The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-08-27
THH CRONIN MURDER.
Interest Revived in the Case by
tho Araigument
OF SOME OF THE SUSPECTS
For TriaI-An Application for Sep
arate Trial by Three of the Pris.
oners-Great Crowds In tho
Chicago Court Room.


oners-Great Crowds In tho
Chicago Court Room.
CHICAGO, August 2G,-Probably no
case in the history Of the criminal
annals in Cook county has attracted
more widespread attention than the
Cronin murder and the deep mys
terry in which 1t has been en-
shrouded, That this interest has in nc
wise abated since the disappearance ol
the unfortunate physician on May
was demonstrated by the multitude thai
Clamored for admittance at the portal oI
Judge MCConnell's room at 10 O'Clock
this morning, The united remon'
strances Of two baiiGs were necessary 10
keep the mob at bay at the foot OF tho
stairs and'ever and anon some unterrl'
fed individual even made it necessary
for the determined officers to resort to
the alternative Of personal force in order
to keep the person from enforcing what
ne considered his inalieuable right Of
viewing the wheels Of justice in their
majestic motion.
Promptly at 10 o'clock there was q
slight rustic at the door OF the judges
private entrance and the crowd tiptoed
in expectancy us deputy Sheriff en-
tered the room and cleared the way for
the appearance OF the prisoners who
were to answer TO the grave charge Of
wantonly numbering u human being,
A moment later the door was thrown
open and the traveller Burke, the loQua.
Cious Woodruff, taciturn Coughlin, tho
demonstrating Deggs, the silent O'Sul.
liYan and the indignant kunz, took
their seats fuCing the court and in the
order named,
"What ia the business before the court
this moruing" queried Judge MGCon'
nell as innocently US though he did not
expect the CrOuin case TO be called until
some time next year.
a SEPARATE TRIAL.
"If the court please" said States At.
torney Longcnecker advancing to the
front, ~ have received notice from three
Of the defendants in the Cronin case
asking separate trial and saying that
they would apply for separate trial on
the opening OF court this morning. The
application, presume, is on tilc."
"lf your honor please" said Attorney
| DOnnhup ~ desire before an argument
for n separate trial to present Il motion
on behalf OF my client John Kunz."
Mr.. DOnohue then formally read u mo.
ton asking the court for an order upon
States Attorney Longenecker to compel
the latter to furnish Kunz with copy
of tho minutes or memoranda OF the
testimony taken before tho grand Jury
which found the indictment against said
Kunz; or OF any testimony which in any
way tended 10 prove the guilt OF said
Kunz; or TO allow the counsel of Kunz
to examine the testimony OF such wit.
nessCs before the grand jury whose evi.
dence iu any way tended TO prove the
completely OF Kunz in the Cronin mur.
der, The motion also asked that the
States Attorney furnish the names Of the
witnesses whose testimony tended TO the
indictment OF said Kunz.
Mr.. Donahue then read a long aiIl.
davit OF his client, in which Mr.. Kunz
reCited that he never knew DR.. Cronin
during the latter's lifetime, never heard
OF his existence until his disappearance
on May 4th, aud that he was entirely in.
AoCent OF any completely or knowledge
| nf tho murlnF nj nF Cronin
Kunz's affidavit closed by asking that
his counsel be allowed 10 see the min.
utes OF the testimony before the grand
jury, on which he was indicted, in order
that he might prepare his defense
The States Attorney asked tho
motion for separate trials be passed
upon first.
Counsel for Detective Dan Coughlin
then read u long affidavit setting forth
what he believed to be the theory Of
the prosecution, and saying that II fol.
lowed out and his client were tried with
the other defendants 1t would involve
the introduction Of testimony which,
while inappliCable to Coughlin, would
nevertheless prejudice his case.
Counsel then read an affidavit by
Coughlin himself, asserting his limo.
Cence OF any completely In the crime.
Counsel for Patrick 0'Sulivan next read
an affidavit by his client asserting that
certain evidence 10 be introduced
against others OF the defendants would
be prejudiCial TO his case and also as.
sertiug his innocence Of the crime
charged.
This was followed by affidavit by one
OF 0'Snllivan's attorneys offering the
prejudiCial character OF evidence TO be
introduced affecting O'Sulliyan's case In
case he should be tried with the other
defendants, but which would be inad'
missible II he were tried alone. Counsel
for Martin Burke also submitted atida'
Wits for a separate trial for that suspect
stating that they were similar In charaC'
ter 10 those In the other cases.
A similar application was made in be.
half Of Frank Woodruff. AT the request
OF the States Attorney the hearing was
then adjourned in order 10 give him
time to prepare his argument In opposi.
ton TO the motion for separate trials.
The States Attorney was feeling Ill
and asked that the postponement be fol
a week. This was vehemently opposed
by counsel for the defense, and the
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