The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-11-01
SOME STRONG TESTIMONY
Being Introduced by the State
in the crouiu Trial,
THE EVIDENCE YESTERDAY
Introduces the Famous Trunk In
which oronIn's Body was Put~An'
otherMau to whom BurkeTold
his Story while In Canada,

his story while IN Cahaua'
CHICAGO, Oct, sl,-Judge Mcconnells
court in which the Cronin trial is in
progress was called to order nearly hall
an hour later than usual this morning
Patrick McGarry, who occupied the
chair at the time OF the adjournment
last night, was still a witness, Mr.,
Donahue, OF counsel for the defense,
moved to strike out all that part Of Nc
Garry's evidence given yesterday in
which MCGarry described his visit to
the house Of Defendant 0'sulliyau after
DR., CroRil's murder, at which time he
questioned o'sulliyan closely about his
contract with Crolin, A lang argument
followed,
It was finally decided to postpone a
decision on the pointtill this afternoon,
In orderto allow counsel time TO present
authorities, Pending that the cross.
examination Of McGarry was also post.
poned and George Reilly, q bar.keeper,
was called to the witness chair, He
testified that in the latter part OF March
Coughlin, 0'sullivan and Others were in
the saloon and were talking politics,
when Coughlin said that q certain North
side Catholic was talking too mach and
that II he didn't keep his mouth shut he
would get the worst OF II,
The States Attorney sought 10 intro.
duce the correspondence between Beggs
and Spellman. Mr.. GosleF, attorney
for Beggs, said he was ready to admit
anything that Beggs ever wrote, but
that he could say nothing about letters
written by any one else. So the matter
went over, pending the appearance OF
Spellman. w. p. Hatfield, salesman
for Revell 4 Co., was then called, and
told Of selling to q man calling himself
]. B. Simonds the bill OF furniture which
was taken to the flat OF No, III Clark
street and was subsequently conveyed
to the Carlson cottage, the scene OF the
murder, The only new point developed
was the fact that Sinonds said the furn.
iture was "for temporary use"
THE FAMOUS TURNI.
After Hatfield had identified the fur.
niture sold to simonds as that subse-
quently seen by him in the Carlson cot.
tage, the trunk in which DR.. Cronin's
body was carried away was brought into
court Hatfield, after examing It, testI.
fed that 1t was identical with tho one
sold TO SimOnds. On Cross.examination
he said that he could not swear that 1t
was the identical trunk, because the firm
kept such on hand always and perhaps
other dealers did also. II came out that
Mr.. Forrest, Of counsel for the defense,
had bought just such trunk from the
witness. II could not be sworn to posi-.
lively that the furniture In the Carlson
cottage was the same furniture sold to
Simonds; 1t was precisely like 1t, how
ever.
A ToudH cITlzEN's-TRsTlMoNY,
The jury was excluded and the matter
OF striking out witness McGarry's evi.
denCe as to what was said during his
visit to 0'sullivan's house on the Sun.
day following the murder was taken up.
The court finally decided to exclude all
the evidence In regard to q former ut.
tack on DR.. Cronin. This was not salts.
factory to the defense and another flow
OF eloQuenCe was tho result. Finally
the Ctoss.examination OF MCGarry was
resumed.
John W. Sampson, generally known
as Major Sampson, was next called, and
testified that about two years ago Coughs
lin tried 10 hire him to "slug" DR.. Gro.
min. The witness, on cross examination,
admitted that Coughlin had arrested
him three or four times, once for rob.
beryI that he had been convicted for
passing counterfeit money; that he was
a gambler by profession, but denied that
he followed MIR. Blaine through NliChi.
gan when he was making speeches there
last fall, or Governor Hill or Senator
Thurman for tue purpose OF picking
pockets. He said he went to some Of
these places for the purpose OF securing
sporting privileges, He explained that
bio was "playing Shells" which Is a varia.
tion 0t what Is known as three card
monte,
William Lyn, who was with Sampson
when he met Coughlin and was asked
tosluS Crouln, testified TO the fact that
the two men had a conversation, the
purport OF which he did not hear at the
timp mentioned.
ORoNlN's ENEHlEs.
Joseph @. o'Keefe, DR.. orontn'S
tailor, said that he attended meeting
Of Camp 20 in September, 1883. After
the meeting he had a conversation with
defendant Peegs about DR.. Cronin and
Alexander Sullivan. Said the witness,
"We were speaking arst In reference to
the union Of the tIo rival factions Of the
order, and John +. Beggs said he did not
have much confidence In the new Ex.
ecutive that was elected. Then tue
trial committee came under discussion
and he said that DR.. Cronin was
not the proper man TO put ON
the trial committee TO try Alexander
Sulllyan. said Dr.. Cronln did not
have 40 savory record as James Rogers,
Of Brooklyn, another one OF the trial
committee, John p. Reggs then told
me that OronIn had admitted Ooushiin
as a member Of Camp o. without i ior.
NAL initiation, aud had furnished him
with pass words. / told him did not
believe II; l told hin that CrOnin was too
sincere patriot to do anything Of that
Eud. ! told him, Furthermore, that |
would ask Cronin In reference TO II and
give the authority, and then lie said
Utonln was not ~ lnanto belong TO
Irish soCletleS.p !.
On cross examination II was brought
out that BeggS objected to Cfouin being
on the cOmlpittoG TO Try the Triangle Do:
cause he WIS an enemy OF Alexander
Sullivan, Cornelius PIynA, who was
with Beggs and 0'Keeie when they had
the above mentioned conversation, cor.
roborated. .0'Keeie's testimony,
WHAT BURKE GAVE AWAY,
Another Man 10 Whom lie Told the story
pt CrOnln'S Murder.
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