Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-12-07
NEARING THE END.
Evidence all in in the Cronin Muir
der Trial
The Argument Opened by states Attor-
ney Iongeneeker.

CHICAGO, Nov 20 AT the afternoon session
Prosecutor Longenecker asked TO be allowed to
offer some new testimony touching upon an I'M
portant matter. II was granted By the court.
Police OHicer Bartholomew Flynn was then
called 10 the stand and, n response TO ques-
tions, testified as follows:
When Daniel COughhn was arrested / was
ordered by Lieutenant Elliott to take him 10
the Harrison-sireet station, which did.
When we got there | searched him in Captain
Bartram's office. These two knives which /
have in my hand | found in his posses
sion took the knives and revolver from
Coushlu took them back 10 headquarters
went upstairs TO Lieutenant Eliotts office,
and then took them down TO my box in
headquarters and locked them up. They we're
there until the 10Th or l7th Of September when
took them over to the Fidelity vault where
they have since remained. Las. night called
the attention OF Captain Sehuettier 10 them at
East Chicago Avenue Station, took them 10
him. did nos disclose the fact that had
them to any one prosecuting the case EK-
Captain Bartram knew | had the knives Dut
up to last evening did not call the attention OF
any one else to them.
This closed the direct examination, and Dir.
Forrest moved TO exclude the evidence on the
ground that the knives had been in the pos
session of the State ever since CougAlin 8 ar.
rest The motion was overr1led
On cross.examtnation the witness said he did
not tell the chief OF police about the knives,
because it did not occur 10 him that II was a
matter OF any consequence. The witness had
asked Assistant States Attorney Elliott Tor
permission TO put them in the safe, bht mr FL
lot told MIN he had better take care OF them
,ytrtl Ia rl.fa faT-
them.
r T. Conklin, the ma1 With whom DR.. Crohlh
lived, was then called to the stand He identi-
fed the knives as having been carried By DR.
Cronin when alive The sma Ter one the witness
had himself carried for two years, and he then
rave il 10 DR. Cronin The larger one, the wit
ness said he had found in the street If they
were not Dr. Cconils knives they looked e&-
actiy like them, Dr. Cronin carried the smaller
knife in his vest pocket The witness saw Dr.
Cronin use knife like the smaller on, within
week before he was taken away, and probably
within two or three weeks before he saw MN
have the other on the table where he was writ
ing or sharpening hi. pencil The knives were
then admitted in evidence.
7 Two more witnesses were examined as tc
/ mttter, connected with the saloon opening or
the night OF Maya This ended the evidence
and States Attorney Longcueckcr began his
| address, to the jury.
Mr. Lougenecker said:
GEgTLEMEN OF THE JURY: want to talk t
Won In mis- case about the evidence that got
have been hearing from the witnesses. shal
not attempt TO talk TO any one except 10 yo'
twelve men because you arc now interested II
the case, and it is your dut" TO come to cor
rect conclusion, and because the responsiolll'.
rest upon YOU.
desire to caution you against feeling tina
IS possessed sometimes by Jurors and courts
and even LAWYERS when a case grows in i'm
portance and length that it requires more ev
dence to reach conclusion than it does IN
small case Gentlemen, DO not be led into TN
error in determining what you shall do TIL
evidence Of conspiracy is the same for a sma
ofense as it is for great oNense. The eV
dence Of conspiracy to obtain dollars and cent
from YOU or me. or any one else the eyidenc
that would bring 10 your mind conviction OF IN
puilt OF The men who are accused must be ll'
as strong. although it only takes couple
hours 10 try the case, as II you are trying ne
for murder.
What am trying to have you understan
Is this, that because this case is so long an
because it has grown to be so large ana II
portaut YOU must not think it requires mol
, evidence to satisfy you on that account II u
evidence conynces yo1 Of the guilt OF the
cuscd then 1t matters not whether me
ere i've or ten mca on trial or one man
trial The evidence necessary 10 convince y'
5 beyond reasonable doubt Of the Guilt ot u
t men on trial should be Just as strong as
I twenty men were on trial and yet need not
! stronger than If one man was on tr al
have no feeling against those men on tr
: personally. Why should | stand UP here o.
0 ask YOU TO convict Martin Burke. Dan
a Coughlin. Patrick o sullivan, John r b'g-
l., John kunze, unless l believed the eVden
justified me in asking you to do itt II
+ should at this moment or at any 9th
t moment ask "A jury OF twelve men
q asl; Won twelve men to convict the
=, PENDANTS upon nothing else but the
idcnce presented | would not be lit
8 ml the position | occupy We do I
a desire that these men Shall lie guess
7 guilty; We do not desire they shfll be C
. yictcd upon any thing except the i and
y evidence in the case, but II you hay ~ hes
10 all the evidence believe that the Law ana
d dence iustines you in saying they a gull
L then we do demand at your hands Tat v'
3, verdict shall be in accordance with the ia"
ev dencc and nothing short OF arutllul Y
~ diet under the law and the evidence "'u III
d the demands in this case Whether mat
d diet be to lcQuit the defendants or wheihe
n shall be TO convict the defendants. with L
verdict the people, represented by myself
" associates, must be contented.
k Continuing. the States Attorney said ~
n contend that the murder of DR. Patrick He
, Cronin was brought about by aconsplracy,
-, claim that II was concocted and executed
. thai these men on trial are parties TO the
0, spiracy. together with others who are mol
a trial That is our position. We iurt
,t claim that it was cold oloodcu c
spiracy--a conspiracy that IS WIN
parallel. cold, deliberately plann
a conspiracy. that II trne, as we understand
from the evidence, that would chill the bloo'
Id the wormest hearts: a conspiracy that is IN
- terrible in its effects. II this is consplri
y ms we contend, then it has been planned
b weeks and weeks before its execution; an
le that be true then, gentlemen, you must no
in the line OF evidence in the case IN order 10 &C
az 10 4 correct conclusion.
Mr. Ionreneeker then reviews the oyide
IN ihe case Al length nom the beginning OF
~ tfi7' 70 Us close ioday
ip cutt., co, Nov 80 Al the opening 81 the, {
I'd min tidal u, morning staie's A,tor
~ Longpeckcr fc. 1Hna5 Us address g. the Jury
- follows. Yesterasg v1nin. ] waited 10
~ YOUR attention TO what was saa ana uohe
r. the meeting on the ed OF February that Is,
Ill reunion, You will remember that Mr. B'
,o smoke OF 1t in his letter TO Mr.. Spellmnn'' -
he said not TO forget their reunion. Al
ur meeting speeches we're made by dinerent
ed lies and among them Patrick McGarry ma
in spcech. and John F. Bcggs, Senior Guardi'
al Camp 20. answered the speech,
=, Singular. is it not. that on the eleh'h Ga
'i' February the motion was made for TIC com
II tee in Camp 20, on the 10th OF February
We ior Guardian Beges is writing about the nj
IN. 10 Edward Spellman; on the 18th he q
-, writes about IL on the l9th the nat Is ren'
-" Iiq Clark street, on the goth the carpet
EN- nailed down; on the ED Of February Besg
)ly fcnds the Triangle, on the first day OF
,if this man (Coughln who is on trial now it
nv, life. dcnounces Dr, Cronn as spy
On the Goth OF April as testified "a
hie Beggs friend Spellman. the distriet meh'
ND is eouclusiycly shown 10 what this conn
lay had reference, which was To report 10
n. alone. What did Bcegs say on that date :
said IN Spellmau: THAT matter has all
amicahly settled" How settled Gthte
a, The hour he spoke The cottage had
I'm, rented: Mt the hour he spoke the maj arr
YES ments had been made; at the hour ne spoe
no, sentence had been fixed
'0' ,Sensa,ion) Tell me when It was ami
IN settled" What had been done IN the
Ugh vrot stems had been taken 10 tnSesnea
led maitcrf No one knows except the
, I, Guardian and his committee as TO Just
thev did do, or what they did say.
he" The States Attorney then read me u
'om eonspiracy as dcyclored in the Spies case
old .ludrc I.ongenecker then. in stmp.c iahi
,ni. and with telling force, again traced every