Evening journal., 1889-11-30
DR.. CRONIN'S IACKKNIvES
They Were Found in Dan
Coughlin's Pocket.
AN OFFICERS STRANGE CONDUCT.

Conklin. who Gave Them to DIR cronin.
CHICAGO Nov. 0-At the opening Of the
Cronin trial b. F. Carberry was called by
the state in rebuttal and sworo that he was
in Dnnahy's saloon the evening Of May
from $3.50 until $50 O'Clock, aiid he was pos
itive the proprietor Of tho saloon was not In
the place during that time. This contradicts
Danahy's testimony, which was that he was
In his place at that time and saw Martin
Burke there. Mr.. Carberry was cross-ex-
amined by Mr. Forrest, who was wholly un-
able 70 make point On tho contrary, by
his Intellectual efforts, he strengthened the
state materially.
| M. ]. Dwyer, saloon keeper on the west
side, was called by the defense and swore
that John O'Malley was never In his saloon.
Contradicting witness Swanson.
The purpose OF HIS examination was TO
contradict that of Witness Swanson, who
swore that on the night Of May be drove
O'Malley 70 a saloon opening ON the west
side, and that on the way he stopped at
Dryers saloon into which he went 70 get
drink On the cros-examination Dwyer
said no opened bis saloon last April and had
never been absent from II on a Saturday
night since He could not tell who was in
his saloon on May but he knew that O'Aial-
ley was not there.
John Flomming, brother of the saloon
keeper who had an opening on May 4, which
opening O'Malley and William Coughlin
swore they attended, swore he was at the
opening. He was q member Of the Clan-na-
Gael His mind was very clear He re-
called the events and remembered that
O'Malley and William Coughlin came there
together in a carriage driven 10y Swanson.
They Exchanged Clothes.
Swanson swore that William Coughlin
was not In his carriage that night Flom-
ming continuing, snid that In the course Of
the evening O'Malley and Swanson ex-
changed clothes, and when the party re-
turned he lSwanson) and Coughlin rode
inside the carriage end Q'Malley drove on
the box. Swanson, he said was somewhat
under the influence of liquor, but the witness
/ was never more sober. Pat Rouse, part
4 owner Of the saloon at which the opening
Q occurred, and G. c. Rognn, who tended bar,
! were at the opening. and saw O'Mnlley and
1 William Coughlin drive up together and de-
part Rogan was once a member Of the
e Clan-na-Gael
[. William Fortune was the next witness
N He testified that he was at the opening anS
!, remembered seeing O'Mnlley and William
st Coughlln there. He didn't think that h
Il was drunk that night Walter Flemming
G. Henry Gaynor and Peter O'Malley, al
# saloon keepers and all present at the open
ing, followed with corroborative testimony
It saloon Patrons Disagree.
Il The first part Of the afternoon session wa
. occupied in patching up Burke's alibi, 81
Z badly perforated by the rebuttal of thu
n state Martin Kennedy said that he was II
d William Coughlins saloon on the night o.
r May A, when Swanson, the driver called fol
Ie Coughlin and O'Malley, and swore positively
IA that the driver had on a brass buttoned liv
y cry. He was corroborated by George Diekey
< the bartender, and his brother, Matt Dickey
y The brass buttons were noticeable, the,
s. said, and very bright.
s. Hugh Gleason, the bartender for Mat
Danahy, in whose saloon Danahy swore tina
Martin Burke was during the whole Of th
evening of May A. took the stand and swor
n that be the witness was not in the salooi
) that night between $3.50 and II o'clock, thu
~ oontradicting Witness Carberry.
N CoughIin Had DIR. Cronin's Knives.
a The state then sprung q sensation that ha
n come into its possession in the morning b.
he showing by Officer Flynn that when Dal
ID on the suspect and that the knives belongs
ty 10 Dr. Cronin To identify the knives MI
I. T. Conklin took the stand and swore tina
they were Identical in every detail with tw
knives carried by the witness for two year
and given by him TO the doctor shortly bl
fore the murder. He was not positive tha
lo they were the same but he believed them
aae be so. The testimony created decided sd
~ In the room Dan Coughlin looked steadil
ue at the ceiling and tried hard 20 assume il
ne difference but the nervous twitching Of h
70 eyelids told a tale of anything but comDo
Y, u, ure The defense will put in rebuttal ev
'i' dence later.
An omcer's Strange Conduct
Flynn was the officer who took Coughli
az to jail the day Of his arrest, and for son
~ unknown reason he never told his superis
"a officer Of the find until Friday. At Coughlin
re- request he took the knives to the Fidelit
~ Safety deposit and locked them up After
ise conference Of police officials, Chief Hubbal
1r- visited the. deposit vault and secured Il
he knives. Chief Hubbard thinks Flynn's col
~ duct is another illustration Of Clan-na-Ga'
influence
The State Closes Its Case.
The driver himself came next, and In h
'ha blunt, honest way, so strongly noticed in q
tbiIbboIAltU Ahd AeeNltAhH1
Olsen and declared that no one drove his ca
- riage on May but himself, and that no o.
~. wore his clothes The livery purchased
- week after the murder was then produce
~ There was not brass button on it--blai
cloth buttons only, which had been on
since its purchase.
The States Attorney Sums Up.
% This was the end of the states case. II
80 tables were Immediately showed back and
III space Of comfortable dimensions made
NJ. front of the jury This done the states 4
gor torney began his speech. He spoke in
.rv plain, conversational manner. emphasiz
80, at times by a little earnest feeling, but wi
no attempt at oratory. He said he wou
not make the argumental addresses-th
he would leave that TO his associates-co
tenting himself with simply reviewing {
~ evidence. The murder of DIR. Cronin,
Neh said, was one Of the foulest in the annals
IN crime, and was the result Of a conspiraC
on To form ground work for his proof he tC
ien Of DR.. Cronin having been member Of [
cue committee that had tried the triangle I
oP report Of which was read in his camp.
The states attorney read the testimo
relating to the meeting of Camp 20 in *
ruary, in which Dan Coughlin called foi
rdi secret committee to investigate the readi
on of the report At the time the secret co
18th mittee was called for Beggs, Coughlin a
s of Burke were present. Touching ON Kun2
'ge, connection with the conspiracy, the stat
attorney said it did not matter whethel
member entered Il before or after the M