Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-31
INTO IT.
The Trial Of Those Accused of Killing
CrOnin has Fairly Begun.
The States Attorney Calls Three Lawyers to His
Assistanee-The Defense Surprised.
Lawyers Chafe Each Other.
THE TRIAL WILL PROCEED .


! CHICAGO, ILL. Aug. 30.-When the
Cronin case was called this morning in
! the criminal court before Judge .MeCon-
nell the states attorney announced the
readiness of the prosecution to proceed
with the trial of the case without fur
ther delay. A special venire for fifty
| jurors was ordered at once issued, re-
turnable at 2 o'clock, to which time a
| recess was taken. Thus without further
combinations the Cronin trial will pro-
coed.
There was no dimInution in the num-
Der of spectators that thronged Judge
McConneu's room at the Cronin trial this
morning. half hour before the open
ing of the court every available seat in
the vast chamber was taken and hun
dredS Of spectators were denied admit
lance by the baiIif at the foot of the
stairs. There was confidence on the part
of the attorneys for the defense that the
state would make confession of weak
ness in the fight for delay but in this
they were sadly disappointed by the
promptness with which States Attorney
Longenecker announced his readiness to
proceed with the prosecution of the case
As soon as court opened the attorney
for 0 Sullivan and Kunze fled a motion
for an immediate trial.
The states attorney asked: s'How
about the other cases?''
Mr.. D0nahoe-'' This is one case. You
said you would only try our clients on
one case.
The states attorney Qaughing)-"we
shall not need to try them on any other
after this case. -
Mr.. Donahoe-''Ah, yes; you have
been hanging them by the newspapers
for the last month or two daughter !
States attorney-''Don' It feel hurt at
my remark. I simply meant that in our
opinion there will be no necessity for
trying your clients in the other cases. >;
The states attorney then turned to aIEs
the lawyers for the defense and askedy
EDO I understand you to say, gentle
men, that you are all ready?''
The answer was: Yes, and then rather
unexpectedly the states attorney an
nOunced that the state was ready to pro-
coed at once, and asked the court to ap-
point Luther Latin Mills, George G..
lngham and W. J. Hynes to assist the
state IL the prosecution, and that the
igeserd show that it was on his request
SHAT these gentlemen were designated by
the court.
The defense objected to this last re-
quest and insisted that the record show
that these lawyers had been retained by
private parties to assist the states at
torney, but the court said that at the
latter request he would recognize the
gentlemen named as his assistants in the
trial.
When the afternoon session was re-
-
fifty tallsmen provided for in the special
venire had been secured. The defense
waived any objection which may arise
on that ground.
Then Lawyer Donahoe, on behalf of his
clients, o Sullivan and Kunze, objected
to the appearance of Attorneys Haynes,
Miller and Ingham as assistants
to the states attorney in the
prosecution on the ground that
they had been employed by private peril
sons and on the further ground that Mr.. 4
Haines had personal luminosity against
O'Sullivan.
Lawyer Forest, on behalf of COughIin,
and Senator Kennedy, on behalf of
Burke. made similar objections. The
motion was overruled and the question
ing of talismen as to their competency to |
serve as jurors was begun. The first |
man questioned was Mr.. a. G Barges. !
The drift Of the questioning was
to ascertain whether Mr.. Barges |
had ever belonged to any secret organ |
ization notably Clan-na-Gael. Whether |
he knew any of the defendants or had |
any prejudice for or against them, and |
he had formed an opinion on the |
case or not. Mr.. Barges' answers were |
ali in the negative and he was accepted |
by the state. Three other taIismen were !
passed by the state before adjournment, |
E. S. Lilibridge. W. s. Begley and A. |
W. Roth.
During the afternoon Hon. David |
Dudly Field, ex-presidenJ of the Ameri- |
can bar association, entered the court |
room and was escorted by the sheriff to |
the Judges bench. The venerable JUS
tice remained for some time, and took a |
lively interest in the proceedings.