Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1889-11-20

took it out with him on ths 4th Of May"
''Did you ever see that pocket case BE-
fore''
eyes, often. described 1t before Il
was found. 1t was DR.. Cronin's." I"
ibid you ever see that book Of surgical
and medical references?''
"Yes. 1t was DIR. Cronin's"
Are you able to identify that coat
eyes, it is the dress coat DR.. Cronin
wore the evening be left my house. He
wore In the button hole OF it badge Of
tho Royal Arcanum just like tho one pro-
duced"
''Do you recognize that cuff f.bottons''
Eyes, it was DR.. Cronin'an
The prosecution then offered all the ar
ticles identified as evidence In the casa.
Clerk J. p. Hatfield, OF Reveli g. Co IS
store was called TO identify the framework
of tue sachel found in the Lake View sewer
containing the clothes
Tho sensation of the morning was fur
nished by Mrs Paulina HoerbeL German
woman who lives near the Carlson cottage.
~ Was passing the Carlson cottage on
ths night of Nay I, sozas tiHe hessssn =
buggy drive up to The cottage. One of
the men got out and went up the steps.
He knocked. Some ono came to the
door and the man went in.''
"What kind of looking man was he!''
''I3ig and broad -shouldered.
ibid he have any thing in his hands''
"Yes, he carried something like a
sachel 1t looked a. though it might be q
surgeons case"
.'what kind Of a horse was it that drew
the buggy"
at was white"
There was buzz Of excitement at this,
for any one in the court room could not but
remember tine color Of the horse which on
May Dan Coughlin hired "for his friend
Smith"
The witness stopped in front Of tho cot
tage and hard the sounds Of the death
struggle. When the tall man entered the
house some one Immediately closed the
door. Then there was the noise of u
great struggle. Sh. heard sounds as
though heavy blows were being dealt some
one. Then she heard some one cry out:
''Ob, my God"
There were few more noises as Of
some ono struggling" said the witness,
''and then all was still"
"After the man went into the cottag age,"
continued the witness, ''the man who was
yet in the buggy turned away and drove
south on Ashland avenue"
"Did you not hear the word Jesus -
IL did. heard some one cry out, %
God! o Jesus" aud then there was the
sound as of some ono crying or moaning,
and the sound Of blows Then it sounded
as though some one fell, and there were
more blows, and / heard something sound
like something breaking. Then ! heard
more cries and moans, aud then the sounds
seemed to die away and ell was still"
''What did the noise sound likes''
ut sounded Is II some people were fght.
ing in there, and then after the blows all
was stilI.'
The witness seemed to be an unsophisti-
Gated German woman, and the evidence she
was giving was SO plainly truthful state.
ment of facts that it impressed every one
as being the last link in the chain OF cir
cumstantial evidence which the State
promised to weld around the accused.
The appearance of Burke and Cough
Inns faces during the recital of the actual
murder Of DR.. Cronin was more grave
than at any time during the trial. Each
| man seemed completely paraly zed by the
evidence. Mr.. Forrest mad always main
tanned that DR.. Cronin could not be tracei
to the cottage on that night. While Mrs.
Hoertel did not positively identify Dr.
Croni !. her description OF him. the cir.
cumstances Of the white horse, the instru
ment case the men took from the buggy,
and every incident shows ~ clearly that
the doctor was in that cottage on May 4,
at 8 o'clock, as though photograph of
the men was exhibited to tho jury. A
look of blank despair seemed to cover
Cough!in's face, and the first expression
of real anxiety which Burke has shown
since the beginning Of the trial came over
his countsnance Kunze did not appear
affected by the witness story. and O'Sulli.
van was as stolid rs ever.
The attorney for tho defense took the
witness all over her route from her own
house to the time she heard the noises In
the Carlson Gotta &c. after seeing the
white horse. She repeated without devis-
ton the answers given In her direct
examination as to the streets she travelled
befofe reaching the cottage.
Judge Wing drew from tho witness the
statement that the night OF May was
bright, star.lt night, and that there was
no lamp post nearer the Carlson cottage
than block distant and that sine was not
nearer the white horse than the distance
across the court roomn There WAS not
| new fact developed on the cross -ex Amina-
| tion.
On the re.cross- examination Judge
Wing questioned the witness - to her
| whereabouts and occupation each day from
May to May 10, and Mrs Hoertsl know
every event occurring IN TINS perioa.
Henry foianski. Restaurant ana motel
keerer, was the Next witness called. In
reply 70 ms question ne sad
was employed Iast may IN Mr. Bach
arach's shirt store, 2Y North Clark street.
Twas ! was there sunday MAY , 2; ANA sold some
| Of man coming ia between and 8:li In
the morning and asking for . shirt In
i L.. - NJ L. q.
order to insure nt witness asked MN to
remove ms coat ina. ne mignt o. measured,
wn'cn tle man WIN IN os.n 0ecHnea 70
&c. ne Oougns sniIt sna two conar1
ne tnen wens ous ana sclo1 tae s1osS
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