The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-12-14
THE CELEBRATED CASE.
Testimony in the Cronin Murder
Trial All In.
P1cadIngs of the Attorneys for the Prose-
cution and the Defense.

fore the arguments begun. Ex.DcBectIye Jak
! Lowenstoin testified that he had seen one o
, Coughlin's knives quito often and the other h
: had himself carried. When shown The knive
already in evidence he said: This onc-th
, large one-is Dan Coughlins, know fpoun th
way IL is ground, from the color OF the Nand
, and from its general appearance. 1t had bceI
ground TO point on the sand stone at the ista
tion. As to the other, know he had one ,as
like it."
Judge Wing, for the defense, then resumed
, his argument. After denouncing the cvidcnr,
OF saloon-kecpcr Nieman, Major Sampson ant
milkman Mules, the next handled was that o
the Two knives, supposed to be Cronin's fount
in Coughlin's possession. On this point Judge
Wing said "Eow that whole question 1.
disposed OF by .hc statement of two propo
sitons IN which every mind on this Jury vii
agree with me, ! think. First, the defend
ant here, Coughlin, is either guilty or inno
cent II innocent he could not have had
those knives, II thoy were Cronin's; II guilty
he would not have had them II they belonged to
DR.. Cronn Those two plain propositions,
in the mind of any reasonable man, would be
the end of that knife cpisode-thc last and
grand climax the State gave to case OF suspi.
con against these men. That they are not
DIR. Cronins is conclusively shown by these
two considerations: That they were found
twenty days after The homicide In the pos.
| session OF CouEhlin; that If Coughlin were
innocent he could not have had them If they
| not have had them. That is all there is upon
that episode, and that is all that be made
OF 1t by legitimate argument. Yet they say
#, n dctcctivc-a member OF the police fOrce-a
man who was sent to hunt up the man that he
| had engaged the horse for, and who trampcd
| day after day hunting for htm-thcy would
have this court and jury believe that n man
thus circumstanced would carry two little
knives which would indicate his guilt beyond
all earthly question, carry them after lie was
arrested, carry them after he was suspected.
| say that II guilty he would not have had them,
| II innocent he could not have had them. He
did have them, and therefore they are not Gro.
nins knives.
This, he said, wns the only conclusion which
| could be reached even ifno evidence in rcbuttal
had been given.
| Referring TO the alleged conspiracy, Judge
| Wing said: ''fhe Prosecutor handled the
| words about plots 10 murder very lightly, say
| ing Cronin's murder had been DELAYED by the
spring election. Think of Coughin postponing
y murder by telephone" exclaimed the speaker
Just think or his tclephoning TO O'Sulivan,
and saying: 'OSullivnn, can't keep that en-.
gagemcnt l made with you to kill Cronn be-
cause have 10 peddlc tickets for tho election
of an alderman Then think OF o 'Sulivans
answer: We'll, no matter; any time Will do"
Now they pretend here that there are mul.
titudc OF circumstances which, IL considered.
would lead to the conclusion of conspiracy, IN
dependent of Camp 20. Gentlemen, that uucs.
tion is not material 10 this discussion. The
material question is whether the acts proved
against the men trial indicate that
they were criminal participants in some con-
spracy which resulted IN the doctors death |
1t may be his death did not result from n con-
spiracy, but that is not what you are TO try. II
II is uncertain, then there must be acQuittal,
and that there is an uncertainty about IL from |
the inception 10 the cnd Is most concnISiycly |
demonstrated.
AS to the white horse. there was n reasonable |
doubt whether II was the same animal that |
drew DR. Cronin 10 his death. The prcponder.
anco OF the evidence was against IT, and even II |
it were still Coughlin might be innocent He
might not have known what the man from
Michigan wanted IL for. This man was a friend
OF Dams brother, and Dan could not do less for
him. The speaker then took up varions other
circumstances which were ndduccd in evi.
dcnco to show CouGhlin's connection with the
crime, and argued that every one OF them WAS
consistent with the theory OF Innocence
CHICAGO, Dec. Judge Wing resumed his
argument in the Cronin trial this morning.
After touching upon n number OF minor points,
he took up the question OF the cause OF death,
stating the law to be that the cause must he
proved in accordance with the term OF the IN.
dictmcnt. olsc n convection could not follow In
this case IL was charged that Dr. CrOnin died
from the effect OF the iniliction OF wounds and
oontusons on the head. The speaker went on
to argue that This allegation was not proved.
anu lUc cSpeTtS. IN tnclr testimony. fOulu not |
saw that The nature OF the wounds on DR..
Cronins head and face were such AS to neccs.
sarily cause death.
Judge Wing next took up the question asto
whether or not The blood found in the cottage
was human blood. The prosecution talked as
the floor and walls OF the cottage had been
denged in blood, but none OF this blood was
shown. Experts had testified TO having
examined iity.six corpusces.
nm amount visible TO the naked eye. for a single
drop OF blood contained many millions OF corp.
uscles. The prosecution had brought IN large |
sections OF flooring covered with footmarks :
made by paint, but no blood stains. II was safe
TO assume that there were no such things or ,
they would have been shown. There was not !
cottage in the city in which II would be impos I
'iblc 10 find fully as much blood was cx. /
amned by the experts and the best evidence (
they could give in this case was that II was the
blood OF some mammal
The speaker then proceeded to attack the ]
OF Microscopist Talman on the c
subject OF tile lanuso. or microscopic hairy =
uzz, and scaly spthelcum. which he found
n the blood specimens examined by hlm u
md which he thought peculiar TO human en-. S
ties. Tho speaker denounced Talman as Il
nan OF small experience and little learn. 4,
ng who posed MS professional witness. This
nan also he said. had examined some OF the y
air found in the trunk and IN the cottage and II
II DIR. Cronins head. and professed that lie e
ould tell that they were the same hair. Judge
Wing then told how the microscopsis for the
efense. men Of great learning. had declared
hat il was impossible TO predicate humanity d,
N any OF these tests.
This closed his address and Mr. Ingram took o
p tho argument on behalf OF The prosecution q
Mr.. Ingram proceeded 10 analyzc tho evi. 4
ence He said that SimOnds. In huving the "
urnlturo, took the first things offered till he u
anne 10 the trunk. the sachcl and the strap. u
'hese he was particular about. though there | n
'as no evidence that he had anv thing 10 nut :,
ito them, Why did Burke rent the Carlson :
ottage and hold possession OF II, unoccuped.
lonth after month"; He WAS day laborcr. p
citing slO per day. and working d
My part of the time. Where were the /,
rothers and the sick sister who. he said were :,
occupy the cottage with him, Why did they u
ot appear and testify in his behalf! -Four or n
ve people were 10 live in this cottage. yet 1t Il
ID not contain single article OF kitchen urni. nj
ire. II was TO attend one OF O'Sulivan's men .
at the doctor was called. The cottage was ''
ose 10 oSullirans house. and Burke told Di
sullivan about It ms rs he rented II. -
O'Sullivan youched for hun.
Then the speaker dwclt NJ length on the sus
ciOus character OF the iceman's contract for
ronin's services. Next The hiring OF the to
hite horse rnd Coughlins suspicious actions M
II was. doubtless, technically true that u hair ~
ON one head could not be distinguished from w
hair from another. but every day common III
nse could determine sucha question. on hanu, al
hen two punches OF hair were submitted for n;
spection. 49,
Dec MIR Donahue counsel for ="
sullivan and Ifun2c addressed the jury this 81