Telegram-herald., 1890-02-20
A Good CATCH.
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CrsH-a- iel- los Chieago tAls morning
lzIcAso. Fs6- 10. .-Farioas Fam0rs
hage been a slrculAuoz regarding Tie
sceartrY 80 he person recently arres I'd
In eoanectien ~1gh rhs Croain murder
Al nrst he E4s declared % be Cooaey
'the Fox. sad it uas stated that his
2rrsss lad been elected Al Hzscock,
Aibsh- Later it sas given oct on semi
oEtctal alth0rity thai tbs maa lad been
captured az Iitlls Rock. ARK, AID thsG
be sas Dan COuEhhRs frieRd saith.
Tor 1hon tAs convicted detective
procured Tie famous white horse and
covered buggy ron PAT Dinan. and
Nh0 drove DR. Cronia % TIE Carlson
cottage who're 10 Szs killed Thes
came the report that s. Louis VAS the
scene % she capture. and that the
prisoner was ths msch-wsnted - e.
s.monds." The man wbO purchased the
furniture found Ia the cottage, and the
ErGnk used - carry away the body o.
the murdered physician
Tho truth Of the matter Is that man
sss placed UUdsr arrss. In 81 Louis
Mond a. aight by Chicago detective
wAo hal been following him for some
time. and that he has been Identified as
tbs ove-mentioned smith" II Is
also stated that smith and "Si-
mouas" are enc and the same person.
The arrest Of smith or Kelly, as the
man calls hinself-was made at ST.
Louis Monday night st 10 o'clock byf De-
tective Thomas. 81 Chicago, assisted by
two local detectives, but tho fact did
not leak outunsll Tuesday morning 1t
WIS at irst thought that the suspect must
be ''Coonsy The Fox" but later on il was
learned that the prisoner was supposed
20 be Smith, Dan Coughlin's friend.
who drove the buggy in which DR.. Gro
Mn was conveyed from his home to the
Carlson cottage % be murdered. The
prisoner gave the name OF J. Il. Kelly
and admitted that he was the man
FOR whom the Chicago authorities have
been looking for q, me time. but denied
that he was Smith, and further denied
all completely in the murder.
Detective Thomas had long talk
with the suspect Tuesday afternoon,
and when he emerged from the cell he
said tia: while the prisoner denied be-
ing Dan Coughlin's friend Smith be
was sure ne had the right man. He had
been watching him fo- thres or four
weeks
Mr.. and Mrs. Conklin. Dinan, the liv-
ery-stable man, and others described
the man who came in the buggy as 5
feet ~ or 5 inches tall. weighing $50
pounds, with dark-brown mustache.
q sharp, piercing eye, quick in
movement, and shabbily dressed in
faded brown overcoat faded pants,
sl0uch hat end muddy boots. The man
under arrest answers this description in
Gil essential particulars. The Chicago
Authorities long ago located man
whom they believed 20 be- Smith, and
the ono under arrest is the person.
The prisoner was interviewed in his
cell yesterday. He said:
Ny asus s. tran 3 Kelly. had nothing 20
60 With ;ho r. ,r1er Of Dr. C-oain- I admitted
20 toe ch-Ct q police last night how
ever. t.at & en- the party the Chicago
police are lcottz q for = g. case OF mistaken
IDENTITY. 30 visited Chicago February
Is, 1859 leA th-rc tks latter part OF
June ths sr-ce year. I 12Fs never belonged 10
tho Clan -ua-Cs-l o- any other Irish orgsniEa-
ao2. know none o. the people accused OF
numbering DR. Cro1fu. TIE only Irish sgitator
know is Thonas Desmond. q san Francisco.
came ~ ST. Louis August % Last aud have
boarded a. the Peoples House, corner Fourth
au1 Lucas svs L-e. ever since
The prisoner appeared III at ease and
tried % eva1e an direct questions. He
denied knowing Alexander Sullivan.
-f -
fused 70 say where he had been en-
p,oyed.
When asred as % his presence in Chi
cago when Dr. Cronin was asssssinated,
be said that "a was in tha, oity from
February % June. 1889 In the evening
Kelly or Smith became more communi-
cative lie said
L viii teH you how they came 20 connee; me
Win tAe Cream murder Atout tro months, I
think. before the Cronin murder. NJ room
mate gave me paper known IS the
irish Citizen. II this paper saw
notice of Tsonas Desmond. of
san Francisco. being IN Chicago. I had known
Desmond IA the West. snl went 20 the Citizen
ofrcc. where 7 asked Nr T--rty. the editor.
about Desmond. 40 answered m- very grudiy
s11 sCt I mA mAds several visits On tie same
mission. and ny anxiety 20 50. hin may have
cast Ell ir.1u ea ne have not attempted o
aide vala aere. and am perfectly willing %
rs-n-u t7 chicago without a rc4ulsitioa."
When che Chicago a Alton train
pulled into ths Union depot AZ s.
Louis Tuesday evening Lieutenant
Clark and Omcer Collins cf the Chicago
police department who knew Kelly.
a. GIFTED. and. accompanied By Detective
-TIo--aa --r,s~ed n tha Four Courts
They a. frss gave fictitious names, but
la-er we're recognized When Kelly
was or0ur oat both Clark and Collins
nodded thsr heads and said. "Y.s, re
is ths nan.
Kelly ca seen sfter being Identified
ard sad AZ svsr thsse ruaa made
u istays ia rreir lives IL - now. They
~ noe S- M and 10 not k7ov
,hem
Later IS r sen a telegram 20 friends
in Little E..k uo-i'7inz chem tbat 80
bad hsen tsres-ed Cor compicitT In she
Cr1rfn rar He a.so s'vnsi payers
agree nz ret1r7 20 Chicago vi-hout
raq7tsltlc-
TIE res -sr -cf the lnoto-ious Csn
ns-Gssi Camp 1o gives che name of
.Tau,ss 2 kauy- This name spPsars
hst cue on the iist. ari - Is highly
sr-bat-a -1s- Il belongs t0 tha rnsn nov
--tso-s- 50 Louis A y 3 Kelly
a-svra-f-7 r every datsi tbs 6es--ir-
Hra ~ rra -.n row 1u3er arrest ss be-
t-rT R u1r8s. "a knows to have
been +, Chicago f7r so--s t.-pe hefe-e
- 60 --- - GO - % r--r III.