West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-12-26

The night of Maya Dr. Cronin. n Chicago
physician and prominent in Irish affairs
made am agreement with OSullivan, an ice
man, 10 attend any OF his employees who
were i'll. That night man driving white
horse IN buggy came 90 the doctors resi-.
dence. He presented Sullivan's card and
Dr. Cronin unhesitatingly packed up his in
struments and went with the man
His friends never saw him alive again IL
was weeks after that naked. bruised corpse
was discovered in one of the city sewers IL
was identified as that of DR. Cronin Around
the prisoners who were arrested on suspicion
of being concerned in the murder the prose.
cntion wove web of damnatory circum-
stances
They traced the famous white horse and
the man who hired IL. CarlsOn's cottage was
identified as the scene of the murder.
The enemies of DIR. CrOnin, who had
looked upon him as a British spy, and
threatened his life, were involved i'm the crime
Burke was captured in Winnipeg Coughlin.
police officer. was lodged i'm lail
Kunze the little German who was SUPPOSED
TO be one OF the chief conspirators, was un.
earthed in low south side lodging house
!. Beggs-a prominent man in local Illinois
affairs--gave himself up.
The trial which followed was watched by
many thousands of people For seven weeks
the jury listened TO testimony and addresses
Of counsel The case was set for hearing
August 26 and the selection of the Jury began
August 20 While the last four Jurors were
was discovered. Seven men were indicted
Tor the oifense, and now await trial Seven
weess were required to secure the twelve
men who have heard the lawyers examine
20 witnesses and speak for two weeks
The State began its case with the testi-
mony touching the identity Of the body of
DIR. Cronin, followed IL up with the
hnding of the bloody trunk and body,
and continued with the testimony OF
the members of Clan-na-Ga Camp 20.
Following this, the State showed the hiring
OF the white horse by Daniel Coughlin for his
friend Smith the call of n stranger for DIR
Cro1ln at the Conklin residence, the hiring OF
the Clark street fiat and the purchase Of fur
niture by -. B. Simonds," the renting OF the
carlson cottage and the transfer Of the
Simonds furniture from the fat 20 the cot.
tage by Burke, the contract of 2. O'Sullivan
with DR.. Cronin for medical service and the
presentation OF OSullivan's card to DIR
Cronin by Daniel Coughlin's friend smith
the stranger who called at the Conklin resi-.
dence.
These were the principal acts Of the con.
spirotors. Mrs. Hoertel testified that she
saw man answering TO the description of
Ut. Cronin enter the Carlson cottage the
night Of May 4 and heard struggle aud
blows Immediately afterward Milkman
hertze saw kunze drive up 70 the Carlson
cottage later that night and n man answer
ing the description Of Coughlin get out Of the
buggy and go into the house Niemann saw
O'Suliivan with men he identified as Cough.
I'm and kunze in his saloon still later that
same night
Other witnesses testified touching Cougblin's
hatred Of DR. Cronin: Burke's fight to Win.
mlPeg. and OSuhvan's inconsistent stories
The experts explained the cause of death nn6
analyzed blood spots As the State was clos
ing IT'S case DR. Cronin's clothes were found
IN Lake View sewer and while i'm rebuttal
the pOcket-knives taken from Daniel
Goughlin were identified as the property of
DIR. Cronin
The defense consisted Of alibis. Burke's
hghJ was not disputed nor his renting 81 the
cottage or his hauling of the fuTnftt,re
OSulhvan did not explain the contract with
Cronin, but denied everything else CouQhIin
tfled 70 show that the horse was not white and
that he was not at the Carlson cottage or In It's
vicinity May a. Kunze put In a general denial
ana Beggs denied the Timer circle charges
rms general outline Of the principal lines
OF the prosecution and defense was filled I'M
with q multitude of less important details
nut they had only an indirect bearing on tho
main issues Of guilt or innocence Of the dc
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