Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-06-15

liked at $4,000, which was promptly
furnished by four welI-known cit4ns.
each of whom represented many times the
amount asked.
Sullivan walked out of the Courtroom
after having been less than three days in
custody.
The Judge held that the Coroner's Jury
had been
INFLUENCED BIZ OUTSIDE SENTIMENT.
Seldom, if ever, has a case drawn such
crowd as that which assembled this after
noon to hear the expected decision. The
Courtroom was iammed and n big con
course of men assembled IN the corridor
adjoining, seeking to catch from atar the
words which fell from the judges lips.
United States Attorney Longenecker and
his assistant Mr.. Baker, were in close con-
sultatiou with Judge Tuley before be came
on the bench. Several unknown men also
entered the Chamber. They were presum-
ably members OF the CorCnar's Jury who
returned the verdict in the Cronin case
Mr.. Sullivan was early on the scene. He
was
BROUGHT IN By SHERIFF MATsoN,
Personally, who escorted him through the
Judges chambers before the Chancellors
arrived on account of the crowd at the
other doors. On Sullivan arrival he took
a seat il the center OF circle formed by
his lawyers, Messrs. Trude, Windes and
Gilbert, with whom he entered into whis-
pered conversation. A score of members
Of the bar evinced professional and friendly
interest III Mr.. Sullivan by being present.
Coroner Hertz occupied 4 seat by Judge
Longenecker.
CONGRESSMAN FRANK LAwLER
Came in when everybody got seated, call
ing from Trude the observation, Lawler
is here; let the proceedings begin"
There was a wait of three-quarters of an
hour before Judge Tuley reached his
Courtroom. Finally, at 3:45 P. NJ, he
ascended to the bench with the written
opinion, which it soon became apparent
had been made only after q careful analysis
of the whole mass of testimony in the
case, and not, as first supposed, merely
that relating to Sullivan alone.
Sullivan braced himself IN the chair and
kept his eyes fixed on the Court as Judge
Tuley said Il suppose there will be no
further steps taken beyond this evidence
before the Coroners Jury.
Judge Longenecker replied THAT is
all. There is no additional testimony"
Because if you had any the Court
would feel compelled TO hear il, said the
Court.
Judge Tuley then, in his characteristic
matter of-fact manner,
BEGAN READING HIS DECISION
And had not proceeded two minutes when
the frowns of those identified with the
prosecution told which way was the drift
Of the decision which in substance is as
follows:
The Judge said the application before
him was for the release of Alexander Sui
livan on ball. under the bill of rights
which provided for the bailing of persons
accused of murder, where the evidence was
not strong or the presumption of their
guilt was not strong.
The Court referred to the terms of the
agreement by which the matter was left TO
him on the evidence ELECTED before the
Coroner. He said he had read ], 100 type
written pages of the evidence before the
Coroner's Jury. Much of the. testimony
was
IRRELEVANT AND INCOMPETENT
Before a Court, but a wide scope was al
lowed the Coroner. In such investigations
he could even hear hearsay evidence. II
gave direction to form in which an inquiry
should be directed so as to bring about the
discovery of the persons guilty of DR.
Cronin's murder There was good deal
of this hearsay evidence. Mrs. Conklir
and Scanlan testified that they heard
Cronin say that there was plot TO assassin
ate him and Sullivan was back OF it.
Barry, Morris and 'Brien testified sub
named saying that
CRoNIN WAS AFRAID OF SULLIVAN,
Boland and Buckley. 0'Connor, Ford anC
Ives testified, the latter to the singular
sentiment by Cronin as to his cross-eXam
ination before a Notary, and that he be
lieved il was a part of the plot and Sullivan
was at the head of it.
Dillon said he had talked about il 81
much that he believed Crolin had Sullivan
or the brain.
Haggertys evidence was probably tb'
most important as against Sullivan, and th'
statements he testified that Cronin mad'
were made about the time OF Cronln's trla
in 1885 The testimony gwen by HaggertI
on that point was substantially the only
evidence that Sullivan made direct
THREAT AGAINST CRoSIN's LIFE.
The Court knows of no rule of law tha
would admit the declarations of CroniI
made out of Sulliyan's presence. 1t woulC
not be admitted before any committin;
magistrate. 1t was shown by the evidenc
that Sullivan was prominent in Irisl
Nationalist circles, and that the triangl
controlled Irish matters.
That several camps were expelled as als'
was Cronin, and that from Cronins pres
ence on the committee which tried Sulli
van Boland and Terry, Sullivan was in
the evidence showed was reCiprocated
Cronin was murdered as the result OF
conspiracy, that was also shown by tn
evidence, and likewise il showed that bacl
Of this conspiracy was the personal en-
mites of CTonin, but what evidence wa
there that Sullivan was one of those enc
mics.
There was no act in connection with III
murder which related to Sullivan.
Another theory was that Cronin was
REMOVED TO PREVENT DISCLOSURES,
But there was no evidence that he had an
facts which would die with him. The fact
in his possession lived after his death.
The Coroner had been unable to md an
trace of proceedings in any camp to cor
denim him to death.
Another theory was that he was remove
because he was British spy. If Croni
were removed by the United Brotherhoo,
ii could not be seen how Sullivan aided
since he was not member of that Ord,
for several years.
The evidence did not show that Sulliva
had relations, social or otherwise, wit
CoughliD, 0'Sullivan or Woodruff, or th
he met them, or that there was a consp
racy. The Coroner's jury was largely
INFLUENCED BY OUTSIDE SENTIMENT.
There was no doubt that the suspiciC
against Sullivan was strong. He felt
bitter and malignant hatred of Croni
there was no doubt, but il seemed almo
impossible that if he were guilty of the CO..
spiracy to kill Cronin he could ha
murder his protest made at the Buffa
trial in which he branded Cronin IS
scoundrel and perjurer.