Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-11-13
LAST LINK
In Testimony that Traces Crenin
to The Cottage.
Ionin Who Heard His Death Struggle
and 0utcFy.
Blank Despair Settled on the Prisoner .
Faces at Her Testimony.

CHICAGO, NOV. II.
In the Cronin murder trial today, Cleri
J. r. Hatfield. Of Revell & Co., identified
the framework of the satchel found in Lake
View sewer, containing DR.. Cronin's clothes,
- being the frame of a satchel identical
with that which he cold to j, b. Simonds Oh
Feb. 10.
Mrs. Pauline Hoertei swore she saw man
resembling DR.. Cronin enter Carlson cottage
on the evening of May 4th. She was passing
the Carlson cottage between seven and eight
that evening, " hen she saw two men in buggy
drive up to the cottage. One Of the men gol
out and vent up the steps. He knocked, the
door WAS opened and he went in, The man
WAS big and broad shouldered and carried
something like satchel. 1t might have
been = surgeons case. The horse that drew
the buggy was white. When the man en-
Immediately and the witness heard sounds as
though heavy blows were being dealt. There
was noise of great struggle. The witness
stopped and heard some one cry "Oh, my
Cod
There were few more noises as il some
one was struggling and then all was still
The witness, an unsophisticated German
woman, gave her evidence with simplicity
Burke turned pale and blank look of des-
pair came over their faces. The witness said
she went around on Roscoe street, where she
saw man standing between the cottage and
another house in the shadow. This was near
the real estate office where, another witness
yet to come will testify, O'Sullivan was on
the watch while the assassins were at work.
In the cross-examinatiOn the witness ad-
times for troubles with saloon keepers, but
it turned out these people had male trouble
for her because she had tried to keep her
husband away from their places. She fixed
the date on which she had seen the man en- er
the Carlson cottage by the fact that it was on
Monday of the same week that she sued the
saloon keeper for selling liquor to her hus-
band in spite of her protests.
The evidence today furnished the last link
in the period between the decoying of
Cronin from his home and the finding of his
body in the basin. The defense has
always maintained that Cronin could not be
traced to the cottage. That contention
exists no longer.
At the opening of the afternoon session,
Donald F. McKinnon, desk sergeant at the
Central Police Station, Winnipeg, told of
the arrest of Martin Burke, and identified
the hat found in Burke's possession. The
inner band at one point showed evidence of
having been scratched, as if a name or other
mark Of Identification had been erased.
Henry Plauslie, salesman in shirt store,
testified that on the morning after the mur-
der two men came into the store to buy shirts.
They had coats buttoned up to the tops and
seemed anxious not to show the skirts they
had on. Witness pointed out Burke as the
larger of the two men.
Ingbam-Look at the photo | show you.
Forrest object.
Court-For what purpose do you introduce
that?
Ingham-Introduc it to identify the other
man. Later on propose to introduce the
original Of the photo. He is indicted.
Court will let it go in.
Ingha n-llave you ever seen this man!
Witness-Yes that was the small man.
Photo shown was Cooney the fox
Thomas Ryan, laborer, testified he board
ed with kunze in May or June. kunze was
anxious to read the papers. He said to the
witness he was afraid he would be arrested
in connection with the Cronin case.
Chief of Police Hubbard was recalled and
testified As to the talk he had with Dan
Coughlan about May 23 or "A. He said; 81
asked officer Coughlan where he was May 4.
He said he could not exactly remember,
asked him What about this man you sent
over TO Dinans to get rigf" He said all
he knew about him was that be came from
Hancock, Mich, and said his name was
Smith. He had a card from his brother,
Thomas Coughlan. lie said John F. Ryan
came to the station May 4th and wanted to
take a ride. Merely to oblige him he Cough
LAM spoke to Diuan about keeping horse
for friend of his"
/ he mex. witness was Daniel Brown, an
e1 policeman and ex-member of Clan-na
Gael. A long wrangle ensued over this wit
ness testimony. Judge Mcdonnell took the
matter under advise ment until morning
The court adjourned.