Evening journal., 1889-11-27
THE EVIDENCE IS ALL IN.
The State Closes in the Cronin
Trial.
NOW FOR THE GRAND SUMMING UP

NOW FOR THE GRAND SUMMING UT
Upon the Evidence of the witnesses for
the Defense-strong Evidence in Rebut.
fal-suspect seggs l. Indisposed.
CHICAGO. Nov. 27-In the cronin trial the
Hrst witness was Bailey Dawson, we'll
known politician. Mr.. Dawson testified that
On the night Of May he was in the Emer-
gency hospital. He was also there on May
8. Witness remembered meeting Mr. Beggs
at the Grand Pacific hotel. when he (Beggsl
was introduced to Col Babcock by Mr..
Gleason, but it was on the evening Of May
II, and not May T. This created a sensation,
as it directly eontradicts the testimony Of
Francis Gleason, who swore that he intro
duced Beggs to Mr. Dawson and Col Bah
cock on the night Of May at the Grand
Pacific hotel. Col Babcock was sworn, and
testified that be met John +. Beggs for the
first time on May II. He also testified that
be called on Mr.. Dawson at the hospital on
May s.
Nieman Again Sworn.
Nieman, the saloon keeper was then
called He said be had been introduced to
James Hyland, and swore that to the best Of
his belief James Hyland was not the tall
man who came into his place Saturday night.
May !, nor Sunday night, as O'Sullivan
claims This was considered all the refuta-
tdon the iceman's alibi required, and the wit
ness, after passing through the cross-exam-
ination fire unscathed was permitted to do
part, and Simon Olsen, livery stable keeper,
was called
To Weaken Burke's AIibi.
With Olsen and his employees the state in
tends 70 demolish, or at least materially
weaken, Burke's nlibi The alibi was that
Burke was all the evening Of May in Do
nahy's saloon. William Coughlin and John
O'Mally swore b seeing him there, they to-
gether having stopped there about 2 o'clock
on their way 10 a west side saloon opening
Olsen and swanson Testify.
Olsen swore that on the evening Of May
4 at $50 o'clock he sent his driver. Fred
Swanson, with carriage 70 William Cough
Inns saloon on John O'Mally's order. He saw
the carriage stop in front OF the saloon and
ten minutes after it was driven away. The
carriage returned to the stable at 1890
o'clock that night Then the driver, Swan
son, told his story, and when he had finished
there was big hole in Burke's alibi He
swore that few minutes after stopping at
Coughhn's saloon O'Mally and young man
got into the carriage and he drove them di-
rectly 70 the west side, not even passing
Donahy's saloon, and that neither did they
do 50 on the return, which was not until
after midnight
His Story Unshaisen.
William Coughlin was not with the party.
The crossexamination was very lengthy,
but the witness possessed clear memory, aud
his story remained mistaken. Suspect Burke
looked very crestfallen when the witness
left the staad.
salfman's Bad Life.
At the afternoon session Fred Hochkirch
and Gustav Brunke testified that Saizmanis
life had been one Of general iniquity. and
they considered his word unworthy Of belief,
even under oath.
Patrick Uinan was recalled and testified
to having had conversation with Coughlin
and Caps Setback shortly after the murder,
and that when asked by them to give a de-
criptipn 81 the driver 81 the white horse,
ie told them to furnish their own description,
Is CoughAn knew the man we'll
X. Breaking Down the Hylands' story.
Andrew Anderson, liveryman, swore
hat the opening Of Nieman's saloon occur
aed on the night Of May g. and that large
crowd was present II was this night the
Hylands swore 70 going there with O'Sulli-
van, and that no one except the bartender
was present
Policeman Smith told OF having, by di.
rection ~ the state, examined the files OF
all the daily papers, and that not a word
was said about Coughlin being connected
with the case before May % This was in
view OF Coughlins alibi witnesses testifying
TO their recollection OF the occurrences Of
May 3 being freshened because Of their
having seen Coughlinis name in the papers
the week following the murder.
The Peoples Case closed.
Edward y. Bailey, editor Of The Lake
View Record, took the chair to declare that
he had never delivered O'Sullivan's cards to
any one, and at the conclusion Of his testi-
mony States Attorney Longenecker rose and
said. This closes the case Of the people
With the understanding that one or two
witnesses more would be heard on reconven-
ing, the court adjourned to Friday morning.
The long recess is due to the illness Of a little
child OF Juror North.
Suspect Beggs Is III.
Suspect Btggs was unwell when the dav'.
session was begun His wife urged him "a
save himself by naming the assassins. and
this appeal so unnerved him that he tainted
on the way 70 the court room. II is believed
BY careful and shrewd observers that he is
fhe only one Of the defendants who stands a
lhance OF acquittal, and il is believed that
bis attorneys have warned him that he will
probably get long term in prison.
Two New Jersey Convicts Pardoned.
TRENTos', n. j., Nov 27.-Maj. Alexander
NJ. Way and Garret NJ. Boice, OF Jersey
City, two noted "boodlen convicts in the
New Jersey state prison, were pardoned
yesterday Way embezzled from a number
Of building and loan associations in New
Brunswick. lie was sentenced to four years