, 1889-12-14
NEARING THE END.
The Cronin Case Given to the
Jury Yesterday.
Resume of Judge McConnells
Final Charge.
Court Adjourned Late Last
Night Until To-Day.
Gone to the Jury.


CHICAGO, Dec. 13.-On account of the
illness of Mills, States Attorney Longe-
necker was Obliged to make the closing ad-
dress 10 the jury in the Cronin case. He
began by repelling the charge OF the pros
ecution that the Cronin section Of the
Clan ma Gael had suborned a large
amount OF perjured testimony against the
accused. He said that most of the Clan
ma Gael evidence was by members of the
Triangle camps. He hen took up and
dwelt at length on the evidence against
Beggs.
On the reassembling of court in the af-
ternoon Judge Longenecker continued
his reply to the Forrest argument and
then made a rapid, running sketch of. the
evidence of the leading witnesses and cir
cumstances under which it was given, by
way OF reply to Forests charge that
there was a conspiracy to convict the de-
PENDANTS. In closing he said: 'Remem-
Der that we are here insisting that this
evidence was so overwhelming that you as
honest men, under your oaths, cannot re-
sist this volume of proof that must con-
vince you as sensible men beyond a rea-
sonable doubt that all five OF these men
are guilty of this crime"
Judge Mcconnell then delivered his
charge to the Jury saying in part: The
manner or cause of death which is alleged
in the indictment is an essential element
OF the charge against the defendants and
the law requires the prosecution to es-
tablish that averment to your satisfaction
beyond a reasonable doubt, as it is laid in
the indictment before conviction can law
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manner or cause of death was laid in the
indictment may be established by circum-
stantial evidence Just as any other fact es-
sential to conviction may be.
Circumstantial evidence in criminal
cases is proof of such facts and circum-
stances connected with or surrounding the
commission OF the crime charged as tends
to show the innocence of the parties
charged, and if these facts and circum-
stances are sufficient to satisfy the Jury of
the guilt of the defendants beyond a rea-
sonsble doubt, then such evidence is suf-
fcient to authorize the jury in finding the
defendants guilty. 1t is the duty of the
Jury to enter upon a consideration OF each
circumstance proven, having in their
minds a presumption that the defendants
are each of them are innocent, and II
such facts or circumstance when consid-
cred in connection with all the evidence
in the case can be explained consistently
with the innocence of the accused. and it
is their duty so to explain it in order to
Justify the inference of legal guilt from
circumstantial evidence, the existence of
inculpatory facts must be absolutely in
compatible with the innocence of the &C
oused and incapable of explanation upon
any other reasonable hypothesis than that
of their guilt.
1t is not sufficient for the Jury to find
that resolution was adopted for the ap.
pointment of a secret committee in Camp
20 on Feb. Sth. but it must further APP
pear to your satisfaction, beyond all reas-
unable doubt, that such committee was in
fact appointed by the defendant Beggs,
and that such appointment was in
pursuance or furtherance of conspiracy to
commit the crime set out in the indict-
ment and you must further be satisfied
defendant Beggs had knowledge Of the
purpose for which said committee was
asked or if appointed assented to its pur-
pose subsequently or you will not be justi-
fed in finding a participation in such con
spiracy on the part of the defendant
Beggs by reason of the facts herein stated.
If the jury believe from the evidence
beyond a reasonable doubt, acting in the
light of the entire charge of the court,
that the defendants now on trial. or some
of them, conspired together or together
with others who were to the grand jury
unknown, to kill and murder Patrick
Henry Cronin, and that one or more of
the conspirators in pursuance and fur
theranee of the conspiracy did kill and
murder said Cronin in the manner and
form charged, then any or all of the de-
PENDANTS Gf any who so conspired are in
law guilty of such murder. although they
may not have actually killed said Cronin
or been present at the time or place of
killing.
You ought not and can not legally con-
Wet the defendants or either OF them upon
the mere doctrine Of chance and proba-
bility although you may believe it is prob
able and very likely that the defendants
are guilty and aver that it is far more like
ly and probable that they are guilty than