Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-11-09
EAST OF TEE ROCKIES.
Sansuinary Encounter in a Virginia
Court Room.
EVIDENCE IN TIE CR0NIN CASE.
Two Prominent Republicans Kill
Each Other in Kentucky-Cus-
toms officers LJnched.
IspscAL DrspArcHRs TO TIE RrooRD-UN1oHl
CHIcAGo,s CELEBRATED CASE.
Alexander Sullivan Wants to be Dis
charged from Bail.

CHICAGo's CELEBRATED CASE.
Alexander Sullivan Wants to be Dis
charged from Bail.
CHICAGO, November 8th.-Application
was made this morning before Judge
Baker for the discharge from the 200
bail of Alexander Sullivan, in which ne
was held last June. The claim is made
that the Grand Juries, since then, having
failed 10 act his bail should be dropped.
The Court is inclined to coincide in this
opinion, but put the matter over till to-
morrow at the request of the State.
In the Cronin case, the cross -exsmina-
| ton of Captain S1hutler was continued
this morning. Nothing new was deVel-
oped.
William Nieman, who, at the time of
the murder, kept saloon near the Carlson
cottage, testified that O'Sullivan entered
the saloon between 10 and IL o'clock on
the night of the murder, accompanied by
two men. According to his best judgment
be thought Coughlin one of the men. He
thought the third man was Kunze. They
talked together in an undertone with their
hands to their faces.
The first witness this afternoon was An
drew ]. Monatt, q printer who works
for Mr.. Stanton, the man VINO printed the
business cards for O'Sullivan, one of which
was used to decoy Dr. Cronin to his DEATH
and be identified the card heretofore placed
in evidence On April 9th O'Sullivan
called before all Of the cards were printed
and took some Of them away with him.
He also left instructions TO give the rest to
one of his men if he should call.
Policeman Hedg, the desk sergeant at
the East Chicago Avenue Station where
Detective Coughlin was stationed previous
10 his arrest in connection with the case,
testified that in the month of April he re-
ceiyed telephone message from OSulli-
van, who wanted 10 see Coughlin at his
(O'Sullivan's) house that evening. When
told of it Coughlin said, "All right"
On the 1st or ID of May he received the
same message again, aud again Coughlin
said: IAN right, it is O'Sullivan the ice
man."
Policeman Colvewedge identified the
foot. marked portion of the floor from the
Carlson cottage bed room as being the same
taken out by him.
Ex.police officer Hunkaler of Lakeview
testified that on the night of May 18th, at
about 1890 o'clock, he drove away two
men, tall one and short one, who were
standing on the sidewalk near the Carlson
cottage, telling them that they bad no bus
mess to be out at that time OF night. Wit
ness then walked past the cottage, and
noticed a bright light burning within. Ten
minutes later, when he repassed, he noticed
that the cottage was in darkness.
Policeman Robinson testified that officer
Hunkaler had called his attention to the
Carlson cottage about l O'Clock on the
night of May 18th, and that between the
time of going past it TO the north and re-
turning the position of one of the blinds
had been changed. The lower Stats were
open. Adjourned.
DR. CRoNIN's CLOTHES FOUND.
Complaints had been made recently that
the sewer at the intersection of Evanston
and Buena avenues was running over, and
TO-DAY workmen were sent to investigate
the trouble. The cover was removed from
the manhole in the center of the street and
after a few minutes work with poles and
hooks two valises were brought up, one of
leather and the other the remnants OF
cheap paper one.
In the leather one was found DIR.
Cronin's prescription-book with several
prescriptions bearing his signature. The
paper one dropped to pieces as it was
taken out and from it rolled mass OF tat
tered clothing, most of which had been cut
in strips.
The only garment remaining in tact was
the vest, which was in the center, which
encircled The doctors case of surgical in
struments. The clothes had evidently
been cut in the hope that they would
sooner drop apart and be borne away in
the sever. The clothing, surgical case and
prescription. book, the latter two being
marked with Cr0nin's name, were fully
identified by the Conklins and others as
the property of the murdered physician.
The most damaging of all the circum-
stances for the prisoners is the fact that the
find was made only one block from the
spot where the bloody trunk was discov-
cred after it had been thrown hurriedly
from the wagon, and only half mile
south of where the body was found in the
catch basin.
The paper vslise is supposed to be the
one purchased by y. B. Simons,' and to-
morrow clerk Will endeavor to identify it.
A tragedy which occurred just in front
of the Court house, while everybody was
examining these articles, caused wild ex-
element. A shot was heard just at the
entrance of Judge McConDelFs Court. A
dozen lawyers and reporters rushed out
and found stretched on the sidewalk the
body of large man, with q revolver in his
hand and brains oozing from his skull.
He was dead, and as no one could identity
him it was at once presumed that his
tragic death had some mysterious connec-
ton with the sensational discoveries of to-
day.
After hours of investigation, however, it
was learned that his name was Ed
ward Rehm, and that he had been for
some time known to be partially insane.
He doubtless sucided while laboring under
mental alteration.