The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-11-30
FOR THE DEFENSE.
The Defendants in the Cronin
Murder Trial
Attempting TO Prove an Alibi.-A Horse
of Another Color.

Attempting TO Prove an Alibi-A Horse
of Another Color.
CHICAGO. Nov. Is-In the Cronin trial to- day
Peter Koch, with whom Kunze boarded in the
early part OF May. testified that Kunze got into
a little trouble around his house, and that the
keeper OF little dry goods shop threatened to
have him arrested. For this reason kun2e iett
his house and changed his name.
james Hyland, freight handler, testified that
on tho evening of May 8 he and his cousinJere-
miah Hy1and took supper with O'Sullivnn, and
later went 30 the saloon OF Niehman, VINO swore
that he saw Coughlin. Kunze and OSullivan Mt
hie place tho night OF May 4.
Jeremiah corroboratcd the testimony OF
James
The testimony was for the purpose of show
ing that IL was O'Sulivnn and the two Hylands
who were in the saloon on the night OF May o,
instead of O'Sullivan, Coughlin and Kunze on
the night OF May 4.
Ex-Detective Michael Whalen, who was Dan
Coughlin's partner when they were both on the
police force testified that he arrived Mt the
East Chicago Avenue Police Station at about
7:3O o'clock on the night that Dr. Cronin was
murdered. Coughlin was there, and he saw
him there until 10 o'clock.
The fact was brought out that the witness
and o'Sullivan are first cousins, and that his
brother Tom Whalen, and his wife, keep house
for o. Sullivan.
Desk Sergeant John Stiff, of the East Chica-
20 Avenue Police Station, testified that he met
Oflcer whaen and Coughlin outside the
door OF the station ut twenty-five minutes 10 lo
on the night OF Mayi.
The cross @ Examination brought out that Stift
had travelled beat with Whalen many years,
and that he (StifU had not mentioned his meet
ing with Coughln and Whalen to any one eX-
cept Captain Setback, to whom he reported IL
some days after Coughlin's arrest
| An important point regarding Stift's evidence
was his statement that the morning after seeing
| Coughlin and Whalen together was the morning
| on which he had read an order from the chdef OF
nplice regarding inquiry st livery stables re-
| garding the mysterious white horse in the
| case This, IL is claimed by the prosecution to-
night weakens the value of the alibi. The
chiefs order 1t is asserted, was not issued Sun
| day morning, and Stiff, il is argued, must have
seen Coughlin, not the night OF May 4, but on
| the night following.
| CHICAGO Nov. la--Policcman Redmond Nc
| Donald was the first witness called In the
| Crotiin trial to-day. His testimony was ns TO
| Dan Coughlns whereabouts on the night Of
| the murder, hut nothing OF Importance was
| elected. Then came William Mulcahy, VINO
| testified that on tho day of the murder U sui
| Ivan and he were on the Ice wagon together;
they had supper together Both read dur
| ing the evening, going TO bed nj the same
| time, and sleeping in the same bed
| Later on two OF O'Sullvan's men and
| a carpenter who was working there came 10 the
| door. They were let in. After that Mrs Who-
| len came into the room TO get oot-bed, and
| smoke to O'Svlivan. The witness further tes-
| titled that he had heard the conversation be-
| tween old man Carlson and O'Sullivan about
| the tenants OF the Carlson cottage. Tho old
man testified that o. Sullivan said he knew them
| and that they were all right. This witness tes-
titled that O'Sullivan said he knew mono OF
| them.
Thomas Whalcn, a cousin of Patrick O'Sul-
| liyan was the next witness. He was married
| and his wife kept boarding house at which
O'Sullivan and his men boarded. He was
not q member of an Irish society. He
testified that on Sunday, May g. when he re-
| turned from work, lie found the two Hy-
lands with OSullivan at his house. They all
had supper together He remained at home
| when OSullivun and the two men went out,
and was there when O'Sullivan returned about
| half an hour later. He remembered the night
before, and that O'Sullivan sat next TO him at
| supper About S:a0 o'clock his wife and sister
went out, and O'Sullivan and some of the other
men were sitting in the kitchen. Soon after
| the women went out, Mt about S:i5 o'clock,
| O'Suliivan went TO bed.
WAS there any thing to call your attention
| to that?" asked the lawyer.
| my little girl halloocd after them. She was
| in the rocking chair and he started back and
| kissed my little girl ! went TO bed about half
| an hour after O'Sullivan.'
The witness was then subjected 10 long
cross-cxamination, after which the court ad-
journcd
A number of other witnesses were examined
whose testimony tended TO prove an alibi
for O'Sullivan The fact was brought out
| however that the lawyers for tho defense got n
| lot OF their witnesses together at O'Sullivan's $
house last Sunday and went over their test-
mony in the presence of the entire com
pany.
Mrs. ConlSlin this afternoon saw the witness
| Mulcahy, but failed 10 identify him as the man
who drove tho white horse.
| CHICAGO, Nos. 2O.-In the Cronin case this
morning Kate Mccormick, sister OF Onicer
| Whalen's wife, testified that she was at o Sui
| liyan's house on the night of May 4, and that
| O'Sullivan was there at $3.50 O'Clock, when she
went out with her sister, and when she returned
| ut l0: 80 he was In bed. After her return she
went to his room after cot and spoke TO him.
| Mucahy was in bed with O'Sullivan.
Under a sharp fire of questions tho witness
| became confused, and said that while She was
| sure she was at O'Sullivans Sunday night the
| 5th OF May, she was not quite sure that she
was there the preceding night, which was
| the night OF the murder.
Mrs Tom Whalen was the next witness,
and corroborated the testimony given by her
| sister
Matt Danahy, n saloon-keeper at Clark street
| and Chicago avenue testified that he relieved
| his bar-kecper at O'Clock on the night of May
| 4. and that Martin Burke, p. H. Nolan, Finan-
cial Secretary of Camp 20, and Patrick Cooncy
| were in the saloon AT the time, and that Burke
| remained three hours
On the cross examination the fact was deycl-
| oped that the witness was member OF Camp
| 20. The witness denied that he was out riding
that night until II 80, and admitted that he was
supplying Burke's meals, and that he visited
| Winnipeg some time ago for the purpose oi
"loolling aro"1d." He denied that he Ind ever
sent money TO Burke ut Winnipeg. The witness
admitted that he was taking an active interest
| in the case, and that he was treasurer OF the
defense fund.
l. william +. Coughlin, an empoye of the city
health department, testified In corroooraton OF
| Danahy's testimony that he saw Burke in Dan
| ahy's saloon on the evening OF May 4, at about
| o clock.
John +, O'Malley, clerk in the North Town
| assessors ofnce, testified that he called al
! Matt Danahy's saloon on the evening OF May 4
with William Coughlip. O'Maley corroborated
| Danahy's evidence MS to Burke.
James Lyman. city contractor and member
| of the Clan.na- Gael, Camp 20, told the story OF
the meeting OF the Camp February s, when a
committee was appointed 10 investigate the
| statement that the report OF the Buffalo trial
committee had been prcnaturely made pubic
in Dr. Cronin's Camp. Witness testified that
| after the resolution to appoint tho committee
was adopted, IT was decided that that was not
| q proper method OF procedure, and the whole
matter was referred 10 the district officer,
| Spelman, of Peoria.
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