Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-12-05
HE PUT THEM TO SLEEP.
ATTORNEY WINGS ARGUMENT VERY
DRY AND UNINTERESTlNG.

DRY AND UNINTERESTlNG.
Attorney George Inghsm Begins His Argu-
ment and Interests the Jury and Spec
tators Alike-Kunze Loses Control of
Himself AMI Jumps Up and Exclaims.
With Great Earnestuess, God Knows
am Innocent"
CHICAGO, Dec. 4-Judge Wing re-
sumed his argument in the Cronin trial.
After touching upon number of minor
points he took up the question of the
cause of death, stating the law to be that
the cause must be proved in accordance
with the terms of the indictment, else
conviction could not follow.
Attorney Wing made reference to the
hair and blood, taking, as had been ex-
pected, the stand that medical science
could not determine the difference be
tween the human and the animal species.
After dwelling on this subject about an
hour, and when all the jury but one were
asleep, Judge Wing closed.
Attorney George Ingham at once be-
gan his argument. 1.-The sanctity of
human life in America is in the keeping
of the jury" he began. 1.-The law pro-
vides that the man who takes human life
shall be punished. but It Is the jury only
that can mete out the punishment. Mr..
Ingham spoke very rapidly, and soon
had the jury and spectators interested.
To the law and the evidence of the case
he said he should confine himself, but
before the echo of the statement had
died away he launched himself into his
speech and chained the attention of
everybody to him BY the beauty of his
reasoning and logic of his conclusions.
Attorney Wing had made the burden of
his argument, the unreliability of cir
cumstantial evidence and to a contra
diction of such an argument Attorney
Ingham first paid attention. He said
that in not one book of legal learning
could line be found that defined cir
cumstantial evidence as less trustworthy
than direct.
The Law of Conspiracy
was next defined and the fact brought
out that it mattered not whether O'Sul-
livan was in bed: Coughlin at the East
Chicago avenue station, and Burke in
Danahy's saloon, if they were in the con-
spiracy they were equally guilty with
those who struck the blows. Then the
evidence bit by bit was analyzed. At
torney Wing had pleaded that not one
bit had anything it of a eliminating ma
ture. This Mr.. Ingham admitted, but
how about the bits or links, when bound
together. Separated, they were indeed
shapeless and uninteresting mass, but
when placed in their proper place and
bound together, they look very dark for
the defendants.
parently barren of further developments,
gave forth new phases under the speak
ers' handling, and blanched the faces of
events of the Carlson cottage Every
thing was, he said, arranged for the re-
ception of the doctor at the cottage. The
difficulty was, how he was to be gotten
there. DIR. Cronin was not a surgeon of
any distinction. Notwithstanding this,
P. O'Sullivan made contract with him
for the care of his injured employees.
The iceman had told the doctor that he
would be called for by a man bearing
his card. He said nothing about tele-
phoning, a much speedier means. This
was the contract and it was successful
As for the
Hiring of the White Horse
that was very simply explained. Dinan
had supplied the police department for
years with horses and Coughlin, know
ing the iveryman's natural reticence in
connection with police work, had hired
the horse from Dinan for his friend
Smith. But Dinan's suspicious had
broken down his custom and he informed
Capt. Setback of the circumstances.
The attorney said the conspiracy in
cluded more men than those on trial,
but to the disappointment of the audi
ence he mentioned no names. The acts
of the conspiracy. he declared, were not
large conspiracies, the heart of one man
been entrusted with the charge of bring
lake was terrified and unable to carry
out his part. The conspirators were,
therefore compelled to dump the body
into sewer. 1t was their intention to
take the dead man scouting to foreign
shore, there to be found an unrecog-
nizable body, but the failure of the
boatman thwarted their plan.
The speaker then attacked the ahbi of
O'Sullivan. The men who had furnished
it with life were the men whose Hveli-
hood had depended on the prosperity of
the ice man, and it was but natural that
they should desire to assist him. The at
torney then referred to the part taken by
Kunze in the conspiracy, and asked why
it was that the suspect admitted to a
witness that he expected to be arrested
in connection with the Cronin murder?
"God Knows am L lnocent.'
Red in the face, Kunze sprang from
mis- chair and shouted in answer: "Be- |
cause Coke told me-" Two bailiffs tried
to quiet him, but he kept on his feet for
q moment, and, raising his hands on high,
be exclaimed, with great earnestness:
God knows am innocent"
Mr.. Ingham ended his address with a |
brief admonition to the jury to do its
lqty. Court then adjourned until to-day, |
when Donohue will speak.