Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1889-11-20


known Kunze. Kunze came to witness
whsre he had sat at = table and said:
Come, wunt to introduce you to q friend
OF mine" He then introduced ME to Dan
Coughlin. Coughlin said he and Kunze
were good friends, aud that he would do
anything he could for kunze. Then We
had some drinks and went away"
Frank o. Washburn, . saioonkeeper at
1890 Wellington avenue, saw Kunze and
USallivan together at his saloon some
time in March. They were driving q
brown horse attached to a buggy. Kunze
said he bought the horse from O'Sullivan
aud had promised to pay more than the
horse was worth, so that he would get some
spending money from his guardian. Wit
ness rode to his home from the saloon
with tho two men. The purpose OF the
testimony was tn show the intimacy exist.
ing between O'Sullivan and Kunze.
Gus klahre, the tinsmith, testified that
che Monday morning in the early part Of
May Martin Burke and an expressman
can,e to his fathers tin-shep at 8S North
Clark street.
Burke had galvanized iron box about
14x2G inches in size. and he wanted the
ton soldered OH it. This Cronin case was
in the papers that morning, and ! said
British spy and ought to be killed.
"What else did ne says''
81 said it was queer about Cronin's dis
appearance, and Burke said: 'Cronin
was - using q vile epithet),
and ought to be killed."
"What did you do with the boxs"
II triel to lit the cover OF the box but
he pushed my hand away and said: For
Gods sake. don't open that, or something
like that"
"How was the lox fastened?"
''it was tied with clothes-line."
''He wouldn't let yov open it:'
mo, told him I'd have to take off
the cord before could make . job Of it,
He said it didn't make any difference how
it was donc-no matter how rough it
might be. So l put band around the
box without taking of the cord"
''How near did Burke stay to you while
you were fixing the boxs''
''He staid right close to me all the
time
Joseph O'Byrne nad conversation
with John +. Hegas on Clark street. near
the Chicago opera house block, ON Tues :
day. May Z. Maurice Morris and Dennis
Ward were also present. The disappear
ance OF DR.. Cronin was discussed, and
Beggs said that he thought be would turn
up all right. Ward then interjected that
Cronin had skipped out with woman
and would return in a few days after his
spree. O'Byrns asserted that the doctor
had been murdered. At that Beggs
turned to the witness and said:
"Yon don't know what you are talking
about, because you don't belong to the
inner circle We referring to himself
AMI Ward are posted"
DR.. John F. Williams. of No. 427 Center
street, testified tnat he had known Patrick
U'Suliivan several years; had treated him
professionally three or four years; his
doctor bill didn't amount to more than IS
for the whole period. Ttere were several
physicians practicing in the Immediate
vicinity of O'Sullivan's house
Michael Gilbert, . sewer cleaner. was
working on Evanston avenue flushing the
sewers He was assisted by Michael Reese
and Frederick Meyer.
"What did you find near the corner OF
Buena and Evanston avenuess''
II went to the manhols and raised the
lid and found the hole half full Of water.
/ then went to the next manhole and raised
the lid there too, and saw what looked
like lot of old rags. The flow In the
sewer there is from north to SOUTH
What did you do"
II called on Michael Reese to 70 down
into the manhole and pull out the old
sachel. had tried TO pull it up, but 1t
was 80 rotten that it fell to pieces. /
handed Reese bucket and he got it under
tho things, and in that way We got them
out We got up . box. 1t was about
it was block of wood, but after We got
r,pt II vi hov
swell, what did you do,''
II lifted it onto the street Then the
small sachel with both ends on was brought
out -
What did you do thens'
"All the things including the hat and
the clothes, were put in bunch together. -
What happened then:"
II told one OF the men to 60 for patrol
wagon. The things got out on the manhole
were all put on stretcher just ~ they
were taken out OF the manhole and put In
the patrol wagon. did not help to pnt
II in. but ! saw it put In when the patrol
drove up."
Michael Recess, ono Of the sewsr cleaners
who found the clothes and other articles.
was then called 70 the stand and corrobor.
ated tho testimony OF the prsvious Wit
nessI
Al this stage the articles found In the
sewer were brought into court, ana their
entrance created little sensation. The
prisoner Esggs did dot seem to pay any
attention to them. Coughlin and Kunss
craned their necks to sse them. Burke
got very red In the face, but sat motion.
less In hts chair except that b. worked his
jaws vigorously. a. II chewing . large
4uid of tobac O. Those Immediately be-
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