Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-03-01
'DAyIIT is DOOMED
irishmen Decree the Agitator's
Political Death.
OR. cnoNlN NOT FORGOTTEN
nisheps Warned that Eria's Cause Must
Not be pisgsseed BY the 0houi
Of the Lake View Sewer.

appointed soms time ago by the con
federated Irish societies Of Chicago 70
consider the relat,ons Of Michael Davitt
70 the cronin murder conspiracy and
to the national movement in Ireland
made It's formal report yesterday At .
meeting held in the oxford building on
LaSalle street.
4 resolution was passed 70 cooperate
with IRISH nationalist IN the eastern
states To send man TO Ireland TO lay
tho whole sab)ect treated Of in the ad
dress before tho Irish people in case
Mr. Davitt should be nominated by any
party IN Ireland NJ the next general
election, and TO vigorously oppose hi<
return. The first installment OF the
address including those for the bishops.
the members Of parliament and the
Irish nationalist papers was mailed last
night. The following is the address:
Davitt aad the Cronla Murder.
CHICAGO, ILL.,. Feb. 29.--To the men,
hers of parliament, the bishops and
clergy and the people of Ireland. Fell
low countrymen: In view Of the fact
tnat Michaei Dav:tt has recently been
nominated for parliament by . party
supported by the Catholic hierarchy
and clergy, and bearing in mind that
among the reasons urged in his favor is
his supposed strength with the Irish
people In America, we respectfully ask
your earnest attention to the following
statements:
/. Michael Davitt published in the
New York World. in the form of an
interview with its London correspon-
dent few days after the murder of
DR.. Patrick Henry Crouin, on MAY 4,
1889, statement that "he never sus-
pected until ne heard LIE Caron's testi-
mony that Cronin was . British spy"
thereby implying that Le Caron had
gwen evidence TO prove that DIR. Cronon
was spy, or had in come way conveyed
that impression. DavItt added that he
believed that he expressed the views
of Mr.. Parhell and his colleagues"
Publicly challenged next day to point
out q single word in lie -Caron's testi-
mony bearing any such meaniny or
implication. and to produce proof of
his authority for the assertion about
the Irish party, he admitted his full
responsibility for the statement. adding
that he spoke only for himself, but
failed
70 Poiht Dat the Evidence Demandsd.
2. Michael Davitt sent to Alexander
Sullivan, aud through him 70 Patrick
Egan. OH NAY 6. 1889, . cipher teic-
gram in relatlOn to negotiations then
SAID TO be going on between an agent of
the London Times and man IN Colo
rado. Who WAS offering, or said to be
offering, certain evidence calculated to
do Mr.. Pxrnel, and through him Hhe
Irieh cause. serious harm. "A statement
purportipg to come from Alexander
Sullivan to the effect that the meaning
of the cipher was: "Your doctor will
sail Nav IL to testify for the Times" !"
was published in all the leading news
papera in the United States "A An expla-
of DR.. Cronin. who vac murdered on
the night of May 4, and whose body
was then living naked in, the Laka
View sewer, into which the assassliIs
nad tnrownlt.
inis caoIegrams toRetnel Win the Key
puo'isned py Aieqander sullivan. was
one Oh tue most aurois anu enect've y,
the many infamous metuoos saoP.eo
Dy the muroerers ior tnIowing .ne
ponce ana the people on tneir guard'
delaying the discovery OF the muroer,
ana preJ1d'cing the minus OF many
irisnmeh against the murdered man ;
SO that sonic became lnu'nerent, "niio
others gave aia 10 the conspiracy 70 ae-
feat justice. Ihe fuil text OF Davitt
caoieSram mas siuce tnen received q
wide publicity and has been explained
IS haung reference to r. ). Snerioan,
but ar. Davitt mas never utterea one
wo!u in conoemna'iou Oh .ne use ~
wnich IL Was put oy the ni"foeleIs' py
tne man wnom neanas since puo,'eiy
caiied Eis Irienc. 30 Tar from reouk'
ing tnose responsipie LOT tue thisihteI-
pretation OF Jus contents ne openly
associated with them during ms iecen!
VISIT 70 Cnicago, 20 the scanoai ana
shame ot All oecent iiisn ci'1ens "no
va'ue tne honor ana gooo name o'
'"e" .se'
neg 20 point Gus 20 y""'
that the most searching investigation OF
tie records OK The Iimes.Yarnell com.
niission, both ofrcial and as published
IN the leading newspapers OF Great
Britain and Ireland, has failed TO cis'
cover one word OF testimony to justify
any suspicion OF DIR. Cronin's honesty
as a man and an irishnisn-even sup
posing the evidence OF hired Iuformers
and confessed perJurers to be worthy of
heilef-and that no man present during
the proceedings, except Michacl Da'
WITT, nase iusinuated that any suca
evidences Was given or. eaisted. We
Therefore charge Michael Daviit with
the nt:erancs of deliberate unuuth
rc2asnIng the proceedings Of the com'
nslssion for the purpose of accomp-
fishing base purpnrs. The untruth
f,tted "a xx,fh ero,,.frrtuf urce,s,on IA