The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-01-08

we're in the habit Of meeting IN a room al
.1r house. and that they there discussed
and determined on the plot TO kill Cronin
OF the conspirators Burke was an escaped
murderer from Ireland and was suspected
Of having murdered Anthony OMalley IL
Chicago. Coughlin was the detective De
tailed TO investigate that case, and it Is as
serted that he found out enough concern
ing Burke's part in il 70 use IL as a means
Of compelling Burke 70 assist him in I'll,
plot against Cronin. Consequently, accom-
ing 70 the Foy narrative, it was Burke and
Cooney who were picked out to do the &C
tusl killing.
In the cottage at the same time were
Michael Cannon. whose finger tip was
found in the catch basin with Cronin'l
body, and who died since of delirium tire
rnens. and a man now on the Chicago po-
lice force. Concerning Cannon, il is said
that when he died he was surrounded by
members Of the gang, who prevented any
outsider from coming near enough to hear
all that in his rawlings he said about the
murder. The story il that he spoke of moth
ing else and raved 50 loudly that some OF
his illusions were overheard by nonsympa-
thizers.
On the evening Of the murder Foy took
UIlEh ulAcOu AAANfA anu NifNNA AZ az
saying in the hearing of some Of his chill
dren that he would remove another lie
Caron. One of the boys afterward took the
wrapping from the chisel and examined it
FOR blood marks. This chisel was the weap-
on used by "Cooney the Fox in striking
the first blow.
According 10 Mrs. Foy's story, the first
blow was struck by Cooney on the back Of
the doctors head, as were also the principal
other blows which resulted in his death.
Burke held Cronin while Cooney assailed
him, and policeman, appointed on the
force since the murder. took charge Of the
door and pushed the doctor back as he
struggled blindly toward il.
Patrick O'Sullivan stood guard outside in
the rear of the cottage and entered with
Coughlin, who came in a second buggy
about half past s. Coughlin, she says,
kicked the PROSTATE and still writhing body
OF Cronin in the face, and O'Sullivan drew
revolver and threatened to shoot him for
so doing.
Then Coughlin poured some black stuff
from "a bottle into the open, staring eyes
and wounds Of the murdered man, with a
view, it is supposed. OF finishing bis strug-
giles II is supposed that this fluid created
the difficulty the doctors found in analyZing
the bloldstains and accounts for the par
tai disappearance of the mustacle.
Martin Dawn, she says, is the man who
drove the doctor to the slaughter house with
Dinan's white horse and buggy. Joe Nc
Kenna drove over Trainor's wagon from the
South Side. on which the bod~ was taken i'm
the trunk TO the catch basin. James ".
Guinea was j. Is Simmonds, who bought
the furniture 40 Revells
She names other men. among whom are
some who have since held prominent pub
lie positions and of whose completely Gro
nin's friends have always felt morally GER
tain.
Mrs. Toys story, it win thus be seen, g.
full Of startling assertions. and concerns
the reputation of men hitherto regarded by
the public az most unlikely 10 be mixed ul
IN the Crouin murder conspiracy. She j.
now carefully guarded by police and live
IN hourly expectation Of assaults upon he.
life.