The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-10-30
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chlcago's Sensational Murdsr at
Length Before a Jury.

chlcago's Sensational Murdsr at
Length Before a Jury.
CHICAGO. October 2s--Never before in The
history Of Chicago was a court room 50 pack
ed with eager listeners as was that Of Judge
Mcconnell this morning when the trial acr-
ually began which is 10 prove the guilt or
Innocence Of the five defendants charged
with The murder Of Dr. cronin Hardly had
the hour of ten struck when States Attorney
Longenecker took the fiocr and began a
characteristic opening argument. twas moi
oratorical, nor was there any p-eience Of
anything but straightforward statement
of facts. In its way it " as gem. Nodouble
meaning could be twisted out Of any word
or sentence. The whole was perfectly
lncid outline Of what the prosecution intend
ed to prove
The speaker went back to the time when
the Land League was organized he show
ed its purpose at that time to have been
legitimate and patriotic. Later the physical
force idea was indnsfriousiy propagafed.
This sentiment reached its elimination under
the leadership Of the famous triangle" Sui
Ivan, Feeley and Boiand-
rHE ''TREAsGLE.o CRITICISED.
The speaker did not spare the lash in criti-
cising the deeds Of the triangle" He bold
ly asserted that men had been sent TO Eng
land to terrorize the government by the in
discriminate use of dynamite and had there
either been betrayed to the government or
foully murdered. Vast sums were then said
to have been in the possession Of the muir
dered men, thereby enriching the triangle
DR.. Cronin had at last seen through the muir
derous plot and threatened 10 expose the
triangle" Here was the motive iOr his re-
moval. Beggs. Coughlin. O'Sullivan and
Burke would be shown to have been mem-
bers of Camp %, Clan-na-Gaei, Beggs being
senior guardian at the time Of the doctors
murder.
A committee had been appointed by Camp
% to try Dr. Cronin for treason, and Begss,
the night before the fatal 4th of May had, at
meeting of the camp, refused to make pub
lie the report Coughlin, the speaker said,
would be shown 70 have been an active
enemy ofDr. Cronin, and that he once said
the doctor would soon bite the ground. !"
Il would also be shown that Coughlin had
hired the rig in which DR.. Cronin had rid
den to his death, and that on the night of
the murder he was seen in the vicinity Of
the Carson cottage, where the murder was
committed.
osULLIvAN IMPLICATED.
The evidence, he said, would show that
O'Sulliyan had made contract with DR..
Cronin TO attend any of his men who might
be injured in handling ice. Conclusive evil
dence would also prove that up to the sign
ing of the contract O'Sullivan had never had
occasion to call in physician, either for
himself or his men II was while answering
the first summons under the terms of the
contract that DIR. Cronin was murdered. 1t
would also be shown that O'Snlliyan was on
intimate terms with Burke, who has been
perfectly identified by the Carlsons as the
man who hired the cottage, and by furniture
and expressmen as having bought and NOV
cd the furniture found in the cottage after
the murder.
The furniture was first moved to a suite OF
rooms on Clark street opposite Alexander
Sullivan's Office. Kunze was seen in company
with Burke in these rooms, and at the time
he was also intimate with Coughlin.
At this point a recess was taken. Judge
Longenecker told The crowd ofreporters who
Immediately surrounded him that he had
barely outlined the proof against the men.
The iiling-in process would absolutely
clineh the guilt of the defendants.
AN ANXIOUS AUDIENCE
The court room was even more crowded
at the afternoon session than in the morn
ing. Judge Longenecker, in closing his ad-
dress, recapitula.ed the points of the morn
ing and added few points, such as Burke's
declaration to Tinsmith Klahre that Cronin
was British spy; the incident that Mrs.
Carlson had seen the blood on the steps oi
the Carlson cottage and supposed it to have
been spilled preserves, and the fact that
Burke's flight to Manitoba should be taken
as tending to a confession Of guilt
When the States Atsor ney had finished
the attorneys for the defense laid their heads
together and rising. and afer the other
Forest, Donahoe, Kennedy and Foster-de-
clared that they would defer their arguments
The State began with Captain yilliers, who
was Commissioner of Public Works of what
was Lake View at the time Of the murder
Mr.. Ingham, for the State, did the examin-
ing. The witness told what he saw 10 the
patrol wagon on Bryn Mlwr avenue. 1t was
naked body of a man, covered with a
blanket.
THAT'S DI. cRoNIN."
Il said sure enough that's Dr. Cronin, -
said Captain villiers Il knew him very
well. met him in the lodge The body
was naked, excepting a towl around the
neck and what believe is callei an Agnus
Del. TIE corpse was taken TO the station at
Sheffield avenue, and when the blanket was
taken Off some of the hair OF the head and
part of the moustache came away. This was
on May p of this year.
Henry Rosch, a sewer cleaner, of Lake
View. told how he had found the corpse,