St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-15
10 Verdict Has Yet Been
Rendered in the Famous
Cronin Case.
The Jury Stands Eleven to
One for Conviction of All
Five Defendants.
A General Belief That Cough
lin, O'SulliVan and Burke
Will Hang.
The Prospect of Disagree
ment Applies Only to
Beggs and Kunze.

BeggS and kunZe.
CHICAGO, Ill.,. Dee. 14.-The fate of
the five men charged with the murder
of DIR. Cr0nin is still trembling in the
balauce. The jury which went out at
$3.50 O'clock Friday night mas as yet been
unable to agree upon verdict. Court
will be in continuous session until Mon
day morning at 10 O'Clock. No recess
or adjournment having been announced
by Judge Mcconnell, who went home at
1O:SO p. ~. leaving instructions with
Sheriff MattsOn to send for him at any
hour if SO requested by the jury. Ar
rangementS Tor takiug care of the jury
were as perfect as they could well be.
There were bailiffS on guard at the door
uf the big room in which they were
holding their deliberations, bailiffs sta
toned at every staircase leading to the
uDper floors. and mere bailiffS in the
man corridor. There were plenty OF
detectives on hand, TO: so, taken as
whole, the guard was very complete. 1t
was impossible To get even a hint as 10
what the twelve 'peers" were doing.
Even Judge Mcdonnell confessed much
interest, and reached the logical con-
cluSion that they were going through
the evidence at great length. States
Attorney LOngneeker was OF the Opir-
ion that the delay was to failure 10
reach a conclusion as to Beggs and
Kunze, for he could not believe that
any of the twelve men would hesitate
moment
IN DETERMINING THE GUILT
of Burke, O'SullIvan and Coughlin. 4
good many others in the court room
shared the prosecutors opinion, but the
lawyers for the defense, who were pres
ent, were inclined to believe that the
delay meant poor tIdings for their eli
ents. 4 gOnd deal of figuring was done
as 10 the probable outcome of the trial,
and while il seemed to be the general
opinion that COughlin. O'Sullivan and
Burke would hang. and that BeggS and
kunZe would be sentenced to terms OF
Imprisonment in the penitentiary, there
were some who believed that BtggS
might be given the extreme penalty.
There were still others who were in
eiined to the belief that he would be
turned loose. and that KunZe would be
set adrifJ also, but this opinion had
but few believers. rhymes set at rest a
false impression which gained some cur
rency during discussion that arose be-
tween crUwd of newspaper men as to
the consequences Of disagreement as
to some of the defendants and the agree
ment as to the others. Mr.. Hynes said
that the verdict or verdicts could be en-
tered up as judgments, while a mistriai
would be the result in the cases where
there was disagreement. In nplaIn terms,
the jury might hang three and disagree
as TO two. The five accused men were
in a state of feverish anxiety. Free
from the scrutiny of curious eyes and
free to indulge their own emotions at
will, without seeing the belief that they
were breaking down or showing the
white feather, they looked wholly differ
snt from the seif-cOntained men they
have been in the court room. Their
anxiety, however, was but natural, and
apparently
WAS NOT DUE To FEAR.
Little KunZe received calls from two
Of his sweethearts, and chatted pleas
antly with them through the bars.
COughlin and 0'Sullivan read the pa
pers in their cells, and betrayed no
anxiety what the jury was doing. Beggs
wore smile of satisfaction as he read
the papers. and was apparently satisfied
that he would be discharged. Burke,
the boys department, whistled, sang
and chewed tobacco. He was no more
anxious about the jury than the others.
information of most reliable authority
was received in the court room during
the afternoon TO the effect that in the
jury room the first ballot had stood IL to
for the conviction OF the five prison.
ers. The one man who held out was
Culver. The states attorney declined
to say anything about the report. except
that he was hopeful that it would prove
untrue.
In case It is true. he added, don't think
SC will materially hurt Us. because it is not
likely that Culver will stick out against the
other eleven for q whole week, and the judge
will not discharge the jury before.
Judge Mcconnell in response to
note sent HIM by Foreman B. Z. Clarke,
went TO the jury room 10 explain some
En0tty point of law. This over. he dis
appeared from view and kept out of
sight the rest of the afternoon. At
O'Clock Sheriff MattsOn entered the
cOuFt room and said that recess would
be taken until 6 O'Clock. At the latter
hour the sheriff announced that Judge
Mcconnell was at his home and would
not convene court again until 10 O'Clock
tonight unless sent for at the request
of the jury. Bailiff Santa. in charge of
the jury, said at o'clock he felt most
positive that no verdict would be
reached tonight. The standing of the
twelve men he weUld not disclose, nor
would he deny or affirm the statement
that the eleven 10 one opinion still eX-
listed. As the evening passed and the
early. hOnrS of the night drew on, the
wild ami gTOundless TumOrs which had
been rife throughout the day showed
some signs of cessation, and the crowd
interested in the
VERDICT OF THE CRoNIN JURY
satisfied itself with the abandonment of
speculation and forced resignation to
await the results of the further deliber-
atiOns without assuming to predict the
outcome. Although from almost every
Imaginable source, information, that at
first seemed reliable, had been forth
coming. subsequent inquiry seemed to
establish that each was quite as unreli-
able and unworthy of credibility as its
forgotten predecessors.
The prisoners, so far as knowledge Of
their feelings could be obtained. were
eheered by every passing houi that
failed to bring the verdict. In their
minds, delay meant hope: and the infer
ence was only plausible that when twen-
Sy-four hours of deIiberatiOn failed to
enable the jury to reath b verdict, the
chances were increasing for their dis
agreement. In short, at 10 O'Clock to-
night but little more was known as to
the real status of the jury mind, than
was known at O'Clock last night, four
hours after that body had retired. If
consensus of opinion be valuable-for
there is a consensus of OpiniOn-it may
be stated that the general belief to- o-night
is that the jury has decided. as to the
guilt of Burke, Coughlin and OSnlli-
van, and that the prospect Of disagree
ment applies only to Beggs and kunze.
There is really no more grounds, how