The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-11-13
THE CRONIN CASE
Rather an Uninteresting Days
Proceedings.
The Defense Objects to a Witness
Without Notification.

Witness Buckholz Says Kunze Boarded
The Timers story.
\ CHICAGO, Nov. 12.-Miss Alice John
son, an attendant in DR.. Belfield's Office
was the first witness called in the Cronin
case yesterday morning. Miss johnson
testified to having seen Captain Schaack
come into the doctors Office some time
in May last and lay a package on DR..
Belfeld's desk. No one touched the
package until DIR. Belfield came In and
took possession Of it. The contents Of
the package were, though not brought
out by Miss Johnson's testimony, the
samples of cotton, blood-stained chips
and hair.
Henry Buchholz, saloon keeper at
2S08 Cottage Grove avenne, was the
next witness. He knew John Kunze.
Kunze boarded at his place from April
IA up to the time OF his arrest. While
at his place. .Knnze was known as John
Kaiser The defense objected 70 Buch-
hollis evidence because his name was
not given them until Monday morning.
The conrtloverruled the objection, but
permitted the defense to postpone their
cross-examination. w.
Charles Herchmer, tailor, who keeps
shop near Buchholz's saloon was then
called. His testimony ycorroborated that
Of Buchholz-that Kunze boarded there
some time, and was known as John
Kaiser. Frank o. Washburne, a saloon
keeper at 1920 Wellington avenue, saw
Kunze and O'Sulliyan athis SO oon some
time in March. They were driving a
brown horse attached TO buggy, which
Kunze said he had bought from OSulli-
van. Joseph Petowski, laborer, testi-
fed that he boarded at Buchholz's with
Kunze and that the latter gave his name
as Kaiser. Kaiser talked frequently Of
Lake View and invited witness to go
thither with him. Witness said Kaiser
was away from his room all night one
night in May. Petowsh was not cross.
examined. !
Gus Klahre, the tinsmith, testified
that one Monday morning in the early
part OF May, Martin Burke and an ex-
pressman came TO his fathers tin shop
on Moth Clark street. Burke had the
galvanized iron, box and wanted top
soldered on 1t. Witness spoke about the
Cronin case and Burke said he was a
British spy and ought to be killed. Wit
ness then toldof his attempt to raise the
| lid Of the box and Burke prevented him
| Witness fxed the box and 1t was taken
away by the expressman. Burke's face
| flushed while Klahre was giving his
testimony On cross-examination Klahre
said 1t was May 9Th when Burke brought
| the box to be soldered. He remembered
1t because that day the papers said some
thing about the doctor being spy. Wit
ness described the expressman and theI
gave a detailed representation OF every
stage OF the process of soldering the box
Michael Walsh, gasfitter, was nexi
called Walsh and Burke roomed to
gether in Joliet, short distance from
this city, from May 70 May IS, and \
was attempted to prove by the witness
that Burke during his stay there wa
comparatively poor, II not in needy cir
cumstances, while week or so later thu
suspect was found in Winnipeg will
money in his pocket, ticket bought 70
Europe and able counsel 70 defend hin
in the subsequent extradition proceed
ings. The effort proved so unayailing
however, and the witnessso recalcitran
that Mr.. Forrest did not care to cross
examine, even to the extent Of single
question.
Joseph o'Byrne, Senior Guardian O
camp 2G6, was recalled and testified tina
on the Tuesday subsequent to DIR. Gro
nin's disappearance Beggs, In converse
ton with the witness, Maurice Morris
and Dennis Ward, said in reply to sug
gestion made by Morris that the docto
was in all likelihood dead: "You don
know what you are talking about. Yol
are not in the inner circle;' we are
The witness previous to that time ha'
never heard of an "inner circle" in th'
Clan -Na-Gael. DIR. John +. William
was called TO cast suspicion upon OSul
livans mysterious contract with DR.
Cronin. He testified that he had beei
0Sullivan's physician for period o
two or three years and during that tim
the iceman's bill had not amounted h
over five dollars year. Maurice Morris
was recalled and corroborated the testi
mony given by O'Byrne in regard to tn
'inner circle" conversation held will
Beggs.
Mike Gilbert, a sewer cleaner, test
fed to finding Cronin's effects last Fri
day, and then the clothes and instru
ments Of the murdered physician wer
brought into the court room. Their
was buzz OF excitement from the spec
tator's benches as the tell-tale relic
we're lugged in, and the clerk was CON
PEELED TO WELD his gavel vigorously I
Induce the crowd, which had risen I
catch glimpse Of them as they wer
exposed TO the view Of the jury, TO 81
down. The prisoners, save Beggs, VIII
scarcely looked at them, eyinced a
much Curiosity as the spectators. Chic
Of Police Hubbard read the card an
several prescriptions of the doctor
found in The pocketbook which bore th
doctors name Corroborative evidenc
was given by Michael Resse, Frederic
Meyer, Captain Schuettler, Lieutenar
Koch and Ferner. The clothes wei
held for the inspection Of the jur.
Then Mrs. Conklin took the stand an
identified each piece Of clothing an
each instrument as having been wor
and carried by the doctor when he LEI
his homo on his fatal ride. She reco
lected each article perfectly, and tn
truth Of her testimony was so self-ev
dent that the defense waived cross-e'
animation. Court then adjourned.
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