Evening journal., 1889-11-08
TIE mILRMAN'S STORY.
Evidence duplicating Kunze
and Coughlin.
THE KEY TO THE FAMOUS TRUNK.

II Was Found Mt the Carlson Cottage.
Testimony That Connects Kunzo amd
Coughiin with '-simonds." the Buyer
of the Cottage Furniture.
CHICAGO, Nov. Sin the Cronin trial
things are looking trihe bad for Kunze
Willie James, a stenographic student, has
identified Knnze as the man whom he saw
in the apartments at III South Clark street.
where Simonds pnt the furniture and trunk
he had purchased one afternoon lato in
February or early in March. William
Mertes, milxman, also identified Conghlin
and Kunze as two men who he saw drive up
70 the Carlson cottage on the night OF the
murder. The horse was dark brown with a
white face lie heard sound like that
made by mailing at this residence A faint
smile played over the ex-detective's face,
while Kunze flushed trihe. The witness
was cross-examined 10y Judge Wing and
said that he picked Kunze out Of long line
of men in the station. He hadisood looking
at the man in the buggy for fully five min
utes, and the man looked at himsharply, too
81 never saw man look like he did at me-
said the witness.
Coughlin Gets Rcd.
Mertes went on 10 say that ho fully recog-
nized Coughlin when he saw him in tho
county Jail This evidence tronblod the ex-
detective His face and neck became suf-
fused with blood and his eyes grew moist
The cross-examination developed the fact
that Judge Wing had called upon the wit
ness at his house and put him through
i a..
ton Mertes however, had been warned by
Capt. Sohuettler 20 tell nobody she evidence
he was going TO give.
Mertes' Fairy Story.
Finding himself unable TO shake of the
attorney for the defense he had told him
fairy story. II was upon this trial the cross
\ examination was based, and, as q result, the
lawyer found himself treading ON dangerous
! ground The witness frankly admitted that
he had lied 70 the lawyer, because he had
been told to say nothing Co anybody, adding;
THAT was IN my house, but this is different
In my house / tell whatever please. When
/ come IN court lswear hy God TO tell the
truth, and, by God, ! tell the TRUTH
a Threat from the Judge.
At this there was loud applause, which
caused Judge Mcdonnell to say that IL the
demonstration was repeated he would ad
iourn long enough % clear the court ant
then resume the trial The crOss-examina
ton continued for over AZ hour, but the wit
ness did not vary in rs story.
The Paint spotted Key
Officer Lorch, who was one of the first "a
enter the Carlson cottage, described ils con.
dition and told of finding the paint spotted
key to the trunk under the wash stand in the
front room. The key was placed in evidence
and the court took recess. Another inter
esting point in the testimony was that by ex.
Police Capt. Wing, of Lake View, regarding
the finding in the Carlson cottage of the key
70 the bloody trunk in which the body had
been packed.
O'sulllvans Evasive Replies.
Ex-Police Capt Schaack, of the Chi.
oago avenue station, was the first witness al
the afternoon session. He testified TO his
conversations with OlSullivan on May {
and May %. The iceman denied that he be-
longed to the Clan-na-Gael, aud gave the
witness a very unsatisfactory account Of his
relations with DIR. Cronin. O'Sullivan re,
luctantly admitted that he had talked with
Goughlin by telephone shortly before the
murder and while the latter was detective
under Setback, and that he made inquiry
about Kunze.
| &hitt oA hubuhfO Afhtihest 700
Chief of Police Hubbard was the next
Witness and his appearance on the stand
caused ripple Of excitement, IL having
been understood that he would have some.
thing sensational 90 reveal He was first
asked about the custody of the trunk since
it was given to the coroner. He said it had
been in his sole care until delivered TO the
states attorney. This was also true regard
ing the lock and key. The chief identified
Suspect Burke as the Burke he had first
seen in the Winnipeg jail, and the direct ex.
animation ended, much to tho disappoint
ment Of the spectators.
, Police Capt. Schuettler next told Of his
J connection with the case on which he had
been working since the beginning. He first
heard Of the Carlson cottage on the night Of
May %, the day the body was discovered
and went into it the next day Among the
Z things he foand there was a piece Of blood
stained soap on which was some hair II,
told Of the footprints on the blood stained
floor and upon being shown pieces Of tn,
! flooring that had been taken up, identified
them The witness controverted the the0rJ
of the defense that the trunk in court wa
not the one found in Evanston avenue by
indicating to the jury an Identification mari
made on il by him last May. Before thl
conclusion Of the ss-examination cour
adjourned