Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-11-08
Telegrams to The Star.
CAUSE AND EFFECT.
Ugly Charges Of Republican Trea-
son in Ohio.
RETURNS FROM ALL ALONG THE LINE
Terrific Snow Storm and Blizzard in
New Mexico.
RELEASING ALEXANDER sULLIvANS BAH

RELEASING ALEXANDER sULLIvANs BAH.
THE PAINT ON THE BLIND.
Testimony to Show How the Assassins
Tried to Cover Their Tracks.
CHICAGO, Nov. 8.-The Cronin trial was re-
sumed this morning with Capt. Schuettler in
| the witness chair. He brought with him into
court the blind taken from a window of the
Carlson cottage with the paint prints of a hand
on it. The witness was cross-examined by
Judge Wing.
The finger marks on the window blind were
made with the same yellow paint with which
the floor was smeared. One slat Of the blind
was broken. It looked as though some one
had attempted to close the blind hurriedly who
did not notice that his hand was covered with
the paint. Witness found in the cottage pail
or can OF paint. and in it brush. The
paint had recently been exposed to the air for
some time. This paint corresponded to that on
the floor. Capt Schuettler then related how
ne took charge OF the lock and key and other
things found in the cottage. On the redirect
examination by Mr.. Hynes witness told of the
conversation between O'Sullivan and Capt.
Setback, in which he (witness) took part. on
May %, in which O'Sullivan admitted the con-
tract between him and DIR. Cronin and also that
he (O'Sulllvan) had telephoned Coughlin to in
horse.
THE BLOODY FOOT PRINTS.
The witness said that by his orders the boards
in the bed room bearing foot prints
were cut out. Those in the hall
were taken out by order Of Capt. Wing of
Lakeview. The foot prints in the parlor were
not removed. All of them seemed to have
been made by the same person.
The next witness was Officer Edward F.
Hedrick. He corroborated Schuetter and iden-
titled the shutter slat.
sULLIvAN's BAIL.
A late edition of a local paper saws: After
the adjournment Of the court yesterday after
noon States Attorney Longenecker was served
with notice by clerk in the employ of Dun
can IL Gilbert, attorneys for Alexander Sullivan,
that they would apply in Judge Bakers court
this morning to have their client discharged
from bail under which he has been held since
the finding of the coroner's jury.
IF the court please" said Mr.. Gilbert, SuIli-
vans attorney, Il make motion for the dis
charge of my client, Alexander Sullivan from
the bail bond given by him in Judge TuIey's
court last June. We ask for his discharge for
the reason that the grand Jury, after long in
vestigation, has failed to return any Indictment
against Mr.. Sullivan. Upon recommendation
action of the grand jury. Several grand juries
have met since that time, but no return of in
dlctment has been made against our client, and
therefore We ask for his discharge"
The state, OF course. resists that motion"
said Mr.. Elliott. 1.-The matter is pending be-
fore the grand jury now and still undisposed
Of"
''But, Mr.. Elliott" said the court, chow long
can the grand jury keep thing of this kind
undisposed OF? Recognizance is for a man to
Trn,N - H.
but there must be some time when he should
DO released from this obligation. There must
be some limit"
But it is a pending matter" said Mr..
Ellfott. 1T is a matter of great importance
and it is still undisposed of in this court. The
grand jury has not yet acted upon it,"
But, can grand jury do that?" inquired
the court. 'There must be some time when
the obligation should cease"
II understand" said Mr.. Elliott, sthat the
grand jury has nothing to say about it at all.
1t is not question Of the grand Jury The
man stands here answerable until such time as
he Is discharged by the action of the grand
jury, which, up to the present time, he has not
been"
"He certainly has BEEN" said Mr.. Gilbert:
because the grand jury has not indicted him,
and that being the case he stands discharged
by law"
IF the court asks for argument upon that" /"
said Mr.. Elliott, 1--WE will have to ask for some
time to prepare. will ask that We be given
until tomorrow morning."
Every well," replied the court "You can
have until tomorrow morning."
REFREsHERs OF MEMORY.
A Herald Peoria special says John Downs and
Tom Fallon were subpenaed as witnesses in the
Cronin case. They refreshed the memory Of
Edward Spelman and induced him to believe
he was mistaken In his testimony before the
grand jury in reference to what Coughlin had
said about DIR. Cronin. Both men are promi-
nent in Irish circles.
WOODRUFF THE HORSE THIEF.
Woodruff is to be disappointed again. The
state attorneys have concluded, after a great
deal of argument. that he is not the sort of a
witness calculated to help in SO important
case as the Cronin trial, so he will not be placed
on the stand to rehearse the many fairy tales
with which he regaled the public The chances
are he will never be tried for anything more
desperate than stealing Dinan's horse and
wagon.
THEY DON'T REPLY.
The Canadian witnesses. Matcolm McKinnon.
the railroad police officer. and Mills. the dis
charged Jail prisoner whom the attorneys for
the state believed would come to Chicago. are
still IN winnipeg and neither has signfied his
intention to come here. kilograms urging
them to come have been sent by Judge Longe-
necker every day this week, but for some rea-
son they have been treated with silence
The states attorney this morning handed Mr..
Forrest an additional list of witnesses that the
state expects to summon.
MYSTERIOUS STRANGER.
CLEVELAND. ONO, Nov. ga special to the
Press from Alliance. Ohio, says that myste-
rious tramp died Of paralysis Thursday at the
farm house of ]. NJ. Staley, six miles from
there. He was an elderly, well-educated and
intelligent man, claiming TO be school teacher.
his dying delirum he made many incoherent
references to the Cronin trial and talked about
the murder and affairs of the Clan-na- Gael.
He carried with him book pasted full of
newspaper clippings in regard to the case.
From what could be made out OF his talk it is
thought that he must have had come connec-
ton with it
THE FLAME RECORD.