Wichita eagle., 1889-10-29
THE CRONIN TRIAL.
Several Witnesses Continue the Work of
Identification, Etc.

CHICAGO, H., Oct. 2S.-At the opening of
the Cronin trial this morning. Napier
Morland, an employe of Patrick Oman,
the liveryman, was called. He testified as
to the facts of the hiring of the white
horse on the evening of the 4th of May
when DR.. Cronin was killed.
Mrs Conklin, at whose house DR. Cronin
last lived, was the next witness. After
numerous questions as TO the location of
the rooms in the fat, Mrs. Conklin pro-
Ceeded 10 tell the story of how the doctor
was called away from her house on the
night of May T.
Mrs. Conkling's cross examination
brought out the fact that within few
Cronin Police Captain Setback had
brought Dinan's white horse and the
buggy to her for Identification and she
had failed at the time to Identify the ami
NAL as the one which hauled the doctor
away to the Carlson cottage. On the 18th
OF May when the animal was brought by a
reporter she identified it. Mrs. Conkling
accounted for this by saying that the
circumstances of weather and the light
and the angle at which she viewed
the horse when brought by the
captain were different from those under
which she saw him when the man called
for DIR. Cronin. The reporter presented the
animal under similar conditions: she par
ticularly noticed a peculiar and unusual
motion of the horse knees when standing,
both when the doctor was taken away and
when the reporter showed her the animal.
Furthermore, when Captain Schaach
brought the horse it was raining and the
rain changed the horses color. In addi-
ton to that, the horse was driven beyond
her house SO that the buggy was between
her and the animal. The cross-examina-
ton lasted until late in the afternoon. but
the witness statements on direct eXamina-
ton Were not materially shaken.
In reply TO a question as to where DR..
Cronin kept his money, indicating poss-
bic defense of murder for the purpose of
robbery, Mrs. Conkliug named the bank
in which the doctor kept his funds and
said she was sure he had very little money
with him on the night of the murder be-
cause he never carried much money about
his person. Mrs. Sarah McNeary, who
was in DIR. Crouin's reception room when
the man came for him with the white
horse. described that individual as appear
ing very nervous and with a piercing dis
concerting stare which he fixed upon the
witness. her description of the man, the
color of his moustache, coat. ETC., accorded
closely with that given 10y Mrs. Conkling
DIR. Cronin's brother from Arkansas was
the next witness. His testimony was verv
brief. He identified the Lakeview corpse
as that of his brother.
Frank Scanlan give evidence as TO see
ing DR.. Cronin drive of from his office in
the white horse rig.
I. I. Conkling, the saloon-keeper with
whom Cronin resided, was recalled by the
state. He testified to starting out i'm
Nediately after breakfast the first morn
ing of Cronin's absence TO search for the
doctor. At O'Sullivan's house, the ice
man was seen and denied having sent for
Cronin or that any of his men had been
hurt. Copklipg then went TO police head
quarters. proceeding afterward 10 the east
chicago avenue police station. Captain
Shack at the station thought evening
timc enough for alarm. Conkling went at
DEce TO the Pinkertons. The saloon
Deeper was still on the witness stand when
court adjourned till tomorrow.