Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-11-21

lin On taking the stand she was directed
by the States Attorney TO examine the
hat in the pile of clothes. After doing
that she said:
"That hat is the one worn by DIR. Cronin
when he left my house on the evening Of
May a."
did you ever see that overcoat"
dyes; that overcoat is Dr. Crouin's. F"
"When did you last see itg''
''rhe last time before seeing it in your
office was on May 4. DIR. Cronin wore it
that evening when he left my house."
ibid you ever see that box before"
az did in Dr. Cronins possession. That
is the splint box he took with him the
evening of May 4"
Did you ever sec that sachel before?'
eyes That is the leather hand sachel
he carried his surgical instruments in He
took it out with him on tho 4th of Moy. -
"Did you ever see that pocket case be-
fores''
eyes, often. / described 1T before it
was found. 1t was DR.. Cronin's."
Ibid you ever see that book of surgical
and medical references"
eyes. 1t was DR.. Cronin's."
Are you able to identify that coatN'
eyes, it is the dress coat DIR. Cronin
wore the evening he left my house. He
wore in the button-ho of it badge Of
the Royal Arcanum just like the one pro-
duced."
''Do you recognize that cuff-bottont"
"Yes, it was DIR. Cronin's."
The prosecution then offered all the ar
ticles identified as evidence in the casa.
Clerk j. p. Hatfield, OF Revell g. Co. IS
store was called to identify the framework
of the sachel found in the Lake View sewer
containing the clothes
The sensation of the morning was fur
nished by Mrs. Paulina Hoerbel, a German
woman who lives near the Carlson cottage.
81 was passing the Carlson cottage on
the night of May 4, some time between z
and o'clock, when | saw two mon in a
buggy drive up to the cottage. One of
Tbs G9s out ssSRe sRa ~St gSmt the to tie
door and the man went in. ("
"What kind of looking man was he?"
"Bg and broad-shouldered. -
"Did he have anything in his handP'
"Yes, no carried something like a
sachel. 1t looked as though it might be a
surgeons case"
"What kind of horse was it that drew
the buggyY
cit was white"
There was buzz of excitement at this.
for any one in the court room could not but
remember the color of the horse which on
May Dan Coughlin hired "for his friend
Smith"
The witness stopped in front of the cot
tage and h ard the sounds of the death
struggle When the tall man entered the
house some one Immediately closed the
door. Then there was the noise of u
great struggle. Sho heard sounds as
though heavy blows were being dealt some
one. Then she heard some one cry outs
"Oh, my Godp'
There were few more noises as Of
some one struggling" said the witness,
After the man went into the cottage, {"
continued the witness, "the man who was
yet in the buggy turned away and drove
south on Ashland avenue"
"Did you not hear the word Jesus y'
81 did. l heard some one cry out, 20
God o Jesusr and then there was the
sound as OF some one crying or moaning,
and tho sound of blows Then it sounded
as though some one fell and there were
more blows, aud heard something sound
like something breaking. Then / heard
more cries and moans, and theu the sounds
seemed to die away and all was still "
"What did the noise sound like?n
''lt sounded as If some people were fight
ing in there, and then after the blows all
was still"
The witness seemed to be an unsophisti-
Gated German woman, and the evidence she
was giving was so plainly truthful state
ment Of facts that it impressed every one
as being the last link i'm the chain of cir
cumstantial evidence which the State
promised to weld around the accused.
The appearance of Burke and Cough
Inns faces during the recital Of the actual
RaaRdsF a8t FfE time GdTaHiG GddF,hg the trial Each
man seemed completely paraly zed by the
evidence. Mr.. Forrest mad always main
tained that DR.. Cronin could not be trace |
to the cottage ON that night While Mrs.
Hoertel did not positively identify DIR.
Croni her description of him. the cir
cumstanceS of the white horse, the instru
ment case the meu took from the buggy.
and every incident shows as clearly that
the doctor was in that cottage on May A.
at ) o'clU k, as though a photograph of
the men was exhibited to the jury. A
look of blank despair seemed to cover
Coughlins face, and the first expression
of real anxiety which Burke has shown
since the beginning Of the trial came over
his countenance. Kunze did not appear
affected by the witness story. and 'Sulli-
van was as stolid as ever.
The attorney for the defense took the
witness oil over her route from her own
house to the time sha heard the noises I'm
the Carlson cottage, after seeing tho
white horse. She repeated without devia-
tion the answers given in her direct
examination as TO the streets she Travelled
before reaching the cottage.
Judge Wing drew from the witness the
statement that the night of May { was a
bright, star.lt night, and that there was
no lamp post nearer the Carlson cottage
than a block distant and that she was not
nearer the white horse than the distance
across the court room"
On the ro-cross- examination Judge
Wing Questioned the witness as TO her
whereabouts aud occupation each day from
May to May 10, and AIRS. Hoertel knew
every event occurring in this period.
Henry Polanski. restaurant and hotel
keerer, was the next witness called. In
reply to his question he said:
81 was employed last May in Mr.. Bach |
arach's shirt store, 23 North Clark street
/ was there Sunday May 8, and sold some
shirts there that day" Witness then told
of a man coming in between and 9:l5 in
the morning and asking for q shirt In
order to insure fit witness asked him to
remove his coat that he might be measured,
which the man with an oath declined TO
do. He bought a shirt and two collars.
He then went out and across the street
where witness saw him talking TO his part
ner, who then came In aud also bought n
shirt. The econd man was much smaller
than the first. Tho little fellow wore a
woolen shirt and the big fellow wore a
white shirt. Both ha their coats but