, 1896-07-10
THE CROKER TRIAL.
EVIDENCE ALL IN AND THE CASE
is NOW BEING ARGUED
BY THE ATTORNEYS.
Mr.. Beard Makes a Dignified and Flo
quent Address for the Prosecution
Judge Corn's Argument Marred
by His Attacks Upon Sheriff Ward
and Other Witnesses.

Anticipation Of the close of the testi-
mony in the Croker case brought out
a fair number of people to the court
room yesterday morning. The rebuttal
testimony was all in by II o'clock and
the case closed. Court then adjourned
until ? O'Clock. at which time the in
structions were presented.
At the opening of court Mrs. Julia A.
Booth was put upon the stand and tes-
tilted: II recollect a conversation with
Mr.. William Hinton at the cemetery on
Wednesday or Thursday after Easter
The conversation was not admitted.
S. w. Smith testified: II heard Mr..
Dan Hindman say in Planter & Miles
saloon in Evanston the evening of the
day that Byron Sessions testified in an
swer to a question of Mr.. Wards if he
did not take that bolt off. I did not
take off that bolt with a wrench, nor
will not wear | did"
Byron Sessions testified: Il know
the reputation of the defendant for
p'i'S ~ uulcluut pli ol L " III =
26, 1895. should say it was bad"
Mrs. Higgins testified: (Shows wit.
ness dark gray suit of clothes.) That
is not the suit of clothes Mr.. Croker
had on when l say him enter the barn
January &c, 1895. CWitness shown
light suit He didn't have that one or
either"
Mrs. Annie Drew testified: That sui
shown was not, in her opinion. the sui
worn by Croker day by day.
Mrs. George Chapman testified:
tShown dark gray suit.) Can't remem.
Der ever having seen that suit. l an
absolutely sure that the light gray sui
is not the one he habitually worea bouI
town. l am positively sure l never saw
him with the dark suit"
Sheriff Ward testified: Examined
the condition of the roof of the Boott
& Croker barn Immediately after the
murder. Snow was quite deep on it
There was nc daylight in the roof, nc
hole in the snow; had a conversation
witch Charles Small in which he sale
that he saw W men in the alley at Il
O'Clock or between ~ and l. | had q
conversation with Mrs. Small. She
said the dog had been barking at the
back door between 8 and 9 o'clock ant
she let him out. I asked her IL she
went out, she said she did not. 1t wa.
dark; she says it was about 10 O'CLOCK
when her husband went out"
At II o'clock the case closed.
The instructions were presented tt
the jury and the argument was opened
by Hon. Cyrus Beard for the prosecu.
ton. Mr.. Beard made an excellent ad'
dress. which was well received. He de.
picted in eloquent language the prin-
cipal features Of the evidence for this
prosecution and made satrh &iSy of the
pitter aaifa'took for the defense. The
address was listened to with marked
attention by bC.h jury and the large
audience. Mr.. Beard vas followed by
Judge Corn. The judge made a good
argument, the effectiveness of which
was married somewhat, probably by his
bitter attacks on Sheriff Ward and 9TH
er witnesses for the prosecution.
1t is believed that the case will be
given to the jury tomorrow morning.
Mr.. Beard, n Of the attorneys for
the prosecution, passed through Lara
ME this morning. en- route to his home
at Evanston. Several other Evanston
people were on the train.