Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-11-17
THE CRONIN MURDER CASE.
How One Of the Accused Received the
News of the Body Being Pound.

how One OF the Accused hecelVed Inc
News Of the Body Being Pound.
CHICAGO. H., Nov. 16-There was a
great crowd at the opening of the court
for the resumption of the Cronin trial this
morning after two days recess.
The first witness called was James
Clancy. correspondent of the New York
Herald, who testified ON behalf of the
prosecution. lie said he was sent here by
the Herald in May to investigate the
Cronin case. He called at O'Sullivan's
house on the morning of the day that
Cronin's body was discovered, but before
the discovery had been made. O'Sullivan
told him that he had known DR.. CrOnin
for about five years and did not believe
that he had been murdered. In reference
TO the contract he made with DR.. Cronin,
OSullivan said that he had been intro
duced TO the doctor a few weeks before
that time by Judge MahoneY, and that he
had made the contract because of acct
dents which might happen.
The witness continued: Il called late in
the evening of the same day after hearing
that the body had been found. | asked if
he had heard the news. He said, No.
l.
heard, when l was down town, that a body
was discovered in the lake this morning,
but it has not been identified We were
both standing at this time. | said:
Il heard nothing about that l
paused. Then l said: Mr.. O'Sulliyan,
the body of DR.. Cronin has been
found" (The witness spoke very dramat-
ically and continued.) He turned pale. He
said, "What, the body of DR.. Cronin
found? Is it true| l said, OF course,
don't know for certain. / heard it was
discovered in the catch basin and is lying
at the police station about a mile from
here. / have a cab at the door, will you
accompany me and identify the body at
the morgue" He sank into his chair and
shook and said, 4 couldn't go and identify
him. 1t would be useless for me TO co.
l said, MIR. O'Sullivan, you told me this
morning you knew DIR. Cronin very well.
1t is only snort distance. Come along
and identify the body. 1t may not be DR..
Cronin's body; let us make sure He
said, No, / couldn't go: if L met him on
the street might know him. but couldn't
identify his body lin giving the answers
made to him by O'Sullivan the witness
voice was continual tremor and the
scene was dramatic one.) l said That
is strange | urged him again and he
made an effort to move out of his chair
into which he had sank when | first broke
the news to him. He said, Il would try to
get Judge Mahoney to identify him. l
said, What is his address, He seemed to
try to recollect and then gave me the
wrong address. He called Mrs. Whalen
into the room and asked her the judges
address
"He had given you the judges address
already in the morning, hau he not?'
Yes: ! saiG so TO him and then made a
final effort to induce him TO come and
copldn t identify it; it is useless for me to
go.' Then | left"
The cross-eXamination of the witness
then began. The cross-examination was
directed to eliciting details of the witness
life from the time of his birth up through
a varied journalistic career in London,
Paris and elsewhere Then counsel asked: |
what were you doing in lS1S?'
81 was in prison in 1873"
'in prison"
Uirmly) "Yes. sir"
what for?"
For my connection with what was
known as the 'Fenian conspiracy.
''Were you Fenian at that time?"
''No, sir bitterly; was convict"
'You had ceased to be a Fenian after |
they convicted you"
Yes. sir.
''W hat prison were YOU in?"
II was in Portsmouth at one time. |
First | was in Millbank prison, in Lon |
don, and from there l was sent to Ports |
mouth
How long Were you in prison?"
"Ahoutttn years (Sensahon). a.N ~,
''WAat Were You convicted for?''
Fer implication in the Fenian couspir-
acy as it was called"
Were YOU convicted of conspiracy"
NO SIR
The interest at this point of the examin- |
hnpnrna rha
nodded an answer in reply to the question |
put by the counsel: What were you in |
dicted for:" This caused a hum of excite
ment around the court room.
For two attempts to murder
Mr. Donohue, with a gratified smile. /
was about TO put his next question when
the witness added the words; A police |
man and was arrested" The smile died |
away on Mr.. Donohue's lips and he
changed the tenor of his examination by |
asking inditferently: You are news
paper MANI" Yes SIR" You may ex-
plain about Your imprisonment; about |
your pardon and all about; tine whole con- |
nectlon you had, whether it is writing or /
what, what brought IT about"
The witness said: Il Joined the Irish Re /
publican brotherhood in England in 1852, |
l think ii was. was rather active in pro- |
pagatlng the principles OF the Irish Repub- |
llcan brotherhood in London, and subse- /
4uNAh1t ~ Nllt dEllN- III 1900 TSSSINSL "A I
notice from James Stephens who was then /
at the head of the organization, 10 leave |
the army and come on with what men ,
could, so TO Ireland and take part in a |
projected insurrectlon. My instructions /
were to go TO London and wait for further |
orders. L went To London and received /
orders to wait still longer Finally was
informed that the rising would not take !
place. Then l again entered journal !
ism and remained there until was arrest-S
ed In 1865 as a Fenian. / WAS tried Two /
policemen affected my arrest. and we had |
a tussle, and shot at them and that FORM |
ed the groundwork for the accusation |
against me, and upon that was tried and |
convicted at the old Bailey, in London, in /
1865 was sentenced for penal servitude |
for life. l remained in prison; as / have |
stated. about ten years, and in the mean |
time friends Of mine in parliament had /
made Efforts to have me liberated. Finally |