The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-10-29
MRS. CONELIN'S STORY
or How Or, crouiO was Enticed
From His Home
BY THE MYSTERIOUS CALLER,
Who oamewIth Buggy and a White
Horse-He was Last Seen Driving
Rapidly Toward the cottagein
Which Hc Was Murdered.

the Cronin trial this morning the State
called for Mr., Oronin, the brother Of DR.,
Crouin, but tina. gentleman was mot in
the room at the time and Napier Morel,
an employe Of Patrick Dinan, the livery
man, was called in his stead, He test-
fed as to the facts Of the hiring
Of the white horse on the evening Of
the 4th Of May, when DR., Cropin was
killed. His evidence did not differ ma.
terially from that give, Jy Dlnan him.
self on Saturday, eth as to the taking
out OF the horse or his description Of the
man. A new point was reached, how.
ever, when no described the condition
OF the horse when returned to the stable
about half past nine o'clock that night
alter having been out little over two
hours. The witness said; "He was in
the condition Of a horse that had been
driven very fast for the length OF time
that he was QUIT he was sweating all
over and had the appearance OF having
been driven fast for the time he was
out; his nostrils were blowing at the
time he came in, The buggy was cov-
cred with sand and boulevard mud,
Mrs, Conklin, at whose house DR..
OrOnin last lived, was the next witaess,
After numerous questions aa to the loea.
ton OF the rooms In the fiat, Mrs, Conk.
lin proceeded 10 tell the story Of how
the doctor was called away from her
house on the night Of May 4. She said
that at 1870 stranger, who seemed ner.
yous and excited, rang the door bell,
and when she opened the door he
seemed very reluctant TO enter, but
finally ConGented " do SO when told the
doctor was engaged with other patients.
The stranger then took a seat In the
waiting room. When DR.. Cronin came
out OF his Office the man advanced and |
said: "Dr, CropIn, you arc wanted to
attend man who has been hurt at |
0'Sullivan's ice Office" The Doctor
made remark which did not hear, Al
that moment the man drew a card from |
his pocket and presented It 10 the Doc.
tor. Dr., Cropin took tue card and said
"Qh, yesl what iS the nature OF the
He said: "a man was run
over by wagon" The Doctor said: II
will be with you sOOn," or something To |
that effect. The man sat down again on |
tho edge Of chair, and the Doctor
turned, laying the card on the mantel
piece.
The man said o'sullivan was out Of |
town and left word that pr. CFonin was
to attend his men,
DR.. Cropip ran to his private room and |
gathered together soll0 bandages and |
cotton batting, He brought II out with |
his surgical case and case Of splinIs.
Then drawing on his coat as quickly as |
possible ho left, running out, carrying
these things and the case In his arms.
LAST SEEN OF cRoNIN.
The two went hprriedly out OF the
house as fast as they could, and did not
even shut the door. Illeard them run.
ming down the stairs. The witness con.
tinued her testimony, saying that she
then went to window overlooking the
street and saw buggy with a white
horse attached standing before the door.
DR.. Cronin and the man who called for |
him got into the buggy, which was then
driven northward. The man seemed
anxious to get away. Mrs. ConElin |
went on TO give a description OF the |
man who came for the doctor. lie was,
she said, OF medium height, with u |
beard Of a few days. growth on his face;
a small soft hat drawn down over his
eyes and light faded overcoat. Her
tailed very closely with that
given by former witnesses OF the man
who secured the white horse from
Dlnan. The witness gave the story
OF the proceedings Of the day
following DR.. Cronin'R disappearance.
In the morning she and her husband
discovered the card which the man had
brought as that Of O'Sulliyan. Mr..
Conklin went 10 0'Sullivan's place al
once and that afternoon Pinkerton de.
tGCtive brought 0'sullivan down 10 the
Conklin's fiat. Mrs. Conklin then re.
lated her conversation with 0'sullivau.
She told him In substance that she
thought 1t very strange that a man who
employed only three men and who had
never had an accident, should employ q
physician TO be ready on call In case OF
something happening. Furthermore, IL
was strange that he should pass by hun.
dreds Of competent physicians who lived
near by and 60 seven miles TO arrange
with CrUnin, and II was strange most Of
all that very soon thereafter q man should
appear with hiB (0'Sullivan'S) card and
take the Doctor away presumably TO bis
death.
Mrs. Conklin's cross.examination
brought out the fact that within q few
days alter the disappearance OF DR..
Cronin, Captain Setback had taken the
white horse to her door aud that she
had failed al the time to identity the
animal as the one which had hauled the
Doctor away 10 tho Carlson Cottage. On
tho 9dth Of May, when the animal was
brought by a-reporter she identified II, |
Mrs. Conklin accounted for this by say.
ing that the circumstance oi weather
and light and the angle at which she
viewed the horse when brought by the
captain were different from those under
which she saw him when the man called
for DR.. Cronln. The reporter presented
the animal under similar conditions.
Dr.. Cronin's brother, from Arkansas,
was tho next witness. His testimony
was very brief. He identified the Lake.
view corpse as that Of his brother.
Frank Scanlan gave evidence as 10
seeing Dr., Cronln drive of from his
Office In the white horse rig.
T. +. Oonklln, tile saloon keeper,
With whom Tlf UEonin resided, waA
recalled by tue State. He testified "
starting oit Immediately after breakfast
Che lirSt morning Of oEopln'g absence 70
search tot the Doctor. Al 0'Sullivan's
house the lceman was seen and denied
having sent for Cronin or that any Of biB
men had been hurt
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