The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-18

the Chicago chef and anarchist who pu
poison In the food served to the guests
at Archbishop Mundeiein's banquet. was
practically established yesterday.
both the local n the Federal author
tiles In Chicago and Capt. Tunney Of the
bomb squad Of Police Headqua rters here
said they were convinced from external
and internal evidence offered by the con.
fession that the letter had been written
by Crones himself and mailed In this
city.
Not a statement made by Croncs In
the missive has been disproyed and rs.
sertions made by the fanatic anarchist
In contradiction TO the Chicago police
have been established as true.
The signature Of Jean Crones. signed
to the letter. was Identified yesterday by
officials OF the International Correspond
ence School In Scranton rs exactly m
lar to the signatures signed by Crones
TO letters written TO the school In con-
nectton with courses which he was TAX
ing In chemistry and astronomy.
In addition to establishing the fact
that Crones did work In staten Island.
as he wrote. the Chicago officials after
reading a copy " the Crones letter re-
tracted the statement they had pre-
viously made that they had found six
cans Of guncotton In Crones's room.
They admitted Investigation had proved
the substance to be shredded asbestos.
Furthermore. II was learned that regu-
lations for the shipment OF chemicals OF
various kinds require the use 81 asbestos
as packing.
New Letter From CrOnes.
A second letter from Jean Crcnes'
was received yesterday by "A New York
newspaper. This. like the first. was
written on four x OF foolscap bear
ing the watermark "Kenmoor.' ON the
last page was a set OF finger prints, with
a line enclosing the larger one. and be-
side IL. as a challenge to the police. the
words:
Here Is q fingers permit from me
SO YOU see I am Jean Crones.
The first page Of the letter was de-
voted to an attempt to explain the mo-
tive for his attempted murder OF the
priests. II read as follows:
why | dit t..
While at Europe millions OF Chris
tiaus are SclauchterinG each other IN
the most bloddy massacre. and In
these free country thousands OF men
and women are tramping the streets
without food and shelter at the very
same time inc 'Uul'u noiuS ui'ViS
and pays - 8 for each cover which
starts with Beluca Caviar and Cham
paagne. the same mony which was
begard from pour working men and
women the same mon were the blood
of pour workers has run for,
Those conditions are an scandal
That IL the failure OF Christianity an
insult toward honesty and a Challenge
to Humanity Let the Church answer
.kA-A ~. al. ruaS toward the World
and | schall stand for the charges
made against me. JEAN CRoNEs
.WOrked Near y. Y. Police"
Tho second page was blank but on the
third page he told how ne had elude
police In Buffalo and visited Police
Headquarters here. 1t read:
The police makes me laugh When ]
was in Buffalo two spies where after
me crorst the whole city Than as ]
past to a Church | saluted the church
and after a while I see In the a win
dow the were talking and after a
while they went backe ha-ia-ha. How
foolisch IL the police not for two cents
brains I have quit my work and I
an bak To New YORK again. ! licke
New York Yesterday ! was working
for an hour around the police head
auaters but no one came out and got
me.
My hes; regards to the police for a
good ridee to heaven.
;. JEAS CRoSEs.
am glad that the spies from chi
ago are coming than ! know better ~
i wat time to let cr go.
Comparison Of the style Of Crones''
confession with other letters written by
Crones and seized among the effects o'
- - rsaa .1AulA "a AInArk
able similarity. For instance. In the let
ter found in Chicago Crones spelle,
come "komm." "comrade" "comerade,
Just as he did in the letter which he II
believed TO have written here.
troucs's Letter to AlrGrtni.
{ This letter written by Crones to Al
/, legrini while the latter was In the hos
!, pital a, Salida, col. Is dated Marcf
. Il. 1915. and reads. In part:
My Dear Good Co,nrade Re-
ceive, your letter and am glad that
everything is alright and that your
hand is better,
= am now NOR disappointed. IT ~as
only for ! or . days. feel better
now. Everything list good now IN
T Chicago between the comrades. WIZ
max propaganda and ! am sitis-
fait: The trial for the first parade
, is not nnis yet. Comrades Parsons.
> Baron I.uby. and kremer are stu
under charges Of street riot and the
! trial will be the 20 H.. NJ. hut ! think
the all will komm fry. wish we
where together. ! will now lern auto
E choufere.
> Comerade we have done mulch work
since YOU went away. Many come
r rade get areste all the time hut were
all freed RIGHT away. ] will send you
som papers and cigars that you think
somtimes and give little comend tears,
! will close now the best greeting and
an good hoppe for the future your
truly comerade and frind JEAN.
In addition TO these points OF proof O
q the genuineness OF the New York Crone
, letter It was learned that the Cor
: r%espondence Schools in Scranton In
u series OF questions on chemistry sent OH
= to students had included the mysteriou
: MgH,N Mo-, which chemists here coul'
not explain.
with the growing conviction tina
:, Crones actually had written the !ette
and is here in New York the Police do
partment and the Department of Justic
n nut forth more strenuous EFFORTS to nm
Peterson, x. L. Johnson, W. W. IrviI
y n Opper, Howard Cans, Albert j. Smitl
ns IL, r,rpnnd Will Monroe. 60