Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-12-05
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CnIcAon, NV. Sat the afternoon SEES
sion OF the Jronin murder trial yesterday
States Attorney LonSenecker stated 10
Judge Mcdonnell that he had some evil
dence which he deemed 1t his duty to pre-
sent, which had only come to his notice
aoout 10 o'clock, yesterday morning.
Counsel for tho defence objected, and the
court hestated; but after this judge had
called the states attorney to private con-
sutgtion he announced that the evidence
( would bu admitted.
Police Officer Bartholomew Finn was
! then called to the stand and testified as
\ follows: when Dan Coughlin was ar.
( rested was ordered by Lieutenant Elliott
\ TO take him to the Harrison atrest station,
| which did. When We got there searched
I him IN Captain Bartram's Office. These
/ two knives which l have In my hand |
found III his possession. took the knives
| and revolver from Coughlin, took thom
/ back to headquarters, went upstairs to
! Lieutenant Ell.otts office, and then took
them down to my box Ia headquarters and
locked them up. They were there until the
| 10th or 18th OF September when / took
them over to the Fidelity Vault, where they
have since remained. Last night called
the attention of Captain Schuetler to them
at East Chicago avenue station. took
! them to him, | did not disclose the fact
the case. Ex-Captain Bartram knew had
the knives, but up TO last evening | did
not call the attention OF any one else to
than."
On cross-ezamination the witness Bnid he
did not tell the chief OF police about the
knives because It did not occur to him that
II was q matter of any consequence. The
witness had asked Assistant States Attorney
Elliott Tor permission TO put them In the
safe, but MIR. Elliott told him he had better
take care of them himself, as he WAS per.
sonaliy responsible for them.
4. 7. Oondin, the man whom DR.. Cronin
lived with, was called. He identified the
knives ~ having been carried by DR.. Oronin
when alive. The smaller one the witness
had himself carried for two years, and he
then gave It to DIR. Cronin. The larger one
the witness salt, he had found In the street
II they were not DR.. Cronin's knives they
looked exactly like them. Dir. Oronin car
ried the smaller knife 10 his vest pocket
The witness saw DR.. Oronin use knife like
the smaller one within week before hi
was taken away, nnd pro ably within two
or three weeks before he saw him have thu
other on the table, where he was writing Of
sharpening his pencil. The knives were
then admitted In evidence.
This ended the evidence and States.at
torney Longenecker began his address t
the Jury. He wished them 10 clearly un
derstaud that because this case ls so long
and that 1t has grown to BIS large and i'm
pOrtant, they must not think 1t required
moro evidence to sat sly them OH tina
account, II the evidence convlneet
them Of the guilt OF the accused, then
ma'tered not whether there are Ave men o
one man on trial. The evidence nsGessar
TO convince beyond a reasonable doubt o
the guilt OF the men on trial should be jus
as strong as II 20 men were on trial and ye
need not be stronger than II but one mai
was Oh trial.