Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-11-23
THE GREAT TRIAL
Testimony Given by the WIZ
nesses in the Cronin Case
Interesting Facts brought Out ba'iS w
the observation-disclosures At
tempting to Prove an
Alibi.


into tho past history OF the Clan no Gael fie
decided against it recess was lheh tu"ou
until afternoon. ,,..-. =.
At the opening of the trial in the afternoon, A
States Attorney 1,ongcnccker said that IN we"
OF the courts ruling, the state "ou'u or'S pu,
pne more witness on the stand-a man haileu
Clancy, from New York, who he sa'o' WIS "o'
now in the city .,.,.-...-,.,, Z
II was suggested in view Of this announce !
ment. that the court adjourn until Mohoay' III
order TO give the defense time 10 prepare its
rasc; but +, was finally decided to adjourn uh'l
Saturday morning, which was accordingly aohe. {
IN the course OF his statement TO inc court /
the states Attorney said that all nc cApeSWp I
10 prove by Clancy was o conversations ",'o
he had had with O sullivan. Clancy IS Ne"
York newspaper man -. ii.
p Mcnamara Il man arrested on susplc'oi' VI
beng u B. Smonds was released lh'S ctcn'
ing. nothing being found TO warrant MS oe''"'
ton. -
rbc mono,onv Of the Cronin trial for the Jury
uas nlcasnntly diverted this evening, tue
iurors bcina taken to tho Grand Opera mouse
to see Sol Smith Russell ..-....-,
| The InterO ,ean says: "Another important
Cronin suspect has come to light IN the person
| of a former resident Of LakeWcw-ah lr'Shnd'
named Mcdonald. He is now sald TO De III hu'
rome. and the police are making strenuous t'
forts to locate him Before 'he
murder Mcdonald VAS emPoy'" "
the pubcworks department
r.,kcvtcw. After the disappearance OF Dr'
cronin McDonaid suddenly appeared to be IN
oouent circumstances, and talked to his ncleh.
hnrs abou, n trip to Europe, and oxhlpheu
etnomshin tickets May 10 the family dlsap-
ncared. The neighbors assert that prior to MAY
aNcDonald was frequently visited py ausp''f
Gus characters, -,.
Thc states Attorney refused to talk about
the matter mud
CHICAGO, Nov. 1G There was great crown
at the opening OF the court ior 'he tcsu"iPto'''
ot the Cronin trial this morning a'lcr t"o u'Sa
. recess. ~ ,,..,,,..
t ,rhc first witness called was James clancy
/ corrosnondent Of tho New York Herald VINO
3 testified on behalf OF the prosecution lic SUN
9 that he was sent here by the Herald III MAY
10 investigate the Cronin case lie cai'cu Hl
: O'Sullivans house on the morning OF 'io Wy
: mat Cronin's body was discovered, but oclofc
# the discovery was made known -.,-
a He then went on to repeat the conVersa''o'
that took place between him ana v 7u!ll'.'
regarding the disappearance OF Nron'n, uu' ~
II which the latter declared his beilel that or"Hn
1, was not murdered, uud would turn up all t9ht
n clancy called on OSuliiyan again IN 'h
evening of the same day after the pody III"
hoon found, He informed OSulAVah Una
+ Cronin's body had been found, Whercupon VI
a ',, Sto',.'' ,'a1 ,aIa witness then stated tina
! I"t''' ,os I,,irg ot tho police station, an
Wy I.,1 e,'J ~ c,iit,,n 10 accompany him and idcnt
s. aSN'' v '"''''
a. fy it, .,.,.,.o o,o;r O,
d. O'Sullvan shook ard sank into chalr ai a'i
IT, ,otJ "To. 1could not 20 / could not idenuI
es him. 1t would be useless for mo to 60 II M
he him on the street ! might kho" hi'' 'u'
i, could not identify his body.
In ,,,a. .ovauipaton " was Brought o
2G t i', t,I WV, ,,,ness os in prison in England
10 .,ir'' e., connection with the Fcnan co
lcn year ,,,,, lu' ho wns directly tried and Sc
M sp''oS uota,,i,,, uona" -, ,hctwo policemen w
Der ''l'eDu ', ~
in. "lt'7'tu "''''. ot Mfr Claucv's cxamir
rod ~ Wv s,,., r,sto1 and the defense move
"a w ,',s ~, a5 nn,l,c Coupblin, O Sullivan .
'''' ", 9- r,ot an evidence respecting what I
,,a ~ 49, t5S .e,,,i, 80, ,l,a!r-, Z, aa!r
~" stricken from the record lhe Vo"''
Oo4 the motion. ,-..,-.o. ,o.
,os Mr. Forrest then moved that q lot more te-
Of mony relating to Camp 20 DC oeNtl""''' '"'
his motions were promptly oNerru,"
- Next the defense move" 10 mo ,
'i9' portions OF SpcImah tcsu'nouS' ,f =,
OF reSpoadence petNe,l '.L mn. ~ Nrs C5nllfu.
1us, taking up the testimony OF Mto, ,s,,o,goS a..
The CouNlh an" H'"''S ,.sair tesitmonv be
-, that certain portions o' 'hV' 1ad
Vh' cudcd All the motions "'lo ~, dotonea
at The first witness LOT .1a ,rnnScr ",
Frederick j. Sqn'hp, Wv t,a Cartrcr
inds took the testimony pelorc INV ,,
a., testified as to certain ulho'o"'0@ =, ',(,,,,u
t"1 testimony as given peloir '"o r..,so,
, ,,,' by MAJOR "a" "ipoVm, a,,,n,rca with their
The Frank Seaman as coihpAle' C.,,,, thn,
the dcnce during the tria' proper
10 in iourncd till Monday ,,-.,i, tri,i to
." CHICAGO Nov. lS,-ln the 'tu'''' ~ 80, i
opcf Peter Koch With whom hun2c po"l, ..', ~
The early part of May, ttsuheu tu''' - , ,,,u
mar n little trouble around ms Iio"S', ''"" w '',
o-o keeper Of a little dry gooas shoP 'n' ,.,
.''' have hm arrested For tins reason Nu""'
his house and changed his uanhc ~
lame, Hyland, freight handler 'es'lio'
M ON mo evening Of May he and ms cous'l'
Will mjah Hylaud, took supper WIN 7"..i 50,
next later went to the saloon OF Nlci'l'lI, "U n.y.
Ic OF | that he saw I ''u!l'',,'
his ,locc the night OF May J.
-" !" jeremiah cOrroborateu Hc "7'''''
nrS oil James.
uarv, Tho testimony was for the purpoS' %
.vcen- inc that it was OSulNan and the TWO ny
wbo were in the saloon on the hiehl o.
n tho instead Of Su.','N"'
. ad- Inc nn, no,cctiye Michael whaon who wa
o1aors conrhlm's partner when they were ootn
police force, testified 'na' ', nc s,,,ion "rt,, a,
East Chicago Avenue fouV' I1'''Y 5..or
,Co. 7.31 o'clock on the mEht 'u"' ''' =,
First murdered Coughlin was there ''" "
ii'' him there until 10 o'clock,
Ill en- The fact was brought out 'ha' t,'
turned and O'Sullivan are first cousins, anu :"