Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-11-05
SPELLMAN'S STORY
The Clan-na-Gael Leader Before
 the Cronin Jury.
HE D1sAPPo1NTs THE STATE.
His Testimony Differed from What He Had
 Stated Previously.

Not Positive Whether He and Coushlin
 Talked About Dr. Cronin-Identifying
 Letters Written by Besgs-Dan Cough
 lin's Friend Smith Will Take the stand
 in His Behalf.
 CHICAGO, Nov. 5.-The Cronin sus- pets were evidently all the bet ter for days respite from hearing con- demning evidence piling up against them before the jury. kunze is still complaining but is evidently improv- tug, and will soon be we'll.
 Spellman's Testimony.
 Edward Spellman, the Peoria dis tiller, in response to questions by Judge Longenecker, said he had been mem- Der of the Clan-na-Gael twenty years and was the district oficer-District 16. comprising the States of Illinois, Wisconsin and Michigan. There was no officer above him in the district. The executive are body of officers in themselves and have charge of the ex- ecutive affairs of tho order. Witness said he did not know how many com posed the executive body. Mortimer Scanlan is one and MT. Romayne is an other. He had met others but did not know their names. The State here offered -four letters written by Eeggs to Spell.nan and several sent by SIellman to Bcggs Mfr. Spellman identified the le; t"rs written by him, and Mir. Foster, on tehalf of Beggs, admitted the au- thenticity of those written by him. Ecfora reading the letters Judge Longenecker asked Mir. Spellman if he had any conversation with the de- fendant after bhis respondence in reference to the subject of the cor lespondencc. Witness replied: II did. l met MT, Beggs, April 29. He said to me that the matter he had written to me about had been amicably settled.'" :" the State as it differed from what Spel- man had stated previously to the States Attorney. Witness knew Dan Cough lin. He saw him in Peoria in Janu- ary. He was with young man named Kunze. Witness did not know whether the prisonor (Kunze) was the same or not. Tan oughlin came to him with a nc' pos t. whether he and Coughlin tal 2 :.;:out Dr. Cronin or not, but he thuuYht not. 'At one time,'' he said, . thought we did, but on reflection think now we did not"
 !,an Cnushlin's Friend Smith. CHIcAuo, Nov. 5.-1t is now reported that Dnn Coughlins friend Smith" will take the witness stand in his de- fence Smith is the man for whom Coughlin claims he hired the white horse and buggy of Pat Dinan. Smith will testify that he drove out on South Halsted street and took a buggy riding. He (Smith) will also give good account of himself the bal ance cf the night.
 The young lady herself will take the stand and testify that she went riding further testify that she has seen Din an s white horse and buggy and identified it as the rig in which she road on the evening of May 4, on tho southern side of the city. The girls mother will also testify that her daughter went out riding with Smith in rig drawn by white horse. It is claimed also that Dinan's hostler has identified smith as tho man who called for the white horse. Notwi iths landing the fact that NJ. P. Conklln i'd. Ntifed the white horse as tho one that drew Dr. Cronin away to his death, 1t is claimed that in view of the testimony of Smith and others the State cannot establish the fact that it | was Dipan's rig in which Dr. Cronin was driven away the evening of the murder.
 Bakers Hcturn.
 Assistant States Attorney Baker | has returned to this city from Winnipeg | where he has been several days learn | ing what confessions, if any, Burke had l made to his fellow prisoners while in | jeil in that plaee, Mp Baker declined l to make any statements more than to say he has returned alone, bringing n o -.S IL T.