New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-03
NO IRISHMEN AND GERMANS NEED APPLY
NEITHER is WANTED ON THE CRoNIN JURY -
DISCUSSING THE LINE OF QUESTIONING.


DISCUSSING THE LINE OF QUESTIONING.
Chicago, Sept 2 (speciaD.-The proceedings or
to-day indicate that the Cronln trial Is really to DO
one Of The causes ceebres Of criminal court history
in the state Of Illinois. The initial proceedings ara
fraught with so many objections and interrupted
by many legal chickering's that the trial has almost
come TO a deadlock at the outset The whole Oi
tOday's session consumed in discussion OF the
proper questions to be put to talesmen and not man
was examined TO his fitness or competency as
Juror That the question of ma aonality is 70 figure
prominently IN the selection Of jury was clearly
indicated by Mr.. Forrest OF the defence. wish
to say to this court" said he, that when special
venlre IS sent out as on Saturday for fifty jurors
and Of that number forty who come in are Germans
there will be great difficulty in getting jury because
we will fight them tcnaciously as they VIII hght
an Irishman. But you VIII never see venire
which will contain 1t forty Irishman We can't
ex,:ct It, but going to ask your Honor 70
concur with us in asking ae balifs 90 bring IN
none but Americans, and those of large calibre an<
means and II you wish TO give these prisoners far
and impartial trial. you cannot object to that TO
quest which will keep off the jury both Irishmen ana
Germanss Instructions have been issued by the
court that no discrimination shall be shown In the
selection of talesmen.
The wranrle as TO the line Of questions 10 % pui
sued in the examination of jurors was continued ul'h
noon at which time the counsel fDr the defence pre-
pared list of questions, which was submitted 10 the
court in the afternoon. These questions amed 10
find out whether the proposed Juror believed mat III
1850 secret committee of the Clan-na-Gael was ap-
pointed to try Dr. Cronin for any supposed osence,
and whether the murder of Cronin in pursuance
Of such plan: whether Dr. Cronin was killed in tie
Carlson cottage and whether the tenants OF The
cottage had ANYTHING 10 do with the murder whether
Cronin was taken to the cottage by the horse ana
wagon engaged by Daniel Coughlin, and whether the
latter was aware that these to be used to take
Cronin to the cottage whether Patrick OSullivan
made contract with Dr. Cronin for professional SER
vices as a scheme entice Cronin away 10 his DEATH
and finally whether the proposed Juror believes that
the Clan-na-Gael Society any OF its camps was
responsible in any way for Cronins death. Mr.
Forrest then quoted length the NewYork statutes
and decisions in support of his line Of questioning In
sistng that a Jurors unaterabe conviction upon any
material point in the was equivalent 10 an un
alerabe prejudice against the defendants and equally
disqualified him.
The counsel for the State asked for time until to-
morrow morning, in which to prepare for argument
upon the proposed question, the state Attorney
ntmang that he might decide TO accept, with certain
notifications, the line Of questioning submitted by the
inst before adjournment Judge Mcconnell created
some sensation by saying
Here is case IN Which has been published far
and wide substantially all the evidence upon which
is reader OF the papers nowadays and nearly every
man called juror has made a study OF this case.
IL almost II there must be larger latitude
allowed now than might have been twenty-five or
even ten years ago However. | viii take these
questions under advisement until tomorrow morning
and then hear from the state"