Phim intone ———— THE CENTRE REPORTEP Bsn Supplement. ATTORNEY FORREST Expatiates on the Unreliability of Circumstantial Evidence. AN INGENIOUS PRESENTATION Of the Arguments for the Defense—IHe Predicts the Acquittal of Reggs—No Conspiracy - in Camp 20 Proven—If There Was Neo Conspiracy None of the Prisoners Are Gullty. Cricaao, Dee, 10.—In the Cronin trial Attorney Forrest resumed his address to the jury. He said: “Now, gentlemen, I want in all seri- ousness to ask a few questions. Sup- pose that the accident of ordering the new men to clear thatsewer had not oc- curred until after the trial, don’t you know that in every speech urged by these distinguished orators you would have been told that Martin Parke was guilty, because he sent Dr, Cronin's clothes over the sea? Ask yourself if that argument had been made to me, nd those clothes had not be discovered, would not I have given it weight? Can- not vou learn, gestlemen, from that simple fact some lessons? You « that these gentlemen that have been studying this case for six months are no safer guides than we are, Beggs Must Be Acquitted. Mr. Forrest went on to say that the The argument to acquit Beggs, ac- NEWS BREVITIES. Thomas D. Messler, comptroller and vice president of the Pennsylvania rail- road company, who was attacked with congestion last July, has fully recov- ered = is attending to business as usual, The petition of the depositors of the wrence bank, asking for the dis missal of the assignee and the appoint ment of a receiver, has been refused by Judge Stowe, at Pittsburg, on the ground of illegality. James Delong, residing near Topton, Pa., was engaged in cutting down a large oak tree when it fell upon him, fracturing his skull and causing in- ternal injuries. He almost bled to denth before help came. His recovery is doubtful. Secretary Blaine, having recovered freon his recent attack of ‘lumbago, res sumed his duties at the state depart ment. A call has been issued for a mecting of miners of western Pennsylvania, West Virginia, northern llinois, Indiana and Ohio to bring about a general move. ment for the advancement of wages during the coming year, President Corbin and the board managers of the Reading railroad began an inspection of the collieries of the Reading Coal and Iron company. Speaker Reed has appointed Amos L. Allen, of Maine, as his private sec retary. During the period from January to ! 82,000 Germans emigrated to of October At the Baptist convention at Sharon, ing that there was no conspirace Camp 20; there being no conspirac case of course falls to the ground and the acquittal of the other defendants follows as a logical consequence. So they must look elsewhere, and it was not difficult to find twelve men who bad some sort of connection with the murder outside of Camp 20, was one of them and eleven were unknown. Clan-na-Gael Factions, He admitted that there was a peculiar combination of circumstances his clients, and showed how it the financial interest of some of the principal witnesses for the state—Dinan and the Carlsons--to show that it was a white horse that took Dr. Cronin away, and it was in the Carlson cottage that he was killed. Dinan is receiving $100 a week from a dime museum th fi wis to A permanent erganization entire western part of the at & me $4 Seal Le Hig Pittsburg in January, Henry M. Stanley arrived at Zanvi- bar. Theodore Roosevelt replied to ¢riti- dus wift, of United States Consul Diller, at Flor- meat is largely in the composition of Bologna The Chinese troops suffered a severe defeat from the savages in South For- The American solar eclipse expedition tage. ‘‘Now, there is another circum- stance,” he went on. “It isproven that the Clan-na-Gael throughout the United States is divided into two wings, One wing of the clan sits in the prisoners dock and the other wing sits in the wit- ness seat. in the witness chair, and which en. velopes this entire prosecution—how does that wing feel toward my clients, and the wing to which its side belongs?’ The Cause of Death. Mr. Forrest then went into the cause mony given it was not known. The evidence of Mrs, Hoertel, he declared, was hideous in its absurdity. instance the wounds found on the head of the dead man. Not one of the wounds caused a scratch on the skull, and yet Mrs. Hoertel swore that when she passed the cottage that night that she heard the sound of blows. “Blows she heard through the door from her place on the sidewalk, and vet no scratch on the skull,” shouted the attorney, Looks Better for Beggs Cuicago, Dee. 9.-—Mr. Foster con- cluded his speech in behalf of Beggs, and Mr. Forrest spent the greater part of Saturday afternoon in an analysis of the efforts of Messrs. Ingham and Hynes. He said he wished to compare the sophistries of these gentlemen wit the truth seeking of Messrs. Wing an Foster, Itisnot to be denied that Mr. Fos ter's speech has done Beggs good, for the ex-senior guardian handled his case most adroitly and was particularly clever in impressing upon the jury that not shown definitely that a secret com- mittee had been really appointed by Beggs to try Cronin or any one else, A JERSEY JACK THE RIPPER. at Millville Muardered and Horribly Matilated. Murviae, N, J., Dee, 7~The body of Mrs. Annie Borden, colored, was found shockingly mutilated in her house . The floor was covered with blood and there was every evidence of a ter- rible struggle. The woman was cov- ered with and her clothing was almost wholly torn from her person and ng in saturated tatters, Medical examination revealed the fact assaulted and in & manner rarely re- A Woman France, in New Saturday and artists who favor an international copy- right league, Dom Pedro arrived in Lisbon in good spirits, Egypt is now threatened with incur. by 30.0 Bedouins who have Count Emil de Keratry, of which lasted all of York, tude. The cause of the ment the refusal of the government to grant i Egvpluan certain tribal William McNamara, a Troy. N. Y tric wire and will recover, the from an el Lewis Dockstader, wandering He promises to return wo New York and [ace his ereditors, Several thousand dollars of the fund for Mru. Jefferson Uavis has already een raised in Atlanta, “The Gondoliers,” : i der of her husband at Beersville, Sept. 6. The deadlock in Montana remains as on the first day of the of the dual legislature, Chief Williamson, of the English de- tective force, is dead, Mr. Parnell is ill, Jane Dobson, colored, died in Provi- dence at the reported age of 113, Claus 5 reckles’ new sugar refinery at Philadelphia began operations. Postthaster Van Cott was elected resident of the New York Players Jaseball club, The committee on census reported to the senate with a favorable recom- mendation the nomination of Robert P. Porter to be superintendent of the consis, SCssOns Killed by Electricity. NEW YORK, Dec. 10,— Another death by contact with electric light wires oc- curred yesterday strongly resembling in its details the horrible killing of Te man Feeks some weeks ago, Peter Clausen was the victim, ——————— SA AA Miners to Consolidate. Corvmnus, O., Dec. 10.-—The move ment looking to a consolidation of the National Progressive Union and District Assembly No. 735, Knights of Labor, the ri organizations of miners, has taken definite shape. THE MARKETS. eum Exchanges. PammAverrnia, Dec. 9.-The market was steady. Pennsylvania was rather dull. Read. ing ana and the bonds were steady. Le. high Vi and Lehigh Navigation were dull and The Northern Pacifics were There was good buying of 8¢. Paul. F ; bids: Vi ‘ee & vive «AG R f Pen N. N 40 city milla patente rd I miiia 2 red, December, advanced S§o, on covering: others Ro ? Ia quiet; M@je. higher and Oats—No. 2 is easier and quiet: state, Beef — Strong: plate, $.7508.95; extra mess, quiet; state and Pennsyl. western, e., Canading, 5H The Extent, Variety and Quality Beats Previous Record ! LADIES’ FINE COATS! Ninety Different Styles Ladies’ Long and Short Jackets, Ladies Black Beaver and Berlin Weave Short Jackets, Perfect Fitting—at $3 50,4 00,4 50,5 00, 6 00, 8 00 and 10 00. Ladies’ Short Jackets, Broadcloth, Beavers, Directoires, Tailor-made, Bound and Unbound—$4 25, 4 50, 5 00, 6 00, 7 50,8 00 and 10 060. “3, Ladies’ Long Coats, Btriped and Plain Goods—from $2 50 to 815. Ladies’ Seal Plush Jackets—{rom 88 to $25. An immense line. i ; Ladies’ Seal Plush Coats, 40 inches lopg—{from $10 50 to $38, Sixty different styles of Children's and Misses’ Coats for all ages and sizes { Good, Nice, Heavy Coate with Capes—from §1 to $3. : Our pext line of Handsome Coats Striped, Plaids and Embroidered Beavers | from $2 50 to §7. | Our next Better line of Children's and Misses’ Coats, Directoires, Gretchens i and New Markets—from $3 to $12. CLOTHING ! | CLOTHING ! An Immense Line of Boys’ and Children’s Suits, A lot of Children’s Buits, an extreme bargain for §1 50-—actual value, $3. Another lot of Children’s Saits—at $200, 250, and 83 00. The Best Goode ' we have ever bad for the money. i Another lot of the same—at $3 00,3 50,4 00 and $4 50. The finest kind of { Cheviots, Cassimeres and Corkscrews, » A line af Boys’ Saits in Good Heavy Union Cassimere—at $250, 300, 35 4 00 and $5 00, A line of Boys’ Suits in Heavy Winter Cassimere—at $4 00, 500, 600, 700 8 00,9 00 and $10 00. One hundred different varieties of Men's Ordinary Suits—at $4 00,4 50, 5 00, 6 00 sad §7 00, One hondred different varieties of Men's Dress at $6 00, 7 00, 8 00, 800, 10 00 to $15 00. Corkscrews, Broad Wales—at §6 50, 7 50, 8 00, 9 00, 15 00 and $18 00, Men's Heavy Overcoats—from $2 75 to $8 00, Men's Dress Overcoats—from $4 50 to $20 00. i | | Suits in Heavy Cassimer 10 00, i4 0, 12 00, LADIES’ DRESS GOODS ! Thirty-three inch Striped Cloths—at 18¢ to 26¢c per yard, Thirty-eight inch Fine French All Wool Striped Cloth—at 50. Thirtywix inch All Wool Plain Cloths, 18 different shades—at 35¢, Fifty-four inch All Wool Plain Fine Cloths, 20 different shades—at!50c. Fine French Broadcloth, 54 inches wide,—at Be, Rich Bilk Plush, all the new shades—at 50c, Better grades of Silk Plushes—at 60¢, 65¢, 75c and $1. An immense line of Henriettas, Black and all the new shades, 36 to 45 inches wide, All Wool-—from 38¢ to 95¢. Lower grades of Henriettas—{from 18: to 87¢. Single width Dress Goods of all kinds, Plaids and Striped — from 5c to 25¢. Heavy Canton Flanvels—from 5c up Heavy Gray Flaonels—from 124¢ to 40e, All Wool Red Fiasnnels, from the cheapest, at 10¢, tothe Very Best—at 40¢ Be. Ginghams—from the cheapest at 4jc. to the Very'Best at So, BOOTS AND SHOES! mo dom— of Shoes Than Any Store in the We Carry a Larger Line : County ~ From 76c to $8.00 per pair—IN WHITE OR GREY, a / of the. TRUTH 2of LYON & Co,
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