Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-16
RePORTS AND RUMoRS.
Alleged L-aking- from the Jury Room
CuIver'S " lie Defend. Him.

Alleged Leaklng- from the Jury Room
Cuiver'~ Wife Defend. Him.
CHICAGO. Dec l6.-rhe jury in the Cronin
case stands just where il was ON the first bal
lot on Friday night, so far as can be known
eleven To- one IN favor of convicting all of
the defendants. The recalctrant Juror, John
Culver, who wonld not have a word TO say
to his associates Saturday, unbended for
enough yesterday TO discuss some portions Of
the evidence, but no ballot was taken Judge
Mcconnell came in from his residence at
Lake View ut o'clock, and waited until g.
when, receiving no word from the jury
10 o'clock this morning
Encouragement for Future Jurous.
Troops Of people hung around the three
sides Of the criminal court building through
out the dAy and evening and INDUCED in
some strong talk concerning Culver, threats
OF lynching In case he hung the jury being
freely made Out in the aristocratic suburbs
OF Evanston where he resides the excitement
was intense during the day Culver is a
strict church member, and an out-and-out
Prohibitionist and put In all his spare time
during the trial both in the court room and
ut the hotel in reading the New Testament q
copy of which he always carried with hun
- The Ready suspicion.
just rs he was leaving the court room on
Friday afternoon his wife, through the neg
lgence of the bailiffs, managed 10 reach his
side and the two indulged in whispered
conversation lasting two or three minutes,
and the fact appeared in the morning papers
with various sinister insinuations There
was commotion in Culver's household at
Evanston over these destinations as well as
other reports that found publication in the
shape IL >s'are headlines such a. lis lie
Fixed" and otherwise.
MR.. Culver W rites n Gard.
Mrs Culver wrote u card to the press in
which she says: Il have had occasion 10
visit my husband from tim, to time as have
the wives vt the other jurors There has
never been the slightest thing in our inter
course during the time which | should fear
to have made public Friday noon | came
To the railing in the court room and Bailiif
Santa called my husband said. Well. |
won't take dinner with you to-day. but will
call after court this afte rnoon' Mr. Culver
replied Yes, John told me 81 this morning
That Is the entire conversation, word for
word, or nearly 80.
Il have never had any communication
with any representative Of the defense;
hive never be.n approached IN any imprup-
er manner no one has ever offered bribe Co
my husband with NV knowledge. and
know, was such an offer a. H. made. Mr.
Culver would be the first Ia make 1t public
He's Very Determined Man.
In an interview Mrs Culver sail: Mr..
Culver J, very determined lf he thought he
was right hr would bs burned at the stake
before he would give in IL they attempt TO
brow beat him or Use rough language to him
he will simply get of In one corner and he
more determined than ever This ex-
presses the general sentiment In Evanston,
where Culver lives, aud where most people
consider him obstinate, strong headed. and
the very opposite OF n model juror.
WIN Keep Them at work Week.
Judge Mcconnell visited the jury room
before leaving for home yesterday but
would Say nothing regarding the prospects
The jury, II II fails u agree by this morning,
will he again locked up, NJ the Judge has
publicly declared that he will give them
week from Friday In which To reach yer
dict Should there be n disagreement and
mistrial the stat-s attorney will at once
move foT special venire and u second trial
will b- luaugurated without delay
A Reported Agreement.
The Herald says: The jurors in the Cronin
ru-e have at last come To- ali agreement
They are now unit for the conviction of
the riv- prisoners, but the punishment has
not Yet b,-in assessed A verdict NAV lie Z
psrtri to-day"
some Current Rumor..
Among the rumors that flew around the
court building last night were thsse. That
Culver would not consider the case at IA u
yesterday, because Il was Sunday. that at
midnight Last night he announced that he
was ready To talk and that he was finally
convinced Of the guilt Of all the suspects;
that the :ug Of war tiTen began ON the pun
ishment, and that n very large ina jority
voted FOR hanging Dan COughlin Martin
Bourk, and Pat OSullivan ami sending John
r beggs 10 the penitentiary for life and
John Kunze for term Of twenty five years