The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-10-30
A JURY In CRONIN CASE.
TWELVE MEN SECURED TO TRY THE
SUSPECTS.

End OF the Preliminary Work of n Great
Trial-Over "a Thousand yeniremcn Sum-
moned from which To Mako "A suitable
Selection.
The jury for the trial of the Cronin sus-
poets at Chicago has been secured.
The first four jurors were sworn in
Sept IS, and the second panel was OBJ
tanned Sept. 27 The time since tn en- has
been occupied in &c ting the four men
sworn In Tuesday.
The twelfth and last juror, the search
for whom has been in progress for several
days was found in the person OF BENJAMIN
II. Clark, real-estate dealer at 2lS
LaSalle street Mr.. Clark was first ex-
amined by Mr.. Hynes for the prosecution
ard rendered TO the defense. Mr. Forrest
gave him "a searching examination and
challenged him for cause on account of his
opinions The challenge was overruled
by the court, and Mr. Foster for Beggs,
asked him few questions. Nearly every
permissible question had previously been
asked 10y either Hynes or Forrest and Fos-
ter's examination was PRACTICAL y restricted
TO questions intended to show Clark's
opinions about the guilt or innocence of
Beggs Foster accepted Clark in spite OF
the shaller ge preferred by the other at
torneys and retendered him to the State,
together with Messrs. Marion Bontecou,
and Bryan, who had been accepted Jurors
on the last panel for several days. After
CONSULTATION between the States attorneys,
Mr.. Clark was accepted and the panel of
four men completing the jury, was sworn
in.
The work OF getting the jury began
Aug. 20 Allowing for the time occupied
- trh he a aita
and the ad iournment asked for by the
States attorney, seven weeks have been
occupied in selecting the twelve men.
There were summoned ,09l men by spe-
cial venire and "a from the regular venire,
making |, III men in all. The attorneys
examined and excused 927. The defense
used 81 peremptory challenges, Beggs
having 3 left when the jury was COM
pleted, and the state %.
In appearance the jury is far above tho
ordinary one in intelligence and general
knowledge of affairs. There are no great
men on the jury, neither are there any
who are not capable OF understanding the
complicated testimony which will of neces-
sity be submitted in a trial where con-
spiracy is one of the char ges and circum-
slantial evidence the means of proof. In
ages the jurors range from 30 to 80 years.
who are at least capable of rendering a
verdict in accordance with the law and
evidence. The personnel OF the jury is as
follows:
JOHN CULVER, real estate dealer, Amer
lean, aged 40, Methodist.
JAMES PEARSON, farmer Pennsylvania
Dutch. aged So; Protestant not church
member married.
JOHN l.. HALL, draughtsman. American,
aged %. Methodist married.
CHARLES G. DIX. cashier, American. aged
about %. attends Episcopal church. single.
HENRY ID. WALKER, upholsterer, American,
aged IS, Protestant, not church member,
married.
FRANK ALLISON. machinist, American.
aged 80, no religion. married.
GEORGE l.. CORKB. drug clerk. English par
entage. aged 30. Methodist. married.
WILLIAM ;. NORTH, sewing machine manu-
facturer, aged -, American, Presbyterian,
married.
ELIJAH w. BoNTECoU. salesman, aged 30,
American, Protestant, not a church member,
married.
f. 5. BRYAN, salesman, aged IS, American,
Episcopalian. married.
BENJAMIN +. CLARK, real estate dealer,
American, aged 53,attends Methodist church,
married.
The evidence showing DR.. Cronins en-
trance into the Carlson cottage on the
night of the murder will, it is said, be
con Clusive. Judge Longenecker expects
to prove by good witnesses the following
IA Is:
On the night Of May two men had oc-
casion TO go to Lake View TO arrange some
deal in real estate in which they were in
terested. One of these is an Irish-Ameri-
can and a member of the Gamma Gael or
ganization. The other is reputable
American citizen. They were detained
until late hour and stopped at
the house of friend 10 supper.
They did not get through until after .
o'clock, and on their way home they had
TO walk by the Carlson cottage. AS they
passed the scene of the murder they saw "A
buggy drive up. In it were seated two
men, and as they passed by one of the
pedestrians said TO the other as the buggy
drove past, "See that man on the far side
of the buggy; that is DR.. Cronin, the Irish
nationalist. - AS he spoke the words
the buggy pulled up. 1t stopped in
front of the Carlson cottage. Cronin
sprang out and rushed up the steps "a
if he had been summoned on case OF
great emergency. Tie man who drove
the buggy stepped out and walked up a
couple of steps. The Gamma Gael pedes-
trian was on the point of hailing DR..
Cronin and speaking to him, but as
the latter appeared TO be in such n hurry
he refraincd. The door was opened and
DIR. Cronin stepped inside. The man who
drove him there did not go inside. He
turned round from the foot of the steps,
jumped into the buggy, and drove away
as fast as the horse could take him.