Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-12-07
NUMBER 3.

the Inception to the end is most conc.uSrelJ
demonstrated.
Asto the white horse, there was reasonable
doubt whether it was the same animal that
drew DR. Cronin TO his death, The preponder-
ance OF the evidence was against IL, and even II
IL were still Coughlin might be innocent. He
might not have known what the man rom
Michigan wanted II for. This man was afrleha
OF Dams brother, and Dan could not DO less ioe
him. The speaker then took up various othet
circumstances which we're adduced Ia eW-
dence TO show Coughlin's connection with the
crime and argued that every one of them vas
consistent with the theory OF Innocence.
CHICAGO, Dee 3-Judge Wing resumed MS
argument in the Cronin trial TINS morning.
After touching upon number Of minor points
he took up the question Of the cause OF oea.n,
stating the law to be that the cause nust be
proved In accordance with the term OF tne ih'
dictment, else conviction could not follow In
this case 1t was charged that DR. Cronin died
from the effect Of the infiiction OF wounds and
contusions on the head. The speaker went on
10 argue that this allegation was not proved
and the experts, in their testimony, could not
say that the nature OF the wounds on d.
Cronins head and face were such as to neees'
| sary cause DEATH
| Judge Wing next took up the question asto
whether or rot the blood found in the cottage
was human blood. The prosecution talked as
| II the floor and walls Of the cottage had been
II aeftted in blood, but none OF this blood was
shown Experts had testified TO having
microscopically examined fifty-six corpuscles,
an amount visible to the naked eye for single
drop Of blood contained many millions OF corp
uscles The prosecution had brought in large
sections Of flooring covered with footmarss
made By paint, but no blood stains. 1t was saie
TO assume that there were no such things, or
they would have been shown There was not
cottage in the city in which it would be impos'
sible to find fully as much blood as Nas eS-
amined By the experts, and the best evidence
they could give in this case was that II was the
blood Of some mammal
The speaker then proceeded to attack the
testimony OF Micr0scopist Talman on the
subject Of the lanugo, or microscope nary
fuzz and scaly epitheleum, which he iouH
in the blood specimens examined By him
, and which he thought peculiar to human en-
titles The speaker denounced Talman as
man Of small experience and little learn
l ing who posed as professional witness This
! man also he said had examined some OF the
? hair found in the trunk and in the cottage and
on Dr. Cronin's head and proiessed that he
could tell that they were tho same hair Judge
! | Wing then told how the micr0scOpists for the
;. defense, men Of great learning had declared
4 that it was impossible TO predicate humanity
on any OF these tests.
q This closed his address, and Mr Ingram took
n IN the argument on behalf Of The prosecution.
Mr.. Ingram proceeded TO analyze the evi'
dence He said that Simonds in buying the
A furniture took the first things offered TIL he
i | came to the trunk the sachel and the strap.
!. These he was particular about, though there
~ was no evidence that he had any thing to put
n into them. Why did Burke rent the Carlson
cottage and hold possession OF it, unoccupied'
y month after month; He was day laborer'
: getting $3.50 per day, aud working
- only part Of the time. Where were the
: brothers and the sick sister who, he said, were
a to occupy the cottage with himf Why did they
=, not appear and testify in his behalf -Four OF
~ five people were to live in this cottage, yet IL
% did not contain single article of kitchen turn
"a ture, 1t was to attend one Of o Sullivan's mer
= that the doctor was called. The cottage wa
a close TO OSullyan's house and Burke tolC
, OSulvan about it as soon as he rented II
"a Subsequently O'Sullivan vouChed for him
~ Then the speaker dwelt at length on the sus
:, picious character Of the iceman's contract 10
!, Cronins services. Next the hiring OF IN
"A white horse and Coughlin's suspicious actions
- TWAS. doubtless, technically true that hal
= from one head could not be distinguished iron
,r hair from another but every day commo
~ sense could determine such q question, of'hand
when two punches Of hair were submitted 10
inspection.