Evening journal., 1889-12-06
ATT 0RNEY HyNES TALKS
He Uses His Eloquence In DR..
Cronin's Behalf.
ATTACKING PRISONERS ALIBIs.
NE says the Law Guarantees Them Fairer
Trial Than Their Alleged Victim In That
Thex Are ". y tse Execnted First and
Tried Anerwara.


Tried Afscrward.
CHICAGO Dec. 6.--When Attorney Hynes
commenced his speech for the state in the
Cronin trial he gazed into the upturned
faces Of al immense throng gathered to hear
him The eloquent Irish advocate began his
speech by congratulating the jury and him
self on the near approach Of the close Of the
trial All possible safeguards, said Mr.. Hynes,
had been thrown by the law around the rights
OF men accused OF crime Hearsay testimony
had been excluded. and the strictest rules
had been laid down defining the limits ofeyi
dence which might be adduced against a
man. An this had been done in order that
it might not be possible that "a man might
be accused behind his back, tried behind his
back and killed behind his back-killed first
and accused afterward."
His Subtle Influence.
As the attorney uttered this sentence In
impassoned tones he extended his hand to-
ward the men on trial The inference he
apparently wished TO draw was that the
rasthod Of procedure forbidden by law was
precisely the course followed by the men
tried him afterward.
Dr. Cronin's Disappearance.
"The defense in this case has been very
much narrowed since May A. said Mr.
HyneS "On that date Dr. Cronin was taken
from his home and murdered. On May his
friends, becoming anxious, announced that
he had been murdered On May and s the
facts were published to the community.
a.. a..
character Of the dead man was begun. Dis
patches were received from numerous points
chat he was alive and wefl-that he had
been seen. On May John A. Beggs said he
knew DR.. Cronin was all right and would
turn up. that he was in the inner circle and
knew what he was talking about It was
&enied by all the dhpes Of the triangle that
Cronin was dead He was alive and was all
right, they said
Not Only Murdered, but DETAINED.
Cc@sinuing, Mr.. Hynes said "There Is no
doubt but that the plan Of the triangle
which miscarried, was 10 take the clothes OF
She dead man to England, where they we're
TO lie found, and then the triangle could
point this out to their dupes and say: Hal
He wgs q British spy and went to England
TO testify against Mr.. Parnell In The Times
case.
''Evon at the beginning Of this trial, con-
finued Mr. Hynes, ''the defense actually
contested the Identification of the body.
That has been abandoned, Of course since
the discovery of the clothes and the instru-
ments but Judge Wing asked Is it estab-
lished beyond reasonable doubt that DR..
Cronin died from blows on the head, as
charged in the Indictment This is really q
confession Of their weakness
Attacking the Alibis,
The alihi Of O'Sullivan engaged the atten-
tion Of the attorney TO a considerable length
The testimony that created the alibi was
sifted until but very little remained.
The absurdity Of the story told by the
Hylands about their being in Niemans sa-
loon on Sunday, May 5, with the iceman,
was held prominently TO view by citing the
evidence Of Nieman and Anderson, who
swore that the saloon was full Of revelers,
whereas, according TO the Hylands, II was
empty. The holding Of an opening in the
saloon on that day showed the absurdity Of
the Hylands' story. Moreover, one Of the
men who Nieman swore came TO his place on
Saturday night, May I, with OSullivan
had the accent Of a German, something an
1rishman does not possess. Kunze's intimacy
with Dan Coughlin and the constancy Of
their association, it was held, was sufficient
argument that as Kunze was SO much at
home at No. III Clark street, he washed his
feet there Coughlin very likely frequented
4he place.
Coughlln's Suspicious Act.
Dan Coughlin's alibi was then taken op,
and some very interesting views were pre-
sented. The failure Of Coughlin TO bring
Smith into the station when he found him
was argued with telling effect, as was also
his erroneous description Of Smith, the
driver Of the white horse. To Burke's alibi
Attorney Hynos next gave his attention.
After commenting on the contradictory
nature Of Matt Danahy's evidence, he re-
ferred TO the pitiable impression made by
the witness, who had attempted TO refutc
the story Of the hack driver Swanson by
declaring that he was drunk.
The Motive Of the Conspiracy.
The motive Of the great conspiracy was
the next theme for the orators eloQuence
He said It might possibly be that the ap
pointment Of secret committee at th,
meeting Of Feb. s was not for the purposl
OF murder, but IL it had had an innocent
origin. why had not the members Of tha
secret committee told for what IL was ap
pointed
Beggs' Alleged Part.
The correspondence between Beggs anl
District Ofhcer Spellman was read and in
terpreted. Beggs in il, referring 10 Cronii
reading the report, had bemoaned the re
opening Of old sores, and had declared tina
something must be done to stop it.
To this the district officer replied that h
could not do anything, and on the day tn
senior guardian received that letter a ma
by the name Of J. B. Simonds rented the fla
at No ~ Clark street and purchased th
furniture 81 Revel's On that day the +,
moval Of the clothes from the body was dI
termined uron, for the sachel in which I
place the-clothes was bought 1t was dete
mined that the body must not be found her
It would not do to let it be known that tl
murder was committed in this country Thu
would have been an acknowledgment Of Il
truth of DR.. Cronin's charge against Il
triangle And this was not desired, becau
the executive wanted 10 continue 70 pr,
upon the honest cause.
Here the speaker stated that be would n
be able to finish his address, and the cou
adjourned.
Death in an old World Snow Storm.
VIENNA Dec. 6--Five persons perished
the snow during the storm which prevail
at Waar West Hunparv As means of co