Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-06-13
THE JAILED IRISH LEADER.
Sullivan Applies for Discharge or Bail
Judge Tuley Will Decide TO-MOrrow.

Master in Chancery Windes, Sullivan's lawyer,
yesterday applied for writ of habeas corpus
from Judge Tuley in Chicago, which was granted
and made returnable at 4 o'clock. At that hour
Sullivan was brought over from the Jail bySherif
Matson to the county building. The applicant
was represented by A. s. Trude, Senator Dun
cam and II. F. Gilbert, while the states attorney
and Assistant States Attorney George Baker
appeared for the state. Judge Tuley asked
whether the object Of the proceedings was ad-
mission to bail or for the discharge of the ap-
plicant. 1--WE ask first for discharge, and if
that be not granted, then for BAIL" said Mr.
Trude.
is there special grand jury in session."
asked the court.
Yes" replied Mr.. Longenecker; Il lust
came from them and they were considering
this case"
Then an indictment may be found while we
are hearing this application!'
''1es. your honor"
I'm case an indictment be found" said Mr.
Trude, ''then we would not ask for bail"
Mr.. Longenecker demurred to the petition
because 1t did not set out the evidence given
at the coroner's proceedings and the state
! could not beAexpected to produce it.
THE EVIDENCE BEFORE THE CORONER.
Mr.. Trude said that the evidence adduced
| there was too voluminOus to be brought in, and.
Furthermore, it was largely incompetent and
made up of the suspicious of the deceased and
his friends. There was no evidence against
Alexander Sullivan. Mr.. Trude referred in
/ most sarcastic terms to Luke Dillon and other
| witnesses before the cOnoners jury. The at
| tOrneys argued pro and con on this point for
some time. After the argument it was agreed
| that the evidence III the case and Cronin's pa
\ pers should be submitted for the judges exam
| Ination as to the question of admitting Sullivan
! to bail Judge Tuley agreed to give his decis-
! ION Friday morning and sullivan was remanded
| to jail without bail.
THE PETITION FOR THE WRIT
was signed by Alex. Sullivan himself. and was
III substance as follows The verdict of the
cOroners jury, ON the strength of which he was
committed, Is insufficient to hold him and de-
| prlve him OF the benefit of bail. The evidence
| produced before the coroner's jury on which
| the verdict was rendered was insufficient to
! justify the commitment on any charge. There
was no competent evidence, direct or circum-
| stantial, offered or admitted against the peti.
TONER tending to prove that he was guilty of
| DIR. Cronlns murder or accessory thereto. OF
had guilty knowledge thereof or any knowledge
OF plot or conspiracy to accomplish the same
The coroner also permitted large number OF
| witnesses to testify to statements alleged To
have been made by CrOnin in his lifetime as to
| what Cronln suspected II relation to Sullivan,
and that the coroner per aitted large amount
| OF incompetent and wholly irrelevant testimony
to be introduced before the jury, calculated
to prejudice the jury against him, without
shedding any light on the question being in
| vestigated.
The verdict so far as it reflected on the con
duct of Sullivan was the result of passion ant
prejudice created by the incompetent and ir
relevant testimony admitted by the coroner
The testimony heard was so vouminous that il
is impracticable to set it out Sullivan says b,
Is not guilty of the crime with which he i.
charged. and that he has had no connection
| whatever with the murder of DR. Cronin Hs
asks that he be brought into court at O'Clock
| this afternoon. ~ -
| THE SPECIAL GRAND JURY
But three witnesses were heard by the specia
grand jury erday-Throckmorton the real
estate man who rented the Clark-street rooms
TO ~. b. Simonds" or Maroney; Hatfield, who
sold him the furniture, and Justice Of the Peace
Maheney, who introduced DIR. Cronin to p. O.
Sullivan, the ice man, in order that their De
culiar contract might be made. Most of In.
afternoon was taken mp with the examination
1 of the latter witDaaa