Evening journal., 1889-10-29
"THE OLD WHITE HORSE. Z
The Man Who Hired the AMI
NAL Described.
MRS. CoNKLIN ON THE STAND.


Trying TO Tit the Moose About Ioeman
o'sullivan's Neck-How He Acted when
Mrs. ConIlin Accused Him with Com
plIclty In DR.. Cronins Disappearance.
CHICAGO, Oct 29.--In the trial Of the |
Cronin case yesterday, Napier Moreland,
Patrick Dinan's hostler, testified in regard
to the procurement at the stable OF the fam.
GUS white horse on the evening Of May 4.
The man who called said he did not want a
gray horse, but under Dinans instructions
witness furnished the stranger with "the old
white horsen The witness described the
man as looking like a mechanic He had
short, dark beard Of about a weeks growth.
He wore round sloueh hat aud a faded
brown or gray overcoat, with the collar
pulled up around his chin. There were no
side curtains on the buggy, and the man
asked for them. but did not get them.
The Return of the Horse.
The horse was returned 70 the stable be-
tween . and 0.30 p. m The buggy was COW
cred with sand and mud, and the horse
warm and blowing hard as though having
been driven rapidly for a long distance
When the rig was returned the man did not
come into the barn, but jumped from tho
buggy outside and walked rapidly away.
pIrs. conkIIn on the stand.
Mrs. Coukling followed Moreland on the
stand The audience became intensely in
terested while she gave her testimony. She
told the now familiar story of the mysteri-
Gus stranger who took the physician away in
Dinan's buggy.
His yillainous Eyes.
She also identified the card Of O'Sullivan,
the iceman, that had been presented by the
man. The latter's eyes, she said, were the
most villainous she had ever seen. They had
a kind Of "don't-look-at-ne-Hgain look about
them This description was ruled out upon
objection by the defense. Continuing, she
said that when she taxed O'Snllivan with the
seeming connection between himself and the
/ physicians disappearance he said that he
could not explain it.
He was very nervous, kept twirling his
hat and could not look tho witness in the
| face
She Identified the White Horse.
During this testimony OSullivan leaned
forward and looked Mrs. Conklin straight
in the face. His eountenance was alternately
pale and flushed, although he occasionally
smiled Mrs Conklin went on to say that
she positively identified Dinnn's white hors
as the one driven by the man that called fo
DR.. Cronin.
After Mr.. Forrest had failed ia the attemp
to have the major portion Of this testimony
stricken out the witness was put through {
severe cross-examination- She more thar
held her own, however. Forrest compelled
her TO describe the horse half dozen time
with the view Of involving her in contradic
tions, but her story did not vary a word.
The Horses Peculiar Gait.
In describing the peculiar motion Of the
animals knees she placed her hands on hel
knees and with her wrists representing thu
horses knees showed the peculiar twisting
motion Of its legs She emphatically denieC
that she had failed to identify the horse whei
it was brought to her by Capt Schaack anC
her evidence was enIinently satisfactory :,
counsel for the state.
Confronted with o'sullivan.
The cross-examination Of Mrs. Conlslh
was resumed after the recess for lunch. Sh
J emphatically denied that she had told 70
reporter Of a morning paper a story tina
differed in material details from her evidenc
! given at the morning session At the reques
: Of counsel, O'Sullivan, the iceman, con
fronted the witness, and she said his mus
tache had changed IN color since she had m
terrogated him with reference TO the physi
? clans disappearance At that time il was
z little reddish in the center, while now it wa
darker An effort on the part Of the counse
to confuse O'SulliYan with Mulcahy, one o
his employees, failed.
7 Charles W. Beck, a reporter, testified B
: having taken out the white horse which wa
: identified by Frank Sednlan and Mrs Conk
5 lin, and Miss Sarah McEnerney and he
g sister, Agnes, both Of whom were in tn
g physicians office when he was summoned b
j. the mysterious stranger, corroborated tn
9 evidence given BY Mrs Conklin Both su.
/ tanned their position ON cross-examination.