The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-12-07
NEARING THE END.
Evidence all in in the Cronin Muir
der Trial.
Tho Argument Opened by States Attor.
ncy Longenecker.

Tho Argument Opened by statc's Attor-
ncy Longeneckcr.
CHICAGO. Nov. e5. in the Cronin case this
morning VIM. Mertes, the milltman, who had
testified for the prosecution, was called for the
defense, and admitted that he had told oficers
n day or two after Cronin's body had been found
that he saw buggy drive UP TO the carlson
cottage TO which bay horse with white face
was attached, and that he had told the officers
he did not know what dny twas.
Hen Mcbride, an ice dealer, Dyer Thompson,
and Dyer Thompson, jr., his employees testified
that O'Sullivan was several miles from Lake
View on March 10, the time when Carlson testi-
ned he heard Burke tell o'Suiivan he had rent
ed the cottage.
rest its case.
MIR. Foster, on behalf OF defendant Beggs,
moved to admit In evidence the record OF the
proceedings Ia Camp 20, Cian.na- Gael, on Feb
ruary g. when the motion TO investigate the
reading OF the report the trial OF the triangle
in DR. Cronin's camp was made and carried.
Mr.. Forest objected. but the Court admitted
IL as to Beggs.
The State then proceeded with its testimony
in rebuttal.
Police Captain Setback was called. He testi.
fed that Offlcer Grow never reported TO him.
either verbally or in writing, in regard to any
conversation with milkman Mertes.
Alfred Kettner testified that he had seen the
witness, Peter Koch, who testified for the de-
fense, in the company OF Dan Coughlin.
The States Attorney here announced that he
had no more witnesses, and, promising to con-
clude his rcbuttal tomorrow, the court ad-
ourncd for the day.
CHICAGO, Nov. 26-rhe first witness called
in the Cronin case this morning on behalf OF the
Ctoya uoc pafl u faaffAPd
Mny T. this year, he was in the Emergency Hos
pital here that he never introduced John F.
Beggs TO Colonel Babcock. but that on the
llth he was present when Mr.. Gleason did So
The defense had introduced evidence that
Beggs was at the Pacific Hotel on the night OF
May 4, and that he was introduced to Colonel
Bnbcocl on that occasion.
Colonel A. c. Babcock followed as soon rs
this witness had escaped from the hands
OF Mr.. Foster. who conducted the crossexam
nation aud corroborated Mr.. Dawson's testi
mony.
Frederick Ebersold, Inspector Of Police, was
then called He said that neither O6cers
Rowan nor Grove, whom he sent out to investi
gate the Cronin murder, ever reported that the
millsman, Mcrtcs, told them that ne heard
scuffing IN the Carlson cottage.
Pat Dinan the owner of the white horse, was
then called. He testified that when he was be-
ing questioned by Captain Schaacl in the pres
cHCC Oh IOuBHilH, anu WutH SCuddCh uohCu MN
for n description OF the man who hired the
white horse, the witness replied: you can do
your own describing Coughlin knows him and
saw him. and describe him to you better
than can"
Andrew B. Anderson testified that he was in
Nemans saloon two or three times on Sunday
night, May s, between and 10 o'clock. There
were ten or twelve persons there on each oc-
casion. This was in rebuttal TO the testimony
OF the Hylands, whe testified that they drank
with o OSullivan there at that time, and that no
one else was in the place.
The court then announced that, owing to the
illness OF the little daughter OF Juror North,
the court would adjourn until Friday, In order
10 allow him to go TO her bedside.
CHICAGO Nov 20-At the afternoon session
Prosecutor Longcnccter asked TO be allowed to
ofrer some new testimony touching upon an I'M
portant matter. twas granted by the court.
Police Officer Bartholomew Flynn was then
called to the stand and. in response to ques-
tions, testified us follows:
When Daniel Coughlin was arrested was
ordered by Lieutenant Elliott to talte him to
the Hurrison-strcct station, which I did.
When we got there 1 searched him in Captain
Bartram's office. These two knives which
have In my hand I found in his posses
sion. 1 took the knives and revolver from
Coughlin, took them back TO headquarters,
went upstairs to Lieutenant Elliotts office,
and then took them down to my box in
headquarters and locked them up. They were
there until the 10th or 18th OF September when
took them over TO the Fidelity vault. where
they have since remained Last night called
the attention OF Captain Schucttler to them ut
East Chicago Avenue Station. took them to
him. / did not disclose the fact that had
them to any one prosecuting the case. Ex-
Captain Bartram knew / had the knives, but
up to last evening did not call the attention OF
any one else to them"
This closed the direct examination, and Mr..
Forrest moved TO exclude the evidence on the
ground that the knives had been in the pos
session OF the State ever since Coughlin's ar
rest. The motion was overruled.
On cross-examination the witness said he did
not tell tho chief OF police about the knives,
because it did not occur TO him that 1t was
matter OF any consequence. The witness had
asked Assistant States Attorney Elliott for
10 put them in the safe, but Mr.. FL
liot told him he had better take care OF them
himself, as he was personally responsible for
them.
r. T. Conklin, the man with whom DR.. Cronin
lived was then called to the stand. He identi-
fed the knives as having been carried by DR..
Cronin when alive. The smaller one the witness
had himself carried for two years, and he then
gave it to Dr. Cronin. The larger one, the wit
ness said, he had found in the street. II they
were not DR.. Cronin's knives they looked ex-
actly like tnem. DIR. Cronin carried the smaller
knife In his vest pocket. The witness saw DR..
Cronin use a knife like the smaller one within n
week before he was taken away, and probably
within two or three weeks before he saw him
have the other on the table where he was writ
ing or sharpening his pencil. The knives were
then admitted in evidence.
Two more witnesses were examined rs to
matters connected with the saloon opening on
the night of May 4. This ended the evidence
and States Attorney Lonsenecker began his