Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-31
WEAVING THE WEB.



Startling Today, but the Proof Goes On.
CHICAGO, Oct sl.-In Judge McConnells
court this morning Sheriff Matson said he had
not yet been able 70 serve the attachment is
sued for Edward Shelman Of Peoria, the dis
tict officer Of the Clan-Na-Cael
The sheriff Of Peoria" said Mr.. Mstson.
"telegraphs me that his man can't be found"
Judge Longenecker expressed the opinion
tnat the state could get along very well with
out MN. IL was also stated that Assistant
states Attorney George Baker had telegraphed
Judge Longenecker today from Winnipeg that
he placed but little faith in the truth Of Hef-
fers story and would not bring him TO Chicago.
KuSz SICK
kunz. who was quite i'll yesterday from ma
laria and who caused the state some uneasiness
for fear he would not be able to aprear in court
today. thereby causing adjournment. was bet
ter this morning and able to occupy his usual
place. When court opened McGarry resumed
his seat on the witness stand
Mr.. Donahue commenced the proceedings by
moving to strike out that portion OF Mr. Nc
Garys testimony relating to the conversation
between the witness and oSullivan on the
morning OF May 5. The part especially OBJ
jected to by Mr.. Donohue was where McGary
said to O'Sullivan that he (wltness) employed
fifty men. and accidents were more liable TO
occur in a boiler shop than on an ice wagon
anu yet ne maoe no contract Win Dr SrouAu-
HIS MOUTH TSTrcHED.
Another part obejected to was what McGary
said Of O'Sullivan saying on that occasion that
the deputies had something to do with this
and McGary's reply that the men who killed
DR.. Cronin were nearer home-that the depu-
ties were too honorable 10 do anything like
that By ''nearer home" McGary said he meant
Cronins own countrymen.
O'Sullivan's mouth twitched and he was evil
"A, IL ~ sl..
came out in Mr.. McGary's testimony yesterday.
Judge Longenecker and Mr.. Mills opposed the
motion holding that the same rule would apply
| 70 all the conversations, and the fact OF O'Sul-
| livans appearance when the indirect charge OF
Cronins disappearance being due 10 persons
nearer home was relevant to the case
Judge Mcconnell said the testimony was in
| the nature of an argument and was not
| proper. Although O'Sullivan present
at the conversation he could not be held ac-
countable for what others said. Judge Nc
| Connell said he would like to hear from the
counsel for.the state TO their authorities for
resisting the motion. They agreed TO do this
| at 2 o'clock and Mr.. Donohue asked leave 10
defer his cross examination OF Mr. McGary
until this motion had been decided on by the
! court This was agreed to and George Reilly
| was called.
SIGNIFICANT TALK.
Reilly testified that in the latter part of March
Coughlin, O'Sullivan and others were in the sa-
loon and were talking politics, when Coughlin
said that certain North Side Catholic was talk
ing too much and that if he did not keep his
mouth shut he would get the worst Of itl
LOOKS LIKE FAKE"
CHICAGO, Oct Sl.-A special dispatch to the
Inter Ocean from Winnipeg says: Gillette, the
forger, who was sentenced 10 four years In the
Manitoba prison and who was q co-prisoner Of
! Burke, was interviewed yesterday He said
RnrE i'm tlvt talk kad ohoutt tkeG
| murder and gave details OF the crime to the
| prisoners. He said that Burke would frequently
burst into tears. Although he never admitted
he killed Cronin he however, told Gillette
| Of circumstances connected with the practical
abduction Of Cronin from his house, the doctor,
who suspicious of 0'Sullivan. being in
| formed that o woman was in childbirth and re-
| quired immediate attention. On entering the
| Carlson cottage Cronin dubbed and the
| body put in q trunk. Burke did not inform
Gillette who struck the blow. While in Jail on
more than one occasion Burke expressed WILL
| ingness to give the whole thing away, and then
on reconsideration he said there we're several
| men that he did not want implicated In the
| crime, and he would not give their names
| away. Gillette went on IN say that there was q
| great deal Of truth in what Heffer and Mills
| said about the alleged confession Of Burke TO
them.
BURKr's LETTER ABOUT cRoSrS's THINos-
Gillette asked Burke while in Jail II an offer
| OF VI, 600 was made II he would give the whole
thing away. His reply was: II would not for
$4,000. Indeed, there are men implicated
whom would not like to give away for sl0, 900
| for my Life would not be worth anything IL
| did So"
Burke then wanted Gillette to get his lawyer
to mail letter for him, stating that be had no
| confidence in his own attorney, but Gillette,
believing this might be trap TO catch him by
the jail authorities, refused Gillette says the
| letter referred to some things of Cronin's, but
| not to the clothes The letter, according 10
Burkes story, was not sent