Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-13
CHEF PUTS POISON
IN BANQUET SOUP
Was Served at Dinner of Honor
of Archbishop Mundelein
in Chicago.
SEVERAL OF GUESTS VERY ILL
Believed to Have Been Deliberate
Attempt of Disordered Mind
to Wreak Havoc.
Especial to The Times Dispatch

CHICAGO, February 12.-Jcan Crones.
or Chrones. German, assistant chof
at the University Club, was hunted
fruitlessly to-day by the police OF Chi
cago and St. Louis on the belief ex-
pressed by club officials that he had
made Il deliberate attempt TO poison
the several hundred guests at the
banquet rendered Archbishop George ".
Mundelein, who came from Brooklyn
only three days ago and took up his
new duties at the head Of the Chicago
Diocese The net for Crones was ex-
tended to st. Louis, for the reason that
the man came from that city four years
ago Prospect of Federal invcStiga-
ton of the affair was indicated by the
visit Of Hinton G.. Clabaugh, head OF
the department of investigation of the
local Department OF Justice, and his
assistant to the Prairie Avenue room
OF the suspected man late to-day. MIR
Clabaugh was uncommunicative, how
ever. as he left the poison stocked room
Neither the archbishop nor any
member OF tho clergy who sat at his
table was affected by the poisoned
soup. but several of the others who
were made violently i'll were far from
we'll to-day. Among the latter was
Judge John y. McGoorty, of the Cir
cult Court. who has been unable TO
eat since tho banquet was served.
MoNSIGNoR KELLEY APPEARS.
PALE AND WORN, AT CLUB
Monsignor Francis G. Kelley, presi-
dent of the Catholic Church Extension
Society, was one Of the most seriously
affected. He had not recovered to-day,
Ia nd
who saw him ut the University Club,
OF which he is Il resident member.
~ don't mind saying that l am very
SICK" he said. II am going to consult
q physician"
Former Judge Adelor ]. Petit was
still suffering from the effects OF the
poisoning to-day, although he was able
to go to his office.
Crones, according to Manager Harry
J. Doherty, Of the University Club, had
a small part i'll compounding the soup
which was served to the banqueters.
This part consisted in making balls of
sausage and pressed chicken, which
was used i'll havoring. 1t is Mr..
Doherty'S idea that Crones put into
each of these small parcels the poison
which affected those who took it, and
the reason that more Of the diners
were not affected was that the man
did not have time to complete his work.
APPEARS LIKE OFFICE
OF OLD-TIME DOCTOR
The poison shop" in Prairie Avenue.
near Twenty-second Street, where
Crones lived, had much the appearance
of the Office or an old-fa ashioned physi-
clan. Books and bottles were every
where; there were gas burners and re-
torts, and row upon row of bottles.
His landlady said the walls at one
time held many pictures OF the roomcr,
but every one of these had been taken
down and torn into pieces. Crones was
about twenty mine, and had an excel
lent education He could speak fluent
ly in German, English Italian and
French. No anti-Catholic literature
was found in his room, but there was
plenty of printed matter running in
the anarchistic strain. A trunk full
Of this class of literature was found.
\ rifle and the following articles that
contributed TO the hatc-impressioned
atmosphere OF the somber quarters
were found:
Six cans OF guncotton.
Three pints OF nitroglycerin.
Quantities OF arsenic.
Hydrocyanic acid.
Potassium cyanide.
Mcrcuric nitrate.
Mcrcurous nitrate.
Copper salts.
Among the books found were: I'm
Memoram for Joe Hill, Murdered by
the Authorities OF Utah; "a Book of
Songs Of the /. W. W." and numerous
works by Emma Goldman and other
writer's on anarchy.
ALWAYS EXPERIMENTING
WITH CHEMICALS
Croncs was in the good graces OF his
landlady, Mrs. +. II. Howard, because
no always paid his rent in advance.
But in the next breath she said he was
always experimenting with chemicals
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