Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-08-30
WANT SEPARATE TRIALS.
The CrOnin Suspects Brought Into Court a
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The CrOnin Suspects Brought Into Court at
Chicago
CHICAGO. - By $50 o'clock Monday
morning Judge McConnell's court room
we'll filled with spectators, lawyers and
newspaper men. John f. Scap!an and
Woodruff's parents were among the first
to arrive at the criminal court building.
They went strais ht to the court room
and took their seats in the witness room.
The entrance to the court room was Wig
iiautIy guarded by deputy sheriffs and no
one was allowed to even pass the first
guard at the foot of the stairs, unless he
or she could give good reason for
wanting to be present at the trial.
Promptly at 10 O'Clock the prisoners
were brought into the courtroom, care
fully guarded by eight deputies. The
six men sus pected of being implicated in
the murder of DR.. Cronin marched into
court headed by Martin Burke, Woodruff,
Coughlin, Beggs and O'Sullivan. Kunze,
the young German, brought up the rear.
Beggs WAS represented by his attorney,
Mr.. Forrest; O'Sullivau by Donahue l.
David; Coughlin by Messrs. Forrest and
Wing; Woodruff by A. ". Brown; Kupze,
D0nahue a. David. AS soon as court WAS
called, Attorney Donahue rose to his
separate trial for his client, John
Kunze. In a short speech made by. the
attorney he said, that while Kunze was
confined in the county jail the states
attorney came to hi N and told him that
if he would TIL him what he knew about
Dan Coug him aud p. O'Sullivan he would
be given his liberty, but that he Kunze
said that he knew nothing about the
case. Mr.. Donahue further said that he
had 10 opportunity to prepare any de-
fense for his client, because Judge
Lougenecker had not given him list of
the witnesses who testified before the
grano Jury which found the Indictment
against his client.
Until last Saturday 1 received no in
formation regarding the evidence against
this man." said the attorney. SIS it fan
then, that my client should be tried be
fore l have had an opportunity to pre-
pare brieff"
The court promised to take the matter
under consideration and apsoupce his
opinion later.
Attorney Wing, representing Dan Cough
lin, then arose and asked for separate
trial for his client. He claimed that to
have Coughlin tried with the other pris
oners would be prejudiosl to his interests.
Testimony given against the other pr;s
oners might, in the minds of the jury,
weigh against Coughlin, who who would
thus suffer uniusty.
At the conclusion of Judge Wings ar
gument for seperate trial for Cough
lin, Mr.. Donahue took Up OSullivan's
motion, the burden of which was that he
feared that evidence against the Others,
bat incompetent as to him, might be
rreiHdicsl and injurious to his case. Sen.
Kennedy then presented q similar mo-
tion in behalf of Burke.
In reply to question from the ,oHrt,
States Attorney Longenecker stated that
he question of demanding the evidence
given before the grand jury in each case,
was new one and asked time to
prepare himself and asked at least
week to look into the matter. This
was objected to- by Attorney Forrest
Then States Attorney Longenecker said.
be was sick and had been for several
days, otherwise he would not ask for any
delay. After much talk on both sides
Judge Mcconnell settled the matter b
deciding that he would hear the srgu-
ment on the motion for separate trials on
Wednesday morning next. The prison
ers were then remandeo to Jail.