Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-15
Four Chicago Men Go On His Bond
for 100000.
LITTLE EVIDENCE AGAINST HIM.
Judge Tulcy Sits All the Testimony
TAKEN Before the Coroner's Jury
- The Court Room
damned.
Sullivan Scores One.

nuDBuS corpus. Ills Ddll WAS uASu Nv S-V,oVu
and was promptly furnished by four well
known citizens, each Of whom represented
many times the total amount asked. Mr..
Sullivan walked out of court after having
been less than three days in custody. The
Judge held that the coroners jury had been
influenced by outside sentiment Seldom, If
ever. has case drawn such crowd as that
which assembled this afternoon to hear the
expected decision. The court room was
iammed and big concourse of men assem-.
bled in the corridor adjoining, seeking to
catch from afar the words from the judges
lips.
States Acknowledgements and his assist
ant, Mr.. Baker, were in close consultation
with Judge Tuley before he came on the
bench. Several unknown men also entered
his chamber. They were presumably men,
bers of the coroner's jury who returned the
verdict in the Cronin case.
Mr.. Sullivan was early on the scene. He
was brought in by Sheriff Matson person
ally who escorted bun through the Judges
chamber before the chaucelor's arrival on
account of the crowd at the other doors. On
Sullivans arrival he took n seat IN the CEN
ter of the circle formed by his lawyers, Mes
srs. Trude, Windes and Gilbert with whom.
he entered into whispered consultation. a
score of members of the bar evinced profes-
sional and friendly interest in Mr.. Sullivan
by being present.
The was wait of three-quarters Of an
hour before Judge Tuley reached the court
room. Finally at 3: 45 p. IN. he assembled the
bench with q written opinion which it soon
became apparent had been made after an
analysis of the whole mass OF testimony In
the case, and not as first proposed merely
that relating to Sullivan alone. Sullivan
braced himself in his chair and kept his eyes
/ tyel N the court g .Inlpn 'l'ulpV said
~ suppose there will be no further steps
| taken beyond this evidence before the coro-
ner's jury"
Longnecker replied:. "That is all. There
| is no additional testimony"
"Because If you had any the court would
| feel compelled to hear it," said the court
Judge Tuley then, in his characteristic
| matter of fact manner, began reading his de-
| cision, and had not proceeded two minutes,
| when the frowns of those Identified with the
prosecution showed which way was the
| drift.
| The decision, in substance is as follows:
| The Judge said that the application before
| him was for the release of Alexander Sui
| lvan on bail, under the bill of rights, which
| provided for the bailing of persons accused
| of murder, where the evidence was not
| strong or the presumption of their
| guilt was not strong The court referred to
| the terms of the agreement by which the
matter was left to hun, on the evidence be-
| fore the coroner He said he had read /, 100
| DaRCS VI SpC WIlUIch pages VI cNluSIlCC.
taken before the coroner's jury. Much of
| the testimony was irrelevant, and incompe-
! tent before court, but a wide scope was al
lowed o coroner in such Investigations. He
| could even hear hearsay evidence. ii
| it gave direction to the form in which an
| inquiry should be directed so as to bring
| about the discovery of the persons guilty of
| DR., Cronin's murder. There was good
deal OF this hearsay evidence. Mrs, Conklln
and Scanlan testified that they heard Cronin
| say that.tn was plot to assassnatc him
| and that Sullivan was back of it. Barry,
Morris and O'Brien testified substantially to
the same things, saying that Cronin was
afraid of Sullivan. Boland and Buckley
| Mr.. O'Connor, Mr.. Ford and Mr.. Ives tes-
titled later to a singular statement by Cronin
as to his cross examination before notary,
and that he believed that it was part of a
| plot and that Sullivan was at the head of 1t.
Dillon said he talked about it so much that
he believed Cronin had Sullivan on
the brain. Haggertys evidence was
probably the most important as
against Sullivan and the statements
he testified that Uronin made were made
about the time of Cronin's trial. The testl-
mony given by Haggerty on that point was
substantially the only evidence that Sulliy9n
made direct threat against Cronin's life.
There was practically no other evidence
bearing on Sullivan's alleged threats in 1888,
except Haggerty's. The court knows of no
law that would admit declarations of Cronin
made out of Suilivan's presence. 1t would
-
trate 1t was shown by evidence that Sulli-
van was prominent In Irish nationalist cir
cles; that the triangle controlled Irish mat
ters; that several camps were expelled, as
| also was Cronin that from Cronin's presence
| on the committee which tried Sullivan, Bo-
land and Tenney, Sullivan was inspired
| with an enmity toward Cronin, which the
| evidence showed was reclprocatcd. Cronln
| was murdered as the result of a conspiracy.
| That was also shown by the evidence, and
| likewise 1t showed that back of this conspi-
| racy were personal enemies of Cronin. But
| what evidence was there that Sullivan was
| one of those enemies! There was no act III
| connection with the murder which related tC
! Sullivan. 1t was not shown that ne had any
| thing to do with the horse which carried
| Cronin to his death or that he rented tho
cottage, and the evidence against the other
| accused parties would probably stand II the
statements OF Cronin as to Sullivan were
| obliterated entirely.
| Another theory was that Cronin was re
| moved to prevent disclosures, but there was
| no evidence that he had any facts which
would die with him. The facts IN his pos
session lived after his DEATH The coroner
| had been unable to find any trace of any pro
ceedings III any camps to condemn him Il
| death.
Another theory was that he was removed
because he was British spy. III Cronir
were removed by the United brotherhood
it could not be seen how Sullivan actuated "
since he had not been member for scyera
| years. Inc eElueuCb uluu bHOW bHtl
Sullivan had any relations, social or other
wise. with Coughlin, O'Sulivan OF Wood
ruff, or that he met them or that there was
conspiracy.
The coroner's jury was largely influence,
by outside sentiment. There was no dodb
that the suspicion against Sullivan wa
, strong, and that he felt bitter and lntllB
nant hatred of Cronin there was no doubt
but it was almost impossible that if he wa
guilty of conspiracy 10 kill Cronin, he woul
have promulgated, two weeks after Cronin,
murder, his protest made at the Buifal
trial, in which he branded Cronin az
scoundrel and perjerer. No impartial siaI
could believe il possible; no jury couiG Cou
| yict Sullivan on the evidence presented.
"As any hesitation ought 10 be resolved il
: favor of personal liberty said the court, -
will admit his release 10 bail and near III
! | counsels' suggestions as to the amount"
State Attorney Longencckur suggestc
| 100000 bail, which Lawyer Trude thOugl.
would be excessive. Longenecker SAID tina
he would consent that the ball should reidli
J as fixed, provided the indictments wcr
, | found on no other evidence than that alrcad
before the corouer's jury. If additional
evidence were introduced he would rcser'
his right TO secure a capias and then settl
: the question of additional bail.
. The grand jury resumed its wc:a thi