The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-11-30
DIR. CR0NIN'S KNIVES.
Coughlin Carried Them When
He Was Arrested.
THE EWoENcE IS ALL ~,
Attorney Lsngsnseksr Opens she Argu-
meat for sae Presscution by Dfssees-
ing she zpissEis's Conspiracy.

CnIcaso, Nov. AT the opening OF the
Croain trial this morning the state called
witnesses in rebuttsa Of Barke's alibi Then
the defense begun surre-burral 70 strengthen
its case. Nothing of interest was developed.
At the afternoon session the defense rested
their case after the examination Of two or
three witnesses whose testimony brought
out nothing new.
The states attorney then said that the
state had some new and important evi-
dence which had Just come 10 hand. For
rest objected to the reopening OF the casa,
but after q consultation with the states At
torney. Judge Mcdonnell decided to admit
the evidence. Police ofiicer Bartholomew
Flynn was then called 10 the stand and
testified.
when Daniel Coughlin was arrested /
was ordered by Lieutenant Elliott 70 take
him 10 the Harris street station When
we got there | searched him in Captain
Bartram,s Office These two knives which
l have in my hand found IN his possess
sion. took the knives and revolver from
Coughlin; took them back 20 headquarters,
went M the stairs 10 lock Elliott's ofnee.
and then took them down to my box At
headquarters and locked them up. They
were there till the 10th or 18th Of Septem-
Der, when / took them over to the Fidelity
vault, where they have since remained
Last night called the attention OF Captain
Schutfler to them. Captain Bartram
knew had the knives, bat up 10 last night
I did not call the attention of any one
else"
This closed the direct examination. and
Forrest moved to exclude the the evidence,
on the ground that the knives had been in
the possession of the state ever since
Coughlin's arrest The motion was over
ruled On cross-examination witness said
be did not tell the chief OF police about the
knives because it did not occur 70 him
that ii was matter Of any consequence.
Saloonkeeper Conklin, the man with
whom DIR. Cronin lived, identified the
knives Is having been carried by DIR.
Cronin when alive. The smaller one the
witness had himself carried two years. and
had then given IL 10 Cronin. If they were
not the Cronin knives they looked exactly
like them. The knives were then admitted
in evidence. This ended the evidence, and
States Attorney Longenecker began his
address to the jury.
Mr.. Longenecker announced to the Jury
tuat nc HD0fa EDAAanc uAfueCA W y tN4fSb
of the evidence and leave the speeches to
his associates. He said: THE state does
not desire the prisoners shall be guessed TO
be guilty when not guilty. on doubsful evil
dence. We do not desire that they
be convicted on anything except
the law and the evidence in the
case. Whether the verdict be 10 acquit
or convict, with that verdict the people
must be content The state contends that
the murder OF Cronin was brought about
by conspiracy. That il our position. II
is our further claim that il was cold
blooded conspiracy without parallel, cold
and deliberately planned"
The states attorney spoke OF the dissen-
sions in the Clan-na-Gael and the appoint.
nent Of she committee to try the executive.
Of which committee Cronin was . member.
Then. beginning with the testimony Of the
secretary Of Camp 20. be renewed the
whole evidence. At this point the court
adjourned.