Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-11-29
4? he CrOnil Trial.
The Defence Trying to Establish an
Alibi.-Did Mulchaey Drive the Willie
Horse7

CH'CAGo, Nov. %. The great ecu ri thus
Tar made by the defense In the Cronin muir
der trisi is In the direction OF an alibi tor
the 81: charged with the conspiracy.
O'Sullivan' 3 attorney is making "a strenuous
enort 10 shield his client undet the cover OF
this form Of defense. The questions put TO
Witness Mulchacy elected the statement
that, ON the night OF tie murder, O'Sulli-
van got up when the men who were out
came 10 the door and let them IN. The
witness got up AT about O'clock on the
following morning, leaving O'Sullivau in
ped. O'Sullivan, be said, never left the
mouse that night. The witness memory
AZ TO events Immediately preceding and
following the night of the murder was de-
lectlve. Then the cross examination took
IN unexpected and sensational turn, toe
evident intention being TO direct suspicion
toward the witness as the man who drove
the white horse which drew DIR. Cronin TO
his death. Several other employees OF
OSuliiven gave evidence in the line OF an
alibi Tor their employer.
John Dwyer. ~ member OF the Clan ma
Grel, declared that he had never heard Of
IN inner circle In the organization. On the
cros--eXamination this passage occurred ::
Now this order had what WAS called an
executive bodyP
Yes, SIR
Were you ever permitted to know the
names OF the executive bodyp
mo, sir"
That was a secret from you"
"Yes, sir"
Then you don'tknow whether they had
an inner circle or noti'
"Ns, SIR
The states attornsy-"That is all"
This point OF an inner circle 10 being
closely pressed on witnesses who ara or
nave been members Of the Clan ma. Gael,
and Dwyers admission Is significant.
Ths prosecuting attorney, Judge Longe-
necaer, WAS called by the defense. There
was some legal sparring but the ob.ec OF
calling the Judge as set forth By Mr..
Foster Was accomplished. 1t w.s 10 show
that BeRgs, whom he is defending, gave
the prosecuting attorney the first infOrIna
ton he had regarding the Cronin murder
The famous white horse by the testi.
mony OF one witness became a specified
grey. HIS was the first sensational devel-
opment Of the defense. The process OF
proving an alibi FIR . Sullivan is carefully
handled by his attorney, and the witnesses
evidently underst nd what /. expected OF
them. several adm ssonS that were dam
aging 10 the defense were nude on the rack
OF cross examination.
The only new facts disclosed by Miss
Kate Mccormick nd Mrs. Anna WhaIon,
cousins OF = Sullivan. were that they staAd
up till | clock Sunday morning reading
each one got through her share Of the nov
elette, and that all the ROOMS and halls in
the O'Sullivan residence were large.
Upon the latter point Mrs Whaen was
most emphatic, delivering the adjective
with q sgncy toss of the head as ii 10 defy
contradiction, and vislbly routing when
MIR Longenecker, in his most delicate
IN. nner, ventured 10 suggest that on such
IN important point he would need zorro
boratloI Of her statements. Both women
evidently knew great deal more than any
dozen lttorneys could get them 10 tell by
merely asking questions, and IL was all Ar.
Forrest could do 10 roll up ob ections upon
b.ect!ons 10 prevent them telling IL. After
the hating statements Of previous wit
Desses for the defense IL was positively re
freshing to sit and listen TO the melocious
sound OF female eloquepce. delivered with
"a charming grace and ease or manner IN
known during the previous sessions OF the
Cronin trial.