Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-20
THE CRONIN TRIAL.
Sketches of the Dramatis Persona
of the Chicago Tragedy.
FACTS ABOUT THE PRISONERS.
Something About the Judge and Counsel
in the Case.
ALEX. sULLlvAN's TURBULENT LIFE
WRITTEN FOR THE DIsPArCH.J

| speaking of the benevolent divine and
philosopher who represents the good prin-
ciple in that once famous novel "that no
man can descend below himself in doing
any act which may con tribute to protect an
innocent person or bring a rogue to the
gallows." 1t may be inferred from this that
the moralists of the eighteenth century had
no compunction; and had not began to
grow sceptical on the doctrine of capital
| punishment It will be a matter of con-
| graduation if the talesmen selected in
determining the guilt or innocence of the
perpetrators of the atrocious murder of DR..
Cronin, which took place in Chicago on the
night OF the 4th of last May; will have their
minds well imbued with the doctrine here
laid down by this great novelist and
| philosopher
The defendant, Beggs, is young lawyer.
very little known outside Of Clan-na-Gael
circles, either professionally or socially. He
came to Chicago from Ohio few years ago,
where he had served term in the peniten-
tiary.
Daniel Coughlin comes from Michigan,
and has been a policeman at the Chicago
avenue station. Patrick O'Sullivan was a
small ice dealer, and lived close by the
Carlson cottage, where the murder was COM
mltted. Burke was next to nobody,
and never was heard of before he was inden-
tilted as the man with unshaven beard who
drove the doctor with the famous white
horse" from his quiet home at the Conklin's
to the den of his assassins, VINO were lying
in wait for their helpless and unsuspecting
prey.
HORSE THIEF WOODRUFF.
Woodruff, who has been called the "horse
THE" has not very savory record, though
born of respectable parents. His mother is
present at the trial and the wife of proper
Gus gentleman on the Pacific coast. The
boy Kuntz was the youthful "pal" and dupe
of Dan" Coughlin. He, too, so it is
claimed, has descended from good parents,
who still live in Germany.
In the present case by change of venue
Judge Mcconnell became the presiding
Judge. He is new on the bench, but by no
means "iresh." He was elected last fall,
defeating Thomas Crafty, well-known Re-
publican lawyer and politician. Judge
Mcconnell has made faithful and Impair
rial Judge. His rulings for the most part
have been good law, and now in particular
he is manifesting the greatest caution to
keep the record clear Of error.
He sits erect and listens attentively to
every word that is said. He hears patiently
the wranglings of counsel, but sternly,
though not severely, wields the wand of
authority when they overreach the limits
consigned them by law and courtesy. He
takes notes himself of the answers Of the
veniremen and does not depend entirely on
the court stenographer. He seems to feel
very keenly the responsibility that rests on
his shoulders. He seldom laughs, sometimes
his grave face smiles little when some
German talesman shows his strong antpathy
to the Clan-na-Gael, and often at the shrewd,
well-devised answers of busy business men
to avoid jury service.
THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR.
The States Attorney, Judge Longenecker,
has been connected with the States Attor-
ney's office almost since his advent to Chi
cago ten years ago. He was first appointed
by the Hon. Luther Latin Mills as one of
his assistants. In 1884, when the Office
passed from the hands of the Republicans,
and Judge Grinnell was elected, he was re-
tanned in the Office, notwithstanding the
fact of his being staunch Republican, and
host of worthy Democrats Justify seeking
the position. In the spring of 1888 he was
selected by the County Republican Conven-
ton as a candidate for the Office in spite of
the desperate efforts of James Leddy, Esq,
a prominent lawyer and politician; and at
the election shortly afterward, held a good
place on the ticket. While he cannot be
said to be man of great barristerial ability,
ne has lnde atlgable energy and ambition
which very frequently compensates for what
by nature is lacking in wit and intellectu-
ality. This will undoubtedly prove to be
L "a, a..
Anarchists served to make Mr.. Grinnell
famous throughout every State in the
Union. He has associated with him in this
case Luther Latin Mills and w. J.Hynes,
both eminent lawyers and brilliant orators.
Mr.. Mills is one of the most amiable, re-
fined and intellectual of men, and is truly
an ornament to the Chicago bar. He is
perhaps little below the average size. His
face is free of beard, and l think the most
handsome ever saw on man. 1t is an
intellectual beauty, however, not the least
effeminate, but, on the contrary, keenIy
strong and manly His forehead is broad
and high, without the slightest inclination
to baldness. The whole head is regular
and we'll proportioned, and one which
would delight the physiognomist as we'll as
being a model for the sculptor. His hands
are small. though not the least like lady's.
He is by no means humorous, but his sar-
casm is deep and penetrating. His voice is
strong and OF the meIodramatic kind. 1t
has that peculiar melody that belongs to
THE TRUE ORATOR.
He is not hard student, but is called a
full" man-further too, he is what might
be called "ready" man, he can speak
fuently on ordinary subjects with very little
preparation; this is an enviable quality in
an orator.
Mr.. Hynes is a very large man, about
feet in height and weighs over 200 pounds
When very young man be went tc Con-
gress from a Southern constituency, but
soon abandoned politics to come to Chicago
and practice law. The firm now is Hynes &
Dunn, but his first genuine start was with
Judge Moran. Mr.. Hynes has an mex
baustible flow of rich, expressive diction, ac-
companled with a refined brogue and
grand defamation; what is more, he has
yery little of the ostentation of magnifcence
which SO often distinguishes the candidate
for popular applause. The first case of i'm
portance he undertook was in the defense of
Alexander Sullivan; indicted for the murder
of Francis Hanford. At that time a warm,
personal friendship existed between him
and Mr.. Sullivan. Now they are implaca-
BILE enemies.
THE ARCH-CoNsPIRAToR.
Mr.. Sullivan has turbulent and event.
full history. Like other antique heroes,
there is dispute about his birthplace. He
has ALWAYS claimed to have been born at the
city of Waterville, Me-, but a couple of
gentlemen friends of his own, and who
know him intimately, assured me beyond
question that he was born at Amherstburg,
, Ontario. His father was British soldier,
who arrived in Canada in the '40's. When
very young Alec came to Detroit, and OBJ
tsined position in a small shoe store, and
.r..-.un.1 :. hooa me q clerk in a retaiI estah