, 1890-01-16
THE CRONIN CONVICTS.
Little" Kunze Granted q
New Trial.
NOT ALLOWED THE PRINCIPALS.


Croniu case, but denied the applications
to the principal defendants, Martin
Burke, Daniel Coughin and Patrick
O'Sullivan,
Mr. Forrest asked the usual stay oi
execution until super,edcas could he Sc
cured.
The states attorney protested vigOr-
ously, demanding that the prisoners be
sent ut once to Joliet.
judge Mcconnell inilmated that hc
would be williu" 10 grant stay Tor the
sake OF humanity, IL lie were sure he had
the authority to do So saying that he
had given the matter some attention
and could find no authority.
Mr. Forrest made quite an extended
appeal, showing what injustice would
be done 1t the Iefeudopt Is were compelled
to go to the penitcntiary, and were
aftcrwarl given new trial and acquit'
ted All the other judges of Cook coun'
". he said, except Anthony, had been
in the habit OF granting stays, when
assured that the cases would be TAX
Judge Mcconnell finally announced
that he would defer his decision until
hc could cUnferwith ol her judge. to nnd
out on what authority they acted.
kunze was then admitted to bail IN
the sum OF 500.
The states attorney opposed the mo.
tion for bail, and subsequently con-
tended for $50 OOD.
Judge Mcconnell, however, did not
coincide ana explained that he would
have discharged kunle II there were no
new evidence against him, but that the
states attorney had informed him that
there was some. .
The states attorney intimhted that II
they let kuuze stay IN jail few days he
milut conclude not to brins hiin to trial
at all, hut to let him go, lie promised
To- let the court and counsel know this
week and accordingly no effort will be
made to get kunze out on bail in the
meantime
JupGE NooNNELt's pEctstoS.
Judge Mcdonnell in his decision said
in part; "l think it would he mere
prctcnse for me To deliberate longer on
this matter. would not arrive at any
different conclusion In several days than
have now. 1t weighed upon my mind
during the trial that tho defendants
should have fair ,lal. Since its CON
clusion it has weighed upon my mind
whether they had talI trial, whether
the Jury had reached such conclusion
whether tho verdict was just one. II
was "a lust one. Judge WING said
that the defendants we're preJudlced 10y
not having been granted separate trials,
yet the trial disproyes this, because tho
theory generally accepted 10y the public
and urged by the state that "A cOnspir-
ary was formed in Camp 10 was not &C
ccptcd by tho Jury, as shown by tho ac-
quittal OF Brggs, As to the Jury, OF
course, It is more satisfactory to the trial
judge to have "a jury Of men absolutely
without opinion rs to the merits OF the
case, and tins couue was followed In Sc
curing thu llrst four jurors, but was
dropped when IL hecaue evident that II
would be impossible to obtain such u
jury in the country. I am convinced
that IL anyone had watched the manner
OF the trial judge during this trial, they
would have been certain tnat the court
was determined To have q fair jury. As
To the evidence, the Judge Is not
called upon 20 say whether II ON the Jury
he would have come to the same ConClu.
sion. Asio one of these defendants, |
ana convinced that the evidence Is in
sufficient. The first evidence against
kunle is that of James, who saw linn in
a window across the street, and never
saw him again until in court. don't
think his Identification is reliable.
"Mcrtes and Nieman the saloon keeper,
did not identify him positively. This
murder sprang out of Irish politics in
some way. ltwas not necessary to even
t'llltNAuA' ilbNt bAA NhNlN ~ HO llONlNt
for kunze to have taken part in
the crime, even II Mer.es and James
were 10 be believed, and had Niemun
been more positive. There Ii no ditti-
Guilty in roconcling these facts with his
Innocence. mean to say that he might
have been in the Clark street Hat and all
other places and still have been limo
cent. believe the verdict of the jury
was not only unwarrantabe by the evil
dcnCe, but was an absurlity. As to the
other defendants, ! oyerrule the motion
for "A new trial
t,"Iittle'' kunEe was on his feet in an
In an instant, hurting out in his broken
English; II thank you, your honor. /
sm very much Obliged Tor your kind
ness"
You are not indebted TO mo for any
Kindness said the court. ''ls there
any motion for the arrest OF Judgment"
asked the court
one, but made 1t To have 1t ON record.
Tho court overruled 1t, and asked IL
the prisoners had anything to say.
There was moment OF suspense, and
then Dan Coughlin arose and said in
firm tones: Your honor, am inno-
cent. | was convicted by perjururs.n
O'Sulliyan's voice trembled slightly
q ho said; II have not much to say
] protest my innocence before God and
man, and the time is not tar distant
when 1t will be shown, was convicted
by u prciudiced jury and perjured evi-
ocncc. do not ask for mercy. | have
not had justice
Burke stopped chewing gum long
enough to say; II am innocent. al
ways knew that in England they allow
perjurers To 20 on the stand and convict
innocent mon, but never knew it was
done in America"
THE PRISONERS SENTENCED.
A moments silence followed and then
the court said, "Wili the prisoners rise ?"
Tho three men arose, and the court i'm.
posed sentence in the following words:
"Following and conforming to the yer-
dict of the jury, the Judgment of the
court is that you be taken to tho peni-
tentiary at Joliet, and there be confined
for the term of your natural lives"
Coughlin and Burke heard the words
without change OF Countenance, hut |
D'Sulliyan's lips quivcred and his face
had worn, pinched expression.
The defense was granted sixty days to |
file bill of exceptions. IL was an.
nounccd that Lawyers Forrest, Dona. |
hoe and Wing had been retained to take |
the case to the supreme court In the |
March term.
TRANSFERRED To JOLIET.
CHICAGO. Jan. 1i-To-night Cough |
lin, Burke and O'Sulllyan were hurried |
from jail, strongly manacled, and taken
TO Joliet oil the 0 o'clock train. They |
arrived at the penitcntiary about mid |
night, and with little ado were
put into solitary confinement
until Tomorrow morning, when
they will tie formally entered and
clad in prison garb. The sudden |
transfer was great su rprise to Tho mis-