The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-12
DANIEL COUGHLIN'S TRIAL.
THE TRUNK THlT MAD HELD DIR.
CRONIy'S BODY Nv COCRT.
CouEhiiu's Lawyers AdunW the Death of
tronin aud the IdeutIncatton OF Hts BODY
These Facts Were Not Admitted by the
nrfendan,r on the Trial Previously Held.

CouKhIin's Lawyers Adn,'t the Death Of
tronin and the IdeutIncntlon OF His body
-Th~-e Facts Were Not Admitted by the
D,rendants on the TrIai Previously Held.
CnrnAGo. Ill., Dec. 11.-At the trial OF Daniel
Couphlin for the murder OF DR. Cronln to-day.
two bailffs brought in the trunk which had
contained the bleeding body Of the Doctor
Coughlin turned his head on his hand at his
LAWYERS table and looked iistlessly at the OF
ject which. the prosecution alleges he saw in
tho Carlson cottage on the night OF May 4. 1881
In order o more easily remove from the trunk
the other exhibits II was raised on the edge OF
the packing case that held 1t In full view OF all.
Then wore brought from the cheap broken
trunk. minus lock- key. and lid. the piece OF
floor from tho Carlson cottage bearing the
blood stains painted over by the murderers
piece OF window shutter from the cottage with
tho same marks; the Doctors books. satchel.
clothes surgical Instruments ana case. and
the franc OF the valise. all OF which were dis
covered in u sewer and introduced as the cll-
max in the frat trial Tho lawyers for the do
fence did not make any fight over the intro
duction OF this evidence. reserving their force
until the witnesses who found the articles are
put on tho stand. II was agreed TO make states
Attorney Boottum the custodion otthe articles
Tho first witness to-day was Francisco VII
liers. Captain o' Police in Lakoview at the
time OF the murder lie had known Dr. Cronin
three or four years. The last time he saw the
Doctor alive was on May l. 1889. The next
time he saw the Doctor was in n patrol wagon
on Evanston avenue going south. The Doctor
was dead. and his body was nude. excepting
towel and an "Agnus Der tied around his
neck.
When the patrol gon arrived at the MorEue
some person. in removing blnnket from the
body, brushed of the moustache and part OF
the hair. This now evidence explains W nv tho
body look eli unlike that Of the murdered man.
1t was also greatly swollen. but the captain
had no difficulty in recognizing It, He discov-
cred sixteen wounds on thu head ,,.,,
the Doctors body on the afternoon OF May ..
and Evanston avenue. There was only three
or four feet 81 space in the catch basin, which
the body into a d9n6ied-up position. The feet
and shoulders only were out Of the water.
Frank r. SCAN an said he saw Dr. Cronin
Ing OF May I Just before the couspirator called
with the whit, horse and buggy 70 drive him
physician lie NEXT saw him lying dead IN the
lakeview Morgue.
At this point, Lawyer Wing apnonnced on
controversy about the Doctors death or tho
identification q the G9dy taken ir3 ON t d
fence would not oven admit that the Doctor
was dead !
lin wine merchant. at whose house on North |
Clark street the murdered physician lived. |
took the witness stand. carrying with MIN |
parcel which contained the gold filled portion |
OF Dr. Cronin' s teeth ny which all doubt AZ to |
the identity Of tho body was removal; also, |
two pocket knives, n bunch OF blood-sth,ned |
cotton, the lock and key to the TRUNK in which |
Cronin's body was taken from the cottage. |
ant cards and signatures OF the consriratnrs. |
Mr.. tonklin. who was tho first ~ tronins :
intimate friends ~ publicly derlar" that the !
Doctor had been !ured away md ass ass mated. |
testtiied that he received the articles from cS; !
states Attorney longenecker last yenr. and |
they had been kent IN a safety deposit vhClt |
until now After the Introduction Of the trunk !
and other articles Of the crime, Mr.. tonklln |
was questioned by the state in regard TO tho |
teeth. This was necessary because DIR. e. W. |
LOOMS, the dentist who put the llilinG in the |
Doctors teeth and testified at the first trial, |
Is dead. ATTORNEY Wing tried hard to weaken |
tho witnesses Identification Of the teeth.
Can you say on your oath that the teeth |
you have in your hand are those which be-
longed to DR.. Crnnin J"
To the test Of my knowledge and belief, |
they are" answered Conkln.
DO YOU know ot any other human being |
whose teeth YOU could identify in this man |
Yes: I would know my wife's teeth |
john Ahren, another friend OF DIR. Cronin. |
identified the tody In the Lakeview Morgue as |
that OF the murdered man. The court then |
adjourned.