Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-11-01
ARE CONSCIENCE STRICKEN.
Cronin Suspects Turn Pale as Evidence
is Brought Out.
COughlin Acted Yesterday as Though
He Would Faint.
More Testimony to Prove the Finding
of the Body.
Dinan'S Old White Horse Drew DR..
Cfonin to His Death.
Mrs GnnL- lin falls Hon. nd Jy,,,.
Mrs. COnklin Tells Her Understanding"
of the Case.
Her Testimony Cannot be Shaken by
Cross S-EXaminatiOn.

CHICAGO, Oct. 27.-ln spite of the in
clement weather, Judge McConnell's 5 court
room was crowded again today and crowds
stood on the sidewalk below in a driZ-
zling rain waiting for possible chance to
enter.
The Identification of the remains found
in the sewer as those of DR.. Cronin is COM
plete. and the fact is established by the
testimony of Dr. Lewis. IA dentist alone.
Dir. Lewis had IN his office plaster cast of
DIR. Cronin jaw. which he had made when
he constructed the plate of false teeth short
ly before the doctors death He took an
other plaSteS cast of the Jaw when Cronin' :
body was at the undertaker's. and the
two casts We're identical This testimony
was absolute and final. and forever sets at
rest any doubt that the body found in the
catch basin was that of DR.. CrOnin The
teeth were put in evidence. The lawyers
for the defense objected. but the court
ruled against them. The jury listened to
this evidence with the liveliest interest and
their testimony evidently made deep i'm
preston. In the celebrated trial of DR..
Webster, the murder of Parkman actually
hinged upon set of false teeth DR..
Webster destroyed the body of his victim
in the college laboratory. but the teeth
were found and upon their Identification
Webster was convicted.
A number of doctors were on the stand
and described the wounds on DIR. Cronin 5
head, and all agreed that these wounds
We're the cause of death. There were
wounds at the outer edge of the left eve.
at the back of the head. on the jaw. and
those on all portions of the scalp 4
piece of bone had been broken from the
skull at the corner of the eye. There was
a little blood at the right ventricle OF the
heart; all of the internal organs were nor
mai and showed no evidence of ante-mOr-
TEN degeneration or disease.
When the physicians were describing
the wounds. Dan Coughlin sat as white
and rigid as marble He stared straight
ahead with eyes that seemed to see noting.
He grasped the arms of his chair and at
one time looked as if he would faint. 1t
was the first time since the trial that
COughlin has exhibited such emotion
Burke did not look up once but sat, red
and nervous, looking at the floor This
was the first time he had done this. Beggs
and O'Sullivan bore the ordeal well, but
the latter was very white.
The lawyers for the prosecution decided
to continue the same line of testimony.
NilON my Jllt tCLllSt Ol uPdI' WIFI IllClutll-
tai cOrrObOrative evidence as to the identi-
fcation
DIR. J. F. Tood. county physician. was
the first witness called. He testified that
he and DR.. Egbert were the only persons
who know the combination of the lock on
the vault of the county physician office.
where DR.. Cronin's plate had been kept.
Witness had not seen the plate and false
tooth tp lya1, from, tho aud hn h.,l
not opened the vault since last March. The
purpose of DIR. foods testimony was to
show that no one but Dr. Egbert could
have access to the vault in which the plate
was kept. The defense made no cross-eX-
animation.
Dr. d. c. Moore of 643 North Hoyne
avenue, was called. Mr. Forrest objected
because Mr.. Moore name had not been
given him in the list of witnesses Mr.
Haynes explained that his testimony
would be only in regard to the autopsy.
and the court permitted him to proceed.
DIR. Moore was present at the autopsy on
the body of DR.. CrOnin. and examined
the wounds and the condition of the
body. The physician described minute
ly the wounds found on the head of
DIR. Cronin In pretty much the same
way tiS Idti bttl NlDHt Yesterday bN IjIN.
Egbert and Perkins. With regard to the
long wound on the back of the head. Dr.
Moore said it looked as though it was Il
by two blows which fell almost on the
same spot.
The wound on the Jaw said DR.
Moore. severed the facial artery and the
wound on the back of the head severed the
occipital artery
Dr. Moore thought death was caused by
the wounds.
An attempt was made to rule out the
doctor S testimony on the ground that he
read 1t In the papers. but after consider
able discussion it was OverTuled
The next witness was Patrick D,nan,
the livery stable keeper. He testified to
facts in regard to the hiring Of d horse
and buggy from him by Dan. Coughlin
on the day that Dir. Cronin was murder
been published, The witness said Cough
lin told him he wanted a horse for a
friend. This friend of Coughlin's the
witness said, came about 7 clock and
drove north with buggy. or in the direc-
tion of Cronin's residence. This is the
buggy and horse which carried Dr. CrOnin
~ 1A4D tAL AS'44 SObNcl-C- NiAtlt LiC was iAliA
dered.
After a long and severe cross-examina-
tion by Mr.. Forrest. of counsel for the de-
fense, In which the witness was not at all
confused, the court adjourned till Monday
morning.
CHICAGO. Oct. 28.-Public interest in
the CrOnin trial continues and seems to in
tensify as the trial progresses toward the
l.. IL / L 3
evidence is probable. The jurors looked
refreshed by their Sunday rest. and the
prisoners were in a more cheerful mood
than on any day since the opening Of the
trial. The line of evidence which the state
intended to introduce to-day was TO be.
first. a continuation of the proof Of iden-
tity, and then it was proposed to take up
the details of the execution of the plot.
beginning with the taking away Of the
doctor from his residence. Following this
would come the tracing Of the victim Of
the conspiracy from that hour till the find
ing of his mangled and naked body In the
catch basin.
John J. Cronin. the doctors brother
was the first witness called by the state.
but was not present.
Napier Moreland. Pat Dinan's hOstler.
was called Mr. Moreland testified. In re-
/ sponse to Mr. Mills question. that on the
evening Of May T. about : or 7:I0 O'Clock.
a man called at Oman stable. where wit
ness was then working The man asked
If any horse had been hired for him during
| the day. Witness knew nothing about 1t.
and told him to see Mr. Dinan. The
| stranger left the stable to seek Mr. Dinan.
whom he found. and VINO in few min
utes later entered In company with the
stranger and told him lwitnessl to hitch up
horse Witness brought out a gray
horse. 10 which the stranger objected. say
! ing that be did not want a white horse.
/ The man did not say who hired the horse
! for him
1 Mr. Dinan told witness not to send out
/ the horse which was hitched up, and
/ ordered him 10 bring out the --old white
horse" Mr. Forrest here objected to the
/ introduction In evidence Of eTerythine
/ relating to the man who called for the
white horse. and TO anything he said or
| did Dan Coughlin not being present
| The court oyeruled the objection Mr.