The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-11-23
TWO PRIZE FIGHTS IN THE CASE.
One Occurred In the Street with
Budenbender for the Prize.
The Blood In the Carlson Cottage
Caused by the other.
Yesterdays Proceedings In the Trial
Of the Cronin Suspe cts.

CHICAGO, NOVEMBER Zz.-DuuenDeu ueI
the witness from Hoboken, N. j., who
yesterday testified that 1t was not white
horse which took Cronin away May 4, is un
der arrest. After court adjourned this
noon. Officer Lyndville, with his prison.
er, was at.the corner of Clark and Michigan
streets, going to the States attorneys office
when Qualey. one of the counsel for the de-
fense. and Forests clerk endeavored to take
the prisoner away. A crowd soon collected.
but the prisoner was safely landed
the States attorneys office. As he ascend
ed the steps of the criminal court building,
Qualey shouted to Budenbender that he
would be taken care of and to keep his
mouth shut.
CHICAGO. Novembe 22.-In the Gro
min trial today the, first witness
for the prosecution, said she saw a man
whose description Tailed with Cronin. en-
ter the Carlson cottage on the night Of the
murder. She was recalled for further cross
examination. She testified that her hus-
band put new lock ON the. door Of their
out.
The next witness, August Salzman,
testified that he helped Hoertel put a new
lock on the door after May 8th. The wit
ness has worked at five or six places here
during the past twolyears, but lcould not re-
member the names Of any, or when he began
or quit work at any place.
John Stiff, the policeman, recalled, cor
rected his testimony that it was Monday
morning on the sixth Of May when he issued
the livery stable.
Jacob Lowenstein, the partner of Cough
Inns on the police force from 1887 to the
time the witness was discharged, gave con-
snI,;al. siderable testimony tending to show that
witness for the prosecution and Coughlin.
At the opening of the court this afternoon,
Attorney Forrest requested that the jury be
asked to retire. This done, he said that he
desired to bring to the notice of the court the
abuse to which one of his witnesses was
subjected by the officers for the State. He
then related thst Louis Budenbender, his
witness, had been arrested on subpoena.
Violence was used and the affair was con-
tempt. Budenbender then took the stand
and told his story. He said he was asked
to accompany an officer to the States attor-
ney's Office. He explained that he had al
ready agreed to be at court at 3 O'Clock
this afternoon. He preferred to wait and
go then. The officer grabbed the witness
by the arm and threatened to call a patrol
wagon. The witness said he would go and
did start Just before the States attorneys
office was reached Attorney Qualey, Mr..
Forrests partner, came up, and grabbing
hold OF him told him not to go. The officer
sought to pull one way and the attorney an
other. Between both the witness came near
choking At this juncture another officer
came up, pulling Qualey off and the whole
party went to the States attorneys office:
The States attorney was not in his office and
Budenbender was permitted to depart.
Officer Lindel, who served the subpoena,
said Budenbender, agreeable to the service,
was coming along of his own free will until
Qualey interfered and began to kick and
thump the officer. The witness strove to
shove the young attorney away, but until
brother officer came up and assisted was un-
able to do so. Inside the state attorneys Of
flee the witness said that Attorney Qualey
jumped on him again. Ia
Lewis Harris, Attorney Forests clerk
stepped into the witness box and corr0borat-
ed Budenbender. Before he left the stand
the States attorney put him through cross
examination that showed he had been sum-
them to the Office of Attorney Forrest upon
the representation that the States attorney
wanted to see them.
Judge Mcconnell said he thought the ar
rest of Budenbender was not contempt but
tfe result of ignol ance on the part OF the Of
ficer, who imagined subpoena could be
served as warrant. He characterized the
affair as an outrage, but thought 1t best to
let it drop.
The jury was recalled but no witnesses be-
ing on hand the court adjourned until to-
morrow. it was rumored about the crimi-
nal court building today that the defence
will explain away the blood in the. Carlson
cottage by the testimony of two private de-
tectives who would swear that a prize fight
was held in the cottage on or about May 4th.
The testimony would also show, 1t was said,
that Burke was present at the time acting as
master of ceremonies, and several others
witnessed the bloody affair.