Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-11-14

wiiHam Mertes, milsman, said that at $3.50
on the night Of May 4 az he was walking past
the Carlson cottage, he saw buggy stop q
large man In a dark brown overcoat get out run
up the steps and let himself into the house.
The man who remained In the buggy turned the
horse around and drove rapidly away. Later,
when the witness returned home past the cot
tage, he heard the sound OF mailing The wit
ness identified kunze as the man who drove
away and Coughlin as tie man who entered the
cottage.
Onicer Torch testified to having gone to the
Carlson cottage on May % and to finding the
paint-spotted trunk key under the wash-stand in
The front room
Elk Police Captain Setback testified to an in
terview with O'Sullivan In which he drew ad-
missions from him that he had telephoned
Coughlin in April 10 come to his house for the
purpose OF discussing something about Kunze
and horse Being pressed O'Sullivan said he
had desired 10 see Coughlin about delivering ice
at the iatter's house, but Kunze's association
with the transaction aud the mystery surround
ing the horse were left unexplained
Chief Of Police HUB I'd was the next witness
and he was first asked about the custody OF the
trunk since it was given to the coroner He
said IL had beer in his sole care until delivered
To the State. Attorney This was also true re-
garding the lock and key. The chief identified
suspect Burke as the Burke he had first seen In
the Winnipeg jail, and the direct examination
ended.
Police Captain Scheuttler next told of his
visit TO the Carlson cottage the day after the
body was discovered May g. Among the
things he found there was piece OF
blood stained soap on which was some
hair. He told OF the footprints on the
blood stained efloor, and upon being shown
pieces Of the flooring that had been taken up
identified them. The witness eontroverted the
theory OF the defense that the trunk In court
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indicating 70 the jury an identification mark
made on IL by him last May
CHICAGO, Nov 9.--In the Cronin trial yester-
day Mrs John Lindgren, daughter OF Jonas
Carlson, told about seeing her father talk with
OaSuliVan about May 10 direct contradiction
of statement by O'Sullivan, who, the State
claims, said that he had not talked with Carl
son.
The most important witness was William
Neiman. He keeps a saloon at the corner of
Roscoe street and Lincoln avenue and he told
OK OSulliyan, accompanied by Kunze and
COughlin, being in there at 30 on the night of
May \. He liked the date positively by the
circumstance of il being the day after his
obtaining his license and the first day OF
O'Sullvan delivering ice 20 him. When asked
TO pick out the two men, the witness said that
while he wouldn't swear that Coughlin and
kunze were the ones on account of his never
having seen them before that night, vet his
however he had not the slightest doubt.
In view of O'Sullivan's statement about not
having been out of the house on that night ex-
cept for moment about $3.50 o'clock, when his
men came in, and then he had only gone as far
as the shed, Neiman's story is very valuable
60 the State.
Alfred Kettner. watchman swore that he
saw Dan Coughlln IN the neighborhoOd OF the
Carlson cottage late on the afternoon OF May T.
CHICAGO, Nov. ll.-In the Cronin case on Sat
urday Gerhard Werdel the occupant OF the
house directly opposite the Carlson cottage,
testified that on the night OF May he left his
house shortly before z O'clock AS he was re.
turning about 1880 o'clock he saw two men
enter the Carlson cottage, Next morning as
he and his wife were going home
from early mass he saw blood on the
sidewalk of the Carlson cottage and called the
attention Of his wife to it. There was trail OF
blood, apparently fresh beginning ON the steps
and running out to the middle of the sidewalk.
He could not tell who the men were.
DIR. Egbert was then recalled TO testify TO
having at the autopsy clipped a lock of hair
from the doctors head and was followed by
Prof w. S. Haynes for the past thirteen years
professor of chemistry at Rush Medical Col.
lege, who said he had examined the bits OF
wood, cotton and paper given TO him having
reddish stains, and said the stains were caused
by human blood. Prot. Toman and Dr. Bel.
field eorroborated the statement.
At present DIR. Cronin's presence In the Carl.
son cottage hinges on hair. The one hair
found on the cake Of soap is the only evidence
that he ever entered that slaughter house. OF
course the cireumstantal evidence that he was
decoyed there and there was murdered Is as
strong as il well could be, but of direct proof
that one single hair is the only connecting link
The States Attorney having consented TO TIE
cancelling of Alexander Sullivan's bail bonds
Judge Baker ordered his unconditional release
Mr.. Sullivan was under $4,000 bonds to answer
any charge which the grand jury might bring
against him ia the Cronn case but no indict-
mpnf was fOuna