The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-11-27


yet, Mrs. whalsn and her sister came
into the room where O'Sullivan and wit
ness slept to get cot which was In that
room. There was q light In the room.
Mrs Whalen spoke to O'Sullivan O'Sul-
Ivan remained in tha room all night
40 you remember getting any cards OF
O'Sulivan's in the last Of AprilS"
IL did; got about 100 and distributed
them around the stores and saloons"
"Do you remember seeing O'Sullivan.
talking TO old man Carlsoni'
81 do"
"What was said!"
"Old man Carlson asked O'Sullivan IL he
knew any Of those parties that had rented
the cottage. and O'Sullivan replied that he
did not know any OF them"
On the cross. ex animation Mulcahey said
that he had known O'Sullivan's brother
In Iowa, and had a letter OF introduction
from this brother 10 the Lake View man.
Mulcahey's memory was defective. He
could not remember whore he stopped
when he came TO Chicago except that it
was "near the w ashlngton street tunnel "
He could not remember whether he regis
tered his name at the hotel or not
Although Mulcahey occupied the same
bee with O'Sullivan he could not tell
what color the iceman's underwear was,
time he got up, nor what was done by
O'Sullivan from the time they all had
supper till they went TO bed. in fact,
except OH the main points Of the matter,
the witness memory was sadly defective.
Mulcahey was corroborated by Thomas
Whelan, first cousin of o. Sullivan. and
Robert Boynton James Knight and James.
Minnehan, employees of O'Sullivan.
The last witness said that he went to
O'Sullivan's house last Sunday evening at
the request of Attorney Donahue. They
talked the case over among themselves and
each man heard what the other was going
to testify to. The Hylands were there
and rehearsed their stories
Patrick Brennan, another employe OF +.
O'Sullvan. said that on May they had
supper between and clock. The wit
ness was not out of the house all the even
ing. He saw O. Suliivan and Mulcahey go
to bed about o clock.
Cross-examination by Mr.. Hynes:
"Where you at O'Sullivan's house last
Sunday evening"
''Yes, sir -
"Whom dill you see there"'
''Mr Donahoe and Mr.. Forrest"
ibid you know that they were going to
be there "
"No, sir. -
"You were surprised to find them there,
were you not"
'TY es -
"Who did you go there with;''
"James Minnehan
The witness said that he went 20 Mime
hans room on DeSplaines street last
Sunday evening. and from there they
went 10 o. Sullivan's Nothing was said
about the Cronin case on the way out.
They were surprised to find the lawyers
at O'Sullivan's house upon their arrival.
Each witness told his story in the presence
of the other.
Miss Mccormick and Mrs. Whalen also
testified e. O'Sullivan's presence at his
house during oil OF the evening of May 4.
Matt Danahy, saloonkeeper at Chi
cago avenue and Nor.h Clark street the
man who is supposed to have sent the
money to Winnipeg for Burke's defense,
and al o TO have furnished the meals TO
Burke after he was pla ed in the jail in
Chicago, was the next witness.
II was in my saloon on the night of
May 4, - he said, "having come there be-
tween u and O'Clock that evening. L
know Martin Burke, and he was there at
that time. | reliel Ell my bartender, a
man named Gleason, and was in the saloon
all the evening. Burke remained i'm my
place until between AMI IN O'Clock, when
he went out The evening of May Burke
was again in my saloon. L. II. Nolan,
Pat Cooney and man named Finley were
also in my saloon that night"
On cross examination 'Danahv denied
having sent money TO Winnipeg for
Burkes defense; admitted that he ordered
a restaurant to furnish Burke meals in
Jail, and denied lie ever called Cronn a
spy, accompanied with vile epithet.
Fina ly Mr.. Hynes asked: g OH knew
that Burke was openly charged with be-
ing an occupant or the Carlson cottage.
Why didn't you publish the fact that
Burke was in your saloon the night of
May 4. and therefore guiltless of the muir
der"'
81 did not want newspaper notoriety,
because it would injure my business. "
THAT fact then causes YOU TO let your
best friend su Ter under this charge OF a
terrible crime, and you would not show
his innocence because it would cost you
small sum of money!
YES"
Have you not expended large sum
paying for Burke's meals,"
YES"
"Who will repay the money"
"No one. -
Dauahy was corroborated by William
+. Coughln and Francis T.. Gleason, both
members of Camp 20.