Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-12-21
Burke, Coughin and 0'suliiyan Impris"n1
ment for Life.

iourned tn Friday morning toInbfr5~ being
election day and legal olday.
chicago Dee l3-Eycry available foot in
thc vast court room which has for four mon hs
been the scene Of the Cronin trial was throng
td to its Utmost hy the busting, eager crowd
tina, toprrcgated this morning 10 witness the
rlosintr scene in this sensational drama,
states Attorney Lonrneckcr made the clos
iug arrpmeAt ON behalf of the State owing 10
the illness Of Mr.. Mills TO whom that task had
been assigned
At the close of his address Judge Mcconnell
road his charge TO the inrv. In opening h's
Instructions to the Jury Judge Mcconnell. after
defining the murder and accessory crcum-
.tantial evidence and conspiracy said in regard
10 Begps. that It was not sufficient Tor them TO
find mat n resolution was adopted for the
nppointment Of Il secret committee in Camp
20 Feb uary 4, hut it must further ap.
pear beyond all reasonable doubt that
such committee was appointed by 5Gggs,
md in furtbcrancr Of a conspiracy TO com.
nit murder n the jury believed any
or all Of the defendants conspired to kill DR..
Cronin they were guilty OF murder, whether the
identity of the actual murderer be established
or not, or whether such defendants were pres
ont nj the time OF the killing or not. whether
Bprlic rented and fumi he'd the Carlson cot
tarn or not. and Notwithstanding that the jnry
mioht bclicyc that DR.. Cronin was murdered in
tbe cottage. vet they would not be justified in
concluding that Burke was n party to the al
lcgcd conspiracy unless Burke 5 acts were in
tended by him to assist IN the murder.
Tho same nppicd to Coughln's act In hiring
Dinan's horse. and to OSulhvan's contract.
The inry ought not and en- not legally convict
the defendants. or either OF them, upon the
a
tlouoh Won NAV believe that II is highly prob.
pble and very likely that the defendants pre
Guilty. and even that il is far more likely and
probable that they are guilty than that they
nrc innocent vet no amount of suspicion will
warrant YOU in finding "a verdict Of guilty
ng1in,t the defendants. or any of them.
| The bailios who were to have charge OF the
iury were then sworn to the faithful discharge
| Of their duties, The iurymen were then given
in charge OF the bailfIs and taken to their room
! 10 begin their deliberations. After the retire
ment OF the iurv aud before the prisoners were
c.carted back 10 the Jail there was considerable
discussion over the question OF which of the ar
ticles offered in evidence should be taken to the
| Jury room for the inspection of the jury rms
! discussion lasted fifteen or twenty min.
utes and in the course OF 1t the counsel
for the defense formally renewed the vari-
ohs motions before made against the in
PRODUCTION in evidence Of these specified
articles consisting mostly of the trunk, the
! vali,C in which the clothes were found, tht IN
strument case, the o sullivan cards the trunk
strap. the doctors memorandum book etc, in
short, the only articles which were offered in
| evidence VIII ch were not take to the jury room
were the doctors clothes, and had the Stale IN
| sisted these would probably also have gone ia
! 1lt' d..
point, and AS the defense objected IL was de-
| cidpd that the clothing should not 90 10 inc
mry room unless it was so requested by the
! Iury larerin It's deliberations
AN ougl the rcccs, of the court was taken
until SD. m. il was ten minutes after that honi
before JUDGE Mcconnell entered the court
room and entered his private chamber
The same eager bustling, tumultnons throns
that has characterized the ten weeks oil INC
Cronin trial was in Attendance ana lle ohA
variation from the daily AGGREGATION was me
conspicuous absence ot lhoi'S Nt 'h's very e',
ical stage. Decorum appeared to take flight
for the time being ana inc h'aNy luihe' Vi 70
bacco smoke oh'curcl the atmosphere OF the
court room
S:SOp, m.-Thc iury reported to the court a.
$3.50 o'clock that it was not yet prepared 10 re
turn verdict, and rec s. nhuI " cI"cN wa wa
ordered Ihousaed, OF people are be>,cgn9
the court building, ana the entire reserve
police force Of the city has been called out tc
preserve order.
llp, M-1'hc jury hnvinr failed To return
verdict Judge Mcconnell announced ina, lh'
Court would take Il recess until 10 clock 10
morrow morning TO give the jurors further tlm'
! for dcliheration.
CHICAGO. Dec. G-Onc Of the most memoir
t,a.a .tf Atpn iry
| Closed this afternoon, when the jury lhph''lV'
threo month, ago, rendered its verdict IN TN
Cronin case. The result can not fail to be I
,ource of congratulaton 10 Judge Mcconnell
that his impartial conduct rs q presiding ludg'
has been such as to win for him not only the ap
plausc Of both opro-i factions. but the ap
proval nike OF the leading uris,s Of the Ian,
upon the validity Of his rulings.
The Court convened AT y. m, to receive III
verdict of the Jury.
The verdict OF the jury in The Cronin case j
as follows,
We tho Jury. find the defendant John F
Reg not guilty.
We. The Jury, find the defendant John kunz
guilty of mansaurhter as charged in the in
dlrtment, and fix his punishment at imprison
,nent in the penitentiary for q term OF thre
wears.
| Wc the inrv. find the defendants Dan Cough
lin potricl, O'Sul!ivan and Martin Burke
guilty Of murder IN the manner and form n
charged In the indictment, and fix the penalt'
ot ,,nnrisoument in the penitcntiary for tn
term Of their natural lives
Mr. Forrest of the defense ut once requisite,
tina, the Jury be polcd. and this was ordered b.
the cour
10 each Juror the question was put by tn
| clerk of the court: WAS this and is this nov
voir verdict"
Forcman Clark was the first man to rise am
answer firmly in the afflrmat We. The eleve'
men followed In turn and gave the same an
swcr
Simultaneous with the announcement Of tn
verdict Coughnn, o Sullivan md Burke turned
drnthly pale, while Kuuze started suddenl,
from his sea, aud moment later drop
ned his head upon his breast an'
hurst into fears. Bccgs' face was luminous
Win iov and Immediately after the polling o
,hc inrv hs arose from amid the prisoners
walked over TO the Jury box, and. during th'
hrcathlcsS lul that followed shook Foreman
,lnrl,'s hand heartily and said gentlemen,
,bonk Won Itrust that the future may con
err, vour iudgmen, upon me. and that you will
,.,s n,,,, -, ,ho, Won fonnd mo not guilty
,nis ,orr,hlo charge +"
Va As he he shook hands with the Jurors each maj