The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-10-30
WEAVING THE WEB.
Damaging Evidence Against tho
CrOnin ConspiratOrs.
OSulliyan, the Ice Man, Put in a Bad
Light by Mrs. Conklin.

The Famous White Horse is Again De-
scribed with Great Accuracy-A Dlsas-
trous Day for the Defense.
CHICAGO, Oct. 29.-Public interest in
the Cronin trial continues and seems 10
intensity as the trial progresses toward
the point where the introduction Of
sensational evidence is probable. The
Jurors yesterday looked refreshed by
their Sunday rest and the prisoners
were in more cheerful mood than any
day since the opening Of the trial. John
Cronin, the doctors brother, was the
first witness called by the State. but was
not present.
Napier Moreland, Pat Dinan's hostler,
was called. Mr.. Moreland testified In
response to Mr.. Mills questions, that on
the evening Of May 4, about seven
o'clock, man called at Dinan's stable,
where witness was then working. The
man askedif any horse had been hired
for him there during theday. Witness
knew nothing about 1t and told him to
see Dinan. The stranger left the stable
10 seek Dinan, whom heifohnd, and who,
few moments later, entered in com
pany with the stranger and told witness
to hitch up horse. Witness brought
out a gray horse, to which the stranger
objected, saying he did not want white
horse. The man did not say who hired
the horse for him. Mr.. Dinan told wit
ness not to send out the horse which he
was hitching up and ordered him TO
bring out the "old white horse"
Mr.. Forrest here objected to the intro
duction in evidence OF every thing re-
lating TO the man who called for the
white horse and to anything he said or
did, Dan Coughlin not being present.
The court overruled the objection, Mr..
Forrest taking an exception. Witness
described the man as looking like a me-
chanic. He had Q short, dark beard Of
about weeks growth. He wore round,
soft SLOUGH hat and q faded brown or
gray overcoat with the collar pulled up
around his chin. There were no side
curtains on the buggy and the man
asked for them, but did not get them.
The strangers boots were muddy and
stained. The horse was returned be-
tween nine and 9:30 o'clock. Witness
then described the condition Of the buggy
and horse. The buggy was covered with
sand and mud and the horse was warm
and blowing hard, as though having been
driven rapidly for long distance. When
the rig was returned the man did not
come into the barn, but jumped from the
buggy outside and walked rapidly away.
Mrs. Conklin followed Morelapd on
the stand. She told the now familiar
story of the call OF the mysterious
stranger who took the physician away
in Dinan's buggy. She also identified
the card OF 0'Sullivan, the ice man, that
had been presented by the man. The
latter's eyes, she said, were the most
villainous she had ever seen. They had
kind OF "don't look at me again" look
about them. Thisdescription was ruled
out upon objection by the defense. Con-
tinuing, she said that when she taxed
0'Sullivan with the seeming connection
between himself and the physicians dis
appearance, he said that he could not
explain 1t. He was very nervous, kept
twirling his hat and could not look the
witness in the face. During this testi-
mony O'Sullivan leaned forward and
looked Mrs. Conklin straight In the face.
His countenance was alternately pale
and flushed, although he occasionally
smiled. Mrs. Conklin went on TO say
that she positively identified Dinan's
white horse as the one driven by the
man that called for DR.. Cronin.
After Mr.. Forrest had failed in the at
tempt to have the major portion Of this
testimony stricken out, the witness was
put through a severe cross-examination.
She more than held her own, however
Forrest compelled her TO describe the
horse half dozen times, with the view
Of involving her in contradictions, but
her story did not vary a word. In de-
scribing the peculiar motion OF the an
imal's knees she placed her hands on her
knees and with her wrists representing
the horses knees, showed the peculiar
twisting motions OF its legs. She en-
phatically denied that she had failed 10
Identify the horse when IL was brought
TO her by Captain Schaack, and her evi-
dence was entirely satisfactory TO the
counsel for the State.
The cross-examination OF Mrs. Conk-
lin was resumed after the recess for
lunch. She emphstically denied that
she had told TO a reporter OF morning
paper story that differed in material
details from her evidence given at the
morning session. At the request OF
counsel o'Sullivan, the ice man, con-
ironted the witness, and she said his
mustache had changed in color since she
had interrogated him with reference to
the physicians disappearance. AT that
time it was little reddish in the cen
ter, while now 1t was darker. An effort
on the part Of counsel to confuse o'Sul-
livan with Mulcahey, one OF his en-
ployes, failed.
Charles w. Beck, reporter, testified
10 having taken out the white horse
which was identified by Frank Scanlan
and Mrs, Conklin. Miss Sarah McEnerny
and her sister Agnes, both Of whom were
In the physioian's Office when he was
summoned by the mysterious stranger,
corroborated the evidence given by Mrs.
Conklin. Both sustained their position