Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-12-14
TN THE JURY'S HANDS
ARGUMENT IN THE CELEBRATED
cRoNlN MURDER CASE ENDED.
The Judge Charges the Jury and Leaves
the Judgment with Them-Not Agree
ing They Are Adjourned over.
rnu ,sierranh % tho DIspatch.l

of JUDGE McConnels branch Of the Crlmi-
nal Court. making il almost impossible TO
cain admittance TO the Cronin trial, were
added together il would hardly equal the
rush of humanity which ciamored ana
fought for even space near the door OF the
courtroom this morning. Everybody ex-
pected 10 hear Mr. Mills to-day, but even
when told that the great orator would not
speak the throng refused 20 turn away.
Al least 1000 people gathered on the
street around the Criminal-COurt building.
while the courtroom holds almost 200 per-
sons. BY o'clock this morning line had
been formed reaching from the entrance OF
the Dcarborn-street corridors toward me
river a. TAR as Michigan street. This line
was formed Of men, women, and children
standing three and four abreast. Hall an
hour later the line had turned the corner
and ran half the block down Michigan
street. The little crowd about the door,
who would not take their turn in line, had
swollen into a mob, and the main entrance
to the Criminal-COurt building was conf
plefely blockaded so that many OF the
clerks had to climb into their othce3
through the windows. by $3.50 o clock tbs
crowd had doubled, and by the time tho
court usually opens the building was sim
nly swarmiug with moving, kicking, ana
lighting human beings. There were propa-
blv fifty bailitis. police officers. and deputies
on the scene ard no effort was made 70 pre-
serve order. But even tins corps OF OIL
Gals was not sufficient 10 control the peo-
ple. Judge Mcconnell in trying 70 get %
his court tried to pass 10y the bailins but
was unable 10 do 30. Finally he went be-
hind the building and entered the jan
ward. got the assistance of the lailer, ana
passed into the courtroom by way OF tine
jail. e.-
CmcAoo, December 13.-LutheT Latin
Mills, the eloquent lawyer who was eX-
pected 10 make the closing address Tor the
prosecution in the Cronin case was TOO III
10 do 50 and PrOsecuting-Attorn Longe-
neckor closed the case TO-DAY.
A. the close of Judge LOngcncckcr-s All
dress Judge Mcconnell read his charge 10
the Jury. In opening his instructions 10
the Jury judge Mcconnell, after defining
murder and accessory, circumetantial owl
dencc. and conspiracy. SAID IN regard 10
Beggs that It Was not suihcient Tor lnem
10 find that q resolution was adopted Tor
the appointmcnt of secret committee in
Camp 20 February Sth. but II must further
appear beyond an reasonable doubt that
such committee was appointed 10y be2g-
and IN furtherance of a conspiracy 20 COM
init murder. II the lury believed that
any or all Of the defendants had con-
spircd 10 kill Cronin they were guilty
of murder. whether their identity
[
sucb defendants were present at the time
of the killing or not: whether Burke rent
ed and furnished the Carlson cottage or
not: and notwithstanding that the iurr
might believe that Cronin was murdered
ina The cottage. vet they would not bo
justified in concluding that Burke was a
party 90 the alleged conspiracy unless
/ Burke's acts Were intended by him 20 as
s.st i'm the murder. The same applied 70
Couehliu's aci IN hiring Dluan's horse ana
10 O'>ulhVan'4 contract. The Jury could
NOT LEGALLY convict upOu tie mere doctrine
Of chance and probability, and If after
careful consideration they chd not ircl
morally certain of the guilt of be deieud-
ant, 81 was the juTv's duty 20 ac4ul iu,m.
After the retirement of the Jury and be-
fore the prisoners were escorted back 10
ial there was considerable disc uasluh over
the question of which ot the articles
offered iD evidence should be taken 10 lhc
iurv-r0om for the mspecuOno 90 the jury.
! This discussion lasted fifteen or twenty
minutes. and in the courseOf thccounscl
| for the defence formally renewed the Nari-
I Gus motions before made against the lntI9-
[ duction in evidence OF those specihed,
consisting mostly of the trunk. the Nali-c
! IN which the clothes were found, the IL
stument-case. O'Sulhvan cards, trunk
/ etrap. the Doctors memoranda-hOOh, Dc,
a
offered in evidence which were not taken
! TO the irlrv-room were the Doctors clothes,
and hut for their bad state they would
! probably also have gone 10 the Jury, but
| lopgeneckcr did not press this point. and
| as the defence objected it was decided
! that the clothing should not 60 10 tie jury
room unless il was so requested Dy the
] Jury later in its deliberations.
At 4:8j L. NJ the court adjourned untll >
! - NJ OF tfal srna o.
! agreed upon a verdict. vii be brought into
! thecouft-r0Om. Although there's naturally
! uOwell-founded ground for he suppoeltion,
/ II Is generally expected that the deiibtra-
/ lions of the Jury viii be long. tlresOme,
and stubborn, and no one expects the yer
! dict before late in the night OF some time
! tomorrow. Ian
JUDGE Mcconnell came into court at 500.
and after waiting few mlnut lCil AGAIN
! without opening court. rs there was no
communication from the Jury. Tie SAID he
! would return at 10 o'clock.
I Al 10 o'clock the Judge entered the
courtroom. aud, finding no communica-
I ton from the Jury, announced thdt II there
we're no tiding- at II =. NJ. he WOuid Ad-
/ ioum until tomorrow.
At 1880 lailif entered the courtroom
and whispered 10 judge Mcdonald and
the two then repaired luT.edly thrOu- ID
! iIIf DIN at q fi'. IiA . ii Ait htA ~. W.
/ iurv-room. where it was presumed that the
! body desired verbal interpretation OF the
! Judge upon certain charges IN the instruc-
/ tons
At11 o'clock the jury having failed TO r.
turn verdict. Judge Mcconnell am
nounccd that the court would take q le-
| cess until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning to
giNc the jurors time for dcllberauon.
! After the Adjournment Of the court
Judge Mcconnell WAS interviewed 10y am
/ Associated Press representative a. - tha
extent of his informal ION III regard 10 tAo
present mind OF the jury. know
nothing" said be, " except that they have
I conveyed 10 ne Information that they
thought il unlikely that they would ne
able 10 arrive AT verdict tonight
/ That really indicates nothing 40 ALL
AS II was merely kindly intima,on to nae
that il would be needless for me O. remain
up anv longer; that | might as well repai.
10 NV home and my slumbers.
DO not think that it necessarily means
disagreement ora stubborn jury. II simply
means that thus far the jury has not ar.
rived al a verdict, nothing else. II ma,
mean that they are dehberating upon the
evidence OF that they are interpreting IN
structions. Certainly it cannot be reason
ably interpreted as meaning disagree
ment. DO not lump ut conclusions. here
is great dead for the jury 70 consider IL
this case"
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