Telegram-herald., 1889-12-05
STILL TALKING.
Lawyers n the Cronin Case Con
E1Es 70 Argue.
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followed Il Up with review u the eVl-
dsnce. The sanctity Of human life n
America Is In the keeping of the luTy.
he began Tue Law provides that tho
nan y DO takes human lie shall Be pan
ished, 5at II II the jury only TAT e-n
nese oas the punishment
Attorney Wing had made the burden
OF his Argument, the unrelisbility Of
circunsl4ntiAl evidence. and - con
tr2dictl0n Of such a. argument Attor-
nsy Ihgham hFsI paid attention He
said that II not one book or legal learn
ing could line be found that defined
eircuEstantial evidence as less trust
worthy than direct.
Mr. Ingham, as fnal blow at Judge
Wings portrayal Of the dangers OF cir
cumstantial evidences, read one Of
Wings own instructions, given few
years ago, in which he had declared that
such evidence must DO viewed by the
rules Of common sense, not evaded by
manufactured timidity or unwsrrsnted
sentimentality.
The law Of conspiracy was next de-
fined, and the fact that il mattered not
whether O'Sullivah was in bed, Cough
lin az the East Chicago Avenue station,
and Burke in Danahy's saloon, If they
were in the conspiracy, they were equal
" guilty with those who struck the
blows.
Then the evidence, bit by bit. was
analyzed. Attorney Wing had pleaded
that not one BIT had any thing Of
eliminating nature. This Attorney
Ingham agreed 70, but how about the
bits or links when bound together?
Separated they were indeed a shapeless,
uninteresting pile. But when they were
placed in their proper order and bound
together they made a structure enchant-
ing 10 the eye, a chain ominous in its
lanking.
he scored the defense for not having
disclosed any theory on which it based
the innocence of the prisoners. He
charged that they had no theory. He
called attention TO the fact that no at
tempt had been made to explain why
Burke rented the Carlson cottage, and
then piled up the testimony against the
prisoner. While he was still discussing
the circumstances that connected Burke
with the murder the noon recess was
taken.
In the afternoon Mr.. Ingham followed
the chronological course Of the events
of the conspiracy, at the same time col
locating with them the minor incidents
or drawing from them their just infer
ences. Without exhaustively analyz-
ing the principles of evidence, he
showed that the testimony on which
the main facts in the evidence rest
stood every test that could be applied
10 it. In his treatment Of the evidence
showing that Dinan's horse was the one
that carried DR.. Cronin to his death he
was especially forceful. He showed
that without Mrs. Conklin's identified
tion the conclusion was irresistible that
1T was the same one.
That DR.. Cronin was taken to the
Carlson cottage was shown to be nee
essary conclusion from the circumstance
OF O'Sullivan's contract and the fact that
DR.. Cronin lived for months under the
cloud Of danger, and knew it. The con-
nection between the cottage and the
BODY in the catch basin he showed fol-
lowed unerrirgly from the fact
that the articles found in the catch
basin and the sewer complemented 10
precision those missing from the cot
tage Without touching on any of the
disputed points in the evidence he
showed the design running through all
the acts Of the defendants.
The attorney referred TO the part
| taken by Kunze in the conspiracy, and
! asked why il was that the suspect ad-
mitted TO a witness that he expected 70
be arrested in connection with the
| Cronin murder Red in the face, Kunze
sprang from his chair and shouted in
answer: Because Coke told me-" Two
bailifs tried 10 quiet him, but he KEEP;
on his feet for a moment, and raising his
hands on high he exclaimed with great
earnestness: God knows l am limo
cent
In conclusion he told the jury that
while IL was an unpleasant duty 10 de-
eide on the life or liberty of their fellow
| men, II was duty 10 their country not
less sacred than that called for on the
field Of battle or in any Of the walks o.
life.
CHICAGO, Dec. As soon az cour'
/ opened for the morning session At
torney Donahee began his address In
defense Of O'Sullivan and kunze. The
/ speaker went on 20 explain how hf
came 70 be retained as attorney fo'
/ O'Sullivan and Kunze. The German, D
the way, asked that the speaker
be appointed his attorney. as Kunz'
was without means NO frienc
Of Kunrs has ever given me a dol
lar. and yet the first oonspiratoT wh'
appeared az Revell's had large roll o
/ bills. and il would follow that all tn
rest Of the conspirators should have
| plenty 81 money" lie took up the ae
tense OF Kunze. Are you satisfied from
she testimony given By young Jane
shat Kuuzo slept in the rooms q
IL south Clark street, Ar
Tou sure ot that beyond reason
able doubt that this German boz
stsid in that place. r. yop depen,
1 upou the evidence J doubt IL. Are 20
sure shat young Kunze drove fhe bugg'
la which Dan ConEhlin is said 20 hav'
/ gone 20 the Carlson cottage2 Are 70
uositive beyond doubt that Kunze va
/ in Nieman's saloon with CopEhlin an.
Osuluvan7 II you ars not then you mus
set these men free
The speaker read ths tvpe-vrit.e'
evidence % James prapzrstorv ~ a.
taking ia cred 6ihty The attacs "a
n ada pon such expressions ss- 4 BE-
Hsve. ani judTe. vAica James lse3,
and the brief period - ten So
,ads durins rhich be got = fah visv
- Kun7a One. two three -four. fvs