Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-11-01

/ Forrest taking an exception. Witness
/ described the man as looking like a me-
! chanic He had a short dark beard of
/ about week growth. He wore round.
I soft Slouch hat and faded brown or gray
/ overcoat, with the collar pulled up around
/ his chin
There were no side curtains on the
/ buggy and the man asked for them. but
! did not get them. The strangers boots
or shoes were muddy and stained The
/ horse was returned between 9 and $50
! o clock. Witness then described the con-
/ ditlon of the buggy and horse. The
/ buggy was covered with sand and mud.
| and the horse warm and blowing hard
as though having been driven rapidly for
4 long distance.
| When the rig was returned the man did
not come into the barn. but jumped from
/ the buggy outside and walked rapidly
! away.
The principal witness of the forenoon,
! however. was Mrs Conkling. at whose
house Dr. Cronin last lived. After nu-
merouS questions as to the location of the
rooms in the fiat. Mrs Conklin proceeded
| to tell the story of how the doctor was en-
ticet away from her house on the night of
of May t. She said at 7.20 p. M, Il
| stranger. who seemed nervous and excited
rang the door bell. and when she opened
| the door inquired for DR.. Cronin. He
| seemed very reluctant to enter, but finally
| did so when told the doctor was engaged
with one of his other patients The
| stranger then took a seat in the
waiting room. When DIR. Cronin came
/ out of his office the man advanced and
! said: Dir. Cronlu. you are wanted to- at
- n
vans ice Office The doctor made re-
+ mark which did not hear. At that mo-
ment the man drew card from his pocket
and presented it to the doctor Dr. Cronin
! took the card and said: oh yes; what is
the nature of the accident?' He said: a
man has been run over by wagon The
| doctor said; L will be with you Soor, or
something to that effect The man sat down
| again ON the edge of a chair, and the doc
| tor turned. laying the card on the mantel
| piece. The man said O'Sullivan was out
| of town and left word that Dr. Cronin was
| to attend his men. Dr. Cronin ran to his
! private room and gathered together some
| bandageS and cotton batting. He brought
! 1t out with his surgical case. and case of
! Spllnters. Then drawing ON his coat as
quickly as possible. he left-rnning out,
| carrying these things and the case in his
arms. The two went out of the house as
| fast as they could, and did not even shut
the door. | heard them running down
the stairs
Mrs. Conklin's croSs-examination
| brought out the facts that within a few
Idays after the disappearance of Cronin,
! Police Captain Shaack brought Dinan 5
white horse and buggy to her house for
| Identification, and that she had failed to
| identify the animal. On the 25th of MAY
! when the animal was brought bv re-
| porter, she identified it. Mrs Conkin
| accounted for this by saying the circum-
/ stances of the weather and light were diff
fegent at these times. The reporter pre-
Sented the animal under similar cOndi-
tions as when the doctor was driven away
The cross-eXamination lasted until late
III the afternoon. Charles w w. Beck.
| the reporter who drove the horse to Conk-
| Inns house when Mrs. Conklin identified
it, merely testified to this effect.
Sarah McNeary, who was in Dr. Gro
nln's reception room. when the
mysterious man came for him. and gave
description of that individual which tallys
closely with that given by Mrs. ConkIin
DR. Cronin brother from Arkansas tes-
titled briefly to having identified the Lake
| View corpse as that of his brother.
! I. L. Conklin, the saloon keeper with
| whom Cronm resided, was recalled, and
| testified to starting out the first morning
! Of CronIn absence to search for the doc
| tor. At O'SulIivan' house the ice man
was seen and denied having sent for Gro
min or that amy of his men had been hurt.
| Another suspect, whose connection with
| the case seems to be tritie remote has
! been added to the already long list in the
| Cronin murder He is no other than ex-
Warden w. j. McGarigle, he OF the pro-
| tracted bath. 1t came about in this way:
| Alexander Sullivan was McGarigles at
! tOrney in the celebrated Doodle case. and
| Thursday it came to the ears of one of the
| detectives who is lodging Cronin suspects
i'll general that the knight of the bath was
| III the office of a prominent lrish-Ameri
| can attorney.
The sleuth went up to the office of Mr.
| Sullivan in the Chicago opera house
! building. but when he arrived at the door
| he wanted an excuse to enter. The real
! detective is never at loss for stratagem.
| So as this ones eye lit on the hard-coal
bin in the hall he said: "Har'
| Quick as a flash he scooped up a lot of
the coal in his hand and entered the
| Office.
Mr.. Soolivan," he said, as with the
eye of Lecoq he swept the room, would
ye be afther wantin to by some coal?"
Coal cried the attorney. an arch and
| piquant expression spreading itself over
his manly features. No; certainly not "
But LecOq had won his point and had
| seen McGarigle.
Now Mr.. McGargle owned a Jersey cow
| which recently died of broken heart, and
one day last week shortly after the events
| described above. hied himself to the Gage
farm to purchase another. But 10! when
he arrived there-there where Cronin
witness had been captured-his educated
! eye fell on the skuking figure Of Juma,
the stranger. the same who. in another
disguise, had offered lump cool per sample
to his attorney some days before.
Mr. McGargle says if this thing con-
tinues he have to take another bath.
CHICAGO. Oct pa big crowd sought
admission to Judge McConnelI's S court this
morning. and many had to be denied. For
time today the story circulated that
| Cooney. the fox. was under arrest, but
! the officers around the states attorney s
office denied it.
The first witness called by the state was
Mrs p Dinan. the wife of the hveryman
| from whom COughlIn hired the white
| horse. Mrs. Dinan saw the stranger call
for the horse in the evening, and heard
| part Of his conversation with the hOstler.
| Her testimony and description of the
stranger corrobOrated that Of Mr. Dinan
and the hostler. Mrs. Dinan also saw the
horse returned 1t was Just $50 O'Clock.
The man came from the north, rom tow
ard Lincoln park
After Mrs. Herman. a neighbOr of the
Conklins. had testified TO the interview
between Mrs. Conklin and Iceman O'SulIi-
van. John O'Connor was called.
Now we'll hear about camp 20, said
one Of the counsel
O'ConnOr. a smooth-faced young Irish
man. said that he was d tinsmith. work
| ing for Adams & ' estlake. He had been
a member for SIX years Of camp 20, Of the
| United Brotherhood. also known as Column
bia camp.
Right here on the threshold. - inter
rupted Forrest, Il object to anything
and everything relating to the history Of
| the Clan-na-Jael
Then there was a surprise. Counsellor
Foster arose. On belalf Of the defendant
Beggs." he said. we want the record TO
show that no objection Is made on his
part to tie Introduction Of this testimony
| Mr. Beggs does not wish to infring or i'm
pair the rights Of the other defendants but
MS position Is that he invites the fullest
| and clearest investigation of his connec-