The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-11-28
THE DEFENSE.
PROVING THAT WHITE is BLACK.
rHE cRoNiS SUSPECTS TRYING TO SAVE THEIR
TECKs.


owner Of the famous white horse, was the
first witness called Thursday. lie testified
that his horse was in II dime museum IN
Chicago, and had been for three weeks
This, lac said, was the same horse that he
had le Coughlin's friend have on the even
ing Of the murder.
Louis Budenbendcr, of HobokeD, n. j.,
was then called to the witness chair. lie
testified that lac was real estate agent and
that he ivcd in Hoboken for % years with
the exception Of the period between Aug
9, lsSS and May Il 1859. when he lived in
Chicago. During that time he lived near the
Windsor Theatre fat in which DR.. Cruuin
lived with the Conklius. On the evening Of
the murder the witness was in jackets cigar
store opposite Dr. Cronin's residence. lie
was positive that he was in the cigar store ut
O'Clock, aud may have remained there un-
ill or o o'clock. After he had been there a
few minutes lac noticed the horse and buggy
in front Of Dr. Cronins Office. 1t was an
ordinary side bar buggy, and had the top up.
The witness then continued: "l saw DR..
Cronin and another man come from the
house and start 20 the buggy. The driver
started for the horse while the doctor started
for the buggy. There was some man on the
sidewalk, near the house, who called to Dr.
Cronin and attracted his attention, ia the
doctor turned around but still KEEP; going to.
ward the buggy. Then the driver went to the
horses head and unhi:chcd the horse went
to tho buggy and got in and sat on the west
side, then DR.. Cronin got in; he was talking
10 this man all the while, So il seemed To
me- but could n hear anything he said
from that distance, then they shifted their
seats and this man got in front of the Doc
tor, and then they sat down and went Oh
The witness also testified that DR., Cronin
had what appeared to be small chest or
box which might have contained his insiru-
ments or medicine. The witness was stand
ing in the door of the cigar store looking ut
the horse for about 10 minutes and saw il be
fore the men came down and all the Incl
dents of their departure.
what was the color Of that horse?' asked
the lawyer
at was gray; spcckled gray with dark
legs. The horse which saw at the Dime
Museum was not the horse that drove DR..
Cronin away and did not resemble it. The
horse saw was white horse but the horse
saw take DR.. Cronin away on the night Of
May was u spreckled gray. The legs of
the horse that took DR.. Cronin away were
dark, while the legs Of tins horse are white"
The cross-eXaminatiOn of the witness was
then begun, and the first question asked the
witness, after ascertaining that he left Chi
cago May -, WAS whether the finding of the
body of DR.. Cronin had anything to do with
his departure. The witness said NO" and
the consul for the defense called upon the
Court 10 protect tho witness from such ,sss--
tions.
The witness said that he had known DR..
Cronin by sight for several months. He
could not say who pointed him out to him.
He could not desc'ibe how the man was
dressed who was talking to DR.. Cronin when
he saw him.
The first witness called in the Cronin case,
Friday, was Dr. Andrews, but Mr. Hyne3
not being present To conduct the examina-
tion, Mrs, Hoertel, the German woman who
gave such damaging evidence against the de-
fence, was called TO the witness stand.
Mr.. Forrest explained that he wanted TO
show that her story of having been locked
out of her house on the night of May hy
her husband WIS very improbable, if not
untrue.
Owing to Mrs. Hoartels inability 10 speak
English, about all Mr.. Forrest could get out
of her, was that she did not see the lock,
that she had not bought any key, that her
husband told her he put on anew lock aud
that she could not get in Mr.. Forrest final
ly gave up trying TO make her understand.
The State did not cross examine.
The next witness was August Salzmon
He testified that he helped Hocrtcl fut the
new lock on the door after May s. Witness
had worked at five or six places in Chicago
during the past two years, but could not r.
member the names ofany Of them or when
he began or quit work at any place
DR.. Edmund Andrews, Professor of Surg
cry in the Rush Medical College ever sine.
the sollege was founded was the next wit
ness. Th" defense asked him the long hypo-
thetcal question which was put to DR.. Meyer,
setting forth the finding of body in n catch
D.lSlll anu IlllllANttl hNoNll'cS NhS NbNlhsi
abrasion etc, as found on the body of DR..
Cronin and asked him if he could form an
opinion Us to the cause Of the mans death.
DR.. Andrews said NO"
John Stiff, policeman, was recalled and
corrected his testimony that 1t was Monday
morning, the 9th of May, when ne issued the
order to find out what horse went out from
the livery stable.
Jacob LOwenstein who was member Of
the police force from 1888 to May, 1879, and
partner of Coughlin's on the police force
from 1857 TO hetime witness was discharged,
gave considerable testlmoy tending to show
the enmity which exists between John C..
Garrty, one ofthe witness for the prosecu.
iion and Coughlin.
after this testimony the Court took re
cess until 3 o'clock TO take deposition OF
Lynch, the distiler. who is i'll. 1t is believed
tha Lynchs testimony will practically finish
the list Of Witnesses for the defense. There
will certainly not be more than one or two
more.
Budenbender. the witness from Hoboken,
i. j., who testified that it was not white
horse which took DR.. Cronin away May l, is
under arrest.
After Court adjourned Friday afternoon,
Officer Lindyille, with his prisoner, was at