Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-18
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CHICAGO, September 17.-There was a
large crowd at each session of the Cronin
trial to-day. Among the spectators during
the afternoon was pretty brunette girl,
who was dressed in a navy blue jersey and
skirt of gray and blue. A light cOlored
veil, which was fastened to her black hat,
tell as far down her face as her chin. She
was accompanied by a woman who was much
older than herself
When the prisoners filed into the room
with five big bailiffs at their sides the pretty
young girl in blue and gray sat down be-
side little John Kunze, who is charged with
having driven Coughlan 20 the Carlson cot
tage where Cronin was murdered. The
prisoner blushed deeply, but seemed greatly
pleased to see his visitor.
A LITTLE ROMANCE.
The girl was Kunze's sweetheart. She
remained by the side OF the German boy for
half an hour. Then, after brief consulta-
tion with Attorney Donahoe, she tripped
out of the court room with all the haughti-
ness of Nina Van Zandt.
1t was disastrous day for the State. The
examination OF the jurors of the regular
September panel showed Attorney Forests
motive in demanding that they be sum-
moned as taIesmen in the Cronin case. Two
of them knew so little of the English Ian
guage that they were excused on general
principles. Others knew Coughlin or O'Sul-
livan, and still had no opinion as to their
guilt or innocence. Eight peremptory
challenges were used by the State in order
TO oust these mysterious talesmen from the
box The exercise of the right piled the
States peremptories up to Sc. The defense
lost but one peremptorv, making 81 in all.
One of the features of the States exami-
nation of these mediocre Jurors was re-
monstrance by Attorney Forrest against
Mr.. Longenecker's pointed questions.
With a loud voice the leader of the de-
fense declared that the interrogatories of
the States Attorney were shameful and
indecent. The willy Mr.. Hynes was on his
feet in an instant "Your Honor, please"
he began in voice as loud as anybody's,
''if Mr.. Forrest were limited to the bounds
of decency, he would not be heard at all. -
ONE LITTLE INCIDENT.
Mr.. Forrest grew very white and the spec
tators laughed harshly. The bailifs
pounded their desks with vehemence. Then
the voice of the Court demonstrating against
such language was heard. Mr.. Hynes sat
down with look of triumph. Mr.. Forrest
sat down, too, but it was with a savage light
in his eyes. All OF the regular panel of
Jurors who were not examined to-day, and
nearly all of the sixteenth venIre were
passed on to-day. The seventeenth venire
was issued this evening. Jurors Culver
and Pearson still remain in the custody of
bailiffs. Just before court adjourned for
the night Juror Culver asked permission to
so to his home to attend to some business.
Some objection was made to this stey, and
Mr.. Culver magnanimously withdrew his
request. The two men who were held for
the night with Jurors Culver and Pearson
are John Hall and T. w. c. Clarke. Dur
ing the examination of veniremen in the
afternoon, one man declared that he would
not give Roman Catholics testimony any
credence where a Roman Catholic was on
trial. Another swore that he wouldn't be-
lieve Clan-na-Gael man under oath. Only
one session will be held tomorrow. 1t will
begin at 1 o'clock and continue for AZ hours.