Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-16
FORREST WANTS MORE TINE
He Receives a Surprise in Judge Me-
COnnell's Court.
Not Ready TO Argue the Motion for a
New Trial.
BeggS Shakes Hands With His Recent
Fellow Murderers.

CHICAGO, Jan. 13.-Branch No. 3 of
the criminal court resumed this morning
some of the familiar features which It
Wore during the three and a half months
OF the Cronin trial. The prisoners row
had been shortened by one John f. Beggs.
who formerly sat at n end of the line.
was free. His chair was occupied by Dan
Coughlln. The four convicts seemed In
good spirits. The certainty of a life in
prison seemed to be more agreeable to
Burke, Coughlin and O'Sullivan than the
horrible uncertainty that hung over them
throughout the trial. There was a fair
sized audiance presence but the promised
prosIness of the arguments was no at
traction for the crowds that thronged the
court during the last days of the trial.
Instead of the notorious suspects whose
crime was Shrouded IN mystery. the men
In the dock were commonplace convicts.
Just before the Judge took his seat John
+. Beggs and his lawyers, Messrs. Foster
and Ames came into court. Beggs looked
worse In appearance than when he was
making his daily visits to the courtroom
by compulsion. Il Just wanted to see how
it looked from the other side, said he.
When the prisoners came into court
they shook hands with those who were
within reach. Beggs shook hands with
Kunze, and sat down at one of the
reporters table.
Come in here and sit, Beggs." said
Caughlin, with a smile. The man who
escaped the fate of the co-defendants
laughed and shook his head.
When court was opened Mr.. Forrest
asked that a hearing CT the arguments
be postponed for one week. It had been
arranged, Mr.. Forrest said. that Judge
Wing was to have opened the arguments,
but he was sick end ont of the city. Mr..
Forrest read a telegram from Mr. Wing at
Morris, H., to the effect that the train
was delayed by the storm and that the
judge himself was sick. Judge Longe-
necker objected to this delay. Mr..
Forrest said he was not prepared to pro-
coed with the arguments under any
circumstances. Council for the state OPP
posed any delay.
Judge Mcconnell was also opposed to
delay and told Mr.. Forrest in so many
words that it was useless to make any
argument against the Cronin jury. For"
said the court, IF that was not a good
jury then it is useless to try to convict
prisoners where there has been any public
discussion. You might as well let the
prisoners 60"
1t was finally decided that the court
would wait until Judge Wings arr val at
II AS o'clock. When Judge Wing arrived
he asked for at least a delay until tomor-
row. Finally after much wrangling be-
tween the attorneys court adjourned until
10 tomorrow when it is expected the motion
will be argued.
CHICAGO, Jan. 13.-Judge Longenecker
said this morning that he knew nothing
of a dispatch published I'M morning pa
per, which reads as follows: Chicago,
Dec. Is. To Matt Gallagher, Fifth ave
nue. and Lindall, Minneapolis: Juror Cul-
yer will never agree but for acquittal. He's
all right. P. H. G."
He is making an Investigation, and
said that the dispatch is important if it is
authentic.
The Herald this morning says: "a
telegram which has recently come into
the possession of the Herald may, if it is
followed up closely by the proper author
tiles, lead to an explanation of the extra
ordinary verdict in the Cronin case.
Doubtless other kilograms of the same sort
found their way over the wires to alleged
patriots in every city in the country. The
states attorney could easily find out if this
is so through the medium of a grand jury,
just as he found out the contents of the
kilograms Alexander Sullivan sent and re-
ceived just before and after DIR. Cronin
was murdered.