, 1889-11-30

DETROIT, Nov. 29.-Dispatches from
points on Lake Huron say the terrific
storm which begun yesterday continues,
and much damage to shipping is feared.
A New Sensation in the Cronin Case.
CHICAGO, Nov. 29.-The local news
bureau has a new sensation in the Cronin
case. Detective Flynn, who locked Dan
Coughlin up at the time OF his arrest, in
formed Chief Hubbard to-day, as if he
had Just thought of it, that Coughlin gave
him two knives on that occasion which at
Coughlin's request he locked up in a
safety vault. These knives were secured
to-day n taken to one of DIR. Cronin' 8
intimate friends who identified one of
them as the dead doctors property.
When questioned about the mater this
afternoon Chief Hubbard admitted its
truth and declared that he believed it was
Clan ma Gael influence which induced
Flynn to suppress the matter until too
late to use it as evidence in the pending
trial.
At the afternoon session the defense
rested its case after the examination OF
two or three witnesses whose testimony
brought nothing new. The states attor-
ney then said the state had some new and
important evidence which had Just come
to hand. Forrest objected to the prose-
cution reopenlng their case, but after con-
sultation with the states attorney Judge
Mcconnell decided to admit the evidence.
Police Officer Bartholomew Flynn was
then called to the stand and testified. He
said:
When Coughlin was arrested | was
ordered by Lieut.. Elliott to take him to
Harrison street station. When we got
there l searched him In Capt. Bartram's
Office. These two knives which | hold in
my hand | found in his possession. |
took the knives and a revolver from
Coughlin and took them back to
headquarters; went up stairs to
Lieut.. Elliott's office and then
took them down to my box in headquart
ers and locked them up. They were there
until the 10th or 18th ofSeptember, when
| took them over to the Fidelity vault
where they have since remained. Last
night | called the attention of Capt. Schulz
Ter to them. Capt. Bertram knew | had
knives, but up to last night L did not call
the attention of anyone else to them"
This closed the direct examination and
Forrest moved to exclude the evidence on
the ground that the knives had been in
possession of the state ever since Cough
Inns arrest. The motion was overruled.
On cross examination witness said he
did not tell the chief of police about the
knives because it did not occur to him to
be a matter of any consequence.
L. A. Conklin, the man with whom
Cronin lived, identified the knives as hav-
ing been carried by Cronin when alive.
The smaller one witness had himself car
ried for two years and her gave it to
Cronin. If they were not CronIn's
knives they looked exactly like them.
The knives were then admitted into evil
dence. This ended the evidence and the
state attorney began his address to the
Jury.
Mr.. Longnecker announced to the jury
that he would confine himself to a review
OF the evidence in the case, leaving the
arguments and speeches to his associates.
He said:
The state does not desire that the
prisoners shall he guessed guilty; the state
does not desire that they be convicted on
doubtful evidence In the case; but if you,
having heard all of it, believe that the
law and the evidence ~justifies you in say
ing they are guilty, then we do demand
that your verdict shall be in accordance
with the law and the evidence, and moth
ing short Of a truthful verdict under the
law and the evidence is demanded in the
case. Whether that verdict be to acquit
or convict, with that verdict the people
must be content.
The state contends that the murder