The Dickinson press., 1889-11-16
THE CHAIN COMPLETE.
The Missing Link in the CrOnin Case
Supplied by II Mrs.
HOertel.
She Saw the Doctor Enter the Cottage
and Heard His Death
Cries.

CHICAGO, Nov. 12.-Charles Herchmer,
a tailor who keeps a shop near Buch-
hollis saloon, was called. His testimony
corroborated that of Buchholz-that
KunZe boarded there some time and was
Frank o. Washburne and others gave
testimony tending to show the intimacy
existing between Coughlin and Kunze.
Joseph Pctowski. IL laborer. testified that
lie boarded at Bucholz's house with
Burke. That one night early in May he
Was absent all night. Gus klahre, tin
smith, testified to soldering the cover on
to Il galvanized iron box for Burke ON
May 9th.
CRoNIN'S CLOTHES n INSTRUMENTS.
Mike Gilbert, Il sewer cleaner, testified
to finding Crollin's effects last Friday.
and then the clothes and Instruments of
the murdered physician were brought
into the court room.
The clothes We're held up for the in
spcction of the jury.
Then Mrs. Conklin took the stand and
identified each piece of clothing and each
instrument as having been worn and car
ried by the doctor when he left his home
on his fatal ride. She recollccted each
article perfectly. and the truth of her
testimony was so %self-evidcnt that the
defense waived cross-eXamination.
Court then adjourned,
CHICAGO. Nov. 13.-Judge Longe-
nccker offered in evidence the specimens
OF hair taken from the trunk and from
DIR. Cronin's head, which had been com-
perts and found to be identical. They
,Cara admitted l., ny;lnOon ,,n +l,, ok
Objection of Mr.. Forrest.
Mrs. Pauline Hoertel, who lives OH RAJ
cine avenue, near the Carlson cottage,
was then called. Mrs. Hoertel swore
that she saw a man resembling DIR. Gro
min enter the Carlson cottage on the ev-
cningof May 4. Mrs. Hoertel's story
was that she was passing the Carlson
cottage between ! and s O'Clock on the
evening of May A. when she saw two
men i'll a buggy drive up to the cottage.
One of the men got out and went up the
steps. He knocked, the door was opened
and he went in. The man carried some
thing like Il satchel. 1t might have been
n surgeons instrument case. The horse
that drew the buggy was white. When
h man entered the door of the cottage
it was closed Immediately and witness
heard sounds as though heavy blows
were being dealt: there was the
NOISE OF a GREAT STRUGGLE.
Witness stopped and heard someone cry
out "Oh. my God" After the eXclama-
ton, ''Oh. my God," she heard another.
''Oh, Jesus, and Il sound as someone
crying or moaning, and followed by
blows. 1t sounded as though there was
something breaking. Then she heard
more cries II means. after which the
SOUNDS DIE AWAY n l. WAS STILL.
The witness, an unsophiscated German
woman. gave her evidence with so much
simplicity and straightforwardness that
nearly every one in the court room was
impressed with the recital. Coughlin
and Burke at first turned pale and then
a look of blank despair came over their
faces. The witness Went on to say that
after passing the cottage she went
around on Roscoe street, where she saw
a man standing between the cottage and
her house in the shadow. This was near
the real estate office where another wit
ness, yet to come. will testify that
o'sULllvAN WAS ON WATCH
while the assassins were at their bloody
work. With the statement that the
man in the buggy did not have to wait
OH the steps but the door was quickly
opened for him. The examination in
chief of witness closed.
Officer Thomas McKinnon, of Winni-
peg, was the first witness called in the
afternoon. He testified to the arrest of
Burke in that city on June 10. Burke
when arrested had a railroad ticket to
Montreal. n steamship ticket from Mon
treal to Liverpool, and 1852 in money.
CHICAGO, Nov. 14.-Evidence for the
day was of an uninteresting character.
Judge ~Longenecker announced that the
prosecution had but one more witness to
examine and he would arrive in the
morning. Mr.. Forrest asked an adjourn
ment till Monday. Judge Mcconnell adj
journed the court till 10 O'clock Saturday
morning, when the state will conclude
its evidence.