The true northerner., 1889-11-06

Nps T r CoNKIIN any or MS men. AT
the same time he drew from his coat pocket
a card which he handed TO DR.. Cronin.
When Mrs. Conklin described the man
drawing the card from his pocket she
drew one from her pocket and held it out.
sis that the card;'' asked Mr.. Forrest.
sit looks exactly like it, F"
The card was shown to tho counsel for
defense and then offered in evidence by
the State. 1t was, in fact the identical
card handed to DR.. Cronin. On the face
wa. the red picture of an ice wagon, and
the card announced that the Il. O'Sullivar
Ice company would supply families with
ice On the back OF the card, near one
end' were written in lead pencil the words
'~Lane Park in an angular hand.
Mrs. Conklin continued her testimony:
cdr. Cronin went into his private Office
and gathered up some cotton batting which
he took in his arms, and taking his case OF
Instruments started away with the man.
The man had said that he had a horse and
buggy outside, and would take the doctor
right away"
''What did you do them"
'T went into TIE bay window in our
parlor and looked out at the horse and
buggy. 1t was white horse. The horse
had very peculiar motion. 1t was very
restless and its knees seemed to be very
large. 1t had strange motion with its
forelegs.
"Did you see all this plainly"
''As plainly as / see all you gentlemen
now. The evening was not yet dark and
the electric light was lit. "
''That is the last time you saw DR..
CroninS'
THAT is the last time 1 saw him alive. :"
''rescribe the man who called for DIR.
Cronin.
He was Of medium height and seemed
we'll built and wiry. His face was dirty
looking as it had not been shaved for
some time. He had dark, straight hair
aud such bad eyes. His eyes were the
most vllainous | ever saw.
Mrs. Conkln then related her meeting
with O'Sullivan on the next day in her
own house, whether he had come in re.
spouse 20 call which she and her husband
had made TO his Office early on Sunday
morning O'Sullivan was not at home
this time, but aftt.ward came 20 Conk
Inns.
The cross examination went over about
the same ground with toe addition OF an
attempt to prove Mrs. Conkln could not
recognize the horse whom driven 10 her
house by Capt. Setback the Thursday fol-
lowing the murder.
Sarah and Agnes McNerney, who were
in Or. Cronin's Office when the stranger
called corroborated Mrs. Conkln's de-
scription of the man who called on the
doctor.
Frank Scanlan was recalled to tell Of
his last conversation with DR.. Cronin, just
as he was getting INTO the buggy that
carried him away from the Conklins, that
fatal night. Mr.. Scanlan said: ''As the
doctor got into the buggy the man had
the lines and appeared to be ready to
drive away. / said, Hello, Doctor,
where are you goingY He said:
Il am going TO attend to an accident
at an ice house out north. | said: " ou
know there is to be meeting of the Celto-
Americans in your Office tonight The
doctor nodded, as much as tosay, yes, and
said 1T is very fortunate you came now;
you can take the keys. He reached his hand
in the pocket 10 get the keys, and they
were ramped for room in the buggy and
he got his hand into the other pocket and
got the keys out on ring and
handel them TO me. | then said TO
Qlm: when will you lie back intended
to tell them down at the meeting he would
he there He replied God knows / do
not know how long this thing will take
The man started up aud DR.. Cronin SAID;
You will find some papers down there for
lne Ineu 10 sign. lOiiOWeu MN up
three or four steps, because thought he
said for the stockholders TO sign so
followed him up three or four steps fur
ther TO get up for a still further talk.
The man started the horse however, and
i could not hear or quite catch what he
meant; except there were some papers for
certain parties 20 sign. y
''John L. O'Connorr' called out the
State's ATTORNEY, and n smooth -shaven
young man came in and took seat in the
witness chair. He is tinsmith, and
acknowledged having been member oi
the United Brother -T>
hood, or the Clan-na- NA
Gael, "a il is commonly - ST<2
called: that the lodges
. J q; !: J. !: ; J: !: =
are called camps; he Z4YA 5S<%
belonged to Camp 20, /lyN1 ylZ-S><Szt$
also known as the EIM~%TL<&$ ~
Columbia club. ItX/IH/ XrlIEfT
had previously n/LU~T 4V
known as No 81. The LP M
number was supposed
TO be secret
1--WE object to all JOHN r. oCoNNoH'
in Eorroct