The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-11-14
THE TRSTIMONY YESTERDAY.
Judge Mcconnell Refuses to Admit Ev
deuce Investigating the CIan.na- -Gael.


dence Investigating the Cian.na- Gael.
CHICAGO, Nov. 13.-At the opening OF
the Cronin trial this morning, Judge
Mcconnell announced his decision on
the question Of going into the past his.
tory Of the olan.na. Gael. rhe last wit.
ness on the stand yesterday afternoon
was ex.Policeman Brown. He Is also an
ex-member Of the 0lan.na.Gael. He
was asked whether or not he preferred
charges against DR.. Cronin in 1885, the
States Attorney explaining that he
would show by the witness that this was
facti that Dan Coughlln was member
Of the trial committee aud that DR.. Gro.
min was expelled from the organization.
The logical consequence Of the admis.
sion OF this testimony was a complete in.
Vegtigatiop Of tho Clan.na-G Gael, ut least,
60 far as 1t could bo made to show
causes for anlmosity against Doctor
Cronin on the part OF any OF
the prisoners at the bar. This
offer led 10 the most earnest and pro.
tracted argument between counsel for
the State aud counsel lor defense that
has yet taken place during the trial.
Nearly every lawyer engaged In the case
on either side had something to say dur
ing It's progress, aud there was much
plain speaking. The talk occupied the
time till adjournment, and Judge Mo
Connell announced that he WouId bold
the matter under adVisement and would
render his decision this morning, In
accordance with that arrangement, when
the court was called 10 order this morn.
ing Judge Mcconnell announced his
opinion to be that the evidence sought
TO be elected from Officer Brown on the
points named was incompetent aud
ruled 1t out. f..
A RACKsRT FOR THE PROSECUTION.
This decision, Of course, rendered any
further attempt to examine Officer
Brown futile, and Officer McKinnon, Of
Winnipeg, who was on the stand yes.
terday, was recalled.
He tesGihed that Burke told him he
had assumed the name OF J. W. Cooper
because two men were watching him.
Mr.. Forest [interruptingl-.Th9 hat
asoiIered III evidence yesterday, with
certain marks on 1t. My client tells me
thatfhe never put those marks on and
haven no objection TO the State using any
means TO erase that Ink 10 find out what
was under 1t"
The Court-"I don't think you ought
to say anything about that at present"
Mr. Forrest--"I object 70 II going In
evidence" 7a-''
The Court-"It has not gone in EVIL
denpe 1t has merely been identified"
The CroBR'eHaminatlon Of this witness,
which was postponed yesterday qt the
request Of the defense, was then begun.
After some unimportant witnesses
were examined tue boards cut from the
ltoor Of the Carlson cottage were offered
and admitted in evidence in spite Of the
objections oi the defense.
Mr.. FrankenAeld, the signal officer,
was called TO the stand and producing
his official record, testified that from
midnight 0t May 8 to midnight OF May
I, tue sky was cloudless. When the ex.
animation ot this witness was finished
the States Attorney asked for an ad.
tournment until 2 p. tn., In order that
the prosecution might consult as 10
vhetheE or not they would introduce q
certain limo Of eyllen0e In view Of the
COURTS decision this morning.
At tue opening this afternoon States