Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-06

| CHICAGO, OecemDer o.--W men the court
was called to order for further hearing in
the Cronin case this morning, Mr.. Hynes,
of counsel for the prosecution, took up the
argument to the jury. He began his argu-
ment by arraying facts to show that the line
of defense had been organized before themur-
der was committed. There was evidence of
that in the bogus declaration that Cronin
would turn up; in the sending of dispatches
to the effect that Cronin had been seen in
Canada, and this defense was only thwarted
by the discovery of DR.. Cronin's body,
which had not been bestowed according TO
the programme.
In the presence of his dead body it could
not be claimed that he had gone to England
to testify as British spy against ParnelL
But counsel for the defense even contested
the identification of the body until DR.. Gro
nin's clothes and his instruments were
found. Then for the first time they admit
ted that the Identification was complete.
ONE OF THE POSSIBILITIES.
II the clothes had not been found perhaps
the persons who sent the dispatches would
have been put upon the stand to testify that
they had seen DIR. Cronin alive after May 4.
And so the defense had been reduced to the
claim that it had not been proven tnat DR..
Cronin died of the wounds inflicted. - The
speaker then reviewed the evidence of the
medical experts to show that their evidence
sustained the statement that he died OF the
wounds on his head. Then followed re-
view of the expert testimony as to the blood
stains.
Mr.. Hynes next took up the alibi evidence
in O'Sullivan's case, and, at considerable
length, proceeded to show inconsistencies in
it. He then said that it was not necessary
to claim that O'Sullivan was in the cottage
when the blows were strnck. In fact, itwas
better that he should not be seen by Cronin
on his arrival there, for Cronin had been
told that he was out of town.
Mr.. Hynes then analysed the evidence
concerning the time when the Hylands
testified that they drank with O'Sullivan in
Nieman's saloon, and drew the conclusion
that it could not have been on the night fol-
lowing the murder.
CoUGHLN's CASE.
Mr.. Hynes then analysed the testimony
for Coughlin, given by his brother police
man, saying it was strange that they should
keep their knowledge to themselves till
they came upon the witness stand, and not
ing that, putting all of their evidence to-
gether, Coughlin stood immovable before
the station tor two hours Then he took up
the matter of the man Smith, who gave the
white horse, and declared that Coughlin not
only allowed the man to go away when he
found him, but deliberately gave a false
description of him, saying that he was
cross-eyed and falsifying the color of his
hair.
If the story about Smith that he came
from Hancock, Mich, was true, why was he
not put on the stand? On this point Mr..
Haynes said:
"No man worthy the name, no man, un-
less he were the veriest cur, would remain
concealed when the man whose kindness and
accommodation to him had placed himself
under accusation of this awful crime. If
Smith were innocent he would come forward
and tell the truth and vindicate Dan
Coughlin."
GUILTY KNOWLEDGE.
In reviewing the circumstantial evidence
against Kunze Mr.. Hynes stated the belief
of the prosecution regarding the little Ger
man. He is thought to have guilty knowl-
edge of the conspiracy, but to have taken no
active part in the tragedy. Mr.. Hynes
spoke of the lonely situation of the Carlson
cottage, and said that to connect anyone
with entering it within a week of the mur-
der, either before or alter, was to connect
him with the crime.
session of Coughlin, Mr.. Hynes expressed
the opinion that Coughlin did not suppose
that he would be arrested and that there
was, he said, only one chance IN a million
that any man would be found carrying two
knives like those of DR.. Cronin. Mr.. Hynes
then took up the alibi of Burke and at con-
siderable length dissected the evidence of
the array of saloon keepers who testified in
that regard, drawing the conclusion that it
was inconsistent and insufficient Mr.
Hynes next reviewed the triangle" trial,
and the fight in the camps of the Clan-na-
gael Referring to the meeting of Camp 20
on February s. when the row took place
about DR.. Cronin's having read the report
of the triangle trial, Mr.. Hynes said:
AN ELOQUENT EXPLOITATION.
"They were ready to accept the statement
of LIE Caron when it was to be leveled
against a fellow criminal, then a brother in
the organization, that was opposed to the
men that they were following; ready to ac-
cept that statement when they denied nearly
every other statement that LIE Caron made
upon the stand; ready to accept the testi-
mony of an English spy, who had been a
spy for years ior pay, giving information to
the British Government; ready to accept
that statement that there were spies, and
that DR.. Cronin was one of them, according
to Dan Coughlin."
The speaker then proceeded to argue that
the fact of the conspiracy and murders
proved the truth of Cronin's charges against
the triangle. Mr.. Hynes had not finished
his address when the court adjourned.
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