Evening journal., 1891-02-14
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M. Murphy, Inc wrlI-knowa gari-
tone, ceils some Irterestisg Facts.
nj. J Murphy, the celebrated baiis3re.
who is manager of the Shamus 0'Brien
Company. which will open at the
Academy of Music this evening, has had
many interesting experiments in his life
He has always had an interest in Irish
music and thinks it is the swee test and
most beautiful. He is BIZ of crank on
the subject, having spent much time in
collecting what lie thinks is the finest
musical library IN this country. Talki q
of Irish singing societies his thoughts
reverted TO Dr. Cronin, who was SO
fouly murdered in Chicago. Or. Cronin
tried to start en- Irish choral society in
Chicago but failed Speaking Of him, Mr.
Murphy said:
We we're very intimate friends We
had many bonds OF mutual interest bind
Ing us together. Both of US were
singers, enthusiasts on the Irish language
and music, nationalists and both inter
ested In the publication Of a weekly
paper. The Uelto- American" of which
he was chief editor.
Then perhaps you can give me some
Of the inside facts of the case
II can give you little or nothing that
has not already been printed la fact
many OF the published statements were
news to me.
DO you believe Alexander Sullivan
had anything to do with his murder"
mol | 90 not. Although | do not
admire Mr. Sullivan ard his Irish politi-
cal methods, still / must say, | don't
think him coward enough to set plat OF
that kind. He has a great deal OF per
sonal daring and withal is too shrewd a
man to get entangled in conspiracy
likely TO cover him with odium and place
his neck in a moose should it be revealed
! believe the crime was committed by a
parcel Of fanatics who wers led to believe
that poor Cronin was traitor and an
impediment to the Irish cause
truer man than Cronin never walked
He was, perhaps, a little rash, but it is
with the blood Of enthusiasts that the
foundations of nations are cemeted. he
was splendid fellow personally. A man
OF magnificent physique a fine singer
writer and an excellent physician, he
made many friends, not only in Chicago,
but all over the country"
What was the principal cause OF the
enmity between Cronin and Sullivan?
Was 1t the money matters referred to in
bht AcatALunHf III AuH lI1hlf
principally that hut | understood
that the ili-feellng originated by Cronin |
d nouncing lie Caron, who afterwards
made quite stir in London, as you may
remember Sullivan introduced and
brought lie Caron into the organization |
and styled him the Lafayette of the Irish |
cause. Later on Cronin read circular |
from Philadelphia at a meeting of his
camp and was court martialled and ex-
pelled. He was Joined by number Of |
his friends Immediately and a rival or |
ganizasion was formed. AS the material |
he brought to his side were the young
blood of ths organization, good work was |
done in organizing, and soon the seceders
almost equalled the old body in numbers
and were far ahead in energy. New
branches Of the seceders were started |
everywhere around Chicago. and the ex-
was intense in inside circles. At |
last, some OF the old party, raised to |
high pitch of mental excitement and |
fanaticism, determined to remove Cronin.
which they did, most effectually."
What did you think of LeCaron's |
eyidencel Was there anything in itl'
Anything in itgn echoed Mr.. Murphy. |
why il was as shallow ss a rainpool |
He charged the Irish parliamentary |
party with being In league with American |
dynamiters; but spch a charge was SO
absurd that only fool or bigot would |
stop to consider it. Such an act would |
estraDge the sympathiss Of the world |
from bhe Irish cause, and the Irish party |
is not likely to commit such an act Of |
folly"
Mr. Murpbys talk then turned to the
stories Of the attempts to blow nm Eng |
lish institutions, which he characterized |
as eoncocted by detectives and enemies
Of Ireland. He sad the charge that the |
Parnellites were back Of the alleged plots |
was absurd, and argued that it would |
have been impossible TO perpetuste the
deeds which the police claimed to dia-
cover. He is very attractive CONVEX |
aationslist and his fund of "Reminiscences
is full Of interesting bits concerning
travel and persons