Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-11-07
THE CRONIN TRIAL.
Testimony ABOUT the Blood-stained
Trunk and its Identification.

Testimony ABOUT the Blood-stained
Trunk and its Identification.
CHICAGO, Nov. THE first witness called to
the stand this morning in the Cronin trial was
Coroner Hertz. He testified that he held an
inquest on the body of DR.. Cronin in June last.
During that inquest was there trunk
brought to your private Officer"
Eyes, SIR"
''Did you look at the trunk in your private
Office and examine it?"
Il don't think so, judge. think the trunk
was brought in by officers; in my private office
by policemen and deputy coroner"
''Wiu you examine this trunk (witness does
SOY. State what. if anything, was in the trunk
at the time it was brought there"
"There was a lot of cotton batting and a lot
Of coloring just like this, supposed to be blood
(referring to blood stains on the trunk). There
was a pail, 1 think-if my memory don't fail
me-a wooden pail with some cotton batting in
it. The trunk that was there was in every par
ticular identical with this; if this was the trunk
by me handed over to the chief Of police then
that is the trunk that was there" Witness also
identified the key Of the trunk.
Mr. Forests cross-examination was confined
to few questions about how the coroner first
got the trunk. Mr.. Forests point was to show
that there were times when the trunk was not
properly guarded from the possible tampering
with by persons inimicable to the defense.
WHAT THE MILKMAN SAW.
VIM. Mertes, the mi1kman, was called to the
stand. He is short man with white muller
knotted around his neck, and he wears a sallow-
colored beard to match his complexion.
do you remember May last?"
"Yes, do. l was on the east side of Ashland
avenue near the Carlson cottage about $50
O'Clock. l saw two men drive up to the Carlson
cottage in buggy. When ] came about fifty
or seventy-hve feet from the cottage the buggy
was just in front of the cottage and it stopped
One of the fellows got out Of the buggy and
and up. the front steps. 1t looked to
me as though he had some key or some
thing like that in his hand and that he opened
the door himself. As soon as that fellow step
ped IN the other fellow that was sitting in the
buggy turned the horse around at once and
got away just as quick as he could do it, 1 did
not take any notice of the fellow that went
into the house to see whether he had hat or
cap. but 1 noticed he had on a
dark brown overcoat. But-he had cuffs and
it looked as though he had dark brown coat
As soon as that fellow that was in the buggy
turned his horse to 20 away l could see his
lace better. There was gaslight there on the
corner and was light and could see his face"
How near were you to him at that time2''
"Oh, just from the street to the sidewalk, as
was very near the Carlson cottage. When
they stopped 1 was about IS feet
away. I went Oh walking toward
them. 1 went south to the grocery
sore on the corner of Ashland avenue. was
there about half an hour. When came back
again, and when about half block nearer
the cottage, heard somebody mailing in the
cottage. as if they were mailing boards together
1 heard them when 1 was half block away"
coUGHL1N AND KuNzE IDENTIFIED.
"Did you ever see these parties since you
saw them driving up there?'
"Yes." -
"Yes, sir"
THAT one Indicating Kinney was the one
that was driving the wagon, and that big one
there Indicating Coughlin), that looks like the
fellow that was going into the house."
"These are the men you SAW there at s:30?"
"Yes"
Which one went up the steps2"
''The big one."
"And which one drove the wagon away?"
THAT young one"
On the cross-examination the witness was
soon confused by the questions which were
rapidly fred at him. He said he remembered
the 4th of May pretty well and it was a clear
night.
HE GOT CONFUSED.
didn't you state that you thought it was
raining that night2'
''Well it was kind of dark weather."
1T looked as if it was going to rain, didn't
1.-THE sky was covered with clouds?"
''Yes, SIR
"And you thought it was going to rain?'
eyes; but couldn't say that it was raining"
"There were no stars shining or moon; it was
cloudy and had every appearance Of rain, hadn't
it?"
''The stars were shining and don't think
there were any Clouds"
There was no appearance of rain, then?"
No, don't think there was"
at was clear, bright night?'
IL guess So"
But the milkman stuck to his story and said
to the cross-examining lawyer:
If am here to swear 1 will swear by God
what is right about it,
Il will ask you to tell this jury how you are
able to fix the time as Saturday, the 4th of
May, as the day you saw the two men drive up
to the cottage?"
1T was then went to the grocery store.
The lady asked me if 1 had heard about DR..
Cronin, who had got killed in Carlson's cottage.
l said: How the devil did that man get killed?'
That must be the night / saw the two
men get out of the buggy and then
when got back again heard some mailing in
the house as if they were mailing boards to-
gether. That must be the night; and figured
it up from that time and found it was the same
date"
"Will you swear positively that this man
(pointing to Kunze) was the man that was sit
ting in the buggy"
Yes" answered the witness.
And the other man was Coughliu here?"
"Yes"
CRoNIN AND ANTI-CRoNIN MEETINGS. ~
CHICAGO, Nov. AT q meeting of the COM
mittee arranging the Cronin- Manchester mar
tyr celebration held last night an address was
presented by John Dewey to be distributed
throughout the city. The address is cOuched
| in vigorous language, denouncing the murder
OF DIR. Cronin and calling on all Irish citizens
| to show their loyalty to Ireland and justice by
attending the demonstration. The celebration
| arranged for by the anti-Croninites at Central
! music hall is roundly denounced as unworthy
| of support and its promoters as violators of
| Justice