THE DEFENSE RESTS. Last Efforts to Prove Alibis for | the Cronin Suspeots. STATES TESTIMONY IN REBUTTAL Evidence in Bohalf of Kunze and Sul. livan—Controverting Carlson's Milkman Mertes Saw A mony--What Bench Decision fense, CHICAGO, Nov, 26.—In the Cronin trial William Mertes, the milkman, was recalled by the defense and went over his testimony again, and also testified as to a conversation he had with two policemen about the case a dav or so af- ter the body had been dis re The witness told the off Saw a bay horse with a white mg north as h A the buggy stopped son cottapp, and that he saw a tall mal get out and go into the cottage Ihe witness was then examined at length as to his conversation with the policem and admitted he had told that he d hat day it that he was oing 5 front of the offices i not know w i w the horse and buggy driv J. W. Fralick testified that fendant Kunze had been empl him from April ! of his arrest the morning « stopp 1 worl the Monday quit at the usu , Dyer Thompson was called on bel of O'Sullivan Witness was fore: for McBride ice | ) there went away of Thompsor COrToiorats fense w I The state then proceeds timony ix i Dr. Patrick urran first and the att vs indulged in longed d neernis 1 the prosecution him. After the court not testify | ¥ t Na] testified report to hin investigal Alfred Koch, on fense, was 1 with 1 Ire Was surgery Ver & Calle Dr not deat} J ber f{ 1889, gave consid é testimony tend ing to i hich existed Between John arity, one of the witnesses i wecution, and Coughlin A Horse of Another Color, CHICAGO, Nov, 22 In the Cronin trial Liveryman Patrick Dinan test. ed that the famous white horse which irew Dr. Cronin to the Carlson cottage is now in a dime museum there, Louis Budenbender. who cl rom Hoboken. N J., the doctor driven away: white horse, but a speckled gray with dark legs. He od he had seen the horse in the museum and declared that it was not the horse that carried Cronin away and did not resemble it, Dr. Marshall D. Elwell. a microscop ical expert, was called. To his know] edge there was in the present state of science no means by which human hair could be certainly distinguished from any other hair, and there is no way by which it can be scientifically ascertained that two given specimens of hair came from the same head. The witness also testified that there was no difference in the structure pf the hair of different people, and that the microscope was of no service in the examination of the color of hair, but that on the other hand it was misleading. The testimony of this witness was continued at length and was of a decidedly technical char acter Dr. Lester Curtis, at one time presi dent of the lllinois Microseopic society, was called to add weight to the testi- mony of Ewell and Mayer. During his examination Attorney Foster dropped off to sleep, several of the jurymen yawnad and nodded and many of the being the only hot med to said he saw that it wasn't a Spectators, wearied by the retelling of | ; b possibilities and limitations of medi eal science, left the room Swearing for Salven, LIIcaco, Nov, 2.<In the Cronin trial the defense called Kate Meat or mick, a sister of Mrs. Thomas Whalen She had known O'Sullivan for about “en years, nod on May 5, of this year, she was av her sister's, having gone re on the afternoon of the 4th, Af. supper on the Saturday night she ent out with Mra, Whalen at about half past 8 o'clock, leaving O'Sullivan sitting in the kitchen with his coat off Whalen's husband was In the sit Shing room with his two children. Wit. ness and her sister returned to the house r 10 o'clock and were lot in by James pnehan. She and her sister sat u reading for over an hour, and then went up stairs to Sullivan's reom for a cot. light was burniug in the room and O'Sullivan and Mulcahy wers in bed. Witness spoke to the men and took the down stairs, Bhe was positive that ullivan was in the house when she at ho past 8, and also that he was his room when she | The Sensations! Murder of a Testi | Favorable to the De. | Urnz, Cal SHOT BY A WOMAN. New York Broker, NEW York, Nov, 28. Maj. Stephen Pettus, a trustee and secretary of the Brooklyn Union Elevated railway and a prominent New York merchant and a member of the Cotton Exchange, was murdered by a revengful woman, His assassin fired five shots at him on Ful- ton strect, and they all took effect. He fell dead on the sidewalk, I'he murderess was Mrs, Hannah Mar. tin Southworth, a beautiful woman, who had a long standing enmity against Maj. Pettus, and who, on March 29 of this year, met him at the Brooklvn en trance to the bridge, denouncing him as a heartless betrayer and beat him with an umbrella, She afterwards began a suit for $100, - 000 against Mr. Pettus for alleged be trayal. On May 10 she again publicly threatened him in the street and waa Aree I, but after several hearings tore Justice Walsh she was discharged on h cCcognizance Mi outhworth was arrested and ar Ore the coroner, he was com. to the Tombs to await the resuit inquest on Tuesday next born in Ken- ! mrs old. ithworth was l her. Away the Wreek of the Manhattan, They Drifted from men } Eleven ir ieht d 1 of the col htship last Det went the 3 n of the miss stan and len nas 1 from Kafur: the Karagwe events si he port in what he pron proach to starva forwar:de September, 1588 December is a graph of adventures in and sen timely arrival brought assistand 0 e lost at this time twenty his most faith ful followers. Inducements to Sullivan and Jackson, BAX Francisco, Nov, 25. The Santa Cruz Athletic club has decided to offer A purse of $30,000 for a finish fight be tween Sullivan and Jackson, to take piace on the beach at Surfside, Santa Instructions to make ar- rangements with the principles have telegraphed to and mailed to a well known New York ex pugilist it Is believed that the size of the purse will certainly induce the big fighters to ac been | cept the offer Sale of Dismal Swamp Canal, NorroLK, Va. Nov. 26 Judge D. Tucker Brooks, of the corporation court, has confirmed the sale of the Dis mal Swamp canal. The convevance is inthe name of J. C, Short and KE T Lynch, of New York, who represent a syndicate of that city Capt. Henry Roberts, who has had charge of the canal for several years, will continue as | general manager. Explosion of a Lovomotive, ROANOKE, Va. Nov, 26.—An engine exploded at Big Tunnel, on the Norfolk and Western railrond, throwing the en- gineer, Bud Adama, to a bank some dis tance and badly injuring him. The fire man escaped without injury, Heooln Iron Works Marned. New Youn Nov, 26 The Heela Iron works and several adjoining buildings in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, were burned last night. The loss is estimated at $200,000, which ws fully covered by insurance Connors Nests Greener, OMAliA, Neb. Nov, #1. «The wrestling match between Tom Conners, cham on of America, and Al Greener, of Png. | land, was wou by Connors, who took 8 | ont of 5 falls, The Traman Nominated for Congress, New York, Nov, 23, «The Tammany convention for the Sixth district nom- inated Charles H. Turner, known as the *leeman,” for congress, The Mann Trial New York, Nov, 26.—The trial of Joshua Mann’ and Mrs. Buin of Ao Ts Dorn Dray Hobart Bay Fling SHOP TRAGEDY. A Duteher Kills iis Companion jo » Madden Fit of Insanity, POTTEVILLE, Pu., Nov. 95. Three weeks ngo two voung Germans, Bere | nard Bonnem and George Fech, aged 28 | years and butchers by trade, cam here from Philadelphia and found enploy- ment at Seltzer's meat packing works, They were close friend having come together from the old coun ry Year ago, I worked together over who was began wmturday, workiug from the tatile at which tinding, Bonnem asked him if he were ill he replied, No Bonnem that they should exchange Fs opted : sto 3 ech dsposition, r of headach wil and bonnem VET side by side, he reeled back : they Wire und turned an of a perf the int I none yuldenne I awa y Joft she er in the naw deep wound in th anguiar one pen the Ielaware Heved while § ered to the i Ara or Ar belon 7) sis and a» number of wedding A Photographer's Disappearance, dRARDYILIE. Pa Nov 5 k R ter, an itinerant photographer, has sappearad with 5 given him by es Morrell, a merchant, to deposit snk at Ashland. His effects have earched and a number of nega es of young ladies in theatr Moos mes, the originals bx ng recognised as residents of the place, have been found This has aroused the indignation of many parents, who would like to Slater Beldenbach te Go to Illinois LANCASTER, Pa., Nov. 20.-In with arson in 1881, and the dead or in prison from justice, Reidenbach robbery in Elgin, lls, for which a requisition has been issued by the gov ermor of Illinois, and he will be west probably this week A Patriotic Family, Towaxoa, Pa, Nov. 85, It is doubt ful if there are many families in the country that can show an srmy record equal to the family of Gersham Devils, of the town of Welles, this county Davis and his eight sons enlisted in the Union army early in the was. The father and four of the sons served until the war wae over and returned home. The four other sons were killed in battle Nehoiy Surprised. LaNcCasTER, Pa., Nov. 235.-The an nouncement of the appointment of Maj. Elwood Griest to be postinaster did not occasion surprise in political circles, ww for some time and particularly in the fow days, it had been accepted as a fore Bone coi fusion. Duelined 806,000 Cv Bleotrie Hell, I RANKLIN, Pa , Sov. Messrs, Mil. ler and Hibley declined a cash offer of 516.000 for the yearling colt Electric Hell, full brother to their noted stallion Bt. Bell, This is the highast price ever offered for an untried trotter, Died of Min Injuries BeTuLeaes, Pa, Nov, 25, “Charles Nonnemacher, aged 20 Years, who was injured in Saturday night's collision on the Lehigh Valley railroad, died yowtor- day. Van Horn, another of the in Jured, is in a critical condition, oath of Col. WM, I. isher. ALLENTOWN, oi hes. 28. Ceol, H. 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