Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-12-27
StDrT OF thc Crime.

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The night Of May i. Dr. Cronin, Chicago
physician and prominent III irish affairs
made an agreement with O'SulIivan an ice
man. to attend any of his employees who
We're ILL., That night man driving white
horse in q buggy came to the doctors resi-
dencc He presented >ullivan's card, and
DE-. Cronin unhasitatingly packed up his in
strJments and went with the man.
His friends never saw him alive again. 1t
was weeks after that naked, bruised corpse
was discCye cred III one OF Inc city sewers. 1t
was identified that OF Dr.. Cronin. Around
the prisoners who were arrested on suspicion
OF beng concerned il the murder, the prose
cutiDu Woye q web OF damaatOry circum-
stances.
They traced the famous white horse and
the man who hired it. CarIson's cottage was
identified as the scene Of the murder.
yh, enemies Of DR.. Cronin, who had
looked upon him British spy, and
threatened his life were IL. olyed in the crime.
BuTE- was captured in Winnipeg. COughlin,
q police officer. was lodged in Jail
kuEze. the little German who was supposed
10 be one OF the chief COnSplratOrs, was I'M
carcEed III a low south side lodging house.
Bagg--a prominent man i'll local Illinois
atfalTs-GaVe himself up.
The trial which followed was watched by
many thousands Of people. For seven weeks
the jury listened To testimony and addresses
of counsel. Inc case was set for hearing
August - and the selection of the Jury began
August %. While the last four jurors were
being chosen a conspiracy to pack the jury
was discovered. Seven men were indicted
for the ofIense. and now await trial. Seven
weeks were required 20 secure the twelve
men who have heard the lawyers examine
.>.25 witnesses and speak for two weeks.
The State began its case with the testi-
mony touching the identity of the body of
DR.. Cronin, followed it up with the
finding OF che bloody trunk and body,
ard continued with the testimony of
the p1r,Dnl.. of ('lal1-,,a-j fapI (E1,lDrl
Following this, the State showed the hiring
OF the white horse by Daniel COughlin for his
friend Smith, the call OF a stranger for Dr..
CroIin at the COnhiin residence the hiring Of
the Clark street fiat and the purchase Of fur
nit1ITe by j. B. t5im0uds, the renting OF the
Carlson cottage and the transfer OF the
SimOnds furniture from the fat to the cot
tage 10y Burke, the contract Of ?. O'Sullivan
with Dr. Cronin for medical service and the
presentation of OSulivan'S card to DR..
Cronin by Daniel Ccughlins friend Smith,
the stranger who called at the COnklin resi-
dence.
These were the principal acts of the con-
spiIators Mrs Hoertel testified that she
saw q man answering TO the description of
Or. Cronln enter the Carlson cottage the
night Of May ! and heard a struggle and
blows Immediately afterward. Milkman
Me"tzc saw kUnZa drive up to the Carlson
cottage late" that night and a man answer
Ing the description Of COughIin get out Of the
buggy and 90 into the house Niemann saw
0'Sullivan with men he identified as Cough
lin and Kunze in his saloon still later that
same night.
Other witnesses testified touching COughlin's
hatred Of DR.. Cronin: Burke's flight to Win
nlp2g, and O'SullVan's Inconsistent stories
TN" experts explained the cause Of death and
analysed blood spots As the State was clos
ing It's case Dr.. CrOnin's clothes were found
III Lake View sewer, and while in rebuttal
the pOcket-kniveS taken from Daniel
Coughlin were identified as the property of
DR.. CrOnin.
The defense consisted of alibis Burke's
flight was not disputed nor his renting OF the
cottage or his hauling of the furniture.
OSulhvan did not explain the contract with
Cronln, but denied every thing else. COughlin
tried to show that the horse was not white and
mat he was not at the Carlson cottage in its
vicinity May t. kunze put i'll a general denial
and Beggs denied the inner circle charges.
ms general outline of the principal lines
OF the prosecution and defense was filled in
with a multitude Of less important details
but they had only an indirect bearing on the
mann ISSUES OF guilt or innocence of the de-
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