New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-15
MR.. SULLIVAN RELEASED,
JUDGE TULEY GRANTS BAIL UNDER THE
ILLINOIS BILL OF RIGHTS.
THE TESTIMONY BEFORE THE coRoNERs JURx
NOT SUCH AS WOULD BE REQUIRED 20
CONVICT OF A CAPITAL oFFENcE-THE g
GRAND JURY At WORK ON THE
CASES OF THE NEw.YoRK TaS
PRISONERS.
lBT rE1sGRArH TO THE ramuSE.l

CASES OF THE NEwYoRK IaI
PRISONERS
Isr TEIaGRArH TO THE ramuSKl
Chicago, June l4.-Shortly after o'clock this
afternoon Alexander Sullivan walked out Of Judge
Iuley's courtroom a free man, except that good
and sufficient suretes had bound themselves In the
sum OF $4,000 for his appearance for trial
When Judge Tuley finished reading his decision
admitting Sullivan to bail, there was slight sp-
plause. This was quickly suppressed by the
oailiffS, and the largest crowd ever packed into
courtroom in Chicago filed slowly OUT All sorts
Of opinions were freely expressed, IL being notice
able that many OF Sullivans enemies concurred In
Judge Tuleys decision. The Illinois statute on
murder provides that bail shall not be allowed
the accused where the evde nee is strong or ths
proof manifest. The decision Of the Judge is then
that the proof is not strong In the opinion Of
some Of the attorneys, he practically denied this
by requiring the excessive bail Of sec, 1000.
The opinion itself is the result Of tho usual
careful study put on legal decisions By Judge
Tuley. To produce 1t he had first 70 read 1000
pages Of typewriter testimony, depositions and
documents introduced before the coroner's jury.
The text is as follows:
This IS an application for a habeas corpus writ
and discharge upon bail Of the respondent Alex:
snder sullivan, under that provision Of the nm Of
EhBtLeS VI INC ototo PfONioSs tnsS
except for capital offences where the proof is evf
T The @ prfsonsr, S % as spposrs BY til. return, is held
upon a warrant chaging him, together wi8 thre.
he iste Dr.. G cTonih Ey S 40 array Of &c counsel % the
evidence taken before the coroner's Jury Was sub
dotermine upon that evidence whether or not %
prisoner should be entitled to bail In other words,
s s' hoa decide e Tss sS
was case in which tho proof Il evident or The
presumption of guilt great
MUCH IRRELEvANT TESTIMONY BEroRE THE
coRoNER.
! find something near 100 typewriter pages OF
evidence taken before the coroners jury. was
obliged to read that entire evidenoe-not that much
Of It, or indeed very little OF it, appears 20 relate
to the defendant Sullivan, but for the purpose Of
determining whether this murder, from tho evidence,
was murder committed in pursuance Of plot or
q conspiracy. There was much evidence taken By
the coropers Jury that irrelevant that wouh not
be admissible upon hearing before a committing
magistrate or In trial before petit jury have
no criticism to make upon the acton Of the coronsss
Jury It Is not expected that In an inVesug2ton
BY the coroner he win be ruled BY tho stT4ct rules
OF evidence
dence II il Will tend put him upon the track OF the
real evidence which may be obtained in the case And
this case that the ooroners jury obtained the mnres
sion or supposton ultimately. that conspiracy had
here IS as to how far ,ha; evidence afoct the re
spOndent sullivan that y 70 say bow isr be Toy9
Sle In court Of isV that vould Be admissible upon
hearing before committing magistrate, or . riai
'T TSets are Number q 2eSons who sessinsa . sss
sSvss Sfa ne HsGS SS 6os, 5 Ssss whom ss SsS Ivsa
foe sovesaI years ssstasd tho faot that for threc
sSss Dr. StbsS sVSa Sal d vSo s S se @
WAC Rad injured him was the Respondent saliysa-
se11aS sna % 5 "a sannsaoS 10 H as s
ment thai his Nfe was In danger add sal6 tas
sullivan SS % TS% &c Ssa glad e s as sa Gs ss Ssa % Dss
sgaSnst sullivan. Mr.. Cohldln testified to TIE face
S fSSPH sSTT. OeSya sSs 5S @ sf sav.s m ssss S:sss
ally" ally or directly, but that Sullivan wouh o.
stlsate the klhng Of him. csonm; nm. .i; hr;
to sssassnate him. and thar back Of al be believed
ris testified substantially to the same thing, Another
witness, Burns, testified that Cronn said ne was IA
fear OF two Iascas Boiand and the other suHvsn
also that pr. Cronln said that nos only sullivan but
a man by the name Of Buckley was trying 70 set him
ssh that the exposures be hsd made rendered BIN
afraid Of his life. Mr. Ives testified to very stnga-
ton before justice or notary, in which osonin was
crosseAamined With great psricularity BY :ome p
to ruin his charaotcc and that sullivan back Of
thai Plot No None ,,1t, St M @ parties de:sy %pISsed
he not onay Tn fear Of his life particularly from
that Cronn said t'at sullivan would be the cause Of
his death; He says cronln talked about 4 so much
the brain. Mr. MoOr testified that Cronln believed
there was conspiracy to put him out OF the way.
BEARING OF HAGGERTrs TESTIMONY THE
STRONGEST.
Mr.. HagEerty's evidence is probably the ncst I'm
porant IN connection with the respondent Sullivan.
and tho statemens he testified to made about
49, a.. nN
Cronin tried for treason by committee Of six.
Before that committee the respondent Sullivan was
tho prosecutor. At that time there had been
circular sent out BY the orsanEato9 stating Sat
S9Ner V auared British dnS ont nsn the e s,rs o
Irish revoluto6lsts In this county and AL the mew
6ers were on tho auI WYE as to Information ,F , o; %
RI 'fs'TT sppe S Ss. Ss sd tho Ss G
Rrd R np%n bons asked SSSs e S
him (Haggertyl which tended II show that be bad
%n6ss Sss fSas nsweed ere we was ny
was the view took Of the conyersston.s Thsn y
ought to be removed" lie said Not those wor4
exScy but that was my tmpreS,o1 I At h, ne S.,
which tSnds show tSSt s"xaH r.. made 9 II s 6
Of lie diseased, Cronin, as to thsssis
vsn a%. a. HGS 20 the a RSs had tson excited I in b. ad
OF his life, by Of sullivan or AZ SullivanS tn
pSa a' the sSTa .Ssps
mony Of the witness Hagserty N these threats
which ho states sullivan made In 1888. know OF ne
rule OF law which will admit the declarations OF Cronn
made out OF the presence OF sullivan. Before auy
magistrate or jury, all THAI evidence would
eSsaFfly be excluded
That sullivan was prominent In faction Of what
was called the Clan-nsLjael or United Brotherhood
Association, is beyond question nom the evidence
that there was disruption or breach, In that or
sanitation, caused by Cronn and others efideavoring
10 investigate certain actions OF sullivan, Boiard and
fceey VINO composed thu triangle is also shown Thar
number OF camps expelled and that Cronin him
sAlf expelled, beCA of atfmDt t0
these Investigations. Is also shown. And he was ex-
pclled by committee before whom the respondent
Sullivan prosecuted. II In also iu evidence thai
ronin after the two branches Of the organEson came
together and charges preferred against sulkvan
RoIand and Feeleg, SAT- upon the Jury or oomnttes
hat tried Sullivan and the other two upon thoss
harges From what took place before that ccmnittns
conceded fact that ~ uivan considered Cronn his b,f
er enemy; that he eleved he trying TO injpre
I'm ls Ah.n I'd L hnrre 49,