The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-11-01
A SICK PRISONER.
BUT THE CRONIN CASE GOES
ON ALI, THE SAME.

The Furniture Was For Tempo
rary Use-Was Asked 20 Slug
CrOnin, but He Was Three
CarCl.NIOnte-Man.
CHICAGO, October 31.-Judge McCor-
ncll's court, in which the Cronin trial is
in progress, was called to order nearly
half an hour later than usual this morn
ing. Tohn Kunze, one of the prisoners,
was feeling badly yesterday afternoon.
and the trial was adjourned little ear
licr than usual on that account. He was
not so well this morning, and reclined III
the court room with his head on a pill
low. His trouble is pleurisy, but it is
not believed that it will result seriously.
Patrick McGarry, who occupied the
chair at the time of the adjournment last
night, was still witness.
Donahoe, of counsel for the defense,
moved to strike out all Of that part OF
McGarry's evidence given yesterday IN
which McGarry describes his visit to the
house of defendant O'Sullivan after Gro
nin's murder, and at which time he qucs-
toned O'Sullivan closely about his con-
tract with Cronin. A long argument
followed. 1t was finally decided to post
pone the decision on the point till the alter
noon in order to allow the counsel time
to present authorities.
Pending that the cross examination OF
McGarrv was also postponed, and Geo.
Reilly, barkeepcr was called to the wit
ness chair. He testified that in the latter
part of March O'Sulivan and Others
were in a saloon and were talking poll
tics, when Coughlin said that certain
uorthside Catholic was talking too
much, and that if he did not keep his
mouth shut, he would get the worst
of it.
lanes Quinn was the next witness, and
was questioned about the same matter
as the witness who preceded him. 1t de-
veloped nothing new.
Then the States attorney sought to in
troduce the correspondence between
Beggs and Spcllman. Foster, attorney
for Beggs, said he was ready to admit
anything that Beggs ever wrote, but
that he could say nothing about the let
ters written to anyone else. SO the mat
ter went over, pending the appearance OF
Spellman. O
W.P. Hatfield, salesman for Revel &.
Co., was called, and told OF the selling to
a man calling himself J. B. Simonds
bill of furniture, which was taken to
flat at III Clark street, and was subse
nuently conveyed to the Carlston cot
tage, the scene of the murder
The only new point developed was the
fact Simonds said that the furniture was
"for temporary use.
After Hatfield identified the furniture
sold to Simonds, that was subsequently
seen by him in the Carlston cottage, the
trunk in which Cronin's body was car
ried away was brought into court. Hat
field, after examining it, testified that II
was identical with one sold to Simonds
ON cross examination, he said that ht
could not swear that it was the identica
trunk, because the firm kept such OF
hand always, and perhaps other dealers
did also. it came out that Forrest, o
counsel for the defense, had bought sucl
a trunk from witness. 1t could not b.
sworn to positively that the furniture II
the Carlston cottage was the same turni
ture sold to Simonds. 1t was precisel.
like it, however. A recess was thel
taken.
When the court resumed its session, tn
,ury was excluded, and the matter q
striking out witness McGarry's evldenc
as to what was said during his visit tt
O'Sullivan's house on the Sunday follow
inp the murder was taken up. Thecour
finally decided to exclude all of the tai
in regard to the former attack on Dl
Cronin. This was not satisfactory t
the defense, and another flow OF elc
uuence was the result. Finally, the eros
examination of McGarry was resumed.
Iohn w. Sampson, generally known a
"Maior" Sampson, was next called, an
testified that about two years age
Couyhliu tried to hire him to Slug" D'
Cro1in. The witness, on cross examine
ton, admitted that Coughlin had a
rested him three or four times-once tC
robbery; that he had been convicted fc
passing counterfeit money; that he wa
= Gambler bv profession, but denied tha
he followed Blaine through Michlsa
when he was making speeches there la:
fall or Governor Hill or Senator Thu
man, for the purpose of picking pocket
lie said he went to some of these place
for the purpose of securing sporting priv
ieges He naively explained that he va
niaying "deshells," wnichis a variation'
what is known as three caro- monte
William Lynn who was with SampsO
when he met Coughlln and was asked
"slug" Cronin, testified to the TACT tni
Two men had conversation, the purpo
of which he did not hear. =,
Joseph c. O'Keete, DR.. Cromns tailo
said that he attended meeting OF Can
20, on September 20, 1889. Alter Il
meeting he had conversation with Il
defendant Beggs about DR.. Cronin, al
Alexander Sullivan. Said the witness: '
were speaking first in reference to
union of the two rival factions OF the c
der, and John F. Beggs said he did n
have much confidence in the new exec
tive that was elected; then the trial col
mittee come under discussion, and he's
that Cronin was not proper man
nut on the trial committee
try Alexander Sullivan. said, Cron
did not have as unsavory reco
as lanes Rogers, of Brooklyn. a
other one of the trial commits
Tohn F. Beggs then told me that Cror
had admitted Coughlin as a member
Camp 96 without formal initiation a
had furnished him with the password
/ told him did not believe it. ltold h
that Cronin was too sincere patriot
do ANYTHING of that kind. l told II
furthermore that would ask Cronin
reference to it and give authority, a
then he said Cronin was not fit man
belong to Irish societies.
On Cross examination it was broug
out that Beggs objected to Cronin bel
on the committee to try the triangle
cause he was an enemy Of Alexander S
Cornelius Flynn, who was with Bet
and O'Keefe when they had the abb
mentioned conversation, corropora
O'Keeie's testimony.