Telegram-herald., 1889-11-24
A SHORT WAIT.
The Cronin Trial Adjourned Untl
Monday.
The DEFENSE 10 CLOSE on That DAY.
BegEs Likely 10 Bs AcSuittec-A Brief
Resume II Defense nads for Barke.
COughIiH. o'Suius~H. BssKs
aad h unEs.
rHE TRIAL POSTPONED.

CHICAGO. Nov. 23-At the afternoon
session of the CroniR trial Friday At
torney Forrest attempted 70 have Officer
Lindel, who arrested Witness Buden-
bender On a subpoena and had tussle
with Attorney Qualey for his possession,
punished for contempt OF court Judge
Mcconnell, after hearing both sides ot
the AFFAIR, said he could not punish the
officer for contempt, but that il was un-
doubtedly grave outrage for the Off
Ger 70 undertake by force 70 secure Bu-
denbendeF's attendance al court, but the
latter could only gain redress through a
personal suit.
As the defense was not ready 20 pro-
ceed when the Cronin case was called
in Judge McConnell's court an adjourn
ment was taken until Monday morning
at 10 o'clock. Thomas Lynch viii prob
ably be the oaly witness called for the
defendants at that time. The State
will begin its rebuttal Immediately
upon the conclusion OF the defense's wit
nesses.
The feeling around the Criminal Court
building is that the case made out
against the suspects-the defense made
taken into consideration - Is strong
enough TO obtain a conviction against
every one except Beggs. The evidence
against the senior guardian IS weak, and
unless the rebuttal brings something
unexpected to light he viii escape pun
ishment.
When the State rested its case week
ago last Wednesday brief synopsis OF
the charges against the accused and of
the evidence brought against them in
diVidually and collectively was given.
A summary OF what the defense has
proved-presuning that the witnesses
who have Been called shall be deemed
more worthy of credence than those of
the State-is briefly as follows:
That no secret committee was appointed as
the meeting in Conp 20 February for the pur-
pose alleged in the testimony OF Thomas T.
OConnor, Henry O. OConnor ". ]. Kelly. J.
+. O'Cornor and others. For the defense
Joseph Lyman and Walter Gibbons sllege q
direct negative.
That the horse which took Cronin away was
the white horse hired at Dinaa's livery stable,
as Mrs. Conklin and Frank Scanlan testified.
the evidence Of Louis Budenbcnder IS on rec
ora that II was a dapple gray instead Of a white
horse. To impeach Mrs. Conklin's Identified
tion. Captain Setback, Oficer Koch and Re
porter Glenn swore that al one time Mrs. Conk-
lin declared, after seeing the white horse, that
Il was not the right one.
That the wounds on the body found in the
catch basin were not necessarily fatal. as al
lodged in the indictment. the testimony q DIS.
Meyer, Curtis and Andrews implies q doubt,
but all these authorities admitted on cross
examination that the allegations in the indict-
ment were consistent with probable theory
That the blood-stains and hair found in the
trunk and the Carlson cottage were not pro
duced from a human body the testimony Of the
above witnesses and Of Marshall d. Sewell di-
rectly contTadicts that Of Prof Haines, Prof
Tolman and DR.. Belheld.
That the blood stains in the cellar OF the
Carlson cottage (which were not mentioned by
the prosecution were not those OF human
blood, Reporter Jones testified that he had
placed them there aud that they were from the
liver Of en- OK.
That DR.. Cronin did not enter the Carlson cot
tage sworn by Mrs Hoertel is proven by the
testimony OF Salzman fixing the date OF a
minor point sworn 20 by the woman as occur
ring the same night 81 a date later than May 4
That the Defendants were not in the neigh
borhood Of the Carlson cottage the night of
May the evidence of Onicer Mcdonald
St.ft and Nike Whalcn was brought forward
for Coughiin, Mrs. Whaleu. Miss McCor-
mick, Tom Whalen. Jymes knight. James Min
nehan. r. Boyingten and Pat Brennan for
O'Sullfvsn; Constable Gleason for Beggs: and
Matt D0nahy, W. +. Coughlin and J. r. o Nal
Icy for Burke
That O'Suilivan. Coughlin and Runze we're
not drinking together al Niemsnn's saloon May
4 Is alleged by the evidence of the Hylands and
the witnesses from O'Suiivan's house.