Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-30

CHICAGO, November 2e.-Immediatelv
after the defense had produced its best wit
ness to-day States Attorney Longenecker
said: 'If the Court please, we have some
evidence that has come to our know
ledge, about 10 or little before 10, which we
have not had time to look into. OF course
it would be evidence in chief properly, but
not having come to our knowledge until
this morning we feel like asking the Court
to let us introduce the evidence at this late
hour"
The Court-By how many witnesses do
you expect to put that evidence in?
The States Attorney-By two really and
one who has had the custody of the articles.
"Does the States attorney regard 1t as
Important
81 regard it as an important matter and
feel it our duty to present it.
THE DEFENSE OBJECTS.
The Court-Some slight intimation was
given to me this morning, and L assume 1t is
not corroborativc or cumulative, else shall
not admit it.
Mr.. Forrest-we object to their reopening
the case at the end of the sur-rebuttal.
The States Attorney-I suppose the Court
has a right at this time to let it come in
under its discretion.
Mr.. Forrest-If that be true, then we
may never end the case. We may have to
ask for time to meet it.
The Court-The Court is anxious to close
the case. and do not want to prolong it
The States Attorney-So are we, Your
Honor, but we feel il is our duty to present
this evidence. Not that we think it is abso-
lutelv necessary to the case, or anything of
the kind, but it is an important piece of
evidence, and ought to go into the case.
This morning we felt like insisting on hav-
ing it go in, and it ought to have been drawn
to our attention some time ago.
THE EVIDENCE ADMITTED.
The Court then called the States attorney
to a private -onsultation, at the close of
which Judge Mcconnell said: 81 take it
that the evidence which the State suggests
should go into the case. L have considered
whether 1 ought to admit it, and have de-
cided to do so. do not think it will delay
the opening of the case to the jury. II 1
allow it to 60 in, do not see that it need
interfere with the opening of the addresses
to the jury, and if you, Mr.. Forrest, desire
time to answer it will give you the time.
1t is a single matter which can be disposed
of any time"
Police Officer Bartholomew Flynn was
then called to the stand, and. in response to
questions, testlneu as f0lloWs:
''When Daniel Coughlin was arrested
was ordered by Lieutenant Elliott to take
him to the Harrison street station, which 1
did. When we got there searched him in
Captain BarTram's Office. These two knives |
which 1 have in my hand, found in his |
possession.
TWO IMPORTANT KNIVES.
''I took the knives and a revolver from
Coughlin, took them back to headquarters
went upstairs to Lieutenant Elliott's Office,
and then took them down to my box in head
quarters and locked themup. They were there
until the 18th or 18th of September, when 1
took them over to the Fidelity vault, where
they have since remained. called the at
tention of Captain Schuettler to them at East
Chicago avenue station. took them to him.
1 did not disclose the fact that had them to |
anyone prosecuting the case. Ex-Captain !
Bartran knew L had the knives, but, up to |
last evening, did not call the attention of |
anyone else to them"
This closed the direct examination, and |
Mr., Forrest moved to exclude the evidence |
on the ground that the knives had been in |
the possession of the State ever since Cough |
Inns arrest. The motion was overruled.
On cross-examination, the witness said he |
did not tell the Chief of Police about the |
knives, because it did not occur to him that |
II Was ultbl6E VI du9 consequence. 1ne /
witness had asked Assistant States Attor-
ney Elliott for permission to put them in
the safe. Mr.. Elliott told him he had bet
ter take care of them himself, as he was per-
sonally responsible for them.
THE VITAL POINT.
I. 7. Conklin, with whom DR.. Cronin
lived, was then called. He identified the
knives as having been carried by DR.,
Cronin when alive. The smaller one the
witness had himself carried for two years.
and he then gave it to DR.. Cronin. The
larger one, the witness said, he had found
in the street. If they were not DIR.
Croniu's knives they looked exactly like
them. DR.. Cronin carried the smaller knife
in his vest pocket The witness saw DR..
Cronin use a knile like the smaller one
within a week before he was taken away.
and probably within two or three weeks
before he saw him have the other on the
table, where he was writing, sharpening his
pencil. The knives were then admitted in
evidence.
Two more witnesses were examined as to
matters connected with the saloon opening
on the night OF May 4. This ended the eyi.
dence.