Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-13

SooAoa' Ahc PCoition AHVW
was presented to wWT
Judge Tuley at lisp.
M, and asked that JUDGE TULEY
the sheriff be requested to produce the body
of Alex Sullivan in court at O'Clock D. m,
on the ground that the evidence before the
coroner is insufficient to hold him, or to deny
him the right of bail The judge granted
the writ. and made it returnable at 4 .. m
as requested
The Prisoner in Court.
When MIR. Sullivan appeared in the court
room shortly after o'clock and made dig
nified bow to the bench, he was as cool as q
cucumber. To see his calm face, his self
possessed air, his spotless linen and faultless
attire. no one would have imagined that he
had been taken from his bed the night before
and confined in the interval in a not-over-
inviting cell in the county Jail At the out
set States Attorney Longenecker filed a de-
murer to the proceedings, on the ground that
the evidence against Sullivan had not been
incorporated in the petition for the writ Of
habeas corpus, but it was soon developed
that the opinion he cited in support of his
position had been rendered twelve ye .rs be-
fore the enactment of the present habeas
corpus act
Arguments for Sullivan.
Stirring arguments in behalf of Sullivan's
admission to bail were then made by A s.
Trude and ex-Senators Gilbert and Duncan.
They held that there was not a jot or title
in the evidence presented at the inquest that
justified the deprivation of Sullivan of his
liberty: that dog would not be judged ON
the mass of gossip and suspicion that went
70 make m the on nd hat ha
verdict of the jury lacked coherency or def
mite character.
The States Attorney.
In replying the states attorney admitted
that the case against Sullivan was not so
strong as against some of the other prison
ers, but objected to action being taken while
the grand jury was considering the case
The Judges Remarks.
JudgeTuley reviewed the situation at length.
He said that on the facts presented he should
be inclined to discharge the prisoner, were it
not for the fact that the grand jury had the
case in hand The verdict was exceedingly
indefinite and informal The states attorney,
he thought, should show that there was suf-
ficient cause to hold the prisoner.
An Agreement Reached.
A long discussion ensued, and finally at
Mr.. Sullivan's request Mr.. Trude agreed to
join issues with the state and let the Judge
read over the testimony taken at the inquest,
Judge Tuley saying that he would consider
it legally and without prejudice, and Sullivan
was then remanded to jail until 10 o'clock
on Friday morning, when the court will rem
der the decision. If the evidence is not suf-
hcient in the courts opinion he can discharge
the accused if no indictment is returned and
admit him to bail if there is an indictment
The New Grand Jury at Work.
The special grand jury to investigate the
Cronin case was sworn in 10y Judge Shep-
ard yesterday morning. The following is the
jurys composition, all being representative
Chicago business men: d. B. Dewey, Isaac
Jackson, II. p Kellogg, H. S Peck, D. A.
Pierce, W. j. Guam, W. Il Forsythe, John
O'Neil, John H. Clough, Louis Hasbrouck.
j. McGregor Adams Henry Greene, Jacob
Gross, c. Gilbert Wheeler, Francis B. Pea
body, j. c. W. Rhode, w. H. Beebe, A. 7.
johnson, A G. Lundburg, George W.
White, John F. Hollensack, H. A. Knott,
w. d. Kerfoot, and Henry Greenebaum
Judge Shepard's Instructions.
In his instructions to the jury Judge Sbep-
ard said the murder of Dr. Cronin was a
crime that demanded the most vigorous in
Vestigation, and that men who could tell
facts leading to the discovery of the guilty
person or persons, and who would not tell,
must be forced to co SO, except in case of
self Termination The law had no policy in
such cases except that the guilty should suf-
fer-it was NOT the policy that
one or any number of guilty
should escape rather than that one
innocent person should suffer With the i'll
formation already at hand it would be a
blot on the commonwealth if the perpetra-
tors-any of them-of this most dastardly
crime escaped. He urged the jury to employ
all their resources and use all their power in
the prosecution of the case
The grand jury was in session for three
hours yesterday afternoon, and listened to q
repetition Of some of the testimony given at
the coroner's inquest
Sure Maroney Is the Man.
Hatfield, the furniture salesman, is almost
positive that the photograph of Maroney,
under arrest in New York, is that of the man
to whom he sold the goods found in the Carl
son cottage, while the expressman is abso-
lutely certain thas it was Maroney that hired
his wagon and carried the articles into the
cottage. The Chicago detectives with reQui-
sition papers will reach New York tonight
Luke Dillon, in view of the coroner's jufy,s
condemnation of the Clan ma Gael, saws the
clan must be reorganized, but would not say
in what direct ion, while another clansman
declared that the verdict was a smasher and
the clan must quit the dynamite business.
Maroney Ii Sure He Isn't.
New YORK, June 1S-Maroney and Nc
Donald, arrested for implication in the Gro
min murder, were arranged at the Tombs be-
fore Justice Hogan at 3 o'clock Yesterday
afternoon, and committed without bail to the
Tombs to await acquisitions. Detective Won
Gerichton made the affidavit necessary for
their commitment In statement to Justice
Hogan by Maroney he said: Il have no hest.
tatlon in going to Chicago, but if will be
permitted to prove An alibi here would like
to do So" Lawyer Nswburger, his counsel,
then stopped him from talking further.
Maroney has telegraphed Governor Hill to
take no action in his case until the governor
hears from him, and Mcdonald says he has
not been out of the city for four years
Late yesterday afternoon writs of hahsas
corpus were obtained for the production of
Maroney and Mcdonald in the supreme
court, where a motion win be made for their
discharge. The writs were served on the
warden Of the Tombs.