St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-12
UNDER FALSE COLORS.
John KunZe, One of the Cponin
Suspects, Called Himself
Kaiser.
5Tinsmith Klahre Tells About
soldering the Tin Box for
Burke.
Secrets OF the Inner Circle
" Of the Infamous Clan
na-Gael.
Cronin's Clothes and Surgical
z Instruments Are Identified
by Mrs. Conklin.

= CHICAGO, Nov. 11.-Miss Alice john
son, an attendant in Mr.. Belfeld's
office. was the first witness called in the
Cronin case this morning. Miss john
son testified to having seen Capt.
Setback come into the doctors Office
some time in May last and lay a pack
age on DR.. Belfield's desk. No one
touched the package until DIR. Belfield
came in and took possession of it. The
contents of the package were. though
not brought out hy Miss Johnson's testi-
mOny. the samples of cotton. blood
stained chips and hair. The witness
was not ;:'peached on the cross-exami-
nation. Henry Bnchholz. a saloon
keeper at 1906 Cottage Grove avenue,
was the next witness. He knew John
Kunz". KunZe boarded at his place
from april ID up to the time of his ar.
rest. While at his place Kunze was
known as John Kaiser. The defense
objected to BuchhOlZ's evidence because
his name was not given them until this
morning. The court OverruIed the OBJ
lection. but permitted the defense to
postpone their crOSS-examination. It is
reported that d. E. McKinnon, the
Winnipeg
OFFICER WHO ARRESTED BURKE,
is on his way to this city. will arrive to-
NIGHT and probably be put on the wit
ness stand tomorrow or Wednesday.
When asked what he knew about
KunZe's willingness to tell what he
knows of the murder, Judge Longeneck-
er said he had heard nothing about it.
Charles Herchmer. a tailor, who keeps
a shon on near BnchhOlz's saloon, was
then called. His testimony corrob-
GRATED that of Buchholz-that kunze
boarded there some time, and was
known as John Kaiser. John P. Dunno.
plumber at 997 Lincoln avenue, said
he was in Cameron's saloon one night
in April when KunZe and Coughlin en-
tered. Dunno had previously known
KunZe. and was introduced to the latter
by Cnughlin. who referred to Kunze as
his friend. The three drank together,
and Dunno went away. The cross-eX-
animation was brief, and nothing new
was brought cut. Frank o. Washburne,
salOOnkeeper at 1920 Wellington ave-
nue.. saw KunZe~and O'SuIlivan at his
saloon some time in March. They were
driving brown horse attached to a
buggy. which KunZe said he had bought
from O'Sullivan. Witness rode home
from his saloon with the two men.
Joseph PetOwski, laborer. testified
that he boarded at BuchhOiz'S with
iKunze, and that the latter
GAVE HIS NAME AS KAISER,
Kaiser talked frequently of Lake
view, and invited witness 20 go thither
with him. Witness said Kaiser was
awav from his room all night one night
in May. Petowski was not cross-ex-
amined. Gus Klahre. the tinsmith, tes-
tilted that one Monday morning ia the
early part of May, Martin Burke and an
eXpressman came to his fathers tin shop
lon North Clark street. Burke had the
galvanized iron box and wanted top
soldered on it. Witness spoke about
the Cronin case, and Burke said he was
q British spy and ought to be killed.
Witness then told of his attempt to raise
the lid of the box and Burke prevented.
Witness fixed the box. and it was taken
away by the expressman. Burke's face
flushed while Klahre was giving his
testimony. Witness said he next saw
Burke in Jail. On cr0Ss-examinatiOn
Klahre said it was May when Burke
brought the box to be s0ldered. He re-
membered it because that day the pa
perS said something about the doctor
being spy. Witness described the ex-
pressman. and then gave detailed re-
presentation of every stage of the proc
ess of soldering the box. Witness had
stated that he gave the first information
of the box soldering to Capt. Sehuettler,
and. on redirect examination. said that
Capt. Schuettler sent for him TO
SEE ABOUT SOME BOXES
he had made for Sullivan. Michael
Walsh, gas filter, was next called.
Walsh and Burke roomed together in
Joliet. short distance from this city,
fir ON May to May Is, and it was at
tempted to prove by the witness that
Burke during his stay there was COM
para lively poor and in needy circum-
stances, while week or so later the
suspect was found i'm Winnipeg with
money in his pocket, a ticket bought for
Europe, and able counsel to defend him
in the subsequent extradition proceed
ings. The effort proved so unavailing,
however, and the witness so recalcitrant
that Mr.. Forrest did not care to cross
examine, even to the extent of single
question. Joseph O'Byrne. senior
guardian of camp 226. was recalled and
testified that on the Tuesday subsequent
to DR.. Cronin'S disappearance, Beggs. in
conversation with the witness. Maurice
Morris and Dennis Ward. said in reply
to suggestion made by Morris that the
doctor was in all likelihood dead: "You
don't know what you are talking about.
You are
NOT IN THE INNER CIRCLE;'
we are" The witness previous to that
time had never heard OF an sinner cir
Gle" in the Clan-na-Gael. DIR. John F.
Williams was called to cast suspicion
upon O'Sullivan'S mysterious contract
with ny HrAts,, Ia tacf.Gal 4l,o4 l.
had been O'SulIivan's physical for a
period of two or three years, and dur
ing that time the ice mans bill had not
amounted to over s. year. Maurice
Morris was recalled, and corroborated
the testimony given by O'Byrne in re-
gard to the sinner circle" conversation
held with Beggs. Mike Gilbert, sewer
c'eaner, testified to finding CrOnin's
effects last Friday, and then the clothes
and instruments of the murdered physi-
clan were brought into the court room.
There was buzz of excitement from
tfeASpectatOrs' benches as the tell-tale
relies were lugged in, and the clerk was
compelled to WELD his gaveI vigorously
to induce the crowd. which had risen to
eaten a glimpse of them as they were
exposed to the view of the jury, to sit
down.. The prisoners. save Beggs, who
S earcely looked at them.
. EvINCED AS MUCH CURIOSITY
as the spectators. Chief of Police Hub
bard read the card and several pre-
scrfptionS of the doctors found in the
'pocketbook which bore the doctors
name. Corroborative evidence was
given by Michael Reese. Frederick
Meyer, Capt. Schuetsler, Lieut.. Koch
and Ferner. The clothes were held up
for the inspection of the jury. Then
Mrs. Conklin took the stand and identi-
fed each piece of clothing and each in
strument as having been worn and car
ried by the doctor when he left his home
On his fatal ride. She recollected each
article perfectly, and the truth of her
testimony was so self-evident that the
defense waived cross-examination. The
court then adjourned.
HyneS and Forest Call Each Other