The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-19

at the annual Charity ban OF '"o
Knights OF Columbus at Madison Square
Garden. Extra police precautions were
taken because Of the threats Of Jean
Crones against the Catholic Church.
In citizens clothing more than q score
Of detectives attached TO the Second
branch were on duty In various parts OF
the enclosure. Detectives and patrolmsn
in Uniform were detailed outside the
den. Several detectives attached to Act
ing Captain Tunney's bomb stan were
both inside and outside Of he building.
A description Of Crones was given to
ali the policemen and every one answer
ing It In any way was searched. No ous
was found who looked like the anarchist
poison suspect and no arrests were
made.
At the bali Cardinal Farley wal repre-
scented by Mgr. IAvelle. He said he was
not worried BY anything that Cronee
may have said against the church. Frank
bowling. President Of the Board VI Al
dermen, represented the city 90 acttu1
Mayor. Mayor Mitchell being ont OF town.
Gov. Whitman sent his regrets at not
being able TO attend.
The second New York regiment "
fourth degree Knights Of Columbus was
reviewed. William Il. Murphy ~as chair
man Of the ball committee. Frank W.
Smith. clerk Of Special Sessions. was
head Of the floor committee.
Third Letter From Crones.
The third letter from Crones was re-
ceived yesterday by q New York news
manner ia i'm the. Saypa n undwritin r
as the previous two. and gives unpub-
lished facts. Crones makes twenty-one
specific points. many in defence OF men
who have been arrested. The letter
reads
New York ~ February 1915
Jean Crones
Nowhere
Dear Sir:
Will you ne so kindly and see that
these statements come in the hands Of
the Chicago LAYERS which nave taken
up the defence OF a dozen inocent
people which were arrested through
my fault and from wohm ! begg par
don.
CD There was no arsenic or any
other poison In the Chicken soup
served a; that dinner and no Chemist
will have fund any poison in the
soup for arsenic Is nearly insoluble in
a clear soup and will go TO the BOTTOM
1T the casserole. RI ! had put the
poison in the soup many other people
would be infected for the same Chicken
stok WAS used for differen purposes.
The poison was somwcre else. The
same repor says that two grams Of
Arsenous Oxide in the minimum dead
.ly quantity and | say that OIL 10 %
grams is an deadly adult.
n hAva lnfs t'htCAUn md sho
day of the dinner | was 500 miles
= away from Chicago
80 That there we're no explosives
in room
80 That tsre MAS any poison fund
? IN my room besides the chemicals
I which | received from the schools
60 That terc were no ~bvmmacking
apparatus In my room besides the ap-
paratus | received from the Schools
t6) ! deny also that there il letters
or plans against society fund in M
: room
D 90 | deny also hat | have had any
? metins regarding that riner and the
U poison.
, Ignorant Of Plots. tie Says.
I ,sJl deny tina, know abou; to
o plots TO DESTROY buildings.
H) I have not seen any Anarchist
: after | have left Chicago l Day before
r the Inner nor have I spoken or writ
ten to any one
d0) No one In the world friend or
Z enemy knows were ! am now,
IlD I have seen now one Of my
I family FOR the las. 2 years
Y uc) I was never in the Citys Bos-
ton. Philadelphia st. Pau. Paterson.
n3) have worked In six Hotels in
those 3 Years and I never was longer
than 2-lo Days out Of work.
90 that ] was not an anarchist be-
for the Ludlow massacre In Colorado.
I5) That all those arrested in conec-
ton with my act do not know anything
about IL
u6) And that the City officials OF
Chicago are fools or insane for given
out so many statement which are not
true they are not NJ for Their place
n 40 All these statements will be
fund true trough investiEa ton
= ts) That the barium Chord was
not mixed with the arsenic
u9 That | was not an assistant
. Chef but Chef OF a party. was chef
3 In the coold Meat Room and had moth
v Ing TO do with the soup
q "Ars~nic In n Platter"
= '20 That, all the poison was placed
: in siok which was made In the coold
v meat room by my self.
t2l) That the arsenic was in one
Of the first plates. and tina, harium
J. chloride was in a platter wiCh was TO
~ he served after the Sadie of lamb near
a 10 the fms Of the diner.
7 hoppe that these true statements
u are able To weack up the police. but 7
n do not expect much from Men who do
an E,,n,r tkA llVnsn. ,.