The Dickinson press., 1889-11-23

the afternoon of May a, in a buggy with
Officer Richard Mccormick. He went
on duty as a patrolman at z o'clock that
evening, his beat being on the west side
of ClarI street, east side of Wells street,
from Oak street to Chicago avenue. He
remained on duty until 4 o'clock in the
morning. He saw Dan Coughlin that
night, as the latter was going into the
station, about 8:45 or 8 o'clock. Witness
was on Wells street and was just going
INTO the patrol house. Witness was q
member of Camp 20.
William NJ. Glenn, q reporter. was the
hrst witness at the afternoon session. In
an interview May II Mrs. Conklin told
the witness that Capt. Setback had
brought a horse to her on the day before
and that it in no way resembled the one
that took DIR. Cronin away; that it was a
Jadcd old nag, while the ono that drove
the doctor away was a spirited one.
Robert Boynton, who boarded with
Tom Whalen May 4, testified that he and
Two other men We're out on the night of
May 4, and when they had returned
about 10 O'Clock O'Sullivan came down
stars IN his night clothes and admitted
them.
William Mulcahey, an employee of
O'Sullivan, testified to the contract be.
tween O'Sullivan and DIR. Cronin, and
that he had been sent to DIR. Cronin when
sick. He swore that on the night of
May 4 he and O'Sullivan were at the
house. They went to bed in the same
room and O'Sullivan did not leave the
o that night except at 10 o'clock,
when he got up to admit two of his men.
Patrick Brennan, another employee of
OSullivan's, told of being in the fceman's
house on the night of May 4; of all hav-
ing supper between 1880 and 8 O'Clock
and of O'Sullivan and Mulcahy going to
bed together at 9 o'clock.
CHICAGO, Nov. 21.-Miss Mccormick,
a sister of Mrs. Tom Whalen, O'Sulli-
vans relative, was the first witness
called. Examined by Lawyer Donahoe,
she testified that she was at Mrs. Wha-
lens on the night of May 4, and that
Brennan and the other men who have
sworn to O'Sullivan's abb were there.
After supper witness and Mrs Whalen
went out to a friends. 1t was about
$3.50 o'clock, at which time O'Sullivan
was in the house. They returned about
10 O'Clock and We're admitted by O'Sulli-
van, who arose from his bed to go to
the door. Afterwards Miss Mccormick
eAN ~ Altlci1 WelO W OoulllNiuS
room to get a cot, on which Miss Nc
OSullivan and Mulcahey in bed to-
gether.
Mrs. Thomas Whalen took the stand.
She first described the interior arrange
ment of her house. Then she told of
hearing before May 4 O'Sullivan fire.
quently speak of his contract with DIR.
Cronin. She next rehearsed the story of
the occurrences of May 4 and 5, occur
rences already made familiar by the tes-
tmony OF former witnesses.
Referring to the visit of Clancy, the
correspondent of The New York Herald,
on the night of the day the body was
discovered, she said that she was present
and that when Clancy asked O'Sullivan
to go with him to identify the body, the
iceman refused because he said that he
did not know the newspaper man. Mrs.
Whelan's testimony was almost entirely
c~orroborative and she was quick with
her answers. On the cross-examination
she gave her answers with a snap.
THIS PROVED o'sULLIvAN's ALIBI
and the defense then began to prove one
for Martin Burke. Matt Danahey, a
member of Camp 90, and the financial
secretary of the defense fund. was
called. He owns a saloon on Chicago
avenue and Canal street. He swore that
on the night of May 4 from Z o'clock
until 10 o'clock, Martin Burke was in his
place and did not go out once.
To c%orroborate his testimony, Saloon
keeper w. F. Coughlin (not a relative of
the suspec0 also a member of Camp 20,
and a contributor to the defense fund,
swore that he called at Danahy's saloon
at 1870 o'clock on the night of Maya 4,
staid there about ten minutes, and that
Martin was there. His examination
ended, the court adjourned for dinner.
Hon. John F. Finerty, NJ. P. Brady,
John S. Mullen, NJ. j. Keam and others
members of the Clan for from six to
thirteen years heard of the inner
circle.
Francis P. Gleason testified that ON
the night of May 4 Beggs and himself
attended n political mass meeting.
States Attorney L~ongenecker was
asked to take the stand. He objected,
but finally did SO. He said he was pres
ent during the examination of Suspect
Beggs before the coroner's jury and con-
Quoted the examination of witnesses be-
fore the grand jury. He said that dur
ing the latter examination Beggs volun-
tarily told of his correspondence with
District Officer Spellman and told where
the letters could be found.