The Warwickshire Herald. — 1889-11-28 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

THE CRONIN TRIAL.  The first witness called on Thursday was Dinan, the stable-keeper, who testified that the white home which drew the buggy con veyirg Dr. Cronin to Carlson's cottage was now on exhibition in a dime mumum.—Lonis Budenhender, the next witness put in the box, declared that he was in • cigar store opposite Dr. Cronin's residence when the latter was driven off on the 4th of May. He stood at the door of the store watching the horse for about 15 minutes, and saw all the incidents connected with the departure. He stated that the horse was • speckled guty one with dark legs, and declared that the horse which be had seeo in the museum wasnot the one that took Dr. Croniti, Abr did it present any reseroblance to it, the horse in the museum bring white. On being crossexamined, Etudenhender said be could not describe this dress of the IMAM who talked with Dr. Cronin on the side-walk.—Mr. Marshall Elwell, an exlmat in ,the use of the microsoope, was then called, arid stated that there were no means by which human hair could be distinguished from °that hair, nor WU thereany way Whereby it could be aoientifldolly momWord if two specimen, of hair came from the same hair. There was no difference in the structure of the hair of different people, and the miereecup• was of no service in examining the colour of hair.  In the Cronin moider trial at Chicago, on Friday, Pauline Hoertel, who gave some important evidence for the prosecution, describing how sbe saw Dr. Cronin enter the oottage on May 4th, was recalled for filer erass-exspirriation. She deposed that her husband put a new lock on the door of their house before the 4th of May in order to keep her 0ut...1 Aughtt SilzMan give evidence to the effect that he liscf"belOid Hoertel to pot the look on the door, but That it was titer the Bth of May. He had worked at five or six places in Chicago during the past two years, but was unable to remember the names of Ins employers on the days on which he began and left their employment.—Dr. Andrews, a professor of surgery, was then put into the box. A hypothetical question was put to him, setting forth the finding of a body in a catch basimn describing minutely the wounds, abrasions. just&c., as they were found on Dr. Cronin's body, he waa then asked if he could form any opinion as to the cause of death. He replied "No.''—John Swift, a policeman, was recalled, and made some corrections in his previous evidence. Be said it was on the morning of the 6th or May that be issued the order to find out what bonne went out from the livery stables. —Jacob Lowenstein, formerly* policeman, testifilid to the enmity borne by Garrity. a witness for the prosecution, for Coughlin.--A recess of the Court followed, in order that the depoeitionsof Lynch, a who was unable to attend the court owing to illness might be taken. On Saturday Mr. Forrest, counsel for the defence, announced that the distiller Lynch, whole depositions it was proposed to take, had relapsed, and that it bad, therefore, been decided to proceed without his erWanee. There being no more witnesses present, she Court adjourned. - "' '  On Efandey, Mertes, the milkman, who gave some important evidence for she prosecution, tending to identify the prisoneriKunze and Coughlin as having driven up in a buggy to the 00 on May 4th, the night of the murder, was recalled by the defence. He said that a day or so after the body had been found be told a policeman that be saw a bay bores with a white face coming in a northerly direction to the cottage, where it stopped. He admitted having told the polioe-olliosee that he did not know on what day ho saw the team drive up.— Mr. Forrest then aimonnoed that this closed the case for the defence.