Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-05

authorities might be brought in on the point
at the afternoon session.
The cross examination was then resumed
The witness was asked a number of ques-
tions in regard to the object of the visit oil
Kunze to Peoria with Coughlin, as to
whether it had any connection with. DR..
Cronin Spellman said it had not, as far as
be knew, although he had had no conversa-
tion with Kunze there. The visit of Cough
lin, the witness had been told, had no con-
nection whatever with Cronin. 1t was le-
climate detective business, and reference
of counsel led to the inference that it was in
connection with fight between Chicago
distillery and the Whisky Trust.
o'sULLIvAN's VISIT TO CRoNIN.
Spellman was then excused and John A.
Mahoney, ustice of the Peace, was called
to the witness chair. He testified that he
was present at Coontz's Hall, in Lakeview,
| in March last, when DR.. Cronin instituted a
camp of the Clan-na-Gael. Patrick O'Sulli-
van, one of the defendants, was also present
and acted as doorkeeper. After the meet
| ing adjourned O'Sullivan asked the wit
ness about DR.. Cronin's standing as ply
sician, and receiving favorable reply,
arranged with the witness to visit DR..
Cronin with him to make an arrangement
to have Cronin care tor his (O'Sullivan's 81
men. About the middle of April they went
together to DR.. Cronin's Office, where O'Sul-
livan arranged with Cronin to take care of
his men in case OF accident for $6 or So per
month. O'Sullivan gave Cronin some of
his cards. saving that he might be out OF
town or sick, and that if he were wanted
under such circumstances, one of these cards
would be presented.
At the opening OF the afternoon session,
Judge Mcconnell said: ~ have considered
the testimony in question of Mr.. Spellman
since the adjournment of court, and 1 do
not think that part ought to stay there.
am going to exclude it.
THE LAWYERS EARNESTLY OBJECT.
Mr.. Hines-We can show authorities sup
porting it in civil cases. 1t is settled law,
but still we make no resistance to the ruling
of the Court.
Mr.. Forrest-We would like to have the
authorities.
The Court-There is no occasion for au-
thorities supporting the ruling of the Court.
The Court has now ruled upon the question.
That part OF the testimony of Mr.. Spellman
and the questions of the States Attorney,
applying to the conversation with Daniel
Coughlin, is excluded.
Mre. Addie j. Farrar was then called, and
testified as to a conversation which took
place between herself and O'Sullivan soon
after DR.. Cronin's body was found. The
witness said: 81 had read in the papers an
account of the finding of the body of DR..
Cronin. Then spoke of it to Mr.. O'Sulli-
van. 1 said to him, was not it terrible
murder? Mr.. O'Sullivan said: Yes
said, why,
IT WAS SOMETHING FEARFUL
to decoy physician away and murder him
in that manner. Mr.. O'Suilivan did not say
anything for few minutes, and then he
said, They say he was British spy said,
We'll, why should they kill him?' In a few
minutes 1 said again, why should they
kill him. even if be was spy?' Mr.. O'Sul-
livan said he gave away the secrets OF
secret order, and if a man did that he ought
to be killed; if he did that he had got no
did, he was another Morgan. He said:
Such men get their just Deserts"
Sebastian Steib, an e1-policemAn of Lake
view, testified that he was on duty on Full
lerton avenue, in company with Policeman
Riley, at about IL 80 o'clock on the night OF
May 4, and saw a wagon driven past con-
tanning three men. There was a new trunk
in the wagon. John A. Smith, also an ex-
policeman, testified that on the same night,
few minutes after midnight, at the corner
of Frederick and Clark streets, he saw three
men drive north in wagon similar in ap-
pearance to that described by Steib and
others. There was
A BOX IN THE WAGON
which looked like a large carpenters tool
chest. Two hours later the witness saw the
same rig, except that the box was no longer
in the wagon. This was at the corner of
Diversey and Clark streets, going south, or
toward the city. Patrick O'Shea, another
ex-policeman, of Lakeview, testified that he
saw wagon going north on Evanston ave-
nue. at about 1 o'clock in the morning on the
night of May 4. John May, special po-
liceman at Edgewater, testified that at
about o'clock on that morning he saw two
men walking east toward the lake, followed
by a wagon driven by another man.
The witness followed and questioned the |
man in the wagon, who said that they |
wanted to go to Chicago and were looking |
for the Lake Shore drive. The witness told |
him the drive did not extend that far north,
and when the other two men came back |
from the beach the witness gave them direc- |
tions how to drive in order to reach Evans |
ton avenue, their nearest route to the city. |
The wagon had in it what the witness took |
to be a tool chest.
HE ALSO SAW THE WAGON.
Frederick Hayden, an ex-Lakeview |
policeman, testified that he saw the wagon |
at the corner of Diversey and Clark streets |
at about 2 o'clock in the morning when |
Policeman Smith saw it
The court then, after brief discussion as
to the legality of the proceedings, should
any be taken tomorrow (election day being
a legal holiday adjourned Professionally
till 10 o'clock tomorrow.
Assistant District Attorney Baker, who
returned from Winnipeg last night, says he
has great deal of confidence in Gillette's
story. "But what good does that do?" he
said. eve can't get him down here as
witness" He does not think that Chief
McRae, of the Winnipeg police, will come,
because he has not been paid his bill of $40
or arresting Burke. McKinnon, Mills and
Heffer will come.