The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-01-12
A GREAT SENSATION
In Irish Political Circles Caused
BY the Attempt OF
THE TIMES TO sUBcRN PERJURY
Against Parnell-The Story of the Famous
Paris Cablegram and the CrOnin Case
Completely Exposed.


posed chief phases of the Cronin mystery
was unraveled here yesterday. During
the excitement in Chicago following the
Disappearance of DR.. Cronin, DR.. McCahey,
of Philadelphia, gave to the press what
purported to be an unsigned cipher cable
gram from p arts on May 6, to Alexander
Sullivan at Chicago, the contents of which
were made to appear by McCahey to indi-
cate that the sender of the dispatch and
Mr.. Sullivan were cognizant of DR.. Gro
Minis death. Mr.. Sullivan repeatedly re-
fused to make any explanation of the dis
patch. The reason for Sullivan's silence
was ascertained yesterday afternoon from
Thomas Brennan, first secretary of the
Land league in ireland, for some years
resident Of Omaha. 81
In an interview with the Examiner COR
respondent Mr.. Brennan said that it was
the unwillingness of Mr.. Sullivan to betray
an important confidence between Mr.. Par
nell and Mr.. Davitt in London and certain
leaders of the Irish movement in this
country. After some persuasion Mr..
Brennan then told the whole of the strange
story. The author of the celebrated cable
gram is now given for the first time 1t is
no other than ParnelfS right' hand man,
Michael Davitt himself. The dispatch in
question was as follows:
paris, May 6, 1889.
Alexander Sullivan, Opera House building
Chicago:
Wire cancellor if not gone as follows: 1
have reliable information that a suspected
advance books, offered the enc
my's agent, April 5, to come over
for 100000, half payable in advance
: He proposes leaving May 81. If the books
could be found, his story could be dis
proved and his coming neutralized. / hope
to receive further information shortly
whether the offer is accepted The same
agent acted before at Pueblo, April 6, and
cabled for $4,000 part payment in advance
to be sent to the Bank of Montreal, Chi
cago and $500 contingent expenses to be
sent to Colorado Springs. The offer made
by Buncomb may be game to get money,
but it is desirable to take precaution. You
may buy the correspondence of the agent
with Buncomb at any price you think right.
If possible, postpone departure and send
Tom, or some reliable friend, to negotiate
for the correspondence. Otherwise cable
TO London the name of the representative.
on'treply until you see Tom.''
DR.. McCahey also charged that J. P
Sutton, secretary of the Irish National
league, was in Mr.. Sullivans Office on the
same day, as part of the conspiracy in re.
lation to DR.. Cronin. He also charged that
Mr.. Sullivan made certain changes in the
dispatch, as received from Paris. when
transmitting it to Mr.. Egan at Lincoln
Neb., and that these changes had sinister
significance.
Mr.. Brennan has letter from Mr.. SUIT
ton. dated Lincoln, Neb, December 9, 1899
which states that Sutton left Lincoln May
5, in response to an invitation from John
j. Donovan, of Lowell, state executive OF
the Irish National league in Massachusetts,
~ of ha rot +o ha balC
May 9. Mr.. Sutton arrived in Chicago
May 6, and desiring to see John Fitzgerald
president of the Irish National league
called at the office of Windes & Sulli-
van, who were MIR. Fitzgerald's counsel in
matter connected with the Canada g. ST
Louis railroad. Mr.. Sutton found that
4 Mr.. Windes and Mr.. Fitzgerald were out
Il of the city on this business, and while IL
4, MIR. Sullivan's office the cablegram from
Paris was received. Mr.. Sutton says that
he pointed out to Mr.. Sullivan two errors
in the transmission. namely, that ''cdncel
1or''. should be chancellor" which he knew
to be designation for Mr.. Egan; and thai
the contents of the dispatch showed thai
''ddodnce books" ought to be ''dbsence books ;
These were the only changes made by Mr.
Sullivan in the cablegram as transmitted
to Mr.. Egan.
Mr.. Sutton in the same letter disposes Of
another OF McCahey's statements. 1t wa!
gresham John f. Finnerty, sent a press
ing message to Patrick Egan to come to Chi
cago on the 9th of May, 1.-TWO days aftel
DIR. Cronin's disappearance, and the sam,
day that Mr.. Sullivan received the Pari.
Dispatch MIR. Sutton says that he called
of his own motion on Mr.. Fipnerty, VIII
was anxious to have Patrick Egan accept;
reception by the Irish American club o
Chicago, and who requested Mr.. Sutton t.
sign telegram with him to MIR. Egan urg
ing him to come. This was the sole objec
of the dispatch signed by Mr.. Sutton AM
MIR. Finnerty.
eThe history of the now famous Pari
dispatch is highly sensational said MI
Brennan after showing Suttoa's letter
sand the truth shows that Mr.. Sullivan
might have eXplaiuel tito his own adrant
age at any pastSim out was unwilling 10 d
so because the transa tions it covered wer
of momentous Importance to the Iris
cause in Ireland until after tn
ParneQ commission should have closed
Continuing, Mr.. Brennan said: 1.-THE dis
3 patch from p Aris May was sent by Nh
"a Davltt who authorized me to say so.
, was forwarded by Mr.. Sullivan to MI
Egan and requested the latter to see N
and bring the person referred to as Ton
After the consultation we were unable
determine who was referred to in tn
cablegram as likely to give evidence fo
the Times before the commissioners. TIL
Omaha papers of the 9th of May containe
articles announcing that DR. Cronin wa
missing. We discussed every name tina
seemed possible. Mr. Cronin's unexplaine
absence made 1t natural that his should
included. | telegraphed to Mr.. Sulliva
that the cablegram might refer to ID
Cronin, and that he might sail on the l2tl
Situated as we were, utterly in the dark
to the identity of the person wi ia who
the Times was negotiating, and anxious
leave nothing undone TO get information
we would naturally consider the name
anyone reported to be nissir at that IA
We remained in ignorance until Mr. e "a
and We're called TO New York to meet
messenger from Mr.. Dagitt when "
learned for the first tine that the cabl,
gram referred to MIR. P. J. Sheridan,
whom we were ali then at ease, becaus
we had faith in MIR. Sheridan
Mr.. Brennan received a dispatch fro
Mr.. Davitt, from Paris, May 6 also, al
now learned that il referred to the san
matter and the same person as The dispat,
from Mr.. Davitt to Mr.. Sullivan at Chicae
ffe,A Mr.. Brennan says: 'sMr. Davitt's me
Rsenger informed US that, by fortunate a
lcident, Mr.. Davitt and his associates h,
NJ discovered that Kirby, the Times ager
was negotiating with Sheridan and had r
ported that he could secure that gentlem;
as witness for the consideration
100000. 1t was this discovery that led
the sending of the cablegram to Mr.. Sui
van and myself, and also the dispatch of t
messenger whom we met in New Yor
While he had perfect confidence in NJ
Sheridan, and knew that If he had met t
Times agent it was only to ascertain VIII
iniquity the Times proposed. aud not to q
1t, we deemed it wise that 1 should vi