Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-28
READY FOR THE FRAY
An Extensive Array of Eloquence
Prepared for the Closing
ARGUMENTS IN THE CRONIN CASE
BeggS Refuses to Stand With His Fellow
Suspects and viii
BOLDLY ADVANCE A SEPARATE PLEA

CHICAGO, November 27.-The State
Attorneys Office presented a scene of
activity to-day when reporter called to in
quire as to the arrangement agreed upon be-
tween counsel as to the order in which ar
guments to the jury should be made. The
States Attorney was sitting at a table on
which were piled the various books of tes-
timony taken during the trial, numbering
in the neighborhOod of 5000 p ages, and at
a table close by sat his stenographer, while
at his right hand sat Mr. Mills and Mr..
Kickham Scanlsn.
The States Attorney was too deeply engaged
in analyzing the evidence to talk at any
length, but from reliable sources it may be
said that the order of argument as announced
BY Judge Mcconnell on Friday morning
viii be as follows:
THE FIRST ADDRESS.
States Attorney Longenecker will open
the case for the prosecution and detail to
the Jury the evidence adduced for the con-
viction of the prisoners, and will review the
alibi set up for the defense. He is carefully
preparing his argument, which he antlcl-
pates will consume an entire day, and In
view of the fact that Mr.. Forrest proposes to
day morning to prove that William Cough
lin, the saloonkeeper, was with Dan on the
night of May 4, as stated by those persons
in the defense, and by that means will seek
to impea b the testimony of the driver of
the carriage, there is probability that the
arguments will not commence before Satur-
dav morning, in which event Judge Longe-
necker wall consume the entire day on Sat
urday.
Judge Wing will open for the defense
and make an exhaustive analysis of all the
evidence adduced from his standpoint, Mr..
Forrest stating that he Will leave no point
untouched upon. Mr.. Ingham will follow
with an analysis of the testimony on behalf
OF the State, and also of that ad0uced on
behalf of the defendants tending to show
an alibi.
TO CLEAR KUNZE.
He will be followed by Mr.. Donahue, who
will confne mis- remarks principally to
O'Sullivan's alleged connection with the
case, and also endeavor to clear KunZe, who
is regarded bv counsel for the defense as a
tramp who was got into the case, but really
has no business there"
Mr.. Hynes, who it will be remembered
cross-examined the medical experts and sew
eral OF the witnesses from Camp 20, both for
the prosecution and defense will follow
b.
consuming probably couple of days.
Mr.. Foster, who said on Tuesday at the
consultation. that he did not regard it as
the duty of counsel for Beggs to say any
thing on behalf OF the other prisoners, and
further that he thought that Beggs' case
would be preiudiced if counsel for the de-
tense other than himself spoke in his behalf,
will probably follow Mr. Hynes in an argu-
ment on behalf of bis client, Beggs, after
which Mr. Forrest will review the entire
case for the defense, excepting Beggs, and
it is thought likely his argument will con-
sumo three days.
THE FINAL ARGUMENT.
Luther Latin Mills will then reply upon
the whole case in an argument in which he
will, like his predecessor, review the entire
case as a unit, and will probably consume
two DAYS in his argument. Judge McCon- |
are that the jury will not have the case in |
charge before Tuesday, the 10th, or Wednes- |
day, the 11th of December
In the arguments on behalf of the State |
the alleged antagonism and bitter feeling |
shown by the defendants toward Dr. Cronin |
will be traced back to February 8, on which |
day, at a meeting of Camp 20 of the Cian-na- |
Gael, in the evening, Captain Thomas |
O'Connor testified that he got up in the |
and stated that he had heard IN an \
other camp minority report of the committee /
appointed to try the old executive com
mittee known as the Triangle, in which it |
was distinctly stated that the funds of the |
United Brotherhood, to the amount of |
500, 600 had been embezzled by the old |
executive Triangle, that its report had |
been sent from this country to England, by
the executive and notification given to the /
British authority, which resultedfin the
patrol being placed behind the prison bars
in that country, and that instead of looking /
for spies, which it was alleged existed in |
their Brotherhood besides LIE Caron, they
had better investigate closely the Triangle.
BEGGs' BOLD STAND.
Mr.. Fosters defense will be unquestion-
ably that the State has offered no proof to
indicate his client (Beggs) in any con-
spiracy relative to the death OF DR.. Cronin
or otherwise, and that there is an in
adequacy OF proof to hold him. Mr.. Foster
has taken no exceptions to the rulings OF the
Court all through the case, and has made
no objection to any evidence given, which
will place his client in a very unenViable
position should the jury convict.
From the line of Mr.. Forests defense of
the other prisoners, it is evident they will
argue to the jury that no sufficient evidence
has been adduced to show that their clients
were implicated in the crime. In short,
they will claim an alibi. The speeches of,the
counsel will doubtless be read
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