The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-21
POLICE GET ANOTHER
JEAN CRONES' NOTE
letter, Which Il in Different
Handwriting. Tells Of
Leaving the City.
he MOCKS At PURSUERS

The Vigorous search BY every member
q the Police Department for Jean
Cronss. the poisoner from Chicago. Ia
tsang continued without n tangible
results.
Yesterday was the day for Crones to
keep his vow to leave the city. and In
Nne with that decision a letter. written
on Q cable message blank. wat dropped
into Q mail box At Grand Central STA
tion, addressed 20 the police, announcing
that Cronas would leave the city.
The letter. which was not enclosed
IN an envelope and which was not
stamped, was forwarded by the courtesy
e he postal authoritie. 20 Inspector
Cray at Police Headquarters. Neither
she inspector nor Capt 1'unney Of the
hemb squad believed that it came from
Crones. for II was non written by him.
Tue Handwriting was by a man nc.
0ustomed 70 DO much writing. The let
tor was correctly spelled and punctuated.
None Of these marks Crones's chircs-
raphy.
Letter From Crones.
me- letter said
% WORRY to be obliged 20 leave the
rood city OF New York. But for my
safety ] like better that you're really
noe clever at all. Your detectives are
looking for me and no one a catch
M. I was AZ Grand Central Station
49, -a-Aa A ne Naa
p. NJ. Thanks Tor your kindness.
JEAN CRoNEs.
1Ao letter vas addressed T Chief
Pv94oe, New York city" and was
stamped IL y. NJ, February 10.
Another letter was received from
washington signed Jean Crones. but II
also was a fake.
Every pairolinan. wheu on his post,
we directed 10 keep n clos" watch for
Cx0nes. Each had Il picture of the
hunted man and instructions L. make in
ou1y4es In every restaurant for cooks or
walters recently hired to interview such
persons.
Pskrolman George T Bailey Of the
Charles street station. carving out his
ordars. found a man IN u restaurant at
<01 Hudson street win" had been emf
ployed recently and WHO was uuittins
last night. lie auizz"d him At length.
searched his room. which was in the
sasns nHi'ding, and found IA revolver and
. gun. He placed tn, man under arrest.
Tia prisoner eaid he vas Victor Os-
valid. 81 years OLD. lie VS. closeted
With Capt. Tunney II Inspector Cray.
but convinced both that he was not
Crone9. Oswald was locked up and
Bailey was commended for his careful
work.
Members Of Cant. Tunnc,'s s1uad. as
we'll as other de ~crtiNes. Watching at
raitFoad stations. pos, oliir" branches.
anarchist headquarters and rk. places.
kept up their vigilance all Saturday night
and yesterday.
Clues Followed ~.
Clues were dug NJ ADD followed out,
nut with no fruitful rtsl friends o.
Crones were Interviewed. Int no info--
nation regarding ri. ure.o1t where
abouts WIS obtained. Various old haunts
OF CroiIes wer" visited v't1ou; success.
II was learned ycsteria. .aa; trones,
Who Is suppose t, nave originally
landed here in New Nuyl.. hae no record
Al Ellis Island. r" reason Tor that is
believed - ne the facr ,bt' lie left his
JOB as chef o. = ,.His1!p without goo
Ing through the 10 alI'ity o. Clustering
his entry into ~ s o5uJIy He is said
TO have applied &c.. lis iir.; papers in
this city.
No sue tho "uch ard ia'ns:ak!nc
hunt for any man ever WAS undertaken
IN this city, g. j- I'D. To reason j.
that 'ruucs, who - believed to possess
a mania for l".-"r'. u''~u. might at
temp, here a jot s,u..i =" his chicago