The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-10-25

Before that Daniel Cougblm had declared
in a saloon that there WAS certain north
side man, n leading Catholic, who would
soon bite the ground, or something To that
effect. O'Sullivan was with Cungnlm that
night. LongcneckeF told about Cunghlln' ;
arrangements with the liver stable keeper
Dinan, and said that the state will prove
that Coughlin WIS seen going INTO the Carl
ton cottage the night of the murder and
that the horse and buggy procured Nt Di-
mans livery stable were the horse and buggy
which drove DR.. Cronin 10 the cottage.
At the meeting of Camp ~, ON the night
Of May 4, some one inquired whether that
secret committee had reported. whereupOn
Beggs said; THAT committee is TO report To
me and not 90 the Camp" We will prove
that Coughlin told other parties that Gro
min was a spy, that the year before he tried
10 hire a man 10 slug DIR. Cronin. We will
prove that O'Sullivan was seen at certain
point on the night of May 4, showing he
was in the neighborhood and WIS not IN his
house nj the time. On the 9th of May
Martin Burke had box, the contents Of
which were not seen. soldered mp 10y tin
smith. Where that box is, or what became
of il, no one knows; but il is nm important
circumstance in the case. We will prove
kunze was seen ia the fiat ON Clark street
at the time il was occupied that he had
been intimate with Coughlin, that he and
Coughlin we're al Peoria together, that kunze
stated TO man, when the papers were tell
ing about Cronin's disappearance, that he,
tkunze knew Cronin was murdered. After
the discovery of the body and its identifica-
tion Marion Burke left the city under nm as
sumed name, WIS arrested IN winnipeg,
having in his possession ticket to Liver
pool
NJ. .,.1,.. ,,,.,,. an, a., anx that anv
one who looks at the facts or evidence can
see very readily that the acts committed
are of themselves conclusive that they are
the result of conspiracy, and the liability
Of the accessories. He added that the state
would present evidence us speedily rs pos
sible.
Counsel for the defense then one by one
waived their right 10 make each nm open
ing address and the taking of testimony be
gan. The first witness was Francis Nlllers.
eX-captain Of the Lakeyiew police. His
testimony was unimportant, except that the
one fact that he knew DR.. Cronin IN his
life time and that as the body was being
convened from the catch basin he had
identified IL as that Of the dead doctor.
james L. Boland, a cashier III u coal deal
er's office, aud an associate of DIR. Cronin in
various societies, also gave testimony as To
the identity of the body and the location of
| Cronin's office. Lawyer Forrest, for the de
fense, elected from lioland, on cross exami-
nation. the fact that contrary To general
! belief Cronln' = oilice was 50 situated that 4
view into It's windows could not be obtained
| from the Clark street Hat, supposed 10 have
been hired by the accused. cronin's office
not fronting ON Clark street, but being in
| the rear Of the building and facing on an
alley. Several other witnesses were e1.
amined before adjournment, their testi.
mony relating wholly 10 the finding and
identification of the corpse. Nothing OF
importance was brought out.