Evening star., 1916-02-17
CRONES BELIEVED
/, IN HIDING IN EAST
Chef Accused of Poisoning
Soup at Archbishop Munde-
Iein's Banquet Still Free.

CHICAGO, February 17.-Capt. Nicho-
las Hunt, chief of detectives announc-
ed today his conclusion that Jean
Crones, the chef wanted for putting
poison in soup served at the banquet
to Archbishop Mundelein last Thurs
day here, is hiding in New York or
Boston.
1t was at first thought possible by
Hunt and other police officials that
Crones' letter, published today. might
have been written in Chicago ard sent
to New York. there to be remailed, but
Investigation has convinced the or
f1cers that the chef is in the east.
According to Capt. Hunt there is
large colony of anarchists in Boston.
The white substance found in two
cans in Jean Crones' room was asbes-
tos. not gun cotton, the police an
nounce6 today.
The police said the real nature of
the material was discovered few days
ago, but no announcement that 1t was
asbestos had been made.
Fritz Schoenfeldt. believed to have
been friend of Crones. was arrested
today. The police said he would be
questioned concerning Crones' New
York acauaintances
Crones has been seen in Boston, ac-
cording to reports reaching police Of
ficials here today. The Chicago au-
with eastern detectives and Crones' ar
rest is expected soon.
1t was said the Chicago officials were
informed that Crones was seen at the
South terminal in Boston shortly be-
fore midnight last night.
An Alleged Confession.
Detectives today set about investi-
eating details of an alleged confession
sent to the New York Times by man
who signed the name lean Crones."
They said information gathered here
Tailed with the acts explained in the
alleged confession.
The letter bore no Salutation. The
text of it is as follows:
Everything l have read in the papers
regarding my case Is either foolish or
untrue. l declare that this my story is
true. In America / am since the 9Th
May, 1913, and worked for three months
in Castels old french Restaurant, Grant
City, Staten Island Chef. After that
/ worked for l jahr in New York and
after that in Chicago. in Cleveland, in
the Country Club and bak to Chicago.
At the University Club l was Chef of
the oold West room and dit not have
anything to do with the soup. ] ALL
ways was in the Radical Movement as a
worker and as a true comerad to my
studied Science (Astronomy and Chem
istry).
as l dit not have enoch money to
60 to the university I have taken up
spondeAz schools in Scranton PaD. l
proceeded with my study and made
good progress Thanks to the Il. C. 81
paratus. SO $ Cash mony were had
worked for. AS / love science 1 hattie
religion. and a 1 have seen the menue
Tor that Diner IL days before 1
fought that it was sanitary thing
to make good clean up. And L start
ed right away to Work. worked till
1ats In the night and evry day and
nat bitter teste later.
II agreed for Arsenic and Barium
chloride l boI|ht some more arsenic
and son hat 50 lrams Arsenous Oxide
Chloride. Then 1 made 4SOgr (Ms H2
NJ O2) &C. P.) and very dry this l
took along when / took along when /
made my escape. No one in the world
has known those things before. After
hat placed the poison in little quanti-
ties In different dishes which were redy
for the diner. After that 1 went home
i took solution of lime of Chloride
water and sulphuric acid and made my
hair white as schnov two times / was
oyerkommen by the gases evolved.
Then I left home with nothing but
my chlctes some explosives and some
poison also an knife and a Revolver.
Those explosives are very danger for
the smallest shok causes an explosion
which will have terrible resultes l
deny that there were any explosives in
my room after left.
"stupid Chicago Police"
The six cans which the stupid Chi
cago Police believed gun cotton is
nothi-g but Asbestos, and in those six
cans ! received the six bottles of acid
from the schools with the asbestos
around for for save shipping l must
laugh at the letters which the police
fund. l dit never have any other let
ter but from home those letters and
all my papers i burned befor / left.
No l have changed the color of INV
hair red and / am working in a good
position in q little town near New
York. Nobody suspects anything here
and l am save for the next When /
have a little Mony again l go to the
University and finis my study am
not afraid of the stupid police for l
am not afraid of for the dead. Wenn
/ 20 ] take a good many along am
sorry that not all or at least a 100 got
killed tor the world will be more happy
without them. l have a good portion
of energy left and some intelligence
and the pest time l am going to use
them SO My next work in that line will
be a full success. JEAN CRONES.
Il am proud to be an Anarchist nm
der IL was not Jean Crones, / would
like to be Bresi.
"All my work l do alone all the time
SO the police spies do not get the best
of me and not get chance to get pro-
L