The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-11-23
YHE CRONIT TRIAL,
The Woman who Swore She
Saw Cronio Last,
BUDENBENDER UNDER ARREST
The Court, However, Relieves Him,
An Unnecessary Proceeding by
the State AuthorItIes--The
Testimony Yesterday.

CHIcAao, Nov. cat the Cronin tria
this morning. the frat witness was Mrs
Paulina HOertel, the woman who created
a sensation in her testimony for the
prosecution by telling how she saw i
man whose description tailed with thai
Of DR., Cronin, enter tho Carlson cottage
on the night Of the murder. She was
recalled for further cross.examinatiOn,
She testified that her husband puta new
lock on their door previous 10 May 4,
the day OF tho murder, in order TO keep
her out,
The next witness " as August Salzman,
He testified that he helped Hoertel put
the new lock on after May s. Witness
had worked at five or Elk places here
during the past Two years, but could not
remember the names OI any Of them or
when he began or quit work at any
place,
DR.. Edmund Andrews, professor oil
surgery in the Rush Medical College
ever since the college was founded, WAS
the next witness. The defense asked
him the long Hypothetical question
which was put yesterday TO DR.. Meyer,
setting forth the finding Of a body In a
catch basin and ninutely describing the
wounds, abrasion, ETC., us found on tho
body oil DR., Cronin, II he could form an
opinion as TO the cause Of the mans
death, DR.. Andrews said no.
John Stitt, u policeman, was called,
ana corrected his testimony that 1t was
Monday morning, the 9Th Ol May, when
he issued the order to find out what
horses won't out lrom the livery stable.
Jacob Lowenstein WAS II member Of
the police force irom 1883 to May, 1859,
and u partner OF COugnliu on the police
force from 1887 to the tine witness was
discharged. He gave considerable teeti.
mony tending oshow the enmity which
existed between John q. Gatrity, one
Of the witnesses for the prosecution,
and COughlin. After this testimony the
court took a recess till SO'clUck to take
the deposition Of Lynch, tho dlstiller,
who is Ill.
At the openingot the afternoon ses.
siOn Mr.. Forrest, for the defense, asked
that the jury be excluded from tue room.
When this was done, hU brought up the
matter Ofthe tuRing VI Witness Buden.
bender on a forthwith subpoena TO the
States Attorneys office during the
courts recess. He said that Budenben-
der, after testiiying as TO the color Of the
horse which drew DR.. Cronin away Sat-
urday afternoon, was served with Il sub.
poena ~ appear US 4 witness Oh behalf
VI tho State; that he Forrest called
Cd tho States Attorney lust evening and
told him he would keep BuJenheuder
in thu city till the State had finished
with him; that the States Attorney this
morning notified him that he would
want Budenbender in court this utter.
nOUn, and that he did not care 10 see hiui
before that time. In spite Of this stipu.
alton, however, Mr.. Forrest said, Buden.
bender had been lurCibly and illegally,
and in the lace Of protest oA behalf Of
the defense, taken u the States AttOr.
ney's office during the recess OF court.
He submitted that everybody connected
with the affair was guilty OF contempt VI
court.
Then Officer Lihdeville, who took
Budenbender to the State'sA Attorney 'sUl.
ace, was puton thestaud and told his side
Of the story. He exhibited his suboena
aud said that Ben Williams, the man in
charge Of the squad detailed ON this case
Uy the Chief VI Police, told him 10 find
Budenbeuder and take him TO the Statu
Attorneys office.
On CrUss.exaluination, 1t was shown
that the witness had served q sub p@nR
on Mrs, HoeItvl this morning that 10
might bring her to his Office tU QuesLian
her; that Sue refused to Come aud that
she only consented when he told her
that the states Attorney wanted to see
her, which was false.
The court then decided the matter
was not one Of contempt Of court, but
expressed the opinion that 1t was an out.
rage Oh the personal llbeaty Of Bndeu.
bender to takO him as II h0 we're u pfiG.
onvr on u mere subpoena.
The court then adjourned for today.