Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-11-01
WEAVING TIE CHAIN.
Important Testimony Agsl st tho m'

Important Testimony Agsl st tho Men
on Trial.
CHICAGO, October 3l.-Judee McOOn-
nell's Court, in which the CrOnin trial is
in progress, was called 10 order nearly half
an bour later than usual this morning.
Patrick McGArry, who occupied the chair
at the time of adjournment last night, was
still wilnsss. Mr.. DOnahue, OF counsel
for the defense, moved to strike out sill
that pMt OF McGarry . evidence given yes
terday in which McGarry described bis
visit 10 the house OF defend mt O'Sullvan,
after DR.. Oronin's murder, at which time
he questioned O'Suiiiva0 closely about
mis- contract with DR.. Cfoain. A long sr-
gument followed. 1t was finally decided
to postpone decision on the point till this
afternooo, in order to allow cou1ssl tine
to present authorities.
CoUGHLIN's VAGUE THREAT.
Pending hat; he oss txsmication of
McG1rry was poatpored, and George
Reilly, q bsr-keepei, was called TO the
witness chair. He testified that il the
latter part OF March, Coughlin, O'Sullivsn
and others were in tie saloon snd were
talking politics, when Coughlin said that
certain North Side Catholic was talking
too much ard if he didn't keep his mouth
shut be would get the worst OF it.
James Q linn wss the next witness, and
was questioned about the same matter as
the witness who preceded him. II devel
oped nothing new. Thea The States At
toIney sought to Introduce the corfespon
dence between Beggs aud Spellman. Mr..
GOsler, attorney for Bsggs, said he was
willing 10 admit anything that Beggs ever
wrote, but that he could say nothing
sbout letters written ny soy ore else. So
the matter went over, pending the appssr-
ance of Spellman.
THE BLOODY TRUNK IDENTIFIED.
W. p. Hatfield, salesman for Revell q
| Co, was then called, and told Of selling to
a man calling himself J. B Simonds, the
bill Of furniture which was taken 10 the
fiat at No. III CLARK street end was subse-
quently conveyed 10 the Carlson cottage,
| the scsne Of the nuider The Only new
point developed was the fact that Simonds
said the furniture WAS for temporary use.
| After Hatfield rad identified the fGrniture
sold to Simonds as that subsequently seen
by him in the Carbon cottage the trunk
in which DR.. Cronin's body was carried
away was brought into court Hatfield,
after examining it, testified that 1t wa
identical with the ole sold to Simonds
/ Ga Ioss-txamiuatiop, he said that he
could not swear the. il was the identical
trunk, because the firm kept such on hand
always and perhaps other dealers did also
| Ii csme out that Mr.. Forrest, 0i counsel
/ 70, defense, mad bought jus! such trunk
/ from the witness. 1t cOuld not be sworn
10 positively that the furniture in the Carl
son cottage was the same furniture cold 20
Simonds. 1t was pTeciseiy like IT, hos
ever.
MGARRY's RVIDESCE sTICKEN OUT
When the Court resumed it's st s3iOn the
Jury was exc uded and the matter OF strik
| ing cut witness McG6rry's evidence as -
what was said dnrirg his visit 10 O'Solli-
vans house on the Sunday following tbs
murder, was taken up. The Court finally
decided to exclude all Of the matter in re-
gard to former attack on Dr.. Cfoaim.
Ills was not satisfactory to the defense
ard another flow ot e'oqu5nce wna the re-
suit. Finally the cross-examiustiOn OF
/ MCGsrry Nss reanmed.
a CRUSHING POINT.
John W. Sampson, generally known Sc
Major Sampson, was next called and testi-
| fed that about two years sgo Coughlin
/ tried TO hire him to "slusr D.. Cropiu.
| The Witness. on cross-eXamiBstiOo, admit
| ted that Oouehlin had arrested him three
OF four times, once fo5 robbery; that h.
vas a gambler By profession, hat feaied
that he followed Mr.. Blaine through Mich
gan when be Was making speeches there
lsst fall, or Governtr Hi or SsDstor
Thurman, for the purpose Of picking p OK
eis. He said be went 90 sons o. these
places for the purpose Of securrg sporting
privileges He explained that Re wss play
ing shells, which is variation of what If
know as three card nome. VIM Lynn,
who was with Sampson whsn he met
Coughlin and was asked 10 slug CIonin,
teetifed to the fact that the two men had
a conversation, the pupart Of which he
did rot hesr at the time mentioned.
BEGGs UNFRIENDLY TO CRoNIN.
Joseph T. 0Keeie, Dr.. CrODin's tailor,
said he attended meeting OF Camp -, 10
September, 1883. After the meeting be
hlda conversation with defendant Bsggs
about Dr.. Ctuniu and Alexander Sullivan
Tae witness said: 1--WE were speaking
first in reference to the union OF the two
rival fscticus of the order, and John F.
Bsggs said he did not have much conf
dence in ths new executive that NSas
elected. Tden the trial committee came
upder discussion and he said that DR.. Gro
min was not the proper man 10 put on the
Trial Committee to try Alexander Sulli-
van. I said DR.. CroDin did lot have as
unsayory record ss James Rogers, Of
Brooklyn, smother one OF the Triai Com
mittee. John F. BseEs then old ME that
Cronin had admitted Coughlin ss a mem
her of Camp e6 without q formal ini,ia-
tiop. and had furnished him with pass
words. told him did not believe it; I
.old him that CIonin was 700
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