The Portland daily press., 1889-11-12
SAID cRoNIN OUGHT TO Be KILLED.
kiahre, the Timer, Repeats a Re-
mark Made by Burke.
Another interesting Talk RetoId,
This one With Beegs.
The Dead Physicians Clothing Iden.
titled in Court.
CHICAGO, November
veral Witness

CHICAGO, November veral Witness
es testified in the Cronin case today in order
to show that Kunze was known by the other
defendants before the murder.
Gus Klahre, the timer. who soldered up
the tin boxes for Burke, and who has twice
been murderously assaulted since it was
known he would be witness in the case,
was the next witness. On the morning Of
May 6, at 9 in the morning, a day and half
after the murder, Burke and an expressman
came into Klahre's shop with galvanized
iron box about 14x26 inches in size. Burke
asked the witness to solder up the box.
which was covered with sand and clay. lin
order to put band around the box, witness
started to cut cord which was around it.
He was stopped by Burke saying "For
Gods sake don t touch that cord" Witness
told Burke he could not make good job of
it unless he cut the cord, but Burke told him
to do the best he could without opening the
box or cutting the cord. Witness began the
job, and a conversation started between him
and Burke relative to DR.. CrOnin's disap-
perance. Burke said: "Cronin was a
-, and ought to be killed. He was
British spy" There was further conver-
sation on the subject, Burke standing be-
side Klahre all the time he was soldering the
box.
At this point Burke drew attention to him
self by hurriedly calling Attorney Forrest
and talking to him in excited whispers. Not
since the trial began has Burke been so asi-
tated.. His usually florid face had flushed to
scarlet, and circle of white about his
mouth showed plainly the intensity of his
Attorney Forrest seemed pleased at what
he heard, and on cross-examination drew
from the witness that he had begun the con-
versation himself.
On redirect, Attorney Forrest objected to
witness telling how he came to mention the
matter of the box to the officers. 1t resulted
in a broadside of hot shot from Attorney
Hines of the prosecution, which fairly
electrified the audience and ended with: II
men as Attorney Forrest and expect an
honest verdict"
Joseph c. Byrne senior guardian of Camp
20 of the Clan-na-Gael was recalled. He
said that on Tuesday following Cronin's
John F. Beggs. 81 asked Beggs what we
were going to do with reference to the
disappearance of Cronin, and told him |
thought it time he should call the council
he said he thought the doctor would turn up
all right. There was plenty of time to do
the work. Morris made reply that he
thought Cronin was dead. Beggs said to
am ne dd nS 6nST what he
We knew what we were talking about.
"Who did he refer to as we?"
THAT is matter l can't understand"
dennis Ward came up at the line and
stated that he thought the fellow would
come out all right and that he had run away
with some woman"
Mrs. Conklin identified the clothes found
in the sewer Friday as those worn by DIR.
Cronin on the night he left her home for the
last time. She also identified the other
articles as having been taken by Cronin on
| that occasion.
Court adjourned until tomorrow.