New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-26
THE BODY WAS THAT OF CRoNiN
TESTIMONY UPON THE FIRST POINT IN THE
CONSPIRACY CASE.
THE MURDERED MANS PERSONAL APPEARANCE
DESCRIBED IN DETAIL-A POLITICAL VENT
URE OF THE CLAN-NA-GAEL.
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Chicago, Oct 25.-Ihe army that sought admission
to the CrOnin trial this morning was even greater
than that of yesterday. When the doors were opened
TO the general public, rather TO the small fraction
Of the public that could be accommodated there was
mad rush that the two strong policemen at the
foot of the stairs could not rStran. Lawyer Forrest
rallied the correspondence between the gloomy
weather and the outlook for his clients. He replied
with a paraphrase of Richard IIIds warning; The
self same heaven that frowns me looks sadly on the
State.'
The prosecution continued the presentation OF wit
nesses whose only testimony was as to the identh-
cation OF the body found in the catch basin that OF
Dr. Cronin. The Identification positive. 1t
embraced the height size and general appearance Oh
the dead the shape Of his goatee; the contorma
tlon of his face, particularly his forehead the shape
and size OF his teeth the shape of a oncebrOken hnger
and the heavy growth of hair the Doctors wrists.
The matter taken up was tho finding OF the
body IN the cach-basin. The two seweI-cleaners who
discovered the body aud the policemen who assisted in
removing the body were sworn as to this point and
described the proceedings.
American League circles in the Twelfth Ward were
I'm fever of excitement to-day. 1t has been under
stood all along that the American League, or anti
Clan-na-Gael society, had gained supremacy IN me
Twelfth Ward. The League workers assembled last
every precinct lieutenant hand TO n,ceve
circulars and tickets To be distributed this morning
Company with several thousand tickets and circulars
10 be delivered to tie League meeting. He did not
appear, nor did he return to the printing Office TINS
morning. Not to be dauntel the League had printers
set TO work and by O'Clock this morning the ucA,s
and circulars replaced
In the afternoon DR.. Egbert testified to the re-
suits Of the autopsy lie gave 1t As his opinion
that death had resulted from the wounds All Of
which were upon the head. The skull was not broken
except that small piece Of bone Clipped Off at the
corner OF the lft eye bIt of the wounds on the
corpse such would necessarily death. 1t
impossible also. TO say whether the wounds were
inflicted before after death He had tried to ascer
tain, but unable TO do H. had not ascertancd
that the wounds affected any important nerves or
arteries, and he could not that they I'm any
manner affected the BRAIN The question was put TO
DR.. Egbert Is It not true that that dead body was
examined by you physicians and S IL not scientifically
ru3 that you physicians found no evidences In that
body that certain and conclusive of the form
of death?"
Dr. Egbert replied: That IS true'
Dr. Egbert of the opinion that death had oc-
CURED through excessive loss Of blood, but there
certainty of it. he said DR.. Charles W. Per
kins. who assisted at the pOstmOrem examination,
testified that in his opinion death was not from
blOOd-letng, but from cOncUssiOn of the brain. The
latter organ, however. too decompOsed to afiod
any information.