Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-10-31
More Testimony to Prove the Finding
of the Body.
Dlnan's Old White Horse Drew DR..
CrOnin to His Death.
Mrs. Conklin Tells Her Understanding
Of the Case.
Her Testimony Cannot be Shaken by
discrimination.


room was crowded again today and crowds
stood on the sidewalk below in a driz-
zling rain waiting for possible chance to
enter.
The Identification of the remains found
in the sewer as those of DIR. CrOnin is COM
plete, and the fact is established by the
testimony of DIR. Lewis, a dentist alone.
DIR. Lewis had In his office plaster cast of
DR.. CrOnin jaw, which he had made when
he constructed the plate of false teeth short
ly before the doctors DEATH He took an
other plastes cast Of the jaw when Cronin S
body was at the undertaker's, and the
two casts were identical. This testimony
was absolute and final, and forever sets at
rest any doubt that the body found in the
catch basin was that Of DIR. Cronin. The
teeth were put In evidence The lawyers
for the defense objected, but the court
ruled against them. The jury listened to
this evidence with the liveliest interest and
their testimony evidently made deep i'm
preston. In the celebrated trial Of DR..
Webster the murder of Parkman actually
hinged upon a set of false teeth. Dr.
Webster destroyed the body of his victim
In the college laboratory, but the teeth
were found and upon their Identification
Webster was convicted.
A number of doctors were on the stand
and described the wounds on DIR. Cronin s
head, and all agreed that these wounds
were the cause of death There were
wounds at the outer edge of the left eye.
at the back of the head on the jaw, and
those on all portions of the scalp A
piece of bone had been broken from the
skull at the corner of the eye. There was
a little blood at the right ventricle of the
heart; all of the internal organs were nor
NAL and showed no evidence of ante-mor-
tenn degeneration or disease.
When the physicians were describing
the wounds, Dan Coughlin sat as white
and rigid as marble. He stared straight
ahead with eyes that seemed to see noting.
He grasped the arms of his chair and at
one time looked as if he would faint. 1t
was the first time since the trial that
Coughlin has exhibited such emotion.
Burke did not look up once, but sat. red
and nervous, looking at the floor. This
was the first time he had done this. Beggs
and O'Sullivan bore the ordeal well, but
the latter was very white.
The lawyers for the prosecution decided
to continue the same line of testimony
showing the cause of dealt with inciden-
tai coroborative evidence as to the identi-
fcation
DR.. J. f. TODD, county physician, was
the first witness called. He testified that
he and Or. Egbert were the on " persons
who know the combination of the lock on
the vault Of the county physicians office,
where DR.. Cronin plate had been kept.
Witness had not seen the plate and false
teeth taken from the morgue, and he had
not opened the vault since last March. The
purpose of Dr. foods testimony was to
show that no one but DIR. Egbert could
have access to the vault In which the plate
was kept. The defense made no cross-ex-
animation.
DR.. D. G. Moore, Of 643 North Hoyne
avenue, was called. Mr. Forrest objected
because Mr. Moore's name had not been
given him in the list of witnesses Mr..
Haynes explained that his testimony
would be only in regard to the autopsy,
and the court permitted him to proceed.
DIR. Moore was present at the autopsy on
the body of DIR. Cronin, and examined
the wounds and the condition of the
body. The physician described minute
~ the wounds found on the head OF
DR.. Cronin in pretty much the same
way as had been done yesterday by Drs.
Egbert and Perkins With regard to the
long wound ON the back of the head. DIR.
Moore said it looked as though it was a
double wound-that is, that it was made
by two blows which fell almost on the
same spot.
The wound on the jaw" said DR.
Moore, severed the facial artery, and the
wound on the back of the head severed the
occipital artery.
DR.. Moore thought death was caused by
the wounds.
An attempt was made to rule out the
doctor testimony on the ground that ht
read it III the papers, but after consider
able discussion 1t was overruled.
The next witness was Patrick Denan
the livery stable keeper, He testified t.
facts in regard to the hiring of a horse
and buggy from him by Dan. Coughlin
on the day that Dr. Cronin was murder
ed. substantially as they have heretofor,
been published. The witness said Cough
lin told him he wanted a horse for
friend This friend of Coughlin's, tn,
witness said, came about o'clock anC
drove north with buggy, or in the direc
ton of Cronin residence This is tn,
buggy and horse which carried DR.. Cronil
to the Carlson cottage, where he was muir
dered
After long and severe cross-examina
ton by Mr.. Forrest, of counsel for the de
Tense, In which the witness was not at al
confused, the court adjourned till Monda,
morning.
CHICAGO, Oct. 29.-Public interest il
the Cronin trial continues and seems to In
tensify as the trial progresses toward th
point when the introduction of sensational
evidence is probable. The jurors locke,
refreshed by their Sunday rest, and tn
prisoners were in more cheerful moo,
than on any day since the opening of tn
trial. The line of evidence which the stat
intended to introduce to-day was to be
first, continuation of the proof of iden
tity, and then it was proposed to take u
the details of the execution of the plot
beginning with the taking away of til
doctor from his residence. Following thi
would come the tracing of the victim c
the conspiracy from that hour till the fine
ing of his mangled and naked body In th
catch basin.
John ]. Cronin, the doctors brother
was the first witness called by the state
but was not present.
Napier Moreland, Pat Dinan's hostlel
was called. Mr.. Moreland testified, in IT
spouse to Mr.. Mills question, that ON tn
evening of May 4, about or 40 o'clocl
man called at Oman 5 stable, where wi
ness was then working. The man aske
lfany horse had been hired for him durin
the day, Witness knew nothing about i
and told him to see Mr.. Oman. Tt
stranger left the stable to seek Mr.. Dinal
whom he found, and who in few mil
utes later entered in company with IL
stranger and told him (witness) to hitch u