The Dickinson press., 1889-11-30
THE END IN Sight,.
Testimony for the Defense in tho
l'rOnfn Trial Has All Been
Given.
Summing Up Will Require Ten
Days More-And Then the
Verdict.
Longenecker Confident of Victory for
the Prosecution-A Short Ad.
journment.

Louis Budendcnder. a young man
from %lloboken: N. j.. was then called.
He said that he has seen the horse on
exhibition at the museum, and it is not
the one that was driven to Mrs. Conk-
Inns residence. lie was standing in a
cigar store, on the evening of May A. OPP
posite DIR. Cronin's office. He noticed
the horse particularly. 1t was gray, not
a white horse. In reply to a question
from Mr.. Forrest, witness said he had
seen the horse since; that he saw him on
the street Tuesday.
The cross-exanlination of Budendcn-
der. conducted by Attorney 1ngham, was
Il very searching one. The questions
We're put to him with the rapidity of a
trip hammer. He managed 10y great
effort to reply in a calm tone, but his
physical condition betrayed Il most UNI
comfortable position. AT the first words
a few drops of pcrspiration appeared
upon his brow. Those hequickly mopped
away but others took their place, and
still others. until before he got through
the ordeal the Precipitation rolled down
his face in streams. In answer to the
questions fired at him will. the rapidly
of a gatling gun in full play, he said he
could not tell whocverpointed DIR. Cronin
out To him, but some IL did. and he
WAS very familiar with his looks. His
attention was attracted to the rig by the
haste with which the doctor and his
companion departed. a little farther
along he said that before driving away Il
third person came up and held a CONVEX
salion with the doctor, who took some
thing out of his pocket and gave it to
him. ''llow long did this CONVEX
sation last" asked Attorney lngham
in Il very unconcerncd II ''Oh,
four OF five minutes" replied the wit
ness, unsuSpectingly. And yet you say
that the doctor came from the house ard
departed in great hastc::" The inconsist-
cncy of a hasty departure and a depart
urc occupying five minutes was painfully
apparent to the witness. and his face
turned very rcd. He bit his lip and then
tried to bridge over the chasm that he
had suddenly opened in his testimony
by saying that he meant the haste with
which the doctor got into the buggy. He
first heard on May 10 that DIR. Cronin
was supposed to have been taken away
with Dinan's horse. This was seven or
eight days before the publication of such
belief. Budendcndcr did not tell the au-
thorities of what he knew because he
had no interest in doing so. AS he left
the court room he was summoned by the
state to appear rs a witness. The expert
testimony was then taken up. Professor
Marshall ID. Ewcll and DIR. II. NJ. Meyer,
being examined. both protested pro-
ticiency III the microscopical obscrva-
tons, and declared it to he in their opin-
ion impossible to detect the difference
between the blood and hair of a horse or
dog and those of human hcings. With
DIR. Meyer still on the stand a recess for
dinner was taken.
CHICAGO, Nov. 23.-Mrs. Hoertpl wa
recalled by the defense in a vain attempt
to break down her testimony. August
Salzman, who had boarded at hor
house, was called and testified that
the night she was locked out was Nav s.
His memory on other events, however,
was so poor that the weight of his evil
dcnce was destroyed. DIR. Edmund An
drows, professor OF surgery at Rush
Medical college, said that, in his opinion,
it would he impossible to tell the cause
of the death OF a man ON whom were
found wounds such as We're discovered
on DIR. Cronin. On the cross eXamina
ton he admitted that the violence of tho
blow making the wounds might cause
conclusion of the brain. and this woul.
result in death. Policeman Stiff then ap
peurtd to correct IL statement made il
his direct examination relative to TIN
time he issued the order to hunt for TIL,
white horse. by saying that it was OF
May s, instead of May D. Then ex-Dc
tective Jake Lowenstein, for tn,
purpose Of showing that an in
tcrcstcd motive prompted JOIN
Clarity to testify against Coughlin
swore to the existence of an cnmity he
tween the two occasioned by Coughliy
having frequently, when out on til,
force, arrested him. This over, Attorne,
Forrest said that excepting the cvidcnc
| of Thomas Lynch, Jr., which, owing L
Lynch's illness, would be taken durin;
the noon recess by deposition. the case O
Coughlin, O'Sullivan and Burke wa
closed. The announcement created con
siderable surprise, as it had been SUI
posed fully ii week longer would be re
quired by the defense. 1t has been III
morcd about the criminal court buildin
that the defense would explain ava,
the blood i'll the Carlson cottage bv TIL
testimony of two private detectives. VIII
would swear that a prize fight was hcl,
in the cottage on or about May i. Ih
testimony Would also show, il was said
that Burke was present at the time, act
several others witnessed the blood
combat.
CHICAGO, Nov. 23.-When coul
opened Attorney Forrest said that the
had but one more witness. who would l
present. After a wait of ten minute
the Judge announced the court az
.journed till Monday to give the peosec,
ton time to prepare their evidence
rebuttal. Judge Longenecker is wei
pleased with the results, so far. and
confident of maintaining his cast again
the suspects.
Chicago, Nov. 26.-When the cou
opened in the Cronin case, Villa
Mertcs, the milkman. was called by NJ
Forrest. In reply to Mr.. FORESTS que
tions, Mertes testified that it was Il d;
or two after DR.. Cronin's body w
found when he first spoke to a police {
ticer. Two officers witness did II
know their nnmes-came to him a
asked if he knew anything about a III,
der having been committed aroul
there. Witness then told them til
about three weeks before that time
saw a buggy coming north stop in fro
of the Carlson rottage. a tall, sli
man, wearing a dark brown overco,
got out of the buggy and Went into t
cottage. Witness did not rememl
whether he told the officers that he COZ
not remember the date, OF not. but d
not think he told them that it was t
dark to recognize the mar in the bugg
Witness said he also told the officers
. the noises he heard in the cottage. !
, ter the man entered the cottage, t
, other drove south toward Lincoln ,
e nue.. Before court opened the attorne
. for the defense statedthat their case "
not closed, as was stated Saturday. S,
' eral witnesses on behalf of kunZe will
q introduced and some testimo
for others of the accused. Mr.. f
y rest said, however. that lie thought I
! defense would conclude before adioul
ment.
S Following Mertes, some show of att,
ton to the interests of suspect Kun
= vas made by Attorney Donahue by
e calling of a former employer of the lit
f German to the stand. j. w. Fralich