Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-11-30
TlGDr. CrOnil Murder.
Probably One of the Most Sensa-
satiOnal Trials in the
World.
The Trial EpitOmiZed from Day
to Day as it Drags
Along.
Great Interest Felt in Its out
come Both in the United
States and England.
Saturday, November 10.

Saturday, November rs.
There was a great crowd at the opening
of the court for the resumption OF the trial
after two days recess. The ballifs had
difficult task in keeping back those who
were without tickets OF admission. The
crowd surged up the stairway and pressed
about them and it was only after the most
vigorous efforts that they were enabled to
clear a passageway into the loom. Belat-
ed representatives OF the pross, finding
| that it was impossible to get up the stairs
| in the regular way, climbed up along the
outer edge of them, clinging to the iron
| handrall.
The first witness called was James Clan
! CIV, correspondent OF the New York Herald,
| who testified on behalf OF the prosecution.
| He said that he was sent here by the Her
aid in May to Investigate the Cron.n case.
| He called at O'Sullivan's house on the
morning of the day that Cronin' g body was
discovered, out before the discovery had
been made. The witness continued:
81 asked him il he knew DR.. Cronin,
| He told me he had known him for five
years, or about five years. and that he
| had met him at a political meeting 10
| Seventeenth ward. | asked him what he
| thought OF the disappearance OF DR.. Gro
min, He said, at the best OF my arecollec-
ton, that he thought he would turn up
somewhere furthermore, that he did not
believe that he had been murdered. /
asked him about the contract he had made
with Dr. CrOnn. He said in reference to
that contract that he had been introduced
personally to Dr. CrOnin lew weeks be-
lore that time by Judge Mahoney. | ask
ed him why he had made the contract.
He said because accidents he'd happened
and then said something about wishing to
have a physician to attend to anything
that might occur in the future. The con-
Versation was general, about DR.. CronIn,
and when | stood up to go ] asked him
again what he thought about the doctors
disappearance and once more he said that
he would turn up somewhere all right
that he did not believe that he had been
murdered, | then left | called late in the
evening OF the snme day, after hearing
that the body had been found. ! asked
him if ne had heard the news. He said
No Then there was a pause; then he
said: There was a body heard, when |
was down town, that a body WAS discoy-
cred in the lake this morning but it has
not been identified We were both stand
ing at the time. / said 4 heard nothing
about that / paused and then said Mr..
O'Suivan. the body OF DR.. Cronin has been
found The witness spoke very dra-
maticaly and cOntinued.) He turned
pale. He said: What the body OF DR..
CrOnin found? Is it true" | eaid: or
course, | don't know for certain. heard
it was discovered in the catch-basin and
is lying at the police station about mile
from here. | have a cab at the door, will
you accompany me and identifv the body
at the morgue2 He shook, and sank into
his chair and said: No, | could not go.
| could not identity him. 1t would be USE
less for,me to CO. | said: Mr.. O'Sulivan
you told me this morning you knew DIR.
Cronin very well. 1t is only short dis
lance. Come along and
IDENTIFY THE BODY.
1t may be DR.. Cronin's body; let us make
met him in the street I might know him,
but could not identity his body. (In Civ
ing the answers made to him by O'Sullivan.
the witness voice was continual tremor
and the scene was dramatic one.) lsaid:
That is strange l urged him again and
he made an effort to move out of his chair
into which he had sank when | first broke
the news to him."
Mr.. Donahoe-You say he moved the
| chair at the time?
mo, did not: it seemed to me that he
tried to rise out OF the chair into which he
| had sunk"
States Attorney-Go ahead.
al said would try to get Judge Mahon-
| ey to identity him. | said, What is his
address, he seemed to try to recollect
and then gave me the wrong address. He
| called Mrs. Whalen into the room and ask
ed her the Judges address"
| He had given you the Judges address,
already in the morning. had he not?"
Yes. l said SO to him and then made
| a final effort to induce him to come and
identity the body. He said: No, | could
not identity il; it is useless for me to CO.
/ Then left"
| The cross.examination OF the witness
WAS directed to eliciting details OF the wit
ness life from the time of his birth up
through q varied journalistic career in
London, Paris and elsewhere. Then coun
sci asked:
What were you doing in 1S7S?'
81 WAS in prison in 1875
an PRISON."
(Firmly) Eyes, sir"
What ior?"
"For my connection with what was
known as The Fenian conspiracy
"Were you Fenian at that tlme2"
mo, SIR" (bitterly), II was a convict"
you had ceased to be Fenian after
they had convicted your"
Yes, sr.'
| What prison were you IMP"
81 was in Portsmouth at one time. First
| was in Milbank prison, in London, and
from there | was sent to Portsmouth,"
How long were you in PRISON."
about ten years" [Sensaton.
What we're you convicted for?"
For implication in the Fenian conspira.
cy, as it was called
Were you convicted OF conspiracy"
"No, sir"
The interest at this point OF he examina-
tion had become intense. The witness
next answer in reply to the question put
by the counsel, What were you indicted
for?" caused a hum OF excitement around
the court room.
For two attempts to murder'-Mr
DOnahoe, with a gratifed smile, was about
to put his next question, when the witness
added the words-a policeman-and was
arrested"
The smile died away on Mr.. Donahoe's
lips and he changed the tenor OF his ex-
animation by asking indifferently: "You
are now newspaper mann
ayes, sir.n
You may explain about yolr imprison.
n.ent; about your pardon, and all about
it; the whole connection you had; whether
it is in writing or what; what brought it
about"
81 Joined the Irish Republican brother
hood in England in 1862, think it was
| was rather active in propogating the
principals OF the Irish Republican brother
hood in London AMI subsequently in the
army. In 1866 | received note from
James Stephens, who was then the head of
the organization, to leave the army and