, 1889-06-20
SET All LIBERTY.
Alexander Sullivan Bailed in
the Sum Of $4,000.
Synopsis Of the Agreement in
the Samoan Affair.
Big Sugar Deal - French and italian
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CHICAGO. June A. Alexander Sullivan
WAS to-day restored to liberty by Judge
ruley. The rtlrnse WAS thu immediate re.
-u:t Of SnlIivan'a applira' ion for writ OF
habess corpus. Bill fixed ut $40 OOO and
promptly furnished by tour we'll known
oitixebs each ~ whom represented many
times The total amount asked. sullivan
walked out Oi court after having been less
than three days in custody. The Judge
held that the coroner'r jury had been in
Huenced by outside sentiment.
seldom, II ever has n case drawn such a
crowd as that which assembled this after.
noon to hear the expected decision. The
court ROOM was jaminpd. and big con,
course Of men assembled in the corridor
adj,ining, seeking tn ca ch from aiar the
words from the judges lips.
VI ates Attorney LunRenecker and bis as
sistsnt, MIR. Baker. were In consultation
with Judge Tuley before he came on the
bench Several unknown men also en-.
tered his chamber. They were presumably
members Of the coroier's jury who re-
turned the verdict in the Cronin case.
Mr.. sullivan was earl, on the scene He
was brought In Ivy sheriff Matson person.
ally, who escorted him through the judges
chamber before the cbanceiior's arrival
On Sullivan's arrival. hs took a seat in the
enter Of n circle med 10y his lawyers,
Messr, Trude, Wendes and Gilbert, with
whom bs entered into whispered consul
tsIOu. N hcoic VI II'Il'eIs thc oht
evinced professional and friendly interest
in Mr.. Sullivan by being present. Coroner
Heriz occupied u seat by Judge Longe-
nscker, and Congressman Frank Lawler
came in ~nen every body got seated, call
ing from the jocular Trude the observation I:
LAWYER is hert; now let the proceedings
begin" There was wait OF three quar-.
ters OF an hour before Judge Tuley reached
his court room. Finally at 3:i5 p. NJ. he
ascended TO the bench with his
written opinion, which, 1t soon be-.
came apparent, had been made only
after q careful analysis OF the whole mas,
of testimony in the case, aud not, ~ at
livau alone. Sullivan braced himself in
his chair and kept his ewes fixed on the
Court as Judge Tulev said:
II suppose there viii be no further steps
taken beyond the evidence before Ike COR.
on-r's jury 2"
Judge ongenecker replied: THAT is
all There Is no additional testimony"
"Becuss IL you had any the court would
feel con, pelisd to hear it," said the
court.
Judge Tuiey then in his characteristic,
matter-ot fact manner, began reading his
decision, and had not proceeded two MN
utes when the frowns OF those identlhed
with the prosecution told which way th c
drift of the decision lay.
The decision IN quite exhaustive and
touches upon every point In the testimony
before the coroner's jury. AT The conciu-
sion OF the reading OF the decision St.te's
Attorney Longenecker suggested S25, 900
bail. which Lawyer Truds thought would
be- OK xcessive. Longenecker said that he
would consent that the bail should remain
A. fixed provided the indictments were
found on no ther evidence than that al
ready before the coronsr's jury. " ad.
ditional evidence we're In reduced he
would reserve his right to secure a capiss
and then settle the question Of additional
bail,