Morning journal and courier., 1889-08-27
THE ORONIN CASE.
Another Murder rAttempted-The Gro
 min Trial-DilatOry Motions.

Another Murder Attempted-The Cro-
 min Trial-Dilatory Motions.
 CHICAGO, Aug. 26.-While Officer J. D.
 Moore was passing through the court in the rear of 0. H. Fargo's on Market street, near
 the corner of Madison, about Il o'clock last night, an unknown person rushed toward
 him from out of dark corner, fired shot
 at him with pistol and then ran away. Officer Moore was not hit and fired two shots at the would-be-assassin, evidently without effect.
 in the Cronin case and soon afterward re- ceived letter signed "Clan- na- Gael, ," tell ing him to leave Chicago.
 He has received two threatening letters and thinks he is marked for assassination. CHICAGO, Aug. 26.-The Cronin case will come up in Judge McConnell's branch of the Circuit court this morning. The case is brought before Judge Mcconnell on a change of venue from Judges Horton and Hawes. This change of venue was asked for by OSul- livan, the ice man.
 The first proceeding in court this morning were motions by the several defendants for f separate trials. As the case stands now all ! of the six prisoners will be tried together | under the conspiracy count in the indict- | ment. Separate trials would go far to weak \ enthe force of the testimony in each case. | Much evidence that can be admitted in con- | spiraoy case would have to be excluded if the | prisoners were tried singly.
 Kunze's affidavit closed by asking that hls | counsel be allowed to see the minutes of the | testimony before the grand jury, on which he was indicted, in order that he might prepare | his defence. The States attorney asked that | the motion for separate trials be passed up- | on first. Counsel for Detective Dan Cough. ! lin then read long affidavit, setting forth | what he believed to be the theory of the prosecution, and saying that if followed out | and his client was triad with the other defend- ants it would involve the introduction of ! testimony which, while inapplicable to \ Coughlin, would nevertheless prejudice his ! case. Counsel then read an affidavit by Coughlin himself, asserting his innocence of any complicity in the crime.
 Counsel for Patrick O'Sullivan next read an affidavit by his client asserting that cer- ! tain evidence to be introduced against other | of the defendants would be prejudicial to his | case and also asserting his innocence of the ! crime charged. This was followed by an ! affidavit by one of O'Sullivans attorneys ! offering the prejudioial character of evidence ! to be introduced affecting OSullivan's case in ! case he should be tried with the other de | fendants, but which would be inadmissible | if he were tried alone. Counsel for Martin Burke also submitted affidavits for separate trial for that suspect stating that they were | similar in character to those presented in the
 case. A similar application was made in be-
 half of Frank Woodruff.
 At the request of the State's attorney the
 hearing was then adjourned in order to give him time to prepare his argument in opposi- tion to the motions for separate trials.
 The State attorney was feeling ill and
 asked that the postponement be for week.
 This was violently opposed by counsel fol
 the defense and the court fixed Wednesday
 as the day for resuming the hearing.