Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-11-27
SMASHING ALIBIS.
The Days Proceedings in the
Cronin Trial.
THE GREAT CASE NEARING AN END.

states Attorney Longenecker Announces
the Close for the People and q Recess
for q Couple of Days Is Taken-Big
Holes Knocked I'm the Aiibis of Bourk
and O'suilivan.
CHICAGO, Nov. Erin the Cronin murder
case Tuesday Saloonkeeper Nieman took a
clip at O'Sullivan's abb by swearing that
the iceman and Hyland were not in his saloon
on May ), as the Hylands had sworn The
witness had been recently introduced TO the
tall Hyland, and he was positive that that
Hyland was not in his saloon last May This
was considered all the refutation the iceman's
abb required, and the witness, after passing
through the cross-examining fire unscathed,
was permitted TO depart, and Simon Olsen, a
livery stable keeper, called to his place
With Olsen and his employee the state in
tended to demolish, or at least materially
weaken, Bourk's abb This abb was that
Bourk was all the evening OF May 4 in Dan
ahys saloon. William Coughlin and John
OMalley swore TO seeing him there, they
together having stopped there about O'Clock
on their way To a west side saloon opening
Hole In Bourk's Abb.
Olsen swore that on the evening of May
at 6:SO he sent his driver, Fred Swanson,
with carriage TO Coughlin's saloon on John
O'Malley's order. He saw it stop i'm front of
the saloon and ten minutes after it had
driven away. The carriage returned TO the
stable at $3.50 O'Clock that night Then the
driver, Swanson, told his story, and when he
had finished there was hole in Bourk's alibi,
through which the wind blew with dismal
sound. He swore that few minutes after
stopping at Coughlin's saloon OMalley and
young man got into the carriage and he
drove them directly to the west side not even
passing Danahys saloon. And that neither
did they do so on the return, which was not
until after midnight. William Coughlin was
not with the party The cross-examination
was very lengthy, but the witness possessed
clear memory, and his story remained un.
shaken.
The Hoertei Door Lock.
Mary Bruntz the wife of hardware store
keeper, and his assistant in the store bols
tered up the testimony of Mrs Hoertel about
her being locked out by her husband on May
4, by telling of Hoerters having bought o
lock of her the first part Of May. On the
cross-examination she was asked how she re
membered the circumstance. She replied il
was because Hoertel said that he wanted tbs
lock 10 keep his wife out of the house. Alfred
kleinecke testified TO having seen Mrs
Hoertel climb into the window of her house
because Of her inability 10 get in through the
door. This was the week ending MAY l. He
was very sure Of the incident and date, and
the defense proved unable to queer him An
attack on the character of August SalZman
the witness who for the defense swore that
Hoertel did not purchase the lock until April
5, was then made by the state. Chris Thies
sen, Edward King, Charles Rapoth, Charlie
Newman, all reputable business men or law
yers, declaring that the character of Salz-
man was bad, 1t was very bad So bad
that none of them would believe him under
oath.
The Afternoon Saloon Session.
At the afternoon session Fred Hochkirct
and Gustav Brunke testified that Salzman.
life had been one Of general iniquity, and
they considered his word unworthy of belief,
evon under oath. Patrick Oman was recalled
and testified to having had conversation
with Coughlin and Capt Setback shortly
after the murder, and that when asked by
them to give description of the driver OF
the white horse he told them to furnish their
own description, as Coughlin knew the man
well
Andrew Anderson, a liveryman, swore
that the opening of Nieman's saloon occurred
on the night of May 5, and that large crowd
was present 1t WAS this night the Hylands
swore to going there with O'Sullivan, and
that no one except the bartender was pres
ent.
Coughiin's Connection with the Case.
Policeman Smith told OF having, by direc-
ton OF the state, examined the files OF all the
daily papers, and not word WAS said about
Coughhn being connected with the case be
fore May p This was in view OF Coughlin's
abb, witnesses testifying to their recollection
OF the occurrences of May being freshened
because of their having seen Coughlin's name
IN the paper the week following the murder
Edward H. Bailey, editor Of The Lake View
Record, took the chair 10 declare that he had
never delivered O'Sullivans cards to any
one. and at the conclusion Of his testimony
States Attorney Longenecker arose and
said: This closes the case of the people,
With the understanding that one or two
witnesses more would be heard on reconven.
ing, the court adjourned to Friday morning.
The long recess is due 10 the illness Of little
child of Juror North.