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,
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Oct. 27. or some weeks
wt duris :
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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
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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.