, 1889-11-13
THE CR0NIN TRIAL.
A Long Wrangle Over Daniel
Browns Testimony
Counsel for the Defense Make
Some Strong Objections.
A Sad Story of the Storm in
New Mexico.
The Cronin Trial.

CHICAGO, Nov. 12.-At the opening
of the Cronin trial this morning States
Attorney Longenecker offered a hair
which experts had examined in evidence,
but did not offer any other specimens,
such as the blood stained pieces Of wood.
Forrest for the defense demanded that
the chips be put in also and that the hair
be left in the custody of the clerk. This
led to a bitter dispute between the oppos-
ing counsel. which was finally dropped
and Salesman Hatfield, who sold the fur
nitnre TO u. B. Simonds," was called to
the witness stand. He positively identi-
fed the frame of the satchel found in the
sewer Friday as corresponding in size
with one which he sold to 'Simonds"
and that the material of the cover and of
the handle were the same. The frame
was admitted in evidence.
Pauline Hoertel, a washerwoman, tes-
tilted that she passed the Carlson cottage
between 8 and 9 o'clock on the night of
the murder. She saw q white horse
drawing q buggy in which there were two
men driven up to the cottage. The larger
man got out OF the buggy. and taking a
sat,hel or box out Of the buggy entered
the cottage. The driver of the white horse
at once turned around and drove back to-
ward Chicago. Witness stated that she
then heard somebody crying. "Oh God."
and then the sound OF a hard blow and Of
somebody falling.
Henry Plaustic. salesman in a shirt
store in Chicago. testified that on the
morning after the murder q man came
he asked if the salesman thought the
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gested that he take his coat off and be
measured. The man refused IN a vehe-
ment manner TO do this. He the took a
shirt and went across the street. returning
soon after with another man younger and
smaller who also bought a shirt Plaus-
tic said his first customer was the prisoner
Burke and identified the photograph
of ''Cooney the Fox" as the other.
A long wrangle took place over the ties
timony OF Dan l. Brown. al ex. policeman
and ex member of the Clan ma Gael
The states attorney said he proposed to
show that in 1885 this witness had moved
the appointment of q committee to try
Cronin for treason; that a commission
from q different camp was appointed;
that Coughlin was n member of that
committee and that Cronin was found
guilty Of treason and expelled. In the
course of the talk the lawyers got this
matter tangled with Cronin' alleged trial
for reading a report of the committee to
try the triangle sullivan, Feeley and
Boland) in Buffalo last year. Finally
Forester said:
Now we are not here to apologize
for Alexander Sullivan or to defend hun,
but we protest that the prejudice which
exists against him should not be allowed
to weig hagainst our clients. | protest
against anything against Alexander Sulli-
a being introduced in this case. So far
as counsel here is concerned we are willing
to say TO perdition with Alexander Sulli-
van if they want hun sent to perdition.
We are not his friend. We DO not represent
him. but what we protest against is that
the prejudice existing against the name of
Alexa nder Sullivan should be heaped
on the unoffending heads of these poor
men who had nothing whatever to do with
the triangle"
Forester then added: Counsel for
the state expects to convict my client
Beges because he was a friend OF Alexan
der Sulliyan's. L submit. you honor.
you are not going to convict these men
on the evidence that they are friends of
Alexander Sullivan's. If he is n black
sheep, if he is guilty. Is they say he is,
why do they not indict him?"
States Attorney Longenecker SAID:
III SOME of his deputies will tell US facts
aud truths we will get an indictment
ment again t him very soon. We propose
to show here that notwithstanding Alex
ander Sullivan walks the streets of Chi
cage that our years ago that very man
was on the executive committee and was
charged with fraudulent appropriation of
the funds and this man Daniel Coughlin
was on the committee trying DR.. Cronin
for writing a circular that reflected on AL
exander S%ullivan's character"
Judge Mcdonnell finally announced that
he would hold the matter under advise
ment until to morrow.
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