Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-07-20
MRS. CRONIN GOES
On Stand TODAY
WILL GIVE HER VERSION OF THE
KILLING OF HER HUS-
BAND.
tFrom rhuraday,s paIIy.l


The state offered all Of its testi-
mony in the Cronin murder case yes
terday and this morning the defense
will have it's inning, Attorney Glib
bons win put Mrs. Cronin on the
stand after his other testimony is in.
District Attorney McCarran made an
address to the jury and then intro
duced his first witness, Mrs. Davies.
an eye witness to the shooting.
Mrs. Davies said that on the night
of the shooting she went to Mrs.
Cronin's house to help her get din
ner for her husband. Mr.. Cronin
was lying on the lounge in the sitting
room and that when supper was
ready. she went to call him, but that
he told her he did moi want any
thing to eat. The witness went out
side of the house a minute latter and
while in the backyard heard screams
and the noise of a quarrel coming
from the house. She went in mined
lately and saw the two engaged in a
struggle. In trying to separate them
she saw the gun in Mrs. Cronin's
hands and tried to take it away from
her. In doing SO the gun went off
and made a flesh wound in her arm.
After this, she says that she lost her
senses but recovered them in time to
hear the other shot fired and see the
defendant lying on the floor. She did
not see the fatal shot fired and did
not know whether it was fired DELHI
erately or in self defense.
DR.. e. X. Smith was called by the
state and his testimony was to the
effect that he had been called to at
tend the murdered man and told OF
finding him dead when he arrived at
the house. The bullet, according to
the doctor, entered the neck from the
left side and came out in back. The
cause of death was in internal hem
orrhage. The cross examination did
not bring out any thing more except
the scientific m for the different
part of the neck.
Several minor witnesses were call
ed and a recess taken until the at.
ternoon. DR.. Smith was recalled ant
testified regarding the bruises fount
ON Mrs. Cronin when called to ex
anime her after the shooting. HI
found an abrasion on her neck ant
a large red spot on her breast. TIL,
purpose of the defense was to shoy
that the defendant had been attacke,
and had only acted in self defense.
Mr.. Wilson was called and sal
that he was the first in the hous
after the shooting and described tn
position of the murdered mans body
Jack Mckenzie testified that Waite
Cronin was drunk on the night of tn
crime. Attorney Gibbons asked
Mr.. Cronin had a bad temper whe
drunk. but the objection of the dis
trict attorney was sustained.
Mrs. Dougherty was the next wi
ness and she testified that she live
across the street from Mrs. Cronil
She heard screams coming from he
neighbours house on the evening
May 8, and that later she heard tW
pistol shots. She finally went ovt
and saw the murdered man lying {
the floor. Mrs. Cronin was in Il
bedroom weeping and in the thro,
of hysteria. A torn waist was offe
ed in evidence which Mrs. Cront
o on the night of the murder.
small knife was identified by Il
witness which she had found open {
the floor near the body. The kni
was moi admitted as evidence. A
ter both sides had finished with Il
witness, Mrs. Davies was recalled al
stated that everything had be,
cooked for the evening meal.
Mrs. Cronin will go on the stan
today in her own behalf and the ca
should be turned over to the iu
some time this afternoon.