Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-11-21
THE CRONIN TRIAL.
The Defense Continue to Build
Up Their AIibis.
FAIR WITNESSES FOR UsULLIVAN.

Doctors Murdsr-Testimony In Favor
of Bourk-The Winnipeg Suspect Al
legged to Have Spent the Eveping of
the Fatal May . In ssIoou-some
CIansmen who Know Nothing Of an
elmer Circie;"
CHICAGO, Nov. 2L-The defense in the
Cronin case yesterday introduced two fsmi-
nine witnesses the first thing, the object be-
ing to strengthen the alibi they were con.
structing for o'Sullivan The first of these
was Miss Kate Mccormick, young woman
OF about IS, who was pretty much at home
at Tom Whelan's cottags-bsing a sister OF
Mrs Whelan-and who was at the house
both on the 4th and 9TH OF last May. She
ate supper there on the 4th and was there
until about $3.50 p. m, when she went out
with Mrs Whelan TO a dry goods store re-
manning until after 10 o'clock, whsn they
were admitted by Minnehan. The other
persons at supper that night were O'SulIi-
van, Brennan, Mulcahey aud others Of the
men who boarded there. When they left
OSullvan was sitting in the kitchen. When
they returned witness said she had TO go to
a O'Sullivan's room TO get a cot to sleep on,
and saw O'Sullivan in bed with Mulcahey.
She remained at Whelan's until 7:30 p m. May
8, and when she LETT there the two Hylsnds
were there O'Sullivan was not at home at
that hour. She also said that O'Sullivan
put in some time in the garden after sup
per Saturday night sprinkling the garden.
The cross-examnation was devoted princi-
pally to showing that there was nothing par.
ticular TO fix the dates May AMI in Miss
McCormick's mind
The Other Feminine Witness.
Mrs. Thomas Whelan, wife of the man
who kept the cottage at which O'Sullivan
boarded, was the next witness Her testi-
mony corroborated her sisters in every par
ticular. In addition she said that another
woman, Mrs. Rich, was at the house just
before supper. She had also heard O'Sulli-
van talk of the contract he had made with
DIR. Cronin, and remembered call that
Conklin made on O'Suilivan Sunday May 5.
and also the call Of the Hylands, and O'Sul-
livan going out with them about
10 O'clock Then she testified to
the call of Clancy on the
day Cronin's body was found She heard
the conversation and saw the men while
talking. She denied that O'Sullivan showed
any trepidation when Clancy told him that
Cronin's holy had been found, and said that
O'Sullivan, when asked TO 60 with Clancy
to identify the body, said he would go il a
policeman called for him, but did not know
Clancy and never saw him before that day,
snd knew no reason why he should 60
with him.
Laying Pipes for RebuttaI.
The cross-exsminstion OF this witness was
sharp, and her answers were equally So The
states attorney first tried 10 mix her up on
he I'd kur
very little of it; neither could he break her
testimony to the time they ate supper.
She denied that after the 4th of May shs had
made il her business to sit at the kitchen
window and watch the Carlsons The states
attorney then laid the train for rsbuttal by
ssking her What passed between O'Sullivan
and 4 reporter after the discovery of Gro
Minis -dy. She said that O'Sullivan did
not say he did not believe IL was Cronin's
body or that Cronin was dead. and then cor
rect himself by saying. Il did not mean TO
say that"
And Now Bourk Wasn't There.
Dropping the D sullivan alibi the defense
next took up the case Of Bourk, and Matt
Danahy, a saloonkeeper, swore that Martin
Bourk was in his saloon from between aud
Z o. m, May e. until 9 or 10 O'clock Bourk
said be had been to a funeral as did William
Coughlin mo relative of DAM and J. F.
O'Malley, who came in with Coughlin. Cross
examination developed the fact that Danahy
was a clausman OF Camp 20, friend of
Bourk, and supplied him with meals in jail
at his own (DAnshy's) expense He did not
speak Of what he knew for some time and
then first to a lawyer for the defeuss, be 4.
cause be did not want to be bothered
by reporters and detectives The
states attorney then-for the purpose
of rebutta levidently-asked Danahy whether
be had not applied a vile epithet to Or. Gro
min. called him a spy, etc, and tbs witness
swors be did not, declaring in the presence
Of one of the witnesses, a reporter whom the
states attorney pointed out, that the report
er was drunk the day he was in his saloon
Dsnshy CcrrOborated.
Danahy'- evidence was corroboratei by
W. F Coughlin, who saw Bourk at Dana
hy's saloon about p. M, MAY 4, but did not
stay long. CroSs-examinstion brought out
the statement that after the arrest of Bourk
at Winnipeg, Il met Mr.. Danahy one day.
He asked lle-he SAYS, Bill, do you remem-
Der what night you came into my place and
asked me TO go TO the west side to the open
mgr and said did and be says. What
night was itf and j says, 1T wss the 4th OF
May" Both these men had contributed to
the defense fund J. F. O'Mslley saw a man
in Danahy's saloon the evening OF Nav 4, but
could not swear it was Bourk OMalley is
not clansman now, but had been four
years ago.
In Behalf OF John r. BeggS
The defense then began TO produce evi.
dence in behalf of John F Begss, and
John F Finerty, Mathew Brady, John
Dwyer, John S. Mullen Ia man with Cronin
sympathiesl, and NJ J. keane all swore
that they never heard of an inner circle, {"
in the Clan -na Gael ALTHOUGH they were all
members OF the clan. and most OF them OF
Camp 20.
Francis p Gleason swore that John r
Beggs attended Republican ward meeting
the evening OF May 1, staying there until
after p. m. This was TO show that Beggs
was in good company that evening as the
state does not charge Beggs with being at
the cottage.
The States Attorney as q Witness.
States Attorney Longnecker was asked TO
take the stand He objected, but 6na lly
did So He said he was presen: during the
examination of Suspect Beggs before the
coroner's jury, ana conducted the examiu a.
tion of witnesses before the grand jury. He
said that during the latter examination
Beggs voluntarily told of his correspondence
with District Of1cer Spellman, aud told
where the letters could be found
Chief Hubbard then told of finding the
letters in pursuance OF Begg's directions
after which court adjourned
Horrible Method of Suicide