Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-12-04
FLOODS OF ORATORY
POURED ON TIE DEVOTED HEADS OF THE
CR0NIN JURY.
Wing Closes His address for the Dsfsnes-Talman
Handled Without GlOvss-Iughams Power
full Arrangement Of the Prisoners.
Bsggs Confident Of Acquittal.

CHICAGO, December 3.-Judge Wing
resumed his argument in the Cronin trial,
this morning. After touching upon a
number Of minor points he took up the
question of the cause of death, stating the
Law to be that the cause must be proved
in accordance with the terms of the iDdict-
meut. else a conviction could not follow.
In this case il was charged that DR.. Cronin
died from the effects of the infictlon OF
wounds and Commissions of the head. The
speaker went on to argue that this allega-
ton was not proved and that the experts
in their testimony could not say that the
wounds on DR.. Cronin's head ana face was
such as to necessarily cause death.
THE EXPERT TESTIMONY.
Judge Wing then took up the question
"a TO whether or not the blood found In
the cottage was human blood. The pros
ecution talked as if the floor and the walls
of the cottage had been deluged in blood,
but none of the blood had been shown.
Experts had testified to having microscop-
ically examined ffty-six cOTpuscles, an
amount invisible to the naked eye, for
single drop of blood contained many mil
lions of corpuscles. The prosecution had
brought in large sections Of flooring covered
with foot marks made by paint, but
no blood stains. 1t was safe to assume
that there were no such things, or they
would have bsen shown. There was not
cottags in the city in which it would be
impossible to find fully as much blood as
was examined by the experts, and the
best evidence they could give in this case
was that IT was the blood of come NAM
NAL. The speaker then preceded to at-
attack the testimony of micIoscopist Tai
man on the subject Of the lsmigO or micro
scopic fuzz and epitheleum, which be
found in the blood speeimene examined by
him, and which he thought to be human.
The speaker denounced Talman IS man
OF small experience and little learning who
posed as professional witness.
TalmaD, also, he said, had examined some
of the hair found il the trunk and il the
ot,age, end on DR.. Cronin's head, and be
confessed that be could not say they were
the came hair. Judge Wing then told how
the microscopes for the defense, men of
great learning, had declared that il was
impossible to predicate humanity on any
of these tests. This closed bis address and
Mr. InghGm took up the argument on be-
half of the prosecution.
INGHAM's TELLING POINTS.
After brilliant txordium, in which he
described the killing of DR.. Oronin and
the disposal of the body, Mr.. Ingham re-
fued and illustrated the application of the
law of conspiracy. He ssId: $50, 1nder
the law, if these defendants conspired TO-
gether, either alone, by themselves or with
others who are at present unknown, and if
some one OF those conspiTatOTs in that
cottage on that night of May 4 did the
deed, then all are guilty, no matter
whether he was in his home asleep,
whether he was in the station on North
Chicsgo avenue, or in the ealoon Of Matt
Dsnahey." The speaker then proceeded
TO reply to Judge Wings argument, ad
dressing himself first to the question of the
value of ciIcumstantial evidence, and quo
ting opinions to the effect that it may be
stronger than any direct evidence.
CRUSHING PROOFS OF GUILT.
Then Mr. Ingham proceeded to sDalyze
the evidence He said that Sinonds, IN
buying the furniture, took the first thing
offered till he came to the trunk, the
satchel and the straps. These he was
particular ahout, though there was no
evidence that he had anything to put into
them. He had not. He was not particu-
lar about the bed on which his sick
brother was to lie; be did not get him
even pillow slip. The rooms were op-
pOsite Dr. Cronin's Office, and were well
situated for mUrderOus deeds, the doctor
being called to attend the sick brother.
Why it was not committed there would
probably be never known. Why did Burke
rent the Carlson cottage and hold posses
sion Of it unoccupied month after month?
He was a day labOrer, getting $3.50 per
day and working only part of the time.
Where were the brothers and the sick sister
whom he said were to occupy the cottage
with him? Why did they not appear ard
testify in his behalf? Four or five people
we're to live in this cottage, yet it did not
contain single article of kitchen furni.
ture.
O'sULLIvAN's SUSPICIOUS COURSE.
It was to attend one of O'Sullivan's men
that the Doctor was called; the cottage |
was close TO O'Sullivan's house and Burke |
told O'Sullivan about it as soon as he rent
ed it. After that O'Sullivsn vOuched for
him. The speaker dwelt at length on the
suspicious character Of the icsman's con-
tract for Cronin's services; next the hiring
Of the white horse and Coughlin's sus-
piciOus actions; caution TO Dinan 70 cay
nothing about 1t and his failure TO arrest
the driver of the white horse when he
found him were dwelt on. TIE
driver of the white horse acted
He wanted horse less cor
spcuous in color and he wanted curtains
On the buggy. Mr. IDgham then pro-
ceaded to trace the connection between
Coughliu, Kunze snd O'Sullivan. The
speaker next reviewed the fight between
Ororin aud the triangle as the moving
,ause of the murder and closed with an
appeal for conviction. Adjourned.