Morning journal and courier., 1889-11-13
NEWS Wy I00SIdpH
FROM ALL QUARTERS.
| MRS. HOERTEL TESTIFIES.
She Heard Or. Cronin's
Sss'Agonizing Death Cries.
APROVIDENCES CANDAh
. s15ss 4 - ass..!..3 q AZ
The Concluding Sessions Of
the Catholic Congress.
THE MARINE CONFERENCE.
Five Hundred Families
Drowned In China.
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THE MARINE CONFERENCE.
THE ORONIN TRIAL.

THE CRoNIN TRIAL.
Mrs. Hoertel Gives some Pointed Tes.
ttmony- She Heard Dr. Crenin,s
Agonizing Death Criea-Her Straight
Forward Manner Makes Deep Inn
pressiOn In the Court Ro0m-Yesser-
days Testimony Furnishes the Last
Missing Link in a Critical Period OF
the Case.
CHICAGO, Nov. 12.-In the Cronin trial
from the trunk and from DR.. C-onin's head,
and which had been pronounced by micro-
soopio experts to be identical, and the cotton,
etc., on which blood stains had been tested,
were all submitted in evidence. After
wrangle as to who should be the custodian Of
these specimens, they were finally placed in
care of the clerk of the court. After J. P.
Hatfield identified the frame of the satchel
found in the sewer as being identical with
that which he sold to 81. B. Simonds" on
Feb. 10, Mrs. Pauline Hoertels, who lives
near the Carlson cottage, took the stand.
Mrs. Hosrtel's story was that she was pass.
ing the Carlson cottage, between and
saw two men, one resembling Dr.. Cronin;
drive up to the cottage In buggy with q
white horse. One of the men, who YVES
broad shouldered and carried satchel, went
mp the steps, knocked at the door and went
in. = The door was closed Immediately and
witness heard sounds as though blows were
being dealt. There was the noise of great
struggle. Witness stopped and heard some
one cry: ooh, my Godl" There were few
mora uOiaaa If a0ma 0na wac afruoo1iuey
and then all was still.
Up to this point an effort had been made
to understand the laborious effort Of the wit.
ness in broken English. Mr.. Mills had to
give 1t up and an interpreter was sworn.
Continuing, Mrs. Hoertel said she saw the
tall man take something out Of the buggy
and carry 1t into the cottage. After the ex-
clamation "Oh, my God!" she heard another,
ooh, Jesus" and a sound as of someone cry
ing or moaning, followed by blows, and it
sounded as though there was something
breaking. Then she heard more cries and
means, after which the sounds seemed to die
away.
The witness, an unsophisticated German
woman, gave her evidence with 80 much
simplicity and straightforwardness that near
~ every one in the court room was impress
ed with the recital. Coughlin and Burke at
first turned pale and then a look of blank
despair came over their faces. The witness
went on to say that after passing the cottage
she went around on Roscoe street where she
saw q man standing between the cottage and
another house, in the shadow. This was
near tho real estate Office, where another
witness, yet to come, will testify that O'Sul-
Ivan was on the watch while the assassins
were at their bloody work. With the state
have to wait on the steps, but that the door
was opened quickly for him, the direct ex-
animation of the witness closed.
Judge Wing inaugurated the cross exami-
nation. The witness admitted that abe had
been arrested two or three times for troubles
with saloen keepers, but it turned oat that
these people had made trouble for her, be-
cause she had tried to keep her husband
away from their places. She fixed the date
on which she had seen the man enter the
Carlson cottage, by the fact that 1t was MOE
day of the same week that she had sued q
saloon keeper.
The evidence of to day furnished the last
missing link In the period between the de-
coying of DIR. Cronin from his home and the
finding of his body in the catch basin. The
defense has always maintained that DR.. Cronin
could not be traced to the cottage. The
| contention exists no longer.
At the opening of the afternoon session
Donald F. McKinnon, desk sergeant at the
central police station In Winnipeg, told Of
the arrest of Martin Burke and matters con-
nected Herewith. Witness identified . hat
found in Burke's possession. The inner band
| at one point showed evidence Of having been
scratched az If a name or other mark of iden-
| LITIGATION had been erased. Henry Plausible
salesman In shirt store, testified that on the
morning after the murder two men came In,
| to the store to buy shirts. They had theil
coats buttoned up to the tops and seemed
anxious not to show the shirts they had on
The witness pointed out Burke as the larger
| of the two men.
Mr.. Ingham-Look at the photograph
now show you.
Mr.. Forrest object.
The court-For what purpose do you intro
duce that
| Mr.. Ingham-We introduce 1t to identify
| the other man. Later on We propose to in
troduce the original of the photograph. H,
il not one Of the defendants on trial, but b,
In indicted.
The COURT will let It 60 in.
Mr.. Ingham-Hsve you ever seen this man
Mr.. Plauslie-Yes, that was the other man.
partner that was the small man.
The photograph ehown was that of Cooney
"the fox"
Thomas Ryan, . lsborer, testified that ht
had boarded with Kunzs in May or June
Kunze was anxious to read the papers, yin{
that he was afraid he would be arrested Ii
connection with the Cronin case.
Daniel Brown, ex-policeman and ex mem
Der of the Clan.na-Gael, being called to tn
stand, long wrangle ensued over this wit
ness testimony. States Attorney Longe
nscker said he proposed to show that in 1888
this witness had moved the appointment of
committee to try DR.. Cronin for treason, TO
having read q circular in his cam
which was issued without the author
ity of the executive, that committee from
different camps was appointed; that Cough
lin was a member of that committee and ths
Cronin was found guilty of treason and 81
PEELED. In the course of the talk the Law
yers got this matter tangled up with Cronin
alleged trial for reading a, report, 6
the committee to try the trianRl
. Sullivan, Feeley lind Boland. i
Buffalo last year. A lively discussion be
tween the lawyers followed, the defence So.
ing that they were not there to shield Alel
andsr Sullivan, and were not retained In b
interest, they did not propose to have hi
logged in to prejudice the case against the
clients.
The State attorney finally said:
"Ws propose to show here that notwitl
= standing Alexander Sullivan walks the stree
of the city of Chicago, we propose to she
here that four years ago this same man wi
was on the executive committee al
charged with the fraudulent appropri
ton of these funds prosecuted I
Cronin and that this man, Daniel Coughli
was on the committee trying DR.. Cronin I
writing circular that refected on Alexa
der Sullivan's character" Judge McConn
finally took the matter under considerati
until this morning and the court adjourne
500 FAMILIES DROWNED.
Terrible Suffering on the Xangl
River, China-1O, 900 Families HON
less.
SAN FRANrTsco Nov 12-The steamsl