Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-10-27
THE CAUSE
OF THE DEATH OF DR.. CRONIN.
The Subject Of Saturdays Testimony in the
Great Trial.
THE WOUNDS AGAIN DESCRIBED.
Wrangling Over the Admission Of Some
Testimony.

NHlCAGOt OClODeI 20 -NOIWltueIhnu-
ing the inclement weather Judge McCon-
nell's court room was crowded this morn
ing when the CrOnin trial was resumed.
The lawyers for the prosecution decided
to continue the same line OF testimony
which was introduced at yesterdays af
ternOon session, showing the cause of
death, with incidental cOrrObOrative evil
dence as to the identif 'stion.
DR.. Todd, the County Physician, was
the first witness called. He testified that
be and D.. Egbert, his assistant, were the
only persons who knew the combination Of
the lock on the vault in the County Ply
sicisn's Office. Witness had not seen any
false teeth taken from the corpse at the
mOrgue, and he had not opened the vault
since last March. The purpose of DR..
Todd's testimony was to show that no one
but DR.. Egbert could have access to
the vault in which the plate was kept.
The defense made no cross-examinatiOn.
DR.. D. G.. Moore, of No. 643 North
Hoyne avenue, who was present at the
autopsy, was the next witness called.
Mr.. Forrest, for the defense objected be-
cause DIR. Moore name had not been given
him in the list of witnessee.
Mr.. Moore explained that his testimony
would be only in regard to the autopsy
and the court permitted him to proceed.
THE WOUNDS.
He described minutely the wounds
found on DR.. Cronin's head in pretty much
the same way as had been done yesterday
by Drs Egbert and Perkins. With regard
to the long wound on the back of the head,
DR.. Moore said it looked as though it was
& double wound-that is, that it was made
by two blows which fell almest on the
same spot. ''The wound on the Jaw
said Dr. Moore, Severed the facial artery,
and the wound on the back CT the head
severed the occipital artery" Dr. Moore
thought death was caused by the wounds.
Mr.. Forrest, in the crOss-examination,
put in his time eliciting from the witness
the fact that the first consultation be had
with the States Attorney was night be-
fore last.
what insurance society did you repre-
sent at the iuquest?" Mr.. Forrest asked
THE Independent Ocder of Foresters
The defense moved to exclude DR..
Moore's testimony on the ground that he
had read the verbatim report of the trial
made by the Associated Press In this
mornings papers of DR.. Egber's toti
mOny. They argued that the physician
read this, knowing that he was to testify,
and that the order of the Court ex-
cluded witnesses while testimony was be-
ing taken, yet the reading Of the testimony
had precisely the same effect as the hear-
ing OF it.
Judge HcConnell said he thought the
evidence should be excluded, when there
was
A STORM OF OBJECTIONS
IRON the prosecution and clamcrs to be
heard. Messrs. Hynes and Mills protested
against such q ruling, and said they could
produce a witness who had not read sll
about this case, and that the Ju6ge might
lust as we'll adjourn the Court now if they
we're going to hold to any such doctrine.
After considerable argument on both
sides the Judge ruled IS follows: The
rule Of exclusion evidently is for the pur-
pose of preventing the witnesses who are
excluded from knowing what the witness
on the stand said, either for the purpose OF
affirming or contrsdictiBg their testimony.
But that rule was probably conceived at
the time when most of the rules per-
tanning to the Jury were concelved-be'
fore the newspapers took such pains to
publish all the proceeding; and can
easily see that if l should enforce the
rule in its old spirit, criminal trials
and a great many civil cases could
not be proceededed with; it would be i'm
possible. That rule was wise in its time
and may be wise to some extent yet, but
it cannot be possible to make it operate to
prevent witnesses from testifying to Offen-
ses against the State or testifying to mat
ters of defense. do not believe that L
can erforce the rule. II it were possible
for me to ask the proprietOrs OF the news
papers not to publish these accounts l
should unquestionsbly do that, but, OF
course, no such request would be respected.
In this day of wide newspaper circulation
and verbatim reports, do not see that the
Court can do more than simply exclude
the witnes ,es from the room, but the Court
appreciates that that does not amount to
anything at all. "
The motion was consequently over
ruled and the D IctOr's testimony stands.
THE LIVERY STABLE KEEPER.
The next witness was Patrick Dinan, the
livery stable keeper. He testified to the
facts in regard to the hiring of horse and
buggv from him by Dan COughlin, one of
the prisoners, on the day that DR.. CrOnin
was murdered substantially as has hereto
fore been published The witness said
Coughlin told him he wanted the horse
for a friend. This is the buggy and white
horse which carried DR.. Cronin to the Carl
ton cottage, where he was murdered.
A Bold Robbery.
SAN ANToNIA, TEX, October 26.-Last
NIGHT two masked men entered the Santa