Wichita eagle., 1889-11-20
MANY WITNESSES.
The Defense in the Cronin Trial Get
Their Lines Tangled.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Nov. 19.-The first witness
IN the Cronin trial this morning was Po-
iiceman Redmond Mcdonald. He testl-
fed that he saw Dan Coughlin at the East
Chicago avenue station between 3:45 and
9o'clock on the night of the II urder. On
cross-examination the witness fixed the
time at 8 to 9l5 o'clock. On cross-exam-
jnation the fact was also developed that
the witness was a member of Camp ~
Clan-na- Gael. On cross-examination the
witness was asked: when did you first
learn that Daniel Coughlin's name was
connected with the horse that drove DR..
Cronin away"
Il think about week after when they
first got to writing it III the newspapers. 4"
"Now, in what paper did You read it in
about Coughlin being connected with the
horse and buggy"
II don't know"
WAS that before the body was found?"
"Yes. SIR"
"Now, do you not remember that 1T Is
fact that Coughlin's name was never con-
Dected with that in any manner whatever
in the public press until the 18th of May,
three days after the tindlng of DR.. Cronin's
body?" ISensation
Qfesitatingly) at was written in the
papers about him III connection with the
rig from Dinan."
William Mulcahy was the next witness.
He testified he had known OSullIvau since
April 4. He WAS not a member of the
Cian-na-Gael. A few days after he met
OSullivan; he was with him on an ice
wagon when they met a man who reSem-
bled Coughlin. The latter asked O'Sulli-
van if he was well acquainted ut Lakeview
and he said yes. Ana be asked him if he
hn IF
if he SAW him TO telephone
30 the Chicago avenue police station
and say: II want to see him" The wit
cess had heard OSullivan speak of his
contract with DR.. Cronln The witness,
who WAS an employe OF O'Sulllyan, COM
planned of his feet hurting him, and
y Suilivan told the witness to go and see
DIR. Cronin about 1t, AS he % Sullivau) had
IA contract with Cronln to take care of his
men. This WAS said in the presence of
OSullivan's other men. OSullivan also
told the men on another occasion that he
had n contract with a Decor to attend any
one who was hurt on the ice-wagou. The
witness went on TO say that in the latter
part of April, James Meahan. one of
O'Sullivan's men, went to the Office of the
Lakeview Record and got a lot of O'Sulli-
vans newly printed cards. He gave the
witness about fifty of them and the
witness distributed them. On the
day of the murder the witness further
testified O'Sulliyan and he were on the ice
wagon together; they had supper together,
both read during the evening, going TO bed
at the same time and sleeping in the same
oed. Later on two of OSullivan's men
and carpenter who was working there
came to the door. They were let in. After
that Mes Whalen came into the room to
get cot bed and spoke to O'Sullivau.
The witness further testified that be mad
heard the conversation between old man
Carlson ana O'Sullivan about the tenants
oI the Carlson cottage. The old man testi-
ned that O'Suilivau said he knew then,
aud that they Were all right This wit
ness testified that O'Sullivan said he knew
none OF them. On cross examination the
witness said that O'Sullivan was not out
of the house after supper and that he went
TO bed about 9 O'Clock. The men who
were out came in about 10 O'Clock or half
past.
Further questions ELECTED the statement
that on the night of the murder. O'Sulli-
van got up when the men who We're out
side came to the door and let them in. The
witness got up about o'clock on the fol-
lowing morning leaving O'Suliivan in BED.
OSuliivan, he said, never left the house
that night. The witness memory as to
events Immediately preceding and follow
ing the night of the murder was defective.
Then the cross examination took an IN
expected turn and very sensational. the
evident intention being 10 direct suspicion
towards the witness as the man who drove
the white horse which took DR.. Cronin TO his
death. The witness, however. denied that
he had ever worn a beard, The witness
said he did not go to see DR.. Croniu about
his lame foot when O'Sullivan suggested
that course because 1t was not troubling
him then. He was quite sure he did not
see DIR. Cronin on May T. The witness
said that since list spring he had been
acting as collector for O'Suiliyau but he
was unable to give the name of any one
who had paid him any money for O'Sul-
liyan.
Thomas Whalen, a cousin of Patrick
O'Sulliyan, was the next wItnes. He WAS
married and his wife kept a boarding
house at which O'Sullivan and his men
boarded. He was not a member OF an Irish
society. He testified that on Sunday, May