The sun., 1889-11-20
THE CRoNIN Trial.
Desperate E6orts or the Defence to Prove
Alibip for tho Prisoners,


{ CHICAGO, Nov. 19.-The defence in the
Cronin case is paying strict attention to the
advice that Tony Weller gave to his son Sam.
The lawyers are expending all their energies
in proving allbis. Thus far they have touched
only upon the cases Of o'sulllvsn. the iceman,
and Coughlin, the ex-detective. Burke's and
Kunze's turns have yet TO come. The funeral
Of John Casey the Twenty-third ward Irish
man, has been used as the pivot on which to
revolve the details Of CouRhlin's allbi. for
nearly all the men who have testified In his
behalf have used It to identify May from all
the other days Of the year.
Mike whelan testified yesterday that the
night he returned from the funeral he saw
CouRhlin near the Chicago avenue station un-
til after 9 O'Clock. John Sufft an ex-patrol SER
geant. made an unsuccessful effort to cor
roborate Whelsn, and this morning Policeman
Mcdonald. a member OF Camp 40. also tes-
titled. Like Whelan. Mcdonald followed John
Casey's remains to Calvary. He saw them
lowered in the grave and then he returned to
Chicago and donned his uniform. That night
between $3.50 and o'clock he visited the patrol
house next to the station. and just as he was
about to enter he saw Coughlin standing on
the sidewalk.
Mr.. Hynes led the witness q merry chase
during the cross-examinatlon. and Mcdonald
became 80 nervous and uncomfortable that he
could not sit still He was asked II he
saw Whelan or Stint In front OF the station
talking with Coughlin. and he had to confess
that he did not Then he was asked why he
did not communicate his information to his
superior officers as soon as he heard OF 6ough-
Inns unfortunate predicament. and his ex-
PLANTATION was that he did not care to do SO be-
cause he did not want to be mixed mp In the
affair.
You never told anybody about It. then.
until the lawyers approached you on last Sun
day niRht2" said Mr.. Hynes.
Yes, told Policeman Scott"
Mr.. Hynes looked at the witness curiously
for q minute Scott was one OF the policemen
belonging to Camp No. 20. who was discharged
because he. was suspected Of having visited
Dinan's stable on the night OF May 4 and in
auired whether all the liveryman'si stock was
:" When did you tell scott2" Mr.. Hynes re-
sumsd. ~. o..su.
after Dr.. Cronin disappeared.
Tfsf ss5 ., RS 6hfsfsC fas sOa sa% Ssa
ton? A.-Yes, sir.
Dan Coughlin Rlared fercely q the lqoklesg
Fepeated Stitlt,s, S blnpdsr Of he day before;
date npGi q Nay aS which he hsId up for tie n9
tained the frst account OF CouRhiin's connec-
tion with the celebrated white horse episode:
Thus Coughlin's attempt to establish an alibt
to break down the damninR stories OF MerteS
and Niemann failed OF its purpose, This mis-
fortune lay in the fact that none but Clan ma
had been reduced to the ranks because he was
supposed to be too friendly with clansmen,
were the only persons sons who were w WiilMinG MaL.s TO
and INiemann said he was In Lake View. near
the Carlson cottage -
the men who, worked for him on May 4 and his
cousin. Mrs. Whelan. were introduced TO prove
ne Thr soees aeFeed only IL
brought out a, number Of inconGruities that
carefully rehearsed in their different parts.
The little prosecutor spranR the sensation he
O'sullivan's Witnesses by asking him II he had
an oyercoat Forrest and Donohqe. realizing
the import Of tho question I and - Its probable
objections at the Court: They held
that 1t was an infamous proceeding for the
thought otherwise. and the examination PRO
pR uTssr Rss se9"n fha
ars % oontlIn said said hat hs closely TssenSied
declined to submit the fellows case to tho |
Jury. Mulcahey was thoroughly alarmed as |
i've to his ability. as q driver and his move |
nents about the hour DR.. Cronin went away. |
,oat, which. when brought into court proved |
@ be OF brown chlnchilla He said he had no
,ther.
Ed Jones' q reporter, neryously and blushinR-
y confessed that he and his brother visited the
'arson cottage the morning after the Herald
he cellar a lot Of cotton batting which they had |
previously soaked with blood squeezed from
liver. They did this to create sensation. but
aw the blood there they never mentioned
heir own enterprise in print,
rm OF Berker Co. identified tho bloody
runk as one his firm had made. and he said. in
ddition, that the lock was of a very common
attern, which has been In general use for eight
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