The sun., 1889-12-28
OBSTINATE JUROR CULVER.
HoW BE slTED THR LIVES OF TEE
CROWN CONSPIRITORA

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GRONIN CONSPIRITORA
Neither the Eviaepoe nor the Arguneuts 81
tas Other Jurors Could Convinee MS
Even that Dr. Cronia Haa Been Hihea'
Sue ne Assented 20 the Verdict thnt was
Finally Returned Because re Thought
HIs FelIovv Jurors Were Consultations.
CHICAGO, Dec. T.-An afternoon paper
prints the first authentic story Of how Juror
Culver acted during the time the jury was ball
lotinR on the fate Of the Oronin murderors. 1t
is q startling recital. and may result disas-
trously to the pious Evanston man. When the
twelve mon began their deliberations they dis
cussed the evidence and the conduct OF the Wit
nessos on the witness stand. Then ballot
was taken as to the guilt or innocence OF the
prisoners Elevon men promptly voted that
Burke, Coughlin. 0'Sullivan, and Kunze were
guilty. Juror Culver alone voted Not guilty"
The result OF the vote created consternation
in the room. Culver alone was undisturbed.
His eleven colleagues looked at him aGhast
Foreman Clarke arose from the table and
paced the floor In a passion. 1t was evident
that that which was most feared had boen real
lied Culver had long been suspected BY the
rest Of the jurors. He had been Rrumoling
because Of the police surveillance over him. ana
had been making startling admissions to his
colleagues Before the gas was lighted another
ballot was taken. This was on the question
whether DR.. Cronin was killed in the Carlson
cottage. Eleven Of the jurors balloted that the
lonely cottage, with its blood stained walls and
floors. had been the scene Of the murder. Gull
YER, however. declared that the State had not
satisfactorily associated the cottage with the
tragedy
A turbulent scene followed. Eleven men
stood before Culver and demanded an explain
alton, but Culver intensified the bitterness
against him by remaining silent This was the
last ballot taken on Friday night. After the
result of the second vote had been announced
Culvor pleaded weariness and asked for cot.
His colleagues ,stormed about the room and md
himself out on plank and began to pray In Ina
the saTEst pad a'Gl no Reed them
When Saturday morning came the opauLate e
h SSrn E e eSs a
sassln, had not been Identified as the Frapk
Williams who rented the Carlson s eottasesi IN In
testimony of flve persons who had Identified
the young Clan Gael as the renter OF the
sSS f6e esHen nm @es soaid stand They gathered
in one corner Of the room and wrote series OF
SSns on S to g SuTe In they
were as follows:s
that ss9.. 9sS ss
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dartns IL Of the TRIAL that the jury would
viii You say that your determination to sre the
j. !sudas Vet s'n make % sHySna treating Ss
to Culver as be sat at the table. he made no
SD face BGSSf and 6s Of RsTsBesdSR
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trial Culver had uttered threats against the
county. which he had declared he would sue
because Of his shabby treatment as Juror;
not moi believe the testimony Of the state and
1rST ps4tcnaTIy ns Eosiie to %am Hynes who
WAS assisting States Attorney Longenecker.
and R Rs fy h"G
anything: The, same arRume9ts he had used
pioyed by Lawyer Forrest in his address to the
Jury. and It was also remembered THAT the
to Sue
not satisfied that the Doctor had been mnr;
t6at deseh The body taken from the catch basin was
that OF Cronin. Culver's fellow Jurors at last
onSSeS 1S sSe taSe s
sive on all of these points. But culver sun re-
iisien 70 the reading OF the Judge Instructions:
| This aroused Foreman Clarke and he followed
| ing frightened. opened the door and called to
Baiff Santa to send an officer to protect HIM n1
| on his knees and began to pray again. His
colleagues were in no PRAYING mood. however;
and they banged the table aSd created snSn az an
march ground the room. The eleven
Da1Ix Hf1Ivn
weak that he cal led three Of the jurors
into ono corner and offered to vote Coughlin.
and Beggs were acquitted. Tho proposition
rejected Then Culver Tho ,oa bad In nj doRS tRS
| and Was soon asleep The rest Of the Jurors,
who had not slept for nearly forty-eiGht hours.
| followed his example. When morning came q
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