The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-12-18
.IHB. CRONIN VERDICT.
Coughlin, O'Sullivan and Burke
Found Guilty of Murder,
With the Penalty Fixed at Imprison-
ment for Life = Kunze Gets
' Three Years In the Pen.

MCO ACuib % III LILO \ Cliss .t
Lawyer Beggs Acquitted--Motion Made
for New Trial-Dramatic Scenes In the
Court Room.
CHICAGO, Dec H. Judge Mcconnell
was promptly on hand in the court room
at ten o'clock Monday morning ndtook
his seat upon the bench. After waiting
until 1890 without receiving any COM
munication from the jury a recess was
declared until two o'clock. The street
outside the building was packed with
the toughest crowd that has been seen in
the city for many a day. All the avail
able members Of the reserve police force
were on duty in the neighborhood in
plain clothes.
Judge Mcconnell made his appearance
| IN his private chambers at 1:50 o'clock
Arumor found its way from the other !
side Of the building that the jury had at
last agreed upon averdict. Extraordi-
nary precautions were at once taken In
and without the court room. Orders
were issued that no one but representa-
tives Of the press and counsel engaged
in the case should bo given admittance, |
and to the fifty or more reporters that
occupied the benchos there were as many
or more police officers in plain clothes.
Some slight delay was created by the
absence OF attorney Forrest and Q mes
senger was dispatched for him and
on his arrival at 2:25 Judge McCon-
nell took his seat upon the bench and
the court was declared to be in session.
One minute later the Ave prisoners were
ushered in over the iron bridge leading
from the jail.
Lawyer John +. Beggs, with a deathly
lpallor on his face and his blue eyes
staring as though protruding from the
bleached bones Of o skeleton, headed
| the line. Behind him came Dan Cough
lin, with half nervous, half cynical
smile upon his face. 1t was apparent to
every observer that he had nerved him
self for the ordeal. Next came 0'Sulli-
van. his jaws compressed and the fin
gers Of his right hand tugging nervous
i IL at his mustache. Martin Burke, close
{ behind him, had the same look Of sto-
Y lid indiferences that be had worn
thfoughout the trial Knnze. the last
in line, was, as usual, the comedian Of
the prisoners and smiled and waved his
hands at the officers and newspaper men
as he entered the room. As soon as the
attendants had taken their seats three
deputy sheriffs took up q position be-
hind each chair and at the same moment
fifty officers entered the room by the
main door and formed complete barri-
cade between the prisoners row and all
: mean Of exit from the room.
The iron doors leading to the jail were
: again swung open aud the members Of
the Jury fled into the room. Every man
had on his overcoat and carried his hat
in his hand, and this was at once &C.
cepted as conclusive evidence that a YER
dict had at last been reached. The
: twelve men we're escorted to their seat
} and the roll was called. Perfect silence
prevailed. Even the Judge, usually calm
I and collected, nervously mopped the
. Precipitation from his brow. The prison
! ers maintained the same demeanor
Q which they had worn when entering the
4 court room, except that Burke chewed
/, with redoubied energy AZ MS quia Oh 70
! bacco, while 0'Sullivan ran his fingers
I into his hair with desperation thai
7: threatened TO tear 1t out by the roots.
I The voice OF foreman Clarke came ou'
|, clear and distinct when he answered
y "We have,p in response to the question
!. OF the clerk OF the court as 70 whethel
y he and his colleagues had agreed on |
vard,ct Rising in his seat he handed ,
. ,rISaS a,ar 20 tho clark. Tba aim,
Q ioiueu pApoti - w III, -
y ness ~ lnis nonien' wss NY npo'oiy W
y pressiye put Painiui. r.tiy, nsteily, syy. wa
J, turned on the nve men whose iate IN an
y other moment would be known. Forces
. cast a glance OF, oncoura gemept toward
Q his ciIents az much as. To- say: "B,
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Oh leos uis,s.iY -. pa ~ = ~ ~,
I whisper 70 beggS IN; epoeppf lnon'sh gu
the voice OIL the clerk clear ana ais
n tinct, rang out; "We ind the defend
9 ant John y. Beggs not guilty as charge
u In the indiotmert.n sfhofe was buz
y IN 4he court roo,nn a. tfonrh, a thou sar,
] ha.ad Srsn n ! M "A bsa,, -ist ioose III
= ps oass 49,. ~ .'svs', ~ X.
= pioou rus,'es, y lsp ssppf w "a yao 49,
y prisoner ana IN sscpno ~ Wss cAi ,I
ls mine hue. His right arm, which ha
Q been resting on the railing, fell 70 hl
* aide and his entire ffalne shook lik
~ that a Il 4,,an I, ,,ffiicted With The baisv.
"a llpthis was Init the work Oh a mf
p ment Again the voice of the clerk ran
m ont. autVe find the defendant job
p Knnze oniitv0 ~ nanslauohter. ana f