rance, but found that no ship
left that port which would take me there."

"Why did you not then go on to New York?"

"Because I am well known there and did not care to risk it."

"After you left Ottawa where did you go?"

"I took the Canadian Pacific train for Toronto and arrived here
Friday morning at about 9 o'clock."

"Where were you from 9 o'clock till the _Empire_ reporter met you
on Yonge street?"

"I had been trying to find Starkey, the lawyer, who left Chicago
last winter."

"Why did you wish to see him?"

"Simply to get the run of the town."

"Did you not suspect that he might expose you?"

"O, no! I am sure he would not do that. It would not be to his
interest."

"I thought Starkey was not friendly to you. Did he not at one time
try to hurt your reputation?"

"I don't know that he did. In any case he would not do so now."

"Well, now, as to why you left Chicago?"

"I have been declining in health for some time and thought it would
do me good to take a trip."

"Why should you have left Chicago without letting your friends
know?"

"Well, now, that is a long story and the telling of it would
implicate a great number of my friends who are in no way
responsible for any of my actions. I trust you will not press me on
that point."

Cronin was pressed, however, and told the following story:

"While I lived in St. Louis I promptly identified myself with the
Irish cause, then disturbing the public. I soon found that the
great Irish movement was to be centered either at Chicago or New
York, and after consulting my intimate friends, among whom was Dr.
O'Reilly, I made up my mind to go to Chicago. I did so, armed with
letters of introduction, and soon found myself prominent in Irish
as well as other circles."

He then went on to say that he soon discovered that the large
quantities of money being received by certain persons for the Irish
cause were not handled properly, and that not more than
three-fourths of it ever reached Ireland.

"I know," he stated, "that at least $85,000 was gobbled up by
certain persons in Chicago, and when I began to 'call the turn' on
them they tried to scare me off. Failing in this, they tried to
bribe me. That would not work."

"Their next move," said