Morning journal and courier., 1889-11-27
rHE CRONIN TRIAL.

nesses-Two Witnesses Testify That
 Salzman's Life Has Been One of In-
 1Quity-The Sickness of a Jurors
 Child Causes Recess Till Friday
 Morning.
 CHICAGO. Nov. 26.-The first witness call- ed in the Cronin case this morning on behalf of the State was Bailey Dawson, who testi- fed that on May 4, this year, he was in the Emergency hospital here, that he never intro- duced John F. Beggs to Colonel Babceck, but that on the night of the 11th he was present when Dr. Gleason did so.
 William Nieman was recalled on behalf of the State and testified that he had been in- troduced to James Hyland and that he was not the tall man who came into his saloon Saturday night May 4th, or Sunday night May 9th as Hyland swore. Nieman had given testimony that men answering to the description of Coughlin, Burke, and O'sulli- sultation about 10 p. m., May 4th.
 The State next introduced the driver and the man who rented the carriage to O'Malley, the night of May 4th and these witnesses con- tradicted another portion of the testimony of the defense. Robert P. Stanton and Harry L. McMahon, proprietor and foreman of the printing office where O'Sullivan's Colub Wcl0 p1AAeCO Wc1o tA0 AcAV WlGu6Hs6S and gave evidence contrary to that of O'Sullivan's men concerning tfie de- livery of the cards. Frederick Ebersold, in- spector of police, was then called. He said that neither Officers Rowan or Grove whom he sent out to investigate the Cronin murder ever reported that the Milkman Mertes told them that he heard fighting or scufaing in who lives near the Hoertel house, testified that in the week ending May 4th he saw Mrs. Hoertel effect an entrance to her homo by climbing up ladder and entering the sec- ond story window. Edward A. King testi- fed as to the reputation of August Salzman, the man who testified that the new lock was put on Heertel's door after May 4th, that he Charles Raforth and Charles Newman also gave Salzman a bad name.
 At the afternoon session Fred Hochkirch and Gustav Brunke testified that Salzman's life had been one of general iniquity, and 1 they considered his word unworthy of belief, even under oath. Patrick Dinan was re- called and testified to having had conversa- tion with Coughlin and Captain Sohaack shortly after the murder, and that when asked by them to give description of the driver of the white horse he told them to furnish their description, as Coughlin knew the man we'll. Andrew Anderson, livery man, swore that the opening of Nieman's saloon occurred on the night of May 5, and that large crowd was present. It was this night that the Hylands swore to going there with O'5ullivan, and that no one except the bartender was present. Policeman Smith told of having, by direc- l tion of the State, examined the files of all | the daily papers and that not word was said about Coughlin being connected with | the case before May 25th. This wac in view of Coughlin's alibi witnesses testifying to their recollection of the occurrences of May 4, being freshened because of their having seen Ooughlin's name in the papers the week following the murder. Edward Fl. Bailey, editor of the Lakeview Record, took the chair to declare that he never delivered O'Sulli- van's card to anyone, and at the conclusion of his testimony State's Attorney Longeneck- l CT arese and said:
 l This closes the case of the people.
 With the understanding that one or two witnesses more would be heard on recon vening the court adjourned to Friday morn ing. The long recess is due to the illness oi little child of Juror North.