The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-21
THE CR0NIN CASE ALIBIS.
TWO WOMEN TESTIFY AS 10
O'sULLIVAN's WHEREABOUTS.

One Of Them Denies the Melodra-
matte Assertions of Correspondent
Clancey-A Seloonkeeper Who Turns
Out to be a Clan-na-Gael Man and
Friend of Martin Burke Tells of the
Latter's Movements.
CHICAGO, ILL, Nov. 20.-Kate McCor-
mick, sister of Mrs. Thomas Whalen, was
the first witness for the defense in the
Cronin trial to-day. She had known
O'Sullivan about seven years. On May 4
she was at her sisters and after supper
went out with Mrs. Whalen, leaving O'Sul-
ivan sitting in the kitchen. She returned
with her sister after 10 o'clock, and was let
in by James Mimienan. They sat up read
ing over an hour and then went up to
O'Sullivan's room for a cot. O'Sullivan
and Mulcahey were In bed. She was posi-
tive O'Sulhvan was there when she went
out at $50 o'clock, and he was in his room
when she got back.
THE WITNESS CONFUSED.
Under sharp fire of questions the wit
ness became confused and said that while
she was sure she was at O'Sullivan's on
Sunday night. May 5, she was not quite
sure that she was there on the preceding
night, which was the night Of the murder
The witne SIS, however, being further ques-
toned, repeated the story of her shopping
expedition with her sister on Saturday
night, the 4th, and their return to the
house, just as she had told it on her direct
examination.
CLANCEY's STORY DENIED.
Mrs. Tom Whalen was the next witness
Sha OOrrOhOratad fba facfif,onr 81 ori0
by her sister as to their doings and O'Sul-
lvan'S whereabouts on the night of May
and 5. The witness was asked to give her
testimony concerning the visit OF Clancy,
the New York Herald correspondent who
called on O'Sullivan the day that DIR. Gro
nin's body was discovered. Clancey, the
witness said, came into the house and made
some remark about the discovery of Dr.
Cronin's body and said, 81 have cab at the
door and want you to go with me and iden-
tify the remains" O'Sullivan said: "Why
should l go with yous l don't know who
you are, and never saw you before to-day.
Ii police officer comes and ask me to go,
l will go with him." The conversation oc-
CURED in the middle part of the floor, and
the men were standing during it.
WATCHING THE CARLSON COTTAGE.
The states attorney cross-examined Mro.
Whalen at great length, and after going
over all the details Of her testimony again
and learning as to to the location of her
kitchen windows. suddenly asked: SIS that
the window you used to watch the cottage
out ofm II object to that" said Mr.. For
rest, that assumes that she watched the
Carlson cottage" Judge Longnecker then
modified his question as follows: Ibid you
not usually sit at that window, and watch
the Carlson cottage after the fourth of
Mayr'
Eyes, looking after the curiosities over
there" replied the witness.
"Did you not do that the day after
May AZ"
mo, had something else to do"
did you not sit there and watch every
movement made by the Carlsons, and also
watch that cottage!"
mo; had no reason to do it. and did
not"
THE WITNESS NETTLED.
The states attorney next cross-examined
her as to Clancey's visit and to the calls of
other men on the day the body discovered
The witness answers were sharp and quick,
and she was evidently chafng under the
long cross-examination. There was SO
much laughter among the audience in con-
sequence of the pitched battle between the
witness and the states attorney that the
court was obliged to administer severe
rebuke.
AN ALIBI FOR BURKE.
Martin Burke looked interested as a tall
man with black mustache took tho wit
ness stand. The witness name was Matt
Danany, a saloon keeper at Clark street and
Chicago avenue. On the night of May he
came on duty at o'clock and relieved his
barkeeper. Martin Burke, P. H. Nolan.
financial secretary Of Camp 20, and Patrick
Cooney were in the saloon at the time.
Martin Burke was in the saloon for about
three hours, the witness said William
Coughlin and John O'Malley came into the
saloon during that time and met Burke.
On cross-examination the fact was
developed that the witness was member of
Camp 20, having joined from the Buffalo
camp, and had known Burke for year.
PRETTY INTIMATE WITH BURKE.
The witness denied that he was out riding
that night until II 80 o'clock, and admitted
that he was supplying Burkes meals to him,
and that he visited Winnipeg some time
ago for the purpose of "looking around"
He denied that he had ever sent money to
Burke at Winnipeg. He was merely pass
ing through Winnipeg on his way to Chi
cago from the Canadian northwest. He
declared his belief in the innocence of
Burke, and when questioned as to why
he did not inform the states attorney of the
IdCD budU OuThe was III L00 SalOOu dt Ll0
time the smurder was committed, replied
that he was afraid it would hurt his busi-
ness to get the notoriety of being mixed up
in the matter. He admitted he was taking
active interest in the case and was treasurer
of the defense fund.
William F. Coughlin, an employe of the
city health department, testified in corrob-
Grafton of Danany's testimony that he saw
Burke in Danany's saloon on the evening Of
May 4, about z o'clock.
THE MEETING OF THE CAMPS
James Layman, city contractor and
member of the Clan-na-Gael, Camp 20, told
the story of the meeting of the camp Feb.
s, when a committee was appointed to io-
vestigate charges that the report of the
Buffalo trial committee had been prema-
turely made public In DIR. Cronin's camp.
The appointment of committee was re.
considered, and the whole matter referred
to District Officer Spellman of Peoria.
Walter j. Gibson, an employe of Mar
shall, Field s. Co., and an ex-member OF
Camp 90, corroborated Mr.. Lyman, and
said he knew of no Inner Circle"
NO INNER CIRCLE HEARD OF.
Ex-Congressman FinertY and Matthew
p. Brady, lawyer, testified that they had
never heard of an Inner Circle The cross
examination Of the last witness was as
follows:
LoNGNEcKER. ON THE STAND.
States Attorney Longnecker was called
as a witness on behalf of Beggs. He OBJ
jected to taking the stand on the ground
that he was prosecuting the case, but Attor-
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