Morning journal and courier., 1889-11-26
FROM ALL QUARTERS. THE CROWN TRIAL. The State Proceeds With Its Testimony in RebuttaI. ANOTHER LETTER FROM STANLEY. The Story of Africa's Con-
 queror.
 CARLET0h'S DEATH WATCH. BraZilianS Seated In the American Conference.
CARLETOhS DEATH WATCH.
THE CKONIN TRIAL.

The state Proceeds With Hts Testi.
 mony in Rebuttal-A Long Dispute
 over a Question-A Daily News Re.
 porter Makes Sensation in Court.
 CHICAGO, Nov. 25.-In the Cronin case this morning William Mertes, the milkman who had testified for prosecution, was called by the defense and went over his testimony again, and admitted that he had told the po lice he did not know what day it was he saw the horse and buggy drive up to the Carlson cottage. Several witnesses gave testimony contradictory to the evidence of Carlson to the effect that at a certain time on March 19 he heard Burke tell O'Sullivan he had rented the cottage. These witnesses testi- fed that O'sullivan was several miles from Lake View at the time mentioned. Defense here rested it's case. The State then pros ceeded with it's testimony in rebuttal. Dr. Patrick Curran testified that he saw James Lyman the night that Dr. Cronin's body was lying in Battery D armory. This question was then asked:
 ssDid he, in a conversation you had with him, say that the executive body had ordered the death of Dr. Cronin"
 The defense objected to this question and made the point that the direct examination had not laid the foundation for it.
 MT. Tester said that this question had been asked of Lyman and objected to on eross- examination, but the court had admitted it as matter of Impeachment and Lyman had answered that he never made such remark; that in point of fact it was made by Dr. Cur ran himself.
 The State's attorney said: "New, this is simply bringing witness here to impeach witnesses that they produce. The only ques.. tion to be raised is whether the impeachment is in regard to material matter. The prosecution introduced evidence to show that on February secret commit
 Now when you take into consideration the fact that on February 9th about which he was talking there was @ resolution passed in Camp 20 calling upon the executive or mak- ing an imperative demand upon the execu. tive as it says, to see why this report had gone into other camps and they had not got it, you will see the importance of this mat ter. Gentlemen, will argue here in the discus sion that this had reference to that com mittee instead of a trial committee. Now this witness that comes here and testi6es as to this starting point in Camp 90 is asked the question: "Did you say on certain occasion that this subject about which the committee was ap- pointed was about the matter which led to Dr, Cronin,s death, and did you say that it was all right and justified the act. And he said ssNo" and denied the statement. Now we have a right to contradict that and show that he did say that and so impeaeh his tes- timony.
 The State Attorney-Well, you are not the court nor the jury in this case.
 MT. Forest-I wish to say that did moi | say that. That remark was not made by any of the counsel for the defense or by any of The oourt-Who made that remarki MT. Wood of the Daily News (rising in hii | seat). eff it will please your honor, l made l that remark. was speaking in an under.
 tone. but I suppose spoke louder than | thought or intended to-"
 l The court-Well, please do not let 1t oocu1 | again. V, MT. Foster-There is not one word of trutl l in 1t when he says my client (Beggs) appoint
 ed committee to try Dr. Crenin. We hav' | followed that thing right through on tha
 ground and will follow 1t to the bitter end
 and they will seek, if your honor pleases, tt l put coil around my clients neck and sus | pend him between earth and heaven solely ol | the false evidence that there was such an ap
 pointment. The court reserved decision ol | the questions and took 8 recess.
 The court added that the remark of thu
 Daily News reporter at the morning sessio, 1 was made in the course of a conversation
 with fellow reporter and had no referenc. to the proceedings in court. Captain Sohaacl was then called in rebuttal. He testified
 that Officer Growth never reported to him Il l regard to conversation to the milkman. Al fred Kettner testified that he had seen tn
 witness, Peter Koch, who testified for tn
 defense, in the company of Dan Coughlin
 The States attorney here announced that h.
 had no more witnesses and promising to con
 clude his rebuttal tomorrow the court ad | iourped for the dav