Evening journal., 1889-11-26
THE DEFENDANTS REST.
Nearing the End of the Great
Cronin Trial.
ATTACKING STATE WITNESSES

Brertes, the Nfilhman, and Old Man Carl
son both Come in for a Share of the
General shaking Up-The Suspicious
Actions Of Detective Grow.
CHICAGO, Nov. es. When the Cronin trial
vas resumed William Mertes, the milkman,
vas called by the defense, and testified that
! day or two after the finding Of Cronin's
body two officers came TO him and asked him
II he knew anything about murder having
been committed around there. Witness then
told them that about three weeks before that
time he saw a buggy coming north stop in
front Of the Carlson cottage. A tall, thin
man, wearing dark brown overcoat, got
out CT the buggy and went into the cottage.
He Heard Noises in the Cottage.
He did not remember whether he told the
officers that be could not remember the date,
but Le did not think he told them that il was
too dark to recognize the man in the buggy.
Witness said he also told the officers OF the
noises be heard in the cottage. After the
man entered the cottage, the other drove
soutt toward Lincoln avenue
AiNA@t NAuTAAthN may saw
Following Mertes some show Of attention
70 the interests Of Suspect Kunze was made
by Attorney Donohue by the calling Of a
former employer OF the little German TO the
stand J. W. Fralich, painter, swore that
Kunze, under the name Of John Krogel,
worked for him from April 20 70 June ~
that he attended 10 his duties on May 4,
working from a m. TO 8 p. m, and that he
reappeared promptly on the following Mon
day and discharged his duties as usual.
ibid he have a mustache thenF asked
Attorney Donohue.
Eyes; just about the size it is now, re
piled the witness
This is considered an important point by
the defense, as Mertes and others who swore
to seeing Kunae about that time declared
that he had no mustache, or at least a very
small one.
Attacking Carison's Testimony.
The next attack was made on old man
Carlsons testimony ebout a conversation
between Burke and O'Sullivau on the after
noon OF March 10 Immediately after Burke
--or, as he was known then, Williams-had
concluded the negotiations for the lease Of
the cottage Carlson swore that Burke went
at once 20 OSullivnn, who was standing at
the allay, and said 81 have got the cot
tage Carlson was very positive about
having heard that remark and, implying as
It did THAI O'Sullivan was fully cognizant Of
the early plans of the conspiracy, was an
exceedingly damaging bit Of evidence against
the iceman.
Helping Out tho Iceman.
Dyer Thompson, an employe Of Iceman
Ma4lrtHn lac
of March 10 he was unloading a car under
the Halstead street yiaduct, consigned TO
O'Sullivan, and that from = 30 TO 1880 o'clock
O'Sulliyan was with him watching the un-
loading. On the cross-examination by the
states attorney, the testimony Of the wit
ness was somewhat shaken in regard 10 the
exact date lie stuck TO it with tolerahle
frmnes, however, and received corrobora-
tion from bis employer, Henry Mcbride, and
Charles Thompson and John Doyle, his
fellow employees.
Detective Grow TestiGes.
Det ctive Crow then swore 20 having held
conversation with MilSman Mertes on the
lay after the post mortem examination 81
Dr. Cronin's body, aud during that conver-
mtion hertes told him that he did not re-
member tho night that he saw two men
HlNt UU 10 Tue AAlAaNM NNlldEts one Oh
hem, the ono who Mertes on the stand swore
was Courhlin, went into the cottage, aud
the other whom he on the stand identified
as Kluze, drove away. Inasmuch, how
ever that Mortes also swore on the stand
that he at iirst did not recollect the date,
but fixed il definitely later when talking il
over with his wife. the testimony Of Crow
can have little effect
a Suspicious Circumstance.
A rather suspicious circumstance was
brought out in the detectives evidence. III
swore that Ncrtes in the same conversation
spoke Of hearing sounds of fight immedi
ately after he saw the tall man enter Oh,
cottage He, tho detective, was asked ol
the crosseraminaton why in making hi
report 20 his superior officers he had faile,
to say anything about Mertes having heart
sounds Of a fight The witness struggled Z,
explain his singular conduct, but faile,
utterly and was excused, leaving behind him
a very bad impression.
The Defense Rests.
Then Attorney Forrest, after few me
meuts' consultation with his brother counsel
arose and ID low voice said; "rhe defens
rests
The state was ready with its rebuttal, an
at once called Dr. Curran FOR the purpose q
proving nat James Lyman, on the night q
the Ceoan funeral, told witness that ia
death Of the physician had been ordered b
the executive board and was therefore al
right
Lyman, when on the stand last weel
wors that he had said nothing Of the kind
Az Emphatic Objection Sustained.
No sooner had the states attorney aske
Dr. Curran the question than all the nttol
neys for the defense jumped to their feet an
objected, arguing that 10 admit the test
inony would be TO open line OF inquir
which hAG already been debarred
Judge EcConnell ruled that Dr. Curra
need not testify, and on motion of Mr.. Fo
ter al that part Of Lyman's testimony +
lating to The conversation between himse
and Dr. lmran was stricken from the re
ords.
Cart Schaack was then recalled, and e
tilted that Officer Crow never made a reno
TO him Of any kind in the Cronin investig
tion
Alfred Kittner testified that Peter Koe
one Of the witnesses for the defense. was u
the man he saw last May on Lincoln aven
with Daniel Coughlin. Adjourned.
Cause. Poor Health.
ST. loUIs, Nov. 26--Louis Meyer, aged
years, travelling salesman for the Ne,
Banne-man Saddlery company, of this cl
committed suicide by shooting hims