persons and by them placed
In catch basin at the corner OF
Evanston avenue and Fifty-ninth street,
Lakeview, where it was recovered May
RI 1889: sixth, that the evidence shows con-
clusively to all minds that conspiracy
was formed by number OF persons for
the purpose of numbering the said Cronln
and concealing his body; said plot or con-
spiracy was deliberately contriyed and
1,,a fad bay "a N
inquired into the relations sustained by
said Cronin to other persons While alive to
ascertain if he had any quarrels or enmi-
ties with any person sufficient to cause his
murder; eighth, it is our judgment that
no other person or persons except some OF
those who are or who had been members
of certain secret society known as tde
United Brotherhood or Clan-na-Gael had
cause to be instigators or executors OF
such plot or conspiracy to murder said
Cronin: ninth, many of the witnesses tes-
tifying in said case have done so with
much evident unwillingness, and we be-
lieve, with much mental reservation.
We infer from the evidence that
a number Of persons were parties
to the plot and conspiracy to murder the
said Cronin, and that Daniel Coughlin,
Patrick O. Sullivan, Alexander Sullivan
and one Woodruff, alias Black, were either
principals, accessories or had guilty knowl-
edge of said plot and conspiracy to murder
said Cronin and conceal his body and
should be held to answer to the
grand jury. We also believe that
other persons We're engaged in this
plot or had guilty knowledge of it and
should be apprehended and held to the
grand jury.
ave further state that this plot, or con-
spiracy in its conception and execution is
one of the most foul and brutal that has
ever come to our knowledge. and we
recommend that the proper authorities
offer a large reward for the discovery and
apprehension of all of those engaged in
it in any way. We further state that
in our opinion all secret societies
whose objects are such as the evidence
shows that of the Gamma Gael or United
brotherhood to be are not in harmony
with and are in furious to American insti-
tutions. We hope that future vigor and
vigilance by the police force will more
than compensate for past neglect by
portion Of the force In this case.
r. S. CRITCHELL,
RUDOLPH SEIFERT,
H. A HAUGAN,
VICTOR s. UTTER,
JOHN H. VANHoUsEN,
JUSTUS kILLMIN.
At 1880 officers were dispatched to Sui
livan's residence to make the arrest
Alexander Sullivan's arrest was affected
without the slightest trouble. Before the
verdict was read in public Coroner Hertz
emerged for a moment from the room in
which the jury was in session. He beck
oned to an officer and handed him a nit
timus. The officer with a comrade hur-
riedly left the city hall and jumping into
carriage, drove to the residence of Mr.. Sui
livan on Oak street.