The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-11-26
THE REBUTAL TESTIMONY
Iu the CronIn TFiHl-A Lively Time In
Course Spat Between Counsel,

again and also testified az to Conversa
ton he had with two policemen abou
the case u day or so after the body ha
been discovered. The witness told tn
officers that he saw bay horse with
white face coming north as he was goin
south; that the buggy stopped in from
Of the Carlson cottage and that he saw
tall man get out and 80 into tho cottage
The witness was then examined at lengtl
as to his conversation with the police
men aud admitted that he had told tn
officers that he did not know what da!
il was that he saw the horse and bugg!
drive up.
]. W. Fralick was the next witness
and testified that the defendant, KuuN
had bren employed by him from ApIi
2B until June 20, the day Of his arrest
Kuuzo went to work on the morning o
May at s o'clock aud stopped work
about haif.past five, On the Monday
after he went 10 work aud quit Ut TIT
usual time.
Dyer Thompson was next called IL
behaN0f 0'SalliVaa, Witness was lore
man for Mcbride in the Ice business al
Union street and had been in his tn'
pIoy for eight years. Ile testified that
on March 10, when he went back Al
noon from the cars where he had been
unloading ice, to the office, he saw
0'SulIivan waiting there, aud that he.wa
there at half.past two when witness
went away.
Henry Mcbride, the employer OF
Thompson, next took the stand and
cOrfOUOrated the testimony of his man,
Dyer Thompson, u son # the ThOmp.
SOU whO had just testified, followed in
the same line,
a PolLCEAAS's TESTIMONY.
NJ. J. Crow, policeman for the past
sixteen years, was the next witness. He
had not been a member OF the United
Brotherhood for twelve years. lie said
that soon after the CrOniD murder he
was In the ntighhOrlUod Of the cottage
with Office Rowan, and tina: he bud Y
conversation with milkman Mcrtes in
regard 10 the event, Witness told
Mvrtes that he understood that he knew
something about the affair, and the milk
man told him what hr knew about the
horse aud buggy driving up aud "a tall,
slim man, who wore dark overCoat and
souch hat" going quickly up the steps
Of the cottage. Mertrs told witness he
did not SEE tho mans face and that he
did not Sec much OF the man in the
buggy rs the top was up, but that he
was Il smaller man. Mertrs told witness
hu could not tell what day this occurred
The States ATTORNEY crOsS.rxaluined
the witnrssat considerable length. Mr..
Forrest then said the defense would rest
its case.
Mr. Foster, on behalf OF the defendant
Bpggs, moved TO admit In evidence the
record Of the proceedings OF Camp 20,
CIan.naGacl, on February s, when the
motion to investigate the reading OF the
report on the trial OF the Triangle IN
Dr.. CrOnin's Camp was made aud car.
ried. Mr.. Forrest objected, but the
Court admitted it US to Beggs. The
State then proceeded with It's testimony
In rebuttal.
THE RIDUTTAL.
DR.. Patrick Curran was the first wit.
nrss. lie testified that he saw James
Lyman on the night DR.. Crohin's body
was lying in Battery D Armory. This
question was then asked: "Did he, In a
conversation you had with him, say
that the executive body had ord red
the death or DR.. Cronin?" The defense
objected to this question and made the
point that the direct examination had
not laid the foundation for it. Mr.. Eos.
ter said that this question had been
asked Of Lyman and objected tO on
crOss.examiuatiOn, but the court had
admitted it as u matter OF impeachment
and Lyman had answered that he never
made nny such remark; that, In point
Of fact, Il was made By DR.. Curran him
seli.
, Tho States Attorney said: This is
simply bringing witness here TO i'm
peach witness that they produce. The
only question 10 be raisPd IL whether the
impeachment was in regard TO material
matter, You must remember that in
this CiIsu Camp 20 cuts quite a figure.
The prosecution produced evidence to
show that on the Sth day Of February IL
secret committee WAS appointed in that
Camp. There was also evidences tending
To show that there was Il resolution made
and introduced showing that they want.
ed the executive body notified at once in
reference to the report OF the trial CON.
mittee. In rubultAl OF the evidence in
t0duCed on tho part Of the people on
that question, MS to what took place on
the Siti day OF February In relation to
the appOintmentment Ui n committee In
relation to what MIR. BpggS, the senior
guardian, and others iu that camp, had
naid, In relation to what Capt. O'COnnOr
and Mr. FUy had said. He was testify.
ing directly upon II matter that was In
this case. Now when you take into con-
HldurAtiOn the fact that on the
Sth day Of February about which he was
talking, there was resolution passed In
Camp 20, calling upon the executive, or
making All imperative demand upon the
executive, as It says, to see why this re-.
port had gone into other camps and they
had not got IL, you will SEQ the inpOf.
tanCU Of this matter. Now this witness
who comes here and tpStihes as TO this
starting point III Camp 20, Is asked the
question, "Did not you say, on a Ger.
tain occasion, that this subject about
which tho committee was appointed,
was about the matter which led to DR..
Cronin's death, aud didn't YOU say that
II was all right and Justified the act ?"
And hO said "NO." anu denied the state.
ment. Now W. have right 10 contra.
dict that aud ahOW that lle did say that,
and 10 ImpUaOlI his testimony,
AN INTERRUPTION.
A VOiCe-Tnat'sa liz. [Sensation. J.
ThU States AtLOrnry-well, you arc
not the court or tho jury In this case.
MIR. fOrrest-i wish To say that did
not sAy that. That relnafk was not
nadU BY any Of the counsel for the do.
tense VI by any Of the defendants.
ThU States AtLOrnGy-Well, some Onn
said that II was u lilo.
Tho COuft--WlO made that remark
The court desires to know who made
TINT Interruption.
Mr. WOOd, Of tho pailv MwI, trlsing
IN lls BeAtl-li u win pleAsO lonf
llOhUr lnade TINT remark, waB
spending IN al undprLUnr, hut ! suppose
spoke louder than Thought, OF IN.
tended t0.