The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-19
FOUR JURORS OBTAINED.
a NEW THEORY TO BE SPRUNG BY
THE DEFENSE.

They VIII Claim That Cronin Was
Killed by Paid + Emissaries OF the
British Government-Eow the Pros
ecution Proposes to Disprove the
Claim-sketohes OF the Jurors.
CHICAGO, ILL.,. Sept. 1S.--The proceed
iugS In the Cronin case were not resumed
until 1 O'clock this afternoon, Judge Nc
Connell being engaged il another matt r
duri 6 the forenoon. Tho work of getting
a jury was at once resumed. 4 little be-
fore che adjournment yesterday four jurors
who had been iepeateily questioned by
both sides, were pronou ced satisfactory by
the defense. The counsel for the state with
drew FOR consultation, an on returning the
states attorney said: "If the court please,
we also accept these four" 1he fact that
at last s3me jurors had been selected created
quite sensation.
SWORN BY THE CLERK.
"The gentlemen who have been accepted
will rise aud be sworn bv the clerk said
Judge Mcconnell, and the four jurors rose
and were duly sworn in. Their names are:
j ines A. Pc rSln of Glenwo ID, Charles G.
Dix, of No 1872 Norta Carpenter street,
John ulver OF Evanston, John L. Hall of
Ea twood.
''ls there any objection to these four gem
tlemen retiring to my room" inquired the
Judge. ut will be more pleasant for them
there than here"
There was 10 objection, and during the
remainder of TIE session the jurors occupied
the judges chamber.
NEW THEORY.
The Euening Mail tonight prints SEN
satioual article In regard to the Gro lin
case. 1t saws: "rhe lawyers for the d.
| fense claim TO be il possession of evidence
showing that the murderers Of DR.. Cronln
were paid representatives. Of the English
government who mad been ddped by
| Dr. Cronin, who was supposed
| by the British authorities to be
one Of their American spies. The form this
| evidence nas taken and in which it will be
| pr sented at the trial, on behalf of tAe
| defeuse is "A number Of letters written by
! Miss Lecaron, daughter Of the notorious
wit ass London Iintes-Parnell case, TO ner
affiauced husband, who is a wellk own
| and prominent young Irish-Americaa Of
| Chicago The Journal has the same
| story IN substance and adds: "In oppos-
proper stage in the Cronin trial the prose-
cution will produce as witness T. j. Kirby,
Thomas Lecaron Patrick Cooney."
WHO TIE JURORS ARE
The four jurors are described by the
Times as follows:
John Culver is about 40 years old and
bears an excellent reputation. He
| is American bo n, an OIL 'ial mem
| ber OF the Method church aud brother
| of Lawyer Morton Culver. The jaror
is also a strong temperance man, has Z
| family and has lived in Chicago about
thirty years. He is at present engaged il
| the real estate business, having charge oi
| that department in the banking house Of S.
| A. Kean. He be.o tgs 10 no secret societies
james Pearson, farmer, 55 years old
| does not belong to any church or secret
society, but frequently attends va i0us
| Protestant ch rches. He is from Pennsyl-
vania Ouch stock, has resided in this
county seven years, and is not strong tenn
| Dern ce man.
John Hi is draughtsman in
the office of Bauer & Hill, archi.
tects. He is 20 years old. was formerly
country scbo | teacher and later
was connected with the city business col
| lege. He is member of the Methodist
church, and pronounced temperance ad
voc tie. He wa for tEo years draughts-
man for Architect j. c. Ega !, who is W
| preside t Of the Irish-Amarican club Mr..
| Hall was recently married, and belongs 10
no society except a mutual benefit in
| surance organization. He is Aueric an born.
| Char es Dix was born IN Chicago aud was
at one tine clerk in the employ # the
| Fort Wayne railroad. At present be is
| cashier in Rollo q Sons insurance offic =,
where he has been for eight years. He is
| unmarried aud led about % years. He is
a regular attendant at an K iscopal church.
| He belo igs to no secret societies except the
| Roval Arcanf1u