Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-03
THE CRONIN MURDER.
The Court Takes Under Amusement Important
Questions Submitted by the Defend
ants Counsel.

CHICAGO, ILL, Sept. 2.-Tne exami-
nation of talismen with a view to deter
mining their fitness or unftness to serve
as jurors in the CrOnin case was resumed
in the criminal court this morning.
Nothing of interest has thus far deveI-
oped.
The forenoon was occupied with argu-
ment by the entire counsel for the de-
Tense, who asked the court to broaden
the scope of allowable questions to be
fisked in the examination of statesmen.
1t was finally arranged that set of ques-
tions should be prepared and submitted
to the court.
At the opening of the afternoon ses-
sion the following questions, which had
been submitted to the state by counsel
for the defense, were presented by
States Attorney Longenecker to the
court, the state not yet having decided
uDon its acceptance of the line of inter-
rogation proposed:
'Have you now or have you ever had an
opinion that during the year 1889 a secret
committee was appointed by camp 20 of
the so-called Clan-na-Gael society yor
some, officer of said camp, to try the de-
ceased DR.. Cronin for any supposed Of
fense?''
"Have you formed any opinion as to
whether, or not, the alleged murder of
Or. Cronin was in pursuance of the &C
ton or finding of the secret committee
appointed by the said Camp 20, or its
officers or any of them to try said Cronin
for any supposed defense?'
"Have you formed any opinion as to
whether, or not, DR.. Cronin was killed
in the Carlson cOttage?'
"Haye yOu an opinion as to whether,
or not, the trunk was used in removing
the supposed remains of DR.. Cronin from
the Carlson cottage to a catch basin?'
"Have you formed an opinion as to
whether Dr.. Cronin was taken to the
Carlson cottage by a horse and buggy
engaged by Daniel Coughlin from Oman
the liveryman?'
sFHave you formed an opinion as to
whether or not Daniel COughIin knew
when he engaged the horse and buggy
from Oman that the horse and buggy was
to be used to take DR.. Cronn to the
Carlson cottage to be murdered?'
"Have you formed an opinion as to
whether or not P O'Sullivan made
contract with Dr.. Cronln for professional
services? If you have formed such an
opinion I wish to ask you also, haye you
formed an opinion as to whether or not
Patrick O'Sullivan made such contract
for the purpose of using said contract as
scheme to entice DR.. Cronin away to be
murdered?'.
"Have you an opinion as to whether or
not Martin Burke, one Of defendants,
was q tenant of said cottage?''
"Have you an opinion that the So
called Clan-na-g gael society is in any way
to blame for the death of DR.. Cronin? If
you have such an opinion state further
whether or not you entertain an opinion
that any particular camp Of Gamma
gael had to do with the murder of DR..
Cronin, and further state if you have an
opinion that the defendants, or any of
them, are members of said camp
owe desire to further inquire, in in
stances where jurors state they hold
opinions on the above topics, as to the
sources of said opinions, and further as
fase whether thesasfase been expressed or
otherwise - seAftAr a little discussion
JudEg Mcconnell sadjourned court until
1870 'etock te-nerrow morning in order
to get timstpexamine the questions.
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