Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-11-11

been retained as special counsel.
The defense was in the charge
of Daniel Donahoe and ex-Judge
Russell NJ. Wing. The defendant was
not brought into court until the law
yers were ready to proceed. He was
brought over from the Jail by Bailiffs
Curley and Cool. Coughlin looked in
splendid physical condition.
When the court adjourned at 12
o'clock ten talesmen had been exam
ined by the states attorney, of whom
nine were excused for cause, each hav-
ing admitted that he held an opinion
amounting to a prejudice as to the
guilt or innocence of the accused, to
whom he could not give a fair and
impartial hearing. One juror, John E.
Parr, painter, of 1O7 Morgan street,
an Englishman by birth, answered
Mr.. Bottum's questions satisfactorily
and was accepted temporarily by the
state A notable feature of the session
was the fact that of the ten talesmen
examined five were Irishmen, all of
whom confessed to a prejudice so
strong as to disqualify them as jurors.
In view of the answers given by the
| talesmen the prospect is that the trial
will be long. The trial will be very
tame compared with the exciting event
OF four years ago. So crippled is the
| prosecution in the matter of witnesses
aud evidence that when the state closes
the court may take the case from the
| jury and order an acquittal. Such a
result is looked for by the defense and
would not surprise the state.
Many of the important witnesses for
the state in the former trial are dead
and the whereabouts of others are un-
known, and the difficulty of securing a
conviction is recognized. Their testi-
mony, of course, remains in the
record, and this will be put
official stenographers on the stand
and having them identify the
documents containing the testimony as
the official record of the case, but this
at the best will be unsatisfactory. The
few witnesses who are available will
be sworn and examined. Not single
new witness will be examined, however.
States Attorney Kern being absolutely
without particle of additional proof
TO that presented by the state at the
previous trial. The ruling of the su-
preme court in granting the new trial
will also seriously embarrass the state
in its presentation of the case.
The Murder of Dr. CronIn.
THE crime for which Daniel Coughlin Is
again placed on trial was the murder OF DR..
p. H. Cronin. DR.. Cronin was prominent in
Irish societies and had incurred the en-
nifty of Camp 20, Clan-na-Gael of which
Coughlin was member. On the night OF
May t. 1889 DR.. Cronin was enticed from hts
home on North Clark street by message that
a man had been injured in Patrick O'Sulivans $
icehouse in Lake View. Prior to this time
| o sullivan had made u contract with DR.. Cron-
in to attend any OF his men who were injured.
1t was Saturday evening when DR. Cronin en-.
tered the buggy drawn by white horse. Not
having returned by the following morning, IT..
7. Conklin with whom DR. Cronin lived, mott.
fed the police and 4 search for the missing
man was begun few days later the police
discovered the blood -smeared cottage at 1877.
North Ashland avenue, which was only few
steps from O'SullVans residence.
The search for DR.. Cronin's body was con
tinued and the afternoon OF May 81 sewer
workmen found the body OF the mur
dered doctor doubled up and iammed IN
manhole at the northeast corner o.
Fifty-ninth place and Evanston avenue
Lake View. About this time II was discov
cred that the white horse which hat
driven DR. Cronin to his death had been Sc
cured from p. Dinans livery stable on Nortl
Clark street, East Chicago avenue, ant
only a few steps from the police station where
Coughlin was attached as detective 1t wa:
also learned that Coughlin had made arrange
ments for the horse, which was supposed Il
have been driven by Cooney, 1.-The Fox" wh'
has never been arrested.
Daniel Coughlin, Patrick O'Sullivan ant
Martin Burke were finally tried and convicted
OF numbering DR.. Cronin in the Carlson cot
tage and were sentenced TO life Imprisonment
at Joliet OSullivau and Burke died IL
confinement and Coughhn was inall,
granted new trial. John II Beggs and JON
p Kunze. who were also tried for murder wer
acquitted, and Beggs died IL short time later
Kunze is still living in Lake View and, asld
from Coughlin. is about the only prominsn
netor in the great crime who has not died y