Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-11-13
TOPICS OF THE TIMES.
Interesting Developments in
the CrOnin Trial.
SILVER MEN MEET AT DENVER
Senator Hearst's Big Offer for Sunol
and Pal0 Acknowledgement
Redskins.

Associated Press Dispatches 10 The HHrALD.
CHICAGO, November 12.-At the open
ing of the Cronin trial this morning
States Attorney Longenecker offered the
hair which the experts had examined
Ia evidence, hut did not offer the othel
specimens, such as blood stains anG
pieces OF wood.
Forrest, for the defense, demanded
that the chips be put in; also that the
hair be left in the custody of the Clerk.
This led to bitter dispute between the
opposing counsel, which was finally
dropped, and Salesman Hatfield, who
sold the furniture to ~. B. Simonds, "
was called to the witness chair. He
positively identified the frame of the
satchel found in the sewer Friday as cor
responding in siza with the one which
he sold to "Simonds," and the material
6 the cover and of the handle was the
same. The frame was admitted in evi
dence.
Pauline Hortel, a washerwoman, teeti.
fed that she passed the Carlson cottage
between 8 and O'Clock on the night of
the murder. She saw a white horse
drawing buggy in which there were
three men driven up to the cottage. The
larger man got out of the buggy, and
taking q satchel or box out of the
buggy entered the cottage. The driver
Of the white horse at once turned around
and drove back toward Chicago. Wit.
ness stated that she then heard some one
cry 20, God," and then the souLd Of
hard blows and of somebody falling.
Witness McKinnon said Burke's ticke.
to Liverpool bore the name of w. G.
Oaspar. After a time he admitted that
his name was Burke, and that he was
sometimes called Delaney. Burke said
he came from Hancock, Michigan, where
he had been working.
Henry Plauslie, a salesman in a shirt
store in Chicago, testified that on the
morning after the murder a man came
into the store and bought shirt. When
he asked if the salesman Thought the
sleeves large enough Plsuslie suggested
that he take off his coat and be meas
ared. The man refused in vehement
manner to do this. Then he took the
shirt and went across the street, return
ing soon after with another man, younger
and smaller, who also bought shirt.
Plauslie said his first customer was pris.
oner Burke, and identified photograph
of Cooney, "the Fox," as the other.
The Chief of Police testified as to
talk he had with Dan Coughlin, about
May 23d or Oath. Asking the detective
where he was on the 4th, Coughlin said
he could not exactly remember.
A long wrsngle took place over the
testimony of Daniel Brown, ex-police-
man and ex,member of the Clan-na-
Gael. The States Attorney said he
proposed to show that in 1885 this wit
ness had moved the appointment of s
committee to try Cronin for treason !;
that committee from different camps
was appointed that Coughlin WAS
member of that committee, and that
Cronin was found guilty of treason and
expelled. In the course of the talk the
lawyers got this matter tangled up with
Cronin'A alleged trial for reading the re.
port of the committee to try the triangle,
lSullivan, Feely and Boland) in Buffalo
last year.
Finally Forrest said "Now we are
not here to apologize for Alexander Sui
livan or to defend him, but We protest
that the prejudice which exists against
him should not be allowed to
be brought against our clients.
I protest against anything against Alex
ander Sullivan being introduced in this
ease. So far as the counsel here are con-
eerned we are willing to say: To psrdi-
ton with Alexander Sullivan if they
say they want him to perdition. We
are not his friends; we do not represent
him; but what we protest against is the
prejudice existing against the name Of
Alexander Sullivan should be heaved on
the unoffending heads of those poor men
who had nothing whatever to do with
the trial."
Lawyer Foster said: "Counsel for the
State expect to convict my client, Beggs,
because he was friend of Alexander
Sullivan. Isubmit to your Honor that
they are not going to convict these men
upon the evidence that they were friends
Of Alexander Sullivan. If he is a black
sheep, if he is guilty, as they say he is,
why do they not indict him ?"
The States Attorney said: "If some
of his dupes will tell US the facts and
truths, we will get An indictment against
him pretty soon. We propose to show
here that notwithstanding Alexander
Sullivan walks the streets Of Chicago,
four years ago this very same man, who
was on the executive committee and
charged with the fraudulent appropria-
tion of funds, prosecuted DR.. Cronin, and
that this man Daniel Coughlin was on
the committee trying DR.. Cronin for
writing circular that reflected on Alex
ander Sullivan's character"
Judge Mcconnell finally announced
shat he would hold the matter under
advisement till tomorrow.
Suspect Kunze is annoyed by state.
ments in the local papers that he is IT,
make confession. Today he wrote a
letter a to German paper asserting that he
has no confession to make, that he knows
nothing about the Cronin case, and
would gladly tell it if he did, as the
States Attorney has promised his free
dom if he turned States evidence. He
says his connection with Dan Coughlin
was limited to the distillery case, and
asserts his belief in the guilt Of Burke