Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-02
HE WANTS ALL TO SUFFER.
States Attorney LOngenecker Will
Convict the Bribers.
He Feels Confident They Will All Go
to the Penitentiary.
Ice-Man 0'Sullivan Will Soon Die of
Consumption.

CHICAGO, Dec. 26.-State's Attorney
Longenecker was back to his Office this
morning after a Christmas spent with his
father In Robinson, H., refreshed by his
vacation. Referring to the jury bribing
to get to work at it, but there is no use go
ing into it until after the hearing of the
motion for a new trial in the Cronin muir
der case, which is set for Jan. 49,"
How long will that last?"
'Oh, don't ask me-" said he, II can't
pretend to guess how long Forrest will
talk. How long will | talk? Oh, that
depends on how strong a showing the de-
Tense makes, and how much have to an
swer. | don't anticipate that it will be
necessary for US to consume much time"
do you expect to try to send all seven
defendants on the jury bribing case down
to Joliet or will you temper the wind of
justice to the lambs who confessed?"
Q"No, sir; that's not my temper. [
shall try to give them all the punishment
they deserve, and am confident that they
will all go the penitentiary.
CHICAGO, Dec. 26.-The Cronin pris-
oners prefer a dinner of soup and bread,
and the privilege of seeing their friends
on week days to a fine Christmas dinner
when visitors are not allowed to visit the
jail, so they were more than usually de-
lighted to see their friends this morning.
kunze was visited by a pretty little
German girl who considers it a
privilege to touch hands through the close
wire netting of the cage, and she stood
talking to the young suspect for In hour.
O'Sullivan's sister and Mrs. Whalen called
to see him, but Burke and Coughlin had
no visitors, and they kept out of sight of
visitors in the cage while taking their ex-
ercise.
CHICAGO, Dec. 26.-Iceman Sullivan is
affected with consumption and cannot pos
slbly live more than a few months. The
verdict of the jury has told more heavily
upon him than anyone else, because of the
feeble state of his health, and he is liter
ally crushed, During the trial he was
greatly buoyed up by the hope of acquittal
held out to him by his attorney. Several
times he was. those who watched him
thought, on the point Of MAX
ing a confession, but his counsel's
cheering words, acting like a tonic, reused
him from his respondent mood. The YER
dict of the jury found him completely UNI
prepared and completely unnerved him.
IIO 1dllAcu SllSutly lueSudy uOIHlHS, dG
the thought of a new trial, bringing pos
sible freedom, but it was only temporary,
and he now looks upon such an attempt as
a useless expenditure of labor.
1t is the opinion of the jail. officials who
have seen him every day since his arrest,
that the iceman is on the verge of break
ing down. His face is pale and haggard,
and he finds it impossible to sleep. He
losses around upon his narrow cot in his
cell at night ard means and talks to HIM
self. The night watch III the corridor
running past Sullivan's cell says he fire.
quently hears the prisoner moaning and
talking, but has not been able to hear what
he has said
Sullivan himself does not believe he will
live long under the strain. Those who,
his arrest, have become familiar with
his appearance look daily for a confession,
and the states attorney shares their be-
lief. The horror of the murder is making
terrible ravages upon his system and | am
confident that he will not live to see the in
side of the ~penitentiary. His case is a
aggravated one of consumption,
and altogether he is in about as pitiable a
condition as a man well can be.