New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-17
O'SULLIVAN DISMAYED.
OVERCOME WHEN CRoNIN'S BODY WAS
FOUND.

WITNESS FOR THE DEFENCE CALLED.
Chicago, Nov 16-There was a great crowd
at the opening Of the court for the resumption Of
the Cronin trial this morning after two days re-
cess The bailitts had difficult task in keeping
pack those who were without tickets OF admission.
Inc crowd surged up the stairway and pressed
ABOUT them, and IL was only after the most Wig.
ofous efforts that they were enabled 10 clear
passageway into the room. Belated representa-
uVeS OF the press finding that it was impossible TO
get up the stairs in the regular way. climbed
up along the outer edge of them, clinging TO tho
iron handrail
The hrst witness was James Clancy. who said
TINT he was sent here by The New-York Herald,
IN May to investigate the Cronin case He called
at OSullivan's house on the morning of the day
that Cronin's body was discovered, but before the
discovery had been made The witness continued:
asked him if he knew Dr. Cronin He told
me he had known him for five years. or about live
years, and that he had met him at a political
meeting in the Seventeenth Ward asked him
what he thought of the disappearance Of DR..
Cronln. He said, to the best of my recollection,
that he would turn up somewhere: furthermore
that he did not believe that he had been murdered.
L asked him about the contract he had made with
Dr. Cronln. He said in reference TO that contract
that he had been introduced personally TO DIR.
Cronln few weeks before that time by Judge
Mahoney. / asked him why he made the contract.
lie SAID because accidents had happened, and then
said something about wishing TO have physician
to attend TO anything of the kind that might
occur in the future. The conversation was gen
eral about DR.. Cronin, and when / stood I'D to
go, l asked him again what he thought of the
doctors disappearance, and once more he said thss
he would turn up somewhere all
right, that he did not believe that
he was murdered. l then went away
called late in the evening OF the same day, after
hearing that the body had been found / asked
him if he had heard the news. He said No. Then
there pause. Then he said There was a
body; heard when was downtown that body
was discovered in the lake this morning, but it has
not been identified We were both standing at
this time. l said: 4 heard nothing about that
paused, and then said: Mr.. O'Sullivan the body
of Dr. Cronn has been found He turned pale,
He said What! the body of DR.. Cronin foundi
Is it true?' l said: OF course. don't know for
certain. heard it discovered in the catch
basin, and is lying in the police station. about q
mile from here. l have a cab at the door. VIII
you accompany me and identify the body at the
morgue?' He shook, and sank into his chair and
said: No. could not go. l could not identity
him. 1t would be useless for me 10 COS
Il said Mr.. OSullivan, you told me this
porning yod knew DR.. Cronin well. 1t is only
a short distance. Come along and identity the
body. 1t may not be DR.. Cronin's body; let us
make sure He said: No, / could not go. II
| met him in the street l mi ght know him. but
l could not identity his body. I said: That II
strange l urged him again, and he made an
effort to move out of his chair into which hs
sank when first broke the news TO him."
" h. ol,asv
asked Mr.. Donahue.
No, did not; il seemed to me that he tried
to rise out of the chair into which he had sunk
l said would try 10 get Judge Mahoney to
identify him. l said What is his addressr
He seemed 20 try to recollect and then gave me
the wrong address. He called Mrs. Whalen into
the room and asked her the Judges address"
He had given you the Judges address already
IN the morning had he nOtY
Yes. L said so to him, and then made a final
effort 10 induce him to come and identify the body.
He said: No, could not identify it, it is useless
for me to co. Then left
The crOss-examination was directed to eliciung
details of the witnesss hfe from the time OF his
birth, up through varied journalistic career in
London, Paris and elsewhere. Then counsel
asked
What were you doing in 1882"
was IN prison In lo1o'
In prison."
Yes, SIR
What for?"
For my connection with what was known 9
The Fenan Conspiracy"
Were you Fenian at that time?"
No, sir, was "a convict"
You had ceased TO be a Fenan after they con.
victed yOu?"
Yes, SIR"
What prison were you in ~
" | was in Portsmouth at one time. First I
was in MllbanIS Prison, in London. and from there
=, :. How long were you in prison?'
About ten years"
What were you convicted for?"
For implication in the Fenian conspiracy. as u
was called
Were You convicted of conspracyp"
"No, sir"
What were you indicted for?7
For two attempts TO murder
Mr.. Donahoe, with gratlficd SMILE was about
TO put his next question, when the witness added
the words: policeman-and was arrested"
The smile died away Mr. Donahoes lips,
and he changed the tenor of his examination by
asking indferentIy:
You are now newspaper man ~
Yes, sir
You may explain about your imprisonment;
the whole connection you had, whether ID is In
writing or what-what brought it about"
Il Joined the Irish Republican brotherhood in
England, In s62 / think 1t was was rather
active in prcpagatng the principles OF the Brother.
In 1866 | received a notice from James Stephens
who was then at the head of the organization,
to leave the army and come with what men
| could 90 to Ireland and take part in a pro-
jected insurrection. My instructions were TO 20
TO London and wait for further orders. / went
to London and received orders there to wait still
longer Finally, | was informed that the rising
would not take place Then | again entered
journalism, and remained until | was arrested in
1868 as Fenian | tried. Two policemen
effected my arrest, and we had tusse and I
shot at them, and that formed the groundwork of
the accusation against me- and upon that was
tried and convicted at the Old Bailey in London
In 1868. ! was sentenced 20 penal servitude for
life. During the trial documents were handed TO
the Judge relating TO my career in the Irish Re.
publican Brotherhood. Afterward he remarked
that il was bad case and in open court he said
I was a dangerous man. after looking over thess
documents, and he therefore gave me the high
est sentence Of the law. short OF hangin9'