Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-11-15
BODY, CLOTHES And BLOOD
The Prosecution Making Rapid Strides
in the CrOnin Case.
Forging Link by Link Complete
Chain of Evidence.
Gist of the Testimony Given i'll YeSter-
days Examination.

| CHICAGO, Nov. S.-Late this afternoon
! the clothes and instrument case of DIR.
| Cronin were found by party of work
| men. which caused great excitement. The
articles were taken to Mrs Conklin 5
| family, with whom DR.. Cronin lived, and
We're fully identified by herself and hus-
| band and few others. Complaints had
| been made recently that the sewer at the
| intersection of Evanston and Buena ave-
nues was running over and to-day work
men were sent to investigate the
| trouble The cover was removed from
a man-hoIe in the center of the street
and after a few minutes work with poles
| and hooks two valises were brought up,
one of leather, and reXnants of a cheap
| paper one. In the leather valise was
| found DIR. Cronin prescription book with
several prescriptions bearing his sigma
| ture. The paper one dropped to pieces as
| it was brought out and from it rolled a
mass of tattered clothing, most of which
had beed cut in strips The only garment
| remaing intact was a vest which was the
center and which encircled the doctor 5
case of surgical instruments The clothes
| had evidently been cut with hopes that
| they would soon drop apart and be borne
away in the sewer. The clothing and
surgical case and prescription book. the
latter two marked with his name we're
| fully identified by the Conklins
and others as the property of the muir
dered physician. The most damaging of
all circumstances for the prisoners Is the
| fact that the find was made only one block
| from the spot where the bloody trunk was
| discovered after it had been thrown hur-
riedly from the wagon, and only a half
mile south of where the body was found
in the catch basin The paper valise is
supposed to be the one purchased by j.
| B. Simonds. and tomorrow j clerk will
endeavor to identify it.
A tragic event which occurred Just in
| front of the court house while everyone was
| examining these articles, caused wild eX-
| element. 4 shot was heard just at the
entrance of Judge McCOnnell's court A
| dozen lawyers and reporters rushed out
and found stretched on the sidewalk the
| body of large man. revolver i'll hand and
brains oozing from his skull He was dead
and as no one could identify him it was at
once presumed that his tragic death had
some mysterious connection with the SEN
| sational discoveries of the day After an
| hours investigation. however. it was
| learned that his name was Edward Rehm,
and that he had been for some time known
to be partially insane. He doubtless sui
! cided while labOring under mental abbera-
| ton.
Chicago. Nov. 9.-Alexander Sullivan
was released from bail in Judge Baker 5
| court this morning. Assistant State s
! Attorney Elliot made no opposition to the
motion. and the court released Mr.. Sulli-
vans bondsmen from further responsible
! ity to the matter.
! CHICAGO, Nov 9-When the Cronin
case was resumed this morning. Judge
| McConnell's courtroom resembled the dress
circle of theater. More than half the
audience were women. and the closest
attention was paid to the proceedings.
| Gerhard Wardel. Il gardener at 1929
! North Ashland avenue, was the first wit
ness called. In reply to Mr.. Mills ques-
tons, Wardel testified that on Saturday,
| Nav 4. he left his home about Z in the
! evening and went to Matt Jung's place on
! Lincoln avenue He started for home
! about 10 o clock and walked On the east
! side of Ashland venue. About 1880
! O clock he reached the corner of Otto street
! and Ashland avenue, and noticed two men
who were walking about 200 feet ahead of
| him. They seemed to him to have come
ont of saloon on the corner
of School street and Ashland avenue.
They walked on up Ashland avenue and
entered the Carlson cottage by the front
! door. Witness described the men. One
was a large man about ) feet il inches.
The other was about ) feet inches high.
| Witness saw them plainly when they en-
! tered the cottage and saw light inside
| through one of the shutters. Next day
witness and his wife passed the cottage
H..
! blood on the steps and on the plank walk
| over the ditch in front of the house. The
! crOss-examination by the defense was
! brief and nothing new was brought ont.
Michael J. Cameron, a saloon keeper. at
| 703 Lincoln avenue was then called
Cameron testified that In April last he
had seen Kunze and Coughlin together
| IN his saloon on Lincoln avenue. They
talked quietly together for some time.
but he could hear nothing that
was said. A man named Dunn. a
| plumber, came in, and Coughlin in
! troduced kunze to him with the
remark: This is a friend of mine. The
| witness. cross examined, said that this
was about a week before the murder
DR.. Egbert was recalled at this point,
and said that he had cut a lock
of hair from the head of DR. Cronin' dead
body at the time he made the autopsy
Part of this he placed in jar which was
sealed, and part he gave to Captain
| Schuettler. This was the beginning OF
the expert testimony. Prof. Haines. the
expert chemist of the Rush medical col
legs which position he has held for four
teen years, next went on the stand and
said that he had examined a small chip OF
wood with reddish stains on it. Some
cotton and blush paper with red
stains. and part of the lock OF
hair By chemical tests he found
that the stains were these of blood. He
described at length the manner in which
he had made the tests. but said such tests
could not determine whether the blood was
that of human being or an animal. The
witness went on to say that he took three
hairs from the bunch given him and let
them remain on a piece of soap so arranged
as TO have only one end on the soap. He
left them there two weeks That bleacheC
them somewhat, and he placed other hairs
In a strong solution of aIkah. which took
out the color more rapidly.
Judge Wing objected to the introduc-
tion of this testimony as improper and
illegal. as being in the nature of an ex-
pertinent. The court then took the Oh
lection under consideration. and the ar.
tlcles were withdrawn for the time be-
ing. The significance of the testimony
regarding the bleaching of the hairs BY
the soap Will be made apparent when
Or. Belfeld viii testify regarding the
color of the hair found sticking to a piece
of soap in the Carlson cottage. This hair
was eolored in manner identical with
that caused by the soap on the
hair taken from the trunk. Judge Wing
cross examined the witness. and tried to
have some fun on the question of chemis-
try as applied to blood. The witness was
too technical for him. however. and the
counsel fiOundered.
At the afternoon session cross examina-
ton of Prof. Tolman was continued at
great length regarding the analysis. Of
blood. etc Dr. William T. Belfeld an.
other expert. testified as TO the results OF
the examination Of certain exhibits IN the
case. The testimony OF both these wit
nesses was exceedingly dry to unscientifC
auditors. At the conclusion of DR.. Bel
fields cross examination the court ad
lourned.
Sergt. Mekinnon. of the Winnipeg
police force Is undecided as yet as t.
whether he viii 90 to Chicago to testify il
the Cronin trial McKinnon knows
good deal concerning the source of Chic
McRae's information. which led to Burke
arrest. and on that matter he would no
care to testify.