New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-13
HEARD CRONIN'S DYING CRY
AN IMPORTANT LINK IN THE STATES EvI
DENCE SUPPLIED
A wAsHERwoMAN WHO SAW THE MURDERED
PHYSICIAN ENTER THE CARLSON COTTAGE
STRONG TESTIMONY AGAINST THE
ACCUSED MEN IN CHICAGO
KUNZE THINKS HIS COMPAN.
IONS GUILTY,

ACCUSED MEN IN CHICAGO
KUNzE THINKS HIS CoMPAN.
IONS GUILTY.
Ch1cago, Nov. 12.-To-day's session Of the
Cronn trial was characterized by more sensational
testimony. By it the presence of the murdered
physician at the Carlson cottage fact not
hitherto definitely shown was proved beyond
a question Of doubt. The witness giving the
testimony saw the doctor get out of the buggy
drawn by the white horse, enter the house, and
heard sounds of fight Immediately after. Mrs.
lloertel this witness, who supplied the missing
INK, Is small, plain German washerwoman.
one said that on the night of May she went
10 hrtefs saloon, at Addison-st and Ashand-ave.,
TO look for her husband She noticed that
py the saloon clock it was o'clock. Her hus-
oand not being at the saloon, she retraced her
steps, gong south on the east side of Ashland
ave- As she neared the Carlson cottage she
saw white horse and buggy approach and stop
al the cottage gate. A tall man got out, thrn
turned and reached for something in the buggy.
lie took out box small bag and went up the
steps OF the cottage, the nan in the buggy turning
around and driving back TO the city.
Inc man went up the steps, not very fast"
mo witness continued, "and when he got to the
TOP the door was opened and he went inside
ana the door closed. 1 was Just passing the
mouse then, and | heard some enc inside cry
y, Cod o, Jesus! Then there was the sound
OF Dlow; then some one fell. | thought there
was fight going on. The voice OF the one
heard seemed TO he mutllcd and then It died
OUT. Then started home. When | turned from
AShiandave. and started east | saw man stand
ing between the Carlson house and the cottage.
lie was inside the fence. There was light
in the front of the cottage, and the night was
bright Starlight
The appearance of Coughlin, O'Sullivan, Burke
and kunze all save Beggs, during this Witness
story was that Of terrible and intense interest.
1t was complete surprise to them
AT the opening of the case this morning, the
results of last evenings tilt between Messrs.
Forrest and Hynes, the lawyers, was visible in the
bitterness Of the remarks which they found oc-
cason to make at each other during a wrangle
over the custody Of the hair which the experts
had examined in evidence The matter was
finally dropped and the salesman Hatfield, who
sold the furniture to j. B. SimOnds' was called
to the witness chair. He was given the frame Of
the satchel found in the sewer on Friday, and,
after examining it minutely and measuring it
fully, said that 1t corresponded exactly in size
with that of the one which he sold to Simonds,'
and that the material of the cover and of the
handle were the same. The frame was then ad-
mitted in evidence
Officer Donald f. McKinnon, of the Winni-
peg force, put the stand
this afternoon, and he told the cir
cumstances of BurlSe's arrest About $50 was
found on him and tickets to Montreal and from
Montreal to Liverpool. The conditions on the
back of these were indorsed with the name of
Nv. J. Cooper" After time the suspect ad-
mitted that his name Burke, and that he
sometimes called Delaney McKinnon then
identified a receipt from steamship agent in
Montreal for S. account of the Liverpool
ticket made out 10 j. w. Cooper 1t was found
in Burkes pocket. Burke said he came from
Hancock Mich, where he worked for a man named
John T. Ryan whom he admitted he had written
TO since coming TO Winnipeg The witness then
identified a hat found in Burlle's possession. The
inner band at one point showed evidence Of having
been scratched, as if a name or other mark of
Identification had been erased. 1t was, McKinnon
stated, in that state when found.
Henry Pausle salesman In a shirt store, testi-
fed that the morning after the murder man
came into the store and wanted to buy shirt.
The witness continued:
After measuring his neck went TO the % get him
proper-szed shirt and he said do you think that will
be wide enough In seevesr "I will measure you"
1 said. lie said: "No, won't do It," said; ''You
need ashamed for have lots OF customers who
come whose shirts clean and II shir,
is dirty you need be ashamed at ALL Just drop In"
And he sadi "Tha: amt your - business; l
won't do IT, Then he took the shirt put on the counter
and paid 81 25 end the street and after tkng
another there, brought him The little fellow
IN looking the shirts lying in the window.
standing by this front Of the door. and
he asked what those colored shirts The young
fellow then OF the coored shirts and the big FELL
low took shirt The big fellow paid for both shirts
The little fellow OF woollen shirt and the big
fellow had white shirt They both had their coats
buttoned up the top.
The witness then pointed out Burke as the
larger Of the two meo. He was shown photo
graph of Cooney the Fox and identified it ss
that of the second man.
Thomas Ryan, laborer testified that he had
boarded with Kunze in May and June. hunze was
anxious TO read the newspapers lie sald 10
the witness that he was afraid he would be ARE ed
in connection with the Cronin case.
Chief of Police Hubbard was recalled and test-
fed TO o talk he had with Coughln about May 20
or "a. lie said
called oncer Coughlln down to my onice ana asNeu
him whsfs he May 1. He said he coulu "o' %
actly remember. 1 said to him he ought 70 r'rhein''
a. he was supposed 70 be connected with the case as sa
ing good for the rig that drove Cronin away he S
he quite positive that he was at the Station "
evening, but after that he did not reneniDe'' -,
him what about this man that you seht oNe' '" - -.
70 get the rig He said all he knew about MIN was
that he came from Hancock Mich and said MS nam %
Thomas smith, and had card from his Dro'he,
Coughlin aud he sad that John F. Ryan ., "a
Mich. also told him to call upon MIN. , o' :, ,,La
came 10 the station May T. and said ne "ai'en ,t1N "
ride. It wa. merely to oblgs him that he CcOussnl
spoke to Dlnau about keeping horse for irena o. & 10
/ asked him II he had orders TO bring !" 'H'''"' ~
said. Yes - oI;oo
The next witness was DanIeI pnVS ', Gan,I iong
wrangle ensued over this witness nnd .esCn.9h3 ~
State Attorney Longenecer sad ne proPosddu pPysd the
show that in lss5, this witness ahG r %ronin for
sIeeson for bavng "a read circular in his camp
which was sSred without the auth9Hrty }arsn Of sne
executive that committee eoaSsn sG% 'He %as dTrsn. @e
camps appointed; that Sou 7nnn 'gas found