The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-20
LUCKY DAN COUGHLIN
The Chief Cronin COnspirator
Gets a New Trial.
TWO JURORS WERE PREJUoICEo
The Other Two Convicts Are Dead
Homestead Poisoning Case TO Go
to the Jury Today.

OTTAWA, IL. Jan. ia-The state supreme
court n al opiuion rendered by Caief Justice
Balls today. reverses the verdict II the case OF
DIn Cpughiin. the last O. he men convicted
for D.. Croniu's murder. and renauds fne case
!cr trial. Tie option MAKES 80 woros- Inc
reversal is bases! prince pa II on the ineisIpiItty
oi BOn.ecou aud Clark. two OF tAe Jurors Inc
justice shows that By the examination OF these
Two wines they were prs!udlcei when SUN
monet, had formed opinions which, waen
JugS cd b. attorneys. were TO als appearances
ioand to tie g-ouni!ess regarded az Juror
excuses The justice, after quoting from over
fifty cases. says n part: 4 ju-or.wao is known TO
have in his mind a liked and positive opinion Is
not mpartial matter nj fact The fact thas
he say. tina: ne gave a fair and impartial verdict
accor ling 70 the testimony. Notwithstanding
THAI ~ previously testified ;hHt ne h.d formed
an op;nion, doe, not remove the barriers that
disQuaiiy him. the justice lnierpreis the
case. II says: ITO compel 4 person accusai
OF a crime - be tried by jCror who Is preJn-
diced i'll tle case Is not 70 give ain fair trial"
Closing. the opinion says; 1--WE ara OF the
opinion taat Jurors bolr-con and C.afG were
disqualified. AMI tina: the decision OF the court
everything the challenges vas al error. ms
Necessarily works u reversal OF the Case" No
ot.eT EXPRESSION OF opinion as 10 the various
Other points raised by counsel is given.
Justice schofe.d, IN a written opinion, says:
81 dissent both from the reasoning and conciu-
sons iii the foregoing opinion"
JUG. Magriier also III >sents and says: Tine
judgment IS reversed upon tie alleged ground
tlat B1Atccou and Clark were rot impartial
jurors The judge than reviews the examina-
tions O. these aurora and considers chem srth-
cient TO establish their competency. He says
TWO igctS were c-eariy disclosed, sAat tler opin-
Hons we've nased Oh newspaper statcIheuts anu
that they bAf4vei in ;heir own ability Ia fairy
and iHI itis1ly render verdict in the case, IN
:.cCor1ance with the law and evidence. Alter
comment II on the general use of newspapers
by the pubic, Ju !gs Magru0+r says: III men
who read newspaper accounts are excluded
from the Jury. triai by jury might as well &c
aboilsEei. Inc fact that juror expressed an
opinion based Oh newspaper statements does
not necessarily disquaiify him In support OF
Thu Ji.s ggudrr cites number 1 opinltns
CHICAGO, Jan. I9.-R ga:ding the supreme
court decision III the CrOnin case, the oilnion
entertained By majority Of lawyers Is that II
is practically impossible 10 convict CoughNn
again. The principal witness Is dead alid many
other circumstances initiate agains, Crouln
CHICAGO. Jan. 19.--Lawytr Forest, Oh counsel
for ,A- defense III The celebrated trial OF me
alleged Ciag-g-iIacls Tor the murder OF Ur
C1ouln, this Ii:zruoon stated that he la: re-
celved Information that the state supreme court
hat reversed the finding OF tAe lower court
under whlcl Daniel Cougaliu had been con-
weed ana sentenced 10 the penteaslaEy Tor
lie. Coughlin will get new trial.
JOLIET, Ill, Jan l9-pei. Coug aliu the last OF
the CEJEln InGTieTers left n PRISON here, Was
seen by an Associated Press pre- sentatlyc soon
alter he received worl Of the granting OF new
trial n his case. He expressed little surprise
and seemed TO think he Will De cleared next
time.
Daniel Cough.in is The only survivor OF the
thre- persons convicted OF tie murder, BUrAe
and O'~ul ivan having diet in prison. Cougnln
Vas formerly 4. Chicago police detective. anu
maIiaged the killing. Il was COughiin who
called at Dr.. Crouin's lodging and drove him 10
the slauS htei-pen, whes, Cooney the Fox was
waiting TO butcher niia.l