The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-11-08
the spring election. That would bring
It 70 the latter part Of last March,

1t 10 the latter part Of last March,
Q-What further was said about that
A,-That there was meeting there o
that society, and that he went 10 visi
there. He said that he came late anC
when he got there he found somebody
at the door, and inside he had to give
rap and password in order 70 get IN
When he got In he found DR., Oronin II
there and the Doctor was then making
speech or giving instructions about thu
order, asked Sullivan the names o
the members present, and he told me II
was against the rules OF the society Il
give the names OF any members present
at the meeting l asked him what was
the purpose OF Irish Nationalist, and
he said that the purpose was for the
benefit OF the poor In Ireland. ] told
him then that II that was all, and II was
as harmless as that, then l wanted tc
know the names OF the people present
ut that meeting,
"What did he replyW
"He told me to give MIN time 10 think
i oyeri that he would see somebody else
first before he would tell" The witness
then went over the story as told him by
0'Sulliyan Of the contract with Cronin
about attending 0'Sullivan's Ice man,
0'SuIliyan admitted that he had never
had an accident TO one OF his men,
0'Sulliyan admitted after some hesitation
that OOughlln telegraphed to him In
April, but said 1t was about getting ice,
The witness identified the trunk rs the
one sGen by him AZ the LakeYlew station
FoRdoT SOMETHING,
The witness then said in his testimony
as to his talk with 0'sulllvan he had for
gotten something, and he proceeded;
" asked him where he was on the 4th
OF May and he said he was on the ice
wagon all day. / asked him what time
he came home In the evening. He said
about 7 or 1850, and he said then that he
had his supper and went to bed about 8
or $3.50 o'clock, and about 0 some OF the
men came home and he got up to let
them In and then went back to bed again.
| asked him II he was positive he was
not away from his house ON that night.
He said that he was positive he was not;
that he was In the house all evening.
After he was in jail here about q day or
go he sent for me and came down to
Sue him and to find out what he wanted,
and he told me 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 further"
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 coro.
ner had exhibited II TO the jury, aud
that he had put 1t in charge Of the Gus.
todian 0f-property. He also identified
Burke as the man brought from Winni.
peg under his supervision. On cross
examination this passage occurred:
How long had you been acquainted
with Dan Ooughlin2
A.-0h, I've known him when I've
seen him for two or three years, but was
never personally acquainted with him.
Q.-When did you say he was put un.
der arrest7
Al think 1t was the 26th or Goth OF
May.
m ue kepE W puaFRe Ol oHlCetb
some time before he was actually or,
rested, before the warrant was actually
served upon him2
A.-H0, siri he was looked up. ! ex.
amined him once or twice before he was
taken in charge.
Q-Do you remember that last inter
view pretty distinctly
A.-oh, 1 remember some portions Of
II.
Q.-state that to the jury.
Mr.. Longnecker-I object.
The 0ourt-That IL not cross examina,
ton and even II they did not object to II,
l would not allowyou to proceed in that
way.
Q.-Whenywas this conversation that
you say you conducted as head OF police 2
The Court-His examinaLion.in-chiei
was simply confined 70 his haYing seen
Bnrke 10 jail at Winnipeg and the iden-
titication Of the trunk and lock, further
than that l won't permit the cross ex.