Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-08

identified Coughlin and Kunze as the two
men he saw enter the cottage on the evening
DR.. Cronin was murdered. The attorneys
for the defense succeeded in confusing him
somewhat upon cross-examination.
Assistant Superintendent Frank Murray,
Of the Pinkerton agency, was called, and
said that on the afternoon of the day after
DR.. Cronin disappeared, Mr.. Conklin, with
whom DR.. Cronin lived, employed the
agency in the case. The witness went to
| O'Sullivan's house and had talk with
him. O'Sullivan denied that he had sent
anyone with his card to DR.. Cronin the
night before, and related the story of his en-
gaging DR.. Cronin to attend his men sub
stantislly as it has been told heretofore.
AN IMPORTANT WITNESS.
After the noon recess the first witness was
ex-Police Captain Michael j. Setback. He
testified as follows in regard to a conversa-
ton which he held with Patrick O'SulliVan
on May %:
@. State what that conversation was.
A. At that conversation 1 asked him how
| long he had known DR.. Cronin. He said he
had known him for six or seven years asked
where he made his acquaintance. He told me
then at Cooks Hall, sol and SOB Lincoln avenue.
He also said that that was the first time that
he spoke to the doctor. There was a meeting
held by the Washington Literary Club known
as the Irish National Brotherhood.
@. At what time did he say he made his &C.
| quaintance TO speak to him?
A. That was about two weeks before the
spring election. That would bring it the latter
part of last March.
@. What further was said about that?
A. That there was meeting there of that
society," and that he went to visit there. He
said that he came late, and when he got there
he found somebody at the door. And inside he
had to give a rap and password in order to get
in. When he got in he found DR., Cronin in
there, and the doctor was then
MAKING A SPEECH
or giving instructions about the order. He
was in there then until it was over about 10
o'clock. And after 1t was over he said that
Justice Mahoney, of Lakeview, introduced the
doctor to him (O'SulIivan). They went and
had drink, and then parted.
O. Who went and took drinkf
A O'Sullivan, the Doctor and Mahoney.
Probably others, but they were together.
Q. Who made that statement
Q. In the interview on the 18th that you speak
A. Yes, sir.
@. What further do you recall of the CONVEX
sation?
A. Then asked o'sulIivan how many mem
bers there were present at the meeting. He
hesitated at first, and finally he said there were
II or Is. asked him the names of the members
present, and he told me it was against the rules
of the society or club to give the names of any
members present at any meeting asked him
what was the purpose of Irish Nationalist
what was the purpose of it, and he said that il
was held for the benefit of the poor in Ireland
that the purpose of the Irish Nationalists or
the Literary Society was for the benefit of
the poor in Ireland.
O. Who said that7
A. OiSullivan.
NOTHING TO CONCEAL,
O. Proceed
A. told him then that If that was all, and it
was as harmless as that then wanted to know
the members: the names of the people present
at that meeting.
@. That was the meeting at Cooks Hall?
A Yes, sir; that was before the election, and
he said then that he had taken an oath lot to
tell any member who belonged to that society.
told him then that it must be damnabie
society if he dare not give away the man that
belonged to it.
Mr.. WingI object, and move to exclude that
testimony
The Court-I will state to the jury that they
are not to consider that at all in any respect as
relating to this case.
@ What did he reply, Captain?
A. He told me to give him time to think it
over; that he would see somebody else first be-
fore he would tell. The witness then went
over the old story, as told him by OSuIl1van,
of the contract with Cronin about attending
O'Sulivan's icemen. O'Sul.ivan admitted that
he had never had an accident to one of his
was unreasonable, under such circumstances,
he should pay $50 for the ice season. which, he
said, were the terms agreed on. O'sullivan.
however, the Captain said, insisted that he
thought it was good thing to do. Captain
Setback continued that at this same interview
O'Sullivan admitted, after some hesitation.
that Conghlin telephoned to him in April, but
said it was about getting ice. He at first de-
MED that he had telephoned to Coughlin but
subsequently admitted that he had talked 70
Coughlin about Kunze.
THAT BLOODY TRUNK.
The witness identified the trunk as the
one seen by him at the Lakeview station,
He took some Of the blood saturated cotton
in it and took it to a chemist for analvsis.
He also identified the lock and key hereto
fore shown as belonging with the trunk.
The witness then said that in his testimony
as to his talk with O'Sullivan he had for |
gotten something, and he proceeded as fol- |
lows:
asked him where he was on the 4th of Nav |
and he said he was on the ice wagon all day. I |
asked him what time he came home in the |
evening. He said about or 7:S0 O. clock, and |
he said then that he had his supper and went |
to bed about or 8:3J o'clock; and about or |
$50 o'clock some of the men came home and |
he got up to let them in and then went |
back to bed again. asked him if he was posi-. |
tive he was not away from his house that |
night. He said that he was positive he was |
not; that he was in the house all evening. |
he sent for me and came down TO see him, and |
to find out what he wanted, and he told me |
then that he had forgotten to tell me that he |
was out of the house that night. He said he |
was in the rear of the shed, but no farther.
BEEN TOGETHER BEFORE.
Witness said he had known that Coughlin |
and Kunze were working together before |
O'SulliVan mentioned Kunze's name. Thev
were working together without witness con-
sent 1t was in connection with ferreting
out an attempt to blow up Lynch's distillery
with dynamite. 1t was in relation to a
horse O'SuIlivan said that he wanted to ask
COughlin concerning Kunze. Coughlin and
Kunze went to Peoria about the beginning of
the year. Kunze said he saw the man who
threw the bomb at Lynch's distillery, and
it was TO catch him, they said, that they
went to Peoria.
The next witness was George W. Hub
bard, Chief OF Police of the city of Chi
cago. He testified to taking possession of
the bloody trunk as soon as the coroner had
exhibited it to the jury and that he had put
it in charge of the custodian OF property.
it was taken before the grand
jury, and analytical chemists representing
the State were allowed to take specimens OF
the cotton and blood stains from it. The
witness then identified the trunk, the pail
and the lock and key. He also identified
Burke as the man brought from Winnipeg
Hnder his supervision.
ACQUAINTED WITH coUGHLIN.
On cross-examination this passage oc-
aurrad.