Evening journal., 1889-12-16
THE Jury is STILL OUT,
The Fate of the Cronin Sus-
poets Undecided.
JUROR CULVER THEIR LAST HOPE,


Culver Been Tempered Withg
CHICAGO, Dec. 16.-The jury in the cronin
case has passed Friday, Saturday and Sun
day nights in its room. It stands just where
it was ON the first ballot on Friday night
Il to in favor of convicting all the defend
ants The recalcitrant juror, John Culver,
who would not have word to say to his
associates Saturday, unbended far enough
Sunday to discuss some portions of the evil
dence, but no ballot was taken. Judge
Mcconnell came in from his residence at
Lake View at o'eloch and waited until q,
when receiving no word from the jury
room he declared the court adjourned until
10 o'clock today. Groups Of people hung
around the three sides Of the criminal court
building throughout the day and evening
and INDUCED in some strong talk concern
ing Culver, threats of lynching in case be
hung the jury being freely made. Out in
the nristocratic suburb of Evanston, where
he resides, the excitement was intense during
the day The churches had less than their
usual complement of worshippers, and the
suburbanites gathered in groups on the
street or visited at each others houses to de-
nounce the peculiar actions of their neighbor.
Has Culver Been "Fixedsp
All sorts Of rumors concerning the motive /
for Culver's position are current and it Is |
broadly insinuated in more than one Of the |
morning papers that he has been fixed" in
financial sense Culver is strict church |
member and rabid prohibitionist. and put |
in all his spare time during the trial both in |
A. u A. Il -.
the New Testament, copy Of which he
always carried with him. just as he was
leaving the court room on Friday after
noon his wife, through the negligence Of
the bailiifs, managed to reach his side and
the two indulged in a whispered conyersa-
tion lasting two or three minutes.
The state Hopes for Conviction.
! States Attorney Longenecker and his as
sociates are still hopeful of favorable YER
dict Judge Mcconnell visited the jury
room before leaving for home, but would
say nothing regarding the prospects
Among the court officials whom he subse-
auently met and talked with, however, a
more hopeful feeling seems to prevail. The
jury if it fails to agree today will be again
locked up, as the Judge has publicly declared
that he viii give them week from Friday
in which to reach verdict should there
be q disagreement and a mistrial the states
attorney will at once move for a special
venire and a second trial will be inau-
gurated without delay.
To Prosecute the Jury Bribers.
In case Of disagreement Of the Cronin
Jury the course OF the defense win be to ask
Tor change Of venue TO some other county
on account Of local prejudice This will be
resisted. But the case will be proceeded
l aIl Any o,.Is aa ftt-tr tl.ara
cases will be called Monday and pushed to
an immediate trial Some interesting de-
velopments are expected, especially in rela-
tion to Johnny Graham. J. j. McArdle,
clerk in Alexander Sullivnn's Office, will be
one Of the principal witnesses against
Graham
The Prisoners Demeanor.
A morning paper says: 1T was evident
yesterday that the suspense was telling
heavily on the Cronin suspects. Beggs
seemed to have an idea that his fate was
trembling in the balance and that his case
was the cause Of the long delay. His efforts
to conceal his emotions were heroic. Kunze
maintained his careless demeanor, appar-
emily believing that whatever the verdict,
his life was in no danger Coughlin's face
was sealed book. He grew more sullen
sour and taciturn as the hours passed Burke
deepest dependency.
"When the news Of the adjournment wa
received there was a slight lifting Of tn,
tension, and the prisoners retired to their
bunksn
He Thinks the jury Is Packed.
n A special dispatch to The Herald from
Milwaukee, says: "Senator Kennedy, th'
n man who was Burke's original counsel and
withdrew from the case at a critical point il
the trial, is watching the result with intens
interest That jury is packed, said he las
night, when told that no agreement had beer
arrived at. 1t is all nonsense he continued
to think the jury are quibbling over such
slight thing as the term Of imprisonment 70
- one Of the defendants Such differences 0
opinion in a jury room are soon settled afte
a prisoner is found guilty. Let me tell yol
that not one of the defendants has bee
found guilty by that jury. There are clever
for the conviction Of all Of them and on
who will vote for week for acquit5al VIII
the man is have not the slightest idea
did not withdraw from the case because
thought the jury was liked. z"
An Attempt to Bribe a Juror.
The Times says: "Juror Charles G. Dix
few days ago donned his overcoat at Il
J Commercial hotel preparatory to beginnin
MS mhTcn TO ble court Ioolis ne pidNou "a
hand in one of the pockets when he dii
covered a parcel. A closer examinatio
disclosed an envelope and this contained
letter and brand new necktie The sende
was desirous of ascertaining whether IA
Dix was man who could be seem
stated that if he would vote for acquitt'
there would be plenty Of STUFF in it f
him, and that if he was in it he was
wear the necktie which was inclosed. M
Dix placed the entire matter in States A
torney Longenecker's hands, where it no
rests
Commotion In the Culver Household.
CHICAGO, Dec 16.-There was a comm
ton in the Culver household over the ]
ports in the morning papers that Mrs. ~
yer had had whispered conversation wi
&c. her husband just previous to the retiring
Nd the jury on Friday, and that she was pl
sumably the go-between who could accou
= for her husbands obstinacy. She absol
Y tely denies any connection with the CO
0s whatever, and has issued card TO I
= press in which she says;
Mrs. Cuiver's Card.
81 have had occasion TO visit my husba
- from time TO time as have the wives OF
other Jurors. There has never been
slightest thing in our intercourse during
time / should fear to have made publ
Friday noon ] came to the railing IN
court room, and Bailiff Santa called !
husband, said; Well, l won't take dim