DEATH'S MESSENGER The Mysterious Stranger Who Summoned Dr, Cronin ON THE FATAL NIGHT OF MAY 4 Dr. Egbert's Testimony Establishes the Fact That the Doctor Was Killed Soon After Supper—Condition of the Body. An Alleged Martin Burke. Sweeping Confession by Cr1CAGO, Oct. 25. —Judge McConnell's gourt room was crowded with interested spectators when the trial of the cele brated Cronin case formally began, State's Attorney Longenecker at once began his address to the jury, which was continued at great length amid frequent interruptions and exceptions by the defense. fe re viewed ie diffi culties encountered in selecting a jury and expatiated upon the value of direct and circumstantial evidence Toe Prove a Conspiracy. The speaker then spoke of the disap- pearance of Dr. Cronin and the finding of the body eighteen days afterwards, and the state proposed to prove it a mur- der as the result of a conspiracy. He dwelt upon the alleged motives of the erime and severely scored the Clan-na- Gael organization, He went over the whole story of the conception and exe cution of the plot, which has so often been told. in his peroration he said that if after hearing the evidence the jury had the slightest doubt of the guilt of the pris- oners they should give them their free- dom, but if, on the other hand, they were satisfied that they were mur- derers, then he should demand that the highest penalty of the law be inflicted. Counsel for defendants waived their unination without the opening speeches and the ex of witnesses was commenced lelay. CRONIN'S STOMACH. Its Contents Fxhibited in Conrt Create n sensation. CHICAGO, Oct. 27.— Whats had isted regarding the 0 was killed within r leaving the Conklin set at rest when Dr. } number of jars contain: the of the mach the murdered man in court. The food, he said, had scarcely ommenced to digest, and had : mach less than three fore death. glanced ver doubts fact that Dr. a short time residence were ert produces if COnwel 3 been .w ¥ ¥ YY 1 went on to minute nn of he baxly. HEAnS Were inn exoed @ was not the slip nal or ext I its in hes long ll. Back of th ' Size, wi n found, testified in the there was Dr. Cronin's vounds he re- not LAID BARE An Alleged Confession Wy Barke While in the Winnipeg Jail, { INNIPEG, : been r tion her Oct. 27. or some weeks wt duris : Hn fellow ¢ TICK JAR rial for forgery. It has informéd has aamitle G Witnessing ugh not a part pant, 3 is aad that whom i is said lawyer the muard Hetler fo has Bu him who had proposed him as a member of dl. who ordered the exe present at the Carlson cottage, when the murder was committed, how the body was posed of, who gave him mons vy with which to out of Chicago—-in fact evervihing that the police and press of Chicago have been trying to find out for the past six months, to a police oiticial CRIN NO HIION, Who wer dis- ergot HE HE TOOK IT BACK. Judge MeConnell Ruling. defense in the Cronin case to shut out witnesses who have read the newspaper accounts of the great crime and the tes. timony of the witnesses so far given was not successful, though the attorney for the defendants came dangerously near scoring a victory. Had the judge allowed his first ruling to stand the case of the state would have been knocked in the head and the efforts of the prose gution set at naught, A physician ¥, . G. Moore—was called to the stand to give evidence re- arding the cause of death, he having in present at the autopsy. He Ror. roborated the testimony of Drs. Egbert and Perkins to the effect that death was the result of concussion of the brain. There is a rule to the effect that wit- pesos be excluded from the court room while other witnesses are testifving, it being deeined best that the testimony of one witness be not influenced in any way by the testimony of another. Therefore, when Mr, Forrest asked Dr. Moore if he had read the testimony of Drs. Egbert and Perkins and received an affirmative answer he at once spoke up and said: “1 move, your honor, that the entire testimony of Dr. Moore be stricken from the record.” The state's counsel was very much presi logout pg en immensely, hut not so with ik eourt, for ho que said, “Let the Sestitnony be stricken from the The faces of the prisoners | diant. I thn i amet, a - j and wal gut o This ruling would bas out every witness the state had on its list, with one or two exceptions, as they can all rewd. Judge Longenecker got black in the face and Lawyer Mills grew white with appre- hension. Lawyer Hynes was the only one with self possession enough to grasp the situation, for he at once jumped to his fret, and, with his voice hoarse with passion, roared: “If such a ruling is to obtain, your honar, we might as well stop the case now.’ Lawyer Forest eyed the speaker quiz- ically and seemed comfortable. The case was virtually won, Then Lawyer Mills found his tongue and fairly aston- ished the court with his eloquence. Judge McConnell, evidently appreciat- ing the fact that he had made a mistake, seemed rather uneasy while the attorney was talking, but waited patiently until he got through. Then he said, mn slow and measured tones “Mv order was in accordance with the precedence of times when newspapers were not so enterprising and not so widely circulated as now. 1 see the pre- cedent must not be followed, and 1 will go in. It was not a graceful backdown, but The state's repre- Mr. For- The prisoners k in their chairs with the old nd hard look upon their faces, i ctators gave vent to an asudi- and the spe ick Dinan has Pat: testified to the story been told and pub the hiring of the horse and conveved Dr. Cronin to go often Ae Ww CONKLIN TESTIFIES. of the Last etary, itulars Call for the 2 Cricaco, Oct, 20,—The first f Judge her nan witness McUCon- wrt was the Cronin, but that gent! sent N rot em was od oreland, an i the wi At “TS, 101 The coming season bids fair to be ‘the largest we have ever experiene- ‘ed, and we have made preparations You know what we have done in Our line of Gent’s Furnishing i nem unnn els, is by far the largest and most Bellefonte. Men, Boys, or Children want for Fall aad é complete ever shown in In fact there is nothing that Winter wear that we do not have in You should see the goods piled on our counters and shelves—not a va- ant space to be found. The goods Xow York Has 5 Million. New Yo Among th seTipiic to the w id fair { $ the ‘ 4 . Let. i atthe | were foli n Willd Nteinway, 850. Yvonne S50 0): Eugene adway and Seventh Dany, wis NEES J. J. Astor 52 OK lnnd Railroad company, 835,000; Johnston & Co., 210.000: Fifth hotel. 810.000, The total sub- tailroad Kelly, Long | Avenn Another Rig Hailroad Deal. Bostox, Oct. 20.--The Beaton wit, news United and the states. The styles, fit, make ‘quality of our Men's. Boy's and Chil- dren’s clothing is only surpassed by ‘you and the very low prices we have : ‘marked them. SLi Held as Tasoott, PHiLADELIHIA, Oct. 29.—The police still have possession of the man A. Sutherland, supposed to be William B. Tascott, the murderer of Amos J. Snell, the Chicago millionaire, and although he has not vet been identified by the Chicago authorities are confident that he is the man. A Victim of the Cigarette. New York, Oct, 20.~John Barry, the 26-year-old son of Policoman Harry, of the Leonard Street station, is the latest victim of cigarette smoking. He is now Songined In he Inmabe Whit ot the Belle. vue hospital, tis family say that cigarettes are the cause of his trol, Two Mines Fiooded, Witkessanne, Pa., Oct. mines of the Fuller Conl company, at Maltby, near here, were flooded by the heavy rains, and operations have been suspended indefinitely, Mine No, 2, of the Delaware and Hudson conpany, at Plymouth, was als : enusing great damage. In all, about 4.000 men are thrown out of employment by the 20. ~The Remember that our goods are ail ‘marked in plain figures, and anything bought of us not perfectly satisfactory when taken home, if returned, money will be cheertully refunded. Yours Sincerely, M. FAUBLE, | Proprietor. REYNOLD'S NEW BANK BUILDING, BELLEFONTE.
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