Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-12-19


agalnst her tno;her's knees. For a moment
she looked into her Borrowing mothers
face, and rhsr laying her pretty facs In her
mothers lap, saa, too, began to cry.
Mrs. Whslen. O'Sullivan's sister.in-law,
had come over to hear the result. Her
handsome taae ha, denad whom she heard
the news. Her eyes hlied Tor a moment.
but only for moment Then she turned
savagely upon the men who stood ny, az
| tracted by Mrs. O0usblin's sobs.
"oh, Won outthroets, you triei your best
to hang theu, and low You hang around
| to gloat Ut lis IN OR misery" abe hhouted.
Are yea satisfied with the verdict 7" was
asked OF State Attorney LongspeGkef.
II am always satisfied when / have en-
honest jury In q murder case"
"What 90 you think OF 1t anyway r
why, It's q compromise verdict. That's
oil there is about It. That's all anybody can
"Will you make statement regarding
the position you took In the jnry-roomT
wes asked OF the alleged single stubborn
juror, Mr.. Culver.
81 cannot," replied Mr.. Culver. "B fore
| we came into court each man placed him
| self upon his honor not to reveal the pro-
ceedlrgs in the ury-roorn. certainly took
what TO me was the oaiy just COURSE"
MIR. Culver said the report that juror
had struck him was wholly uitrna. He
added: 81 was more than surprised at the
waged warmly, thsre YES no attempt AZ
brlldozing, much less any blows sttuek. II
was a case ot iot2 discussions, and finally
slbmission.'
Alter congratulations TO Baggs In the
jail office had somewhat abated, he turned
10 aGcomoany his lawyers and business AS
eo2tstes iroia tho place, Passing 10 the big
street doors, tho conversation IN the lttsle
group was evidently deeply earnest. AS
ne stepped lato the street g ftee rlan, BaSGs
Was heard to cay:
"Pm going to spend the rest Of my life
hunHaR down the men VINO Killed Gronln."
Coughlin showed by his manner that the
verdict WAS less severe than he had feared.
The same waa true Of Burke, but nelther OF
the two men would talk on the subject.
Mr.. Forrest made a motion for new
trial, and Judge Mcconnell fixed January
18Th, 1880, for argument on the motion.
4Hs cRtMs AND TRIAL.
DR.. Patrick Henry Cronin who was bru-
tally murdered on the night OF Mey 4th,
came to this country from County Cork,
Ireland, when lge years old, BE lived for
several years at Titusvllle, Pa, and about
1880 be removed TO Chictso. There he
identified himself with most OF the Irish
benevolent, political and literary crgeaiza-
lions. He was m ardent supporter Of the
nolicy of Parnell and was prominent in
Irish American political movements, On
, tile evening Of May 4th he mysteriously
Disappeared from hts home IN Chicago and
MS friends at once attributed his dlsnp-
pearance To a onspiraey of Irlsh political
enemies. Search was made for the missing
man, and from points In Canada cane false
reports til 4 he had been seen after his dis
: appearances ana efforts were made 70 crG-
: ate the belief that he had aosconied TO
avoid ths CONSEQUENCES OF malpractice.
Ga May 23d. Ills body was accidentally
found by worsmen Ia Il catch-basin at the
corner OF Evanston avenue and Flfty-hinth
7 street, Chicago. Two days aft6c Cr0nln g
! disappearance the police, following clog
Z given by the discovery Of hlood.slainej
trunk, had searched every catoa-besin on
the avenue to within two blocks OF Fifty.
: ninth street. Some arrests had been made
I before the discovery OF the body, and alter
/ 1t was found the police D6eE me more active
t in their search for the persons connected
q with the murder. They discovered that he
r had been decoyed to cottage called the
t Carlson cottage, murdered there and then
0 taken away iu u trunk. The astasstns In
9 tended TO cast the trunk and body into the
1 lake, but became aiarmed, and sltel
4 breaking open the trunk, threw
: the BODY into the sewer. Driving back
t Into the city, they threw the blood stained
y trunk away. With the discovery OF th5
i body came a rumor that CrcLin was spy
n Ia the employ of tho london Times, al6
j. that hls desth had heen deoteed By the
d Irish Natioraiists, but bis frlende insisted
i that he had been murdered by ensmte!
o within the Clan. ma. Gael organization FOL
. his opposition TO their wrong doing. Their
i came the arrest Of several persons, among
v them the following: DsSeelye DAME
V Coughlln, who Was ssid to have hired tbs
Il horse which drew the wagon used by tn:
! asSassns Patrick O'Sulllvan, an Ice dealer
Z who had made contract with DR.. Crouii
for medical services, and In whose ram'
It the doctor was summoned TO tho octtagt
" where the aasassins were concealed; JOIN
y kue29, German, VINO was associated
o with the other prisoners In their move
u meats previous to the murder, and was ap
II parently aware OF the plot, II not activel!
o concerned In It; Martin Burke, who nireS
l. the cottage where tho crime was com
Is mttted; John F. Bsggs, tho presiding office
u of Camp 90 Clan ma. Gael, who appointed
j. secret COMMITTEES for the trial OF Cronln
Frank Black, alias Woodruff, who betrage'
- knowledge OF the murder after the fact
D ana Patrick Cooney, wka seems TO nav
20 bean tho real leader In tho last act OF III
If cons piracy. I ese wsre indicted by tn
ie grand jury on June 29,h.
At tue inquest friends of Crouin accused
In two prominent Irish Nattona!lsts, Alexan
. der sullivan and john L. Finerty, OF com
n plieity In the murder, and on June lit
Mr, sullivan was arrested on the recon
r. mendation of the coroner's juty. Tire
d deYs later he was released on writ 3
hNbeas corpus, Judge Trley deciding tha
t9 Lle dVlutDCf DbtOfe tte coroner I Ilfy M
" not Bueh ns would convict him If a cuplts
Z, oAeace. The grand jury, however, did nc
.. inGict lin.
.. The prisoners then IN custody--Burkt
"a WanhIulT, CouRhlin BsgRl, O'SuttvHn an
n. kun29-Were brought into Judge MeCof
Up ne,l's court on August 26th, Cooney ha
~ not yet been arrested. Each prisone
In asked Tor u separate trial, but this We
t. granted only III the case of Woodruff, 0
y. Inc ground that the other prisoners coul
O. not nave fair tgla! II they wafe associate
II with Woodruff, who had made many cor
ht fesstona. 1t IL needless here to follow til
at iong trial, which followed this decision ,fu
IN reports having been given as the case ver
ls Or. The closing proceedings were take
. on December 18th, when the proseoutio
n made the closing arguments and Jude
,ir Mcdonnell delivered his charge to the jur,
y, GuIcAao, Dec. l7.--Dtscugs'ng the que
A. ton 81 a second t,ial OF tho Cronia case,
" locR! paper says:
ty This supreme court OF IllineIs has alreed
OF held ia the cases of prisoners Ike the;
adiudRed guilty OF Cronin's murder TIL
IN no second Jury Whleh may be sEnpsnelt
ns can ineronse tae degree 81 punishment II
ID ntctel ty the first or Original larry nd tn
hs aav snch provision IN the Law won
ry prejudice the case OF tina prische
as in the reheafing. The second Jul
III mny, therefore, decrease the sentence, b.
u" can uLI-r no circumstances increase II
70 penalty, thaE Is 80 say in Gaze OF ne
trLll being granted tho thrao prisonsr
nlike Cougllin and 0 5ultivau. secor
rs lEry cannot extend tie term Of lite IL
5e pilacniaent to capital punishment, b
~ they mhy alser tho terms AZ their discr
81 tiOn to q less number Of years or coniir
the original sentence, namely that of Ii
er- Imprisonment or entlrely acqultthe priso