The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-11-21
Cronin Trial

CrOnin Trial.
CHICAGO, Nov. I6.-There was q
great crowd at the opening of the
court for the resumption of the Cronip
trial this morning after two dsys' re-
cess.
The first witness called was James
Clancy, correspondent of the New york
Herald who testified on behalf of the
prosecution. He said that he was sent
here by the Herald in Nav to inyesti-
gate the Cronin case. He called at
O'SulllVan's house on the morning of
the day that Cronin's body was discoy-
go put before the discovery had been
made. O'Sullivan told him that he
had known DR.. Cronin for about Eve
years and did not believe he had been
murdered. In reference to the contract
ne had made with DR.. Cronin, O'Sulli-
van said that he had been introduced
10 the doctor few weeks before that
time by Judge Mahoney, and that he
had made the contract because
nt accidents which might hap
Il called late in the evening of the
same day after hearing that the body
had been found. asked him if he had
heard the news. He said no; then
there Was pause. Then he said. L
heard, when was down town, that a
body was discovered in the lake this
morning, but has not been identified ;
we were both standing at this time and
L SAID. L heard nothing about that
paused and then said, Mr.. O'SulIiVan,
the body of DIR. Cronin has been found!"
| tFhe witness spoke very dramatically
| and continued: He turned pale
| aud said, what, the BODY of
DR.. Cronm foundl Is it true?" l
said, "Of course; L don't know for Ger
tain. l heard it was discovered in the
catch basin and is lying at the police
station about mile from here. / have
a cab at the door, will you accompany
me and identify the body at the
morgue?" He shook and sank into
his chair and said, ''No, couldn't go;
I couldn't identify HIM. 1t would be
| useless for me to go.''
said, ''Mr. O'Sullivan, you told me
this morning you knew DR.. Cronin
lance, come along and identify the
body. It may not be DR.. Cronin's
body. Let US make sure" He said,
NO, 1 couldn't go; if met him on
the street might know him, but /
couldn't identify his body" On Civ
| ing the answers made to him by O'Sul-
livan, the witness voice was contin-
| ual tremor, and the scene was a dra-
matte one.) I said, 'that is strange. -
/
| effort TO move out of his chair into
which he had sunk when first broke
the news to him. l said would try ia
get Judge Mahony to identify him,
| said what is his address," He seem
| ed to try to recollect and then gave me
the wrong address. He called Mrs.
Whalen into the room and asked her
the judges address. HE had given
you the judges address in the morning,
| had hR nOtp'3
Eyes, l said so to him and then made
| a final effort to induce him to come and
| identify the body. He said no, could
| not identify it; it is useless for me to
60" Then l left. The cross-examina-
ton of the witness then began. The
| cross-eXamination was directed in ellie
| iting details of the witness life from
| the time Of his birth up through va
rled journalistic career in London, Par
| is and elsewhere. Then the counsel
| asked:
''What were you doing in 1882"
Il was in prison in 1878"
''In PRISON." (firmIy)
Eyes SIR
What for?''
For my connection with what was
| known as The Fenian conspiracy "
| Were you a fenian at that time?'
No SIR" bitterly was a convict y
You had ceased to be fenian after
| they convicted you?''
Yes sir.''
what prison were you IMP"
II was in Portsmouth at that time.
| First I was in Millbank prison, iu
| London, and from their was sent to
| Portsmouth,
How long were you in prison?''
About ten years" (sensation.)
''Of what were you convicted?''
| For Implication in the fenian con-
| spiracy as it was Called
Were you convicted of conspi-
racyp''
mo SIR
The interest at this point of the eX-
| animation had become intense, The
witness nodded an answea i'll reply TO
| the question put by the unset:
I what were you indicted for?"
| Caused hum of excitement around
! the court room.
For two attempts to murder"
Mr.. DOnahue, with gratified smile
was about to put his next question
when the witness added the words;
"a policeman, and l was arrested !"
The smile died away on Mir. Donahues
| lips and he changed the tenor of his
examination by asking indifferentlv.
You are now a newspaper MANI"
| Eyes, SIR
| "You may explain about your i'm
| prisonmeDt, about your pardon and
| all about it. the whole connection you
| b d with it; whether it is in writing or
what. and what brought it about"