Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-12-05
NEARING THE END.
The Cronin Murder Trial In Chi
cago VIII Soon Be Finished.
The Fate of the Five Suspects Soon to BE
demonstrating Evidence Brought
to Light-The speech-Mak-
ing Begun.
THE cRoNrN TRIAL.

effect that on the evening of NAV he Bergs
and Gleason were at the Pacific Hotel and that
Beggs was introduced 10 Bailey Dawson at the
time by Gleason.
Witness Dawson swore that he remembered
being introduced TO Beggs, but 1t was on May
II, not on May 4. On the latter date the wit
ness was an inmate Of the Emergency Hos
pital, and did not leave that place until May a.
Colonel Babcock corroborated Mr.. Dawson.
Saloon keeper Neman took clip at o'SuI-
vans alibi by swearing that the iceman and
Hyland were not in his saloon on May 3, as the
Hylands had sworn.
Simon Olsen, liveryman was called TO de
molish the alibi set up for Burke by Saloon
keeper Danahy William Coughlin anC John
O'Malley TO the effect that Burke spent Utmost
the whole of the evening OF May at Dauahy's
saloon. Olsen swore that on the evening OF
May at $3.50 he sent his driver, Fred Swanson
with a carriage TO William Coughlins saloon on
John oMalley's order. He saw 1t stop in front
of the saloon and ten minutes after 1t had
driven away. The carriage returned to the
stable at l2 80 o'clock that night
Robert Stanton, the printer Of O'Sulivan's
cards, testified that no such person as Witness
Minnehan described as having given him hand
full OF cards in April worked for him al that time
Frederick Ebersold, inspector Of police, was
then asked as to whether Detective Rohan ever
told him in the presence Of Detective Crow
about Mertes having heard sounds OF fighting
in the Carlson cottage. The inspector said
neither OF the officers had so reported TO him
verbally or otherwise.
Patrick Oman testified TO having had CONVEX.
sation with Coughlin and Captain Setback short.
ly after the murder, and that when asked by them
20 give description Of the driver of the white
horse he told them to furnish their own descrip
tion, as Coughlin knew the man we'll
Policeman Smith told OF having by direction
OF the State examined the files of all the daily
papers, and that not a word was said about
Coughlin being connected with the case before
May %. This was in view of Coughlin's alibi,
witnesses testifying to their recollection Of the
occurrences Of May being freshened because
Of their having seen Coughlin's name in the
papers the week following the murder
States Attorney Longenecker then arose and
said: This closes the case OF the people"
With the understanding that one or two wit
nesses for the defense would be heard on re.
converting the court adjourned TO Friday morn.
ing. The long recess is due to the illness of
little child of Juror North.
CHICAGO Nov. 30.-The strongest evidence
yet produced against Dan Coughlin came to
light in the Cronin investigation yesterday
On the night Of Coughlin's arrest he was taken
from Chief Hubbard's office and placed in a
cell by Detective Barney Flynn. The latter
kept his mouth closed concerning the
occurrence until Thursday last, when
he reported TO Captain Schuettler that there
was matter connected with Coughlin's arrest
which he had forgotten TO mention. He said
that on searching the prisoner before placing
him in the cell he found, among other articles,
two penknives which he now thought might
have belonged TO DR.. Cronin. These were
placed, together with Coughlin's revolver in a
box in safety deposit vault at
Coughlin's request. The authorities act.
ing upon this suggestion, took the
knives from the vault and exhibited
them to Mr. Il. T. Conklin, with whom Dr.
Cronin made his home for years before his
death. Conkln identified them as the proper
" OF the dead doctor and said that he had pre-
scented them both TO his departed friend on diff
ferent occasions during their acquaintanceship.
While the States Attorney was on his feet
making the startling announcement that at the
eleventh hour of the trial the prosecution felt it
imperative to beg TO be allowed 10 introduce
fresh evidence, and when the knives were ex-
hibited 20 the jury, il appeared as il Coughlin
would faint under the fearful strain. He shook
as with ague. The defense announced il would
put in rebuttal evidence.
The State introduced b. f. Carberry, wit
ness TO break down the alibi for Martin Burke,
The defense then began their sur-rehuttal
and introduced several witnesses TO break down
the testimony OF witness Swanson, who swore
that on the night Of May he drove OMalley
10 saloon opening on the West side, and that
on the way he stopped at Dryers saloon, into
which all went 10 get drink. The defense
then rested.
States Attorney Longenecker then began his
argument for the prosecution Thanking the
Jurors for their patience while the case was be-
Ing presented, he solicited a further exercise of
IL during the arguments to follow He
said he did not desire that any of the
defendants should be guessed guilty
or convicted on doubtful evidence The evi-
dence in the case, he said, showed a cold blooded
conspiracy, without parallel, and showed the
connection fthe defendants to the conspiracy.
CHICAGO, Dec 2.-When court opened in the
Cronin trial Saturday morning States At
tarney Longenecker resumed his address. Item
by item he went over the proceedings in Camp
30 ON the nights of February and %, bringing
out the parts taken by Beggs, Coughlin, O'Sulli-
van and Burke in the first steps OF the CON
spiracy. Coughlins declaration that Dr.
Cronin was another lie Caron; O'Sul
livans assertions that he was TAX
ing into the Clan.na-Gael members of the
Order OF Deputies, and the statement by Beggs
that "a day of punishment would come for
such men, were set aside as significant
utterances. Then he grouped other events
around these The hiring of the Clark
street fiat February 20, the purchase of
the furniture at Revells, the presence OF
Kunze and tall man in the Clark street
fat early in April, the appearance OF
Martin Burke as tenant of the Carlson cottage,
the meeting OF Coughlin and O'Sullivan in Ma
honey's saloon four days after O'Sullivan had
learned from Burke that the cottage was rent
ed, the payment of a second months rent on
the Carlson cottage almost simultaneous with
O'Sullivan's declarations about intending to
make contract with DR.. Cronin, the
printing OF new cards by the ice.
man, the formal making OF a contract when
the ruse that led the doctor to his death was
literally foretold, the final dispatehing of
Dinan's horse and buggy which drove the
doctor to his death-al these details we're re
hearsed by the States Attorney, not a thread
of evidence being neglected in the terrible
charge.
In conclusion Mr.. Longenecl1er said:
"These men are the murderers Of DR.. Cronin.
This contract of O'Sullivan's, this hiring OF the
buggy, this renting Of the cottage, this running
away to Canada, all these point to the fact that
these men are guilty 1t stands up like
built OF truth, as solid as the granite
hills against which the Coughln Burke % Sulli-
van Beggs- Kunze alibs can not prevail. |
leave the matter now in your hands. When
you come to consider the verdict think of the
4th Of Mag; think OF that man gathering his
little valise and his Instruments; think of him
rushing out to the buggy; think OF him rushing
TO relieve the suffering men; think of him in the
when you think of him there, may
there reverberate through your ears the
death cries OF this man, who in his
last moments called upon his God
and his Jesus; think of these men, who
without giving him time to pronounce
the other trinity name, felled him 10 the fOor
with their death. blows. Think OF the wounds
in his head, think OF the grave in which he was
placed think OF all this in making your verdict,
and in the end there will be such a verdict as
when his honor pronounces his judgment upon
It that he having his heart and eye to God,
may say: May the Lord have mercy on your
SOULS"
Judge Wing, for the defense, began his ad-
dress with the proposition that the charge
against Coughlin was merely that Coughlin had
agreed with the other defendants TO kill DIT.
Cronin, Toward the proof Of this all the evi.
ience had been directed. Irishmen, Germans
and Americans had contributed to this pile Of
all professions trades, bust
ness interests, and even thieves had
been represented by the witnesses. The stories
they had been told had been admitted by the
court and labeled evidence. Every scrap OF
this evidence, except the solitary one that Or,
spoke Of the uncertainty OF circumstantial evi
dence and how liable courts lawyers and jurors
were 10 make mistakes in judging such cases.
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