St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-26
The Manner of Cronin's TAX
ing Off Discussed at the
Trial.
Physicians Not Positive the
Wounds on His Head
Killed Him,
Though 1t Is the Impression
He Died Of Conclusion Of
the Brain.
Martin Burke Reported to
Have Talked to Winni-
peg Prisoners.

dence in the CrOnin case was resumed
in the criminal court this morning. The
prosecution continued the presentation
of witnesses whose only testimony was
as to the Identification of the body found
in the catch-basin as that of DIR. Cronin.
The witnesses called for the purpose of
identifying the body were Nicholas
Wallenborn, wine and LIQUOR merchant,
and friend of the dead doctor; L. L.
Cenklin, the man in whose family Cronin
had lived for ten or twelve years; John
T. Seaman, q member of the Clan-na-
Gael and an intimate friend nd partl-
san of DR.. CrOnin; Frank Seaman,
brother CT John f. and David z. Ahern.
merchant tailor. who made the doctors
clothes. The Identification was very
perfect and very positive. 1t embraced
the height. size and general appear
anee OF the dead man, the shape OF
his face. particularly his forehead;
the shape and size of bis feet; the shape
of once broken finger and the heavy
growth of hair on the doctors wrists.
The next matter taken up was the ind
ing of the body
IN THE CATCH-BASIN.
The two sewer cleaners who diScov-
cred the body and notified the police OF
the fact and the policemen who were
sent and assisted In removing the body
were sworn as to this point and de-
scribed the proceeding. Lawyer Forrest,
for the defense, made the crosS-eXainlh.
alton on this head very searching ana
rigid. compelling the witnesses to go
over the proceedings in connection with
the removal of the body with the ut
most minuteness. The taking of identi-
fication evidence was then resumed.
Patrick McGarry, boiler maker, and
friend of DR.. CrOnin, Identified the
body taken from the catch-basin
as that of the dead physi-
clan. DIR. L. W. Lewis, dentist,
who had operated professionally
on DR.. Cronin's mouth. also identified
the body. He described the pecullarl-
ties of DR.. Cronin's mouth; the number
of missing teeth. the form OF the Jaw,
ETC.. identified plate with false teeth =!
attached as one he had made for DIR.
CrOnin, and said that q cast of the mouth
which he had made fitted that OF the
corpse. DR.. j. K. Egbert, assistant
county physician, Identified the plate
with the teeth attached, as the one he
had taken from the mouth of DR.. CrOnln
on the day after his body was found.
The court then took a recess. AT the
afternoon session DR.. Egbert continued
his testimony. He proceeded to state
the facts revealed by the autopsy which
he made upon the body on the day fOl-
lowingS its discovery. He described
the wounds at great length. and gave it
as his opinion that death had resulted
from them. All of the wounds were
UPON THE HEAD.
The skull was not broken, except that
q small piece of bone was Clipped on at
the corner of the left eve. The witness
then described the condition of the in
ternal organs and exhibited the stomach
and its contents to the lawyers and the
Jury. DR.. Egbert said that the stomach
seemed to contain only vegetables.
Among them he distinguished corn,
and there were others which resembled
cabbage and carrots. In his !udg-
ment the doctor was killed within
three hours after having eaten. cross
examination of DR.. Egbert developed
that none of the wounds on the corpse
were such as would necessarily cause
death. 1t was impossible also, the doc
tor admitted, to say whether the wounds
were inflicted before or after death. tie
had tried to ascertain, but was unable
to do so. He had not aScertalned
that the wounds affected any I'M
pOrtant nerves or arteries, and he
could not swear that they in any
manner affected the brain. Ii death
had resulted from the skull wounds it
would, in all probability. have been
| caused by conclusion of the brain. The
usual post mortem evidence OF such
result. the heart and lungs being filled
with blood, was not found in this case.
The question was put to DR.. Egbert:
SIS is not scientifically true that you
physicians found no evidences in that
body that were certain and conclusive
of the form of death"
DR.. Egbert replied: THAT is true.'
THAT is The Gods truth, is it?'
Eyes, sir"
DIR. Egbert was of the opinion that
death had occurred through excessive
loss of blood, but there was no GER
tainty of it. he said:
DIR. Charles +. Perkins, who, at the
request of DR.. Egbert. assisted at the
post moFtem, testified that. in his Gpin-
| ion, death did not result from sblood-
letting, but from conclusion of the
brain. The latter organ, however, was
| too decomposed to afford any infOrma-
| ton. The last witness of the day was the
undertaken who removed the body after
| the post norton, and who testified
that it remained in his charge until
| buried. The trunk in which DIR. Gro
| Minis body was carried from the Carlson
| colt ge to the Lakeview catch-basin was
| brought from the central station this
| morning to the state attorneys office
and carefully locked up in the vault
there to be kept until needed in the
| trial. A large and curious crowd gath
cred quickly to see the CORY evidence of
| a great crime as it was taken by guard
of officers from the patrol wagon to the
| vault.