Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-19
.CRONES WRITES
ANOTHER LETTER
Man Who Put Poison in Soup at
Chicago Banquet Gives His
Point OF View.
HANDWRITING IS IDENTIFIED

NEW YORK, Feb. lS.-BelleNin
that Jean Crones, the Chicago chez
accused OF poisoning the soup at 4
dinner OF Catholic clergymen and
lPymen In that city. is in New Ior&
or near by. the police made every
effort today to run him down. The
authorities think Crones is the
author OF two letters mailed in this
city to the New York Times in which
the writer boasts that he has escaped
arrest and makes yelled threats.
The Identification by John NJ. Nc.
Court. assistant United States dis
trict attorney at Scranton, Pa, OF
the fac smile OF the first Crones let.
ter received here as the handwriting
o. the man wanted In Chicago stimu.
ltted police efforts here. Crones
writing was identified by ,examina-
ton papers he had sent to a CORE
spondence school in Scranton.
The second letter. apparently signed BY
cronss. received by the New York pape
last night. contained what purported %
be his finger prints. The police are en-
deavoring TO learn by these prin
whether Crones had record In 10.
lice bureau Of Identification.
Text OF HIS Letter.
Ia this letter the writer attempted T.
tell In an incoherant manner "why ! ali
IT," Many OF the words are misspells1,
as was the case in the previous letter.
The writer asserted that while at
Europe millions OF Christians are
schlauchtering each other In the ms
bloody massacre. and In these free eoun
try thousands OF mon and women arr
trnmping the streets without food ami
,holter At tie Very same time toe church
holds diners and pays l4 for each cover
which starts with Beluga Caviar ana
Champagne, the same money which was
begard from pour worknsmen and
women tho same mony were the blood
OF pour workers has run for.
These conditions" tho writer con-
tinued are an scandal Tha. Il tao
failure OF Christianity and an insult TO.
ward honesty and challenge to
humanity. Let tho Chur, h ans ser those
NY tAlSIAth lONAFu Inv N0fiu am l
~ hall stand for the charges made MS
me-
"rhe police makes me laugh. When
was in Buffalo two spies where ter
me. After a while they went backe.
How foolish IL the police not for
two cents brains Yesterday l. working
for an hour around the police head.
quarters but no one came out una Got
me. am glad that the spies from Chi
cneo arc coming than I know better al
vat time 10 let or go"
seeking Evidence of Plot.
CHICAGO. Feb. iS--Followns the pub
iication this morning In New York pagers
of hnot err letter believed 70 have been
written by Jean Crones. former assistant
chef at the University club OF Chi,aEo.
local police ofi.ials put on NeE York
author ties the burden OF responsibility
for Crones' arrect. Crones Is wanted IN
connection with the putting of poison n
The soup at banquet recently give
Archbishop Mundelein.
Federal agents here continued today
their efforts to assist local authorities
in running down reports that the poison
| ing WAS the result OF an antl-cIerioaI piot
OF nationwide proportions. Il was
learned today that federal operatives
received warning of such consplraey
more than three months ago. At that
time il was reported ansrchistic leader
were holding secret meetings in stlids.
Colo, discussing plans for the inception
81 reign OF terror" throughout he
United States by the destruction o.,
churches and buildings. among then,
being the new S2.5OOoOO federal buildins
| at Denver