Show IX forit the in the cronin case deforca the murder CHICAGO dee 5 in alie cronin trial to day W J hynes ot the prosecution ec ution addressed the jury he began bis argument by arraigning the facts to show that the line of defense was organized before the murder waa com cited then he followed with a review ot exert testimony as to tha blood atana and the like evidence 0 and coughlin hynes proceeded to show lenciea in the alibi evidence and after reviewing the matter at length said all this aside it made no diber ence whether coughlin or were ever at cottano cott aeo v nether either of them struck a blow at cronin the great question to consider was conspiracy to and that w as proved regarding the man ft ho drove the white horse coughlin not only allowed him to get away but deliberately libera tely gave a false description of him to captain k if was innocent he would come forward and tell the truth and vindicate coughlin in reviewing the circumstantial evidence kunze hinea outlined the belief 0 the pro elution regarding that prisoner he 13 chught to hae guilty knowledge of the conspiracy but to have taken no active part in the tragedy hynes discussed the of association of Cout blin and kunze and beggs and burk as matters lending probability to their connection in the cou ep iracy referring to the lonely situation of the carlson he paid to connect am one with entering it within a week of the murder either before or after n as to connect him with the crime concerning the klives found on conghlin Conn hlin dynes expressed the opinion that coughlin Cou thlin did not be be arrested that irs pocket was a safe place to hide them in there was he said only one chance in a million that any man would be found carrying two knives like those of croninn Cr onins then took op the alibi of burke and at length dissected the evidence of the array ot saloon keepers who testified in that regard drawing the con clumon that it waa inconsistent and insufficient to alie row in camp 20 hynes said they eaid they were ready to accept the testimony of an Enzlie li py lecaron who had b een a spy tor bears ready to accept that statement that there were spies and that dr cronin was one of them according to dan coughlim Cough lm lines insisted that the proof showed the of a secret committee and the surroundings he eaid shows it was appointed for an illegal purpose lie proceeded to argue that the fact of conspiracy and showed the truth of croninn Cr onins charges against alie triangle tri argle 1 hezron D 0 dec 6 A terrible tragedy is reported rom county N C ja monday a circus exhibited at Lumber town A crowd of drunken began a quarrel a freo fight followed pistols knives dubs and atones were brought into use and the conflict raged tor twenty jack hunt tom collier and julius loubria bere killed and halt a dozen others alie uninjured participants and are being pur aued by tha hosae 1 insanity Insa t aili becs of tho united against ani means and J U decamp of alie late metro politan national bank was called tor trial this morning in the united states court alie charge is acy to violate the united beatea na banking law the adorney for meana roaine an for continuance on the ground of physical and mental disability of ins client amounting to insanity alia application was opposed by at tarney the question vhf raised whether the defendant be or derad an of lunacy bending alib declaim the curt c urt took a recess on the court delivered an opinion it did not regard means mental condition budi aa to prevent him from making a reasonable defence A motion haq roads for an inquest of lunacy but alie motion was overruled and alie case proceeded mana made a bitable adix arana aranc c he bank into a seat and appeared w holly obvious to his his physicians says he has hallucinations of grandeur and beems absorbed ab orbed in a great enterprise the government him sane to endure the trial THE WAgn paTON dec 6 the speaker laid before the house alie following communication from J P leedona late sergeant at arcas of the bouse directed to the speaker 1 I regret to report that C E silcott late cashier of alie office of sergeant at arms has departed from this city without set his accounts I 1 have been unable to ascertain his whereabouts and there 19 a deficiency in ahe cash of the office in view of these circumstances I 1 respect fully request an immediate investigation of my boder such action as alie louse of may take in the premises adams of illinois presented a res n reci tim the above facts the amount of defalcation at and providing for a select committee by alie speaker to investigate and report adopted the following were appointed adams bstewart vermont aayne aeed iowa II olman mount and II emphill the speaker appointed the following committees on enles the speaker and mckinley cannon carlisle abid randall on accounts Sio oner boothman kelly kansas Ic bunmee lee and kerr pennsylvania on enrolled bills kennedy townsend pennsylvania moore new haven kilgore and williams adjourned until monday fir jury minneapolis dec 5 the coroners jury in the inquest en the bodies of the victims of the fire brought in a verdict this eenink een int declaring the owners of the building if not legally responsible are morally caps bale for the losi of life in conclusion the verdict gays in the opinion of the jury had it not been for the obstruction met with in the electric wires the lad ler would have been erected in time to have saved all the people that were in the sixth and seventh stories at the time of hie arrival of the fire department and kobert Mt Cutcheon it would not have fallen an 1 othi rs who went down the fire escape would have availed 0 the opportunity offered by the fire department ladders instead of braving fire and smoke to reach the fira escape therefore we would recommend the city authorities take summary steps to nave all the electric wires in the heart of the city placed under ground U bart dec 6 at to days session of the national lne stock exchange a resolution asking the repeal of the oleomargarine law respecting texas fever and concerning the leasing of cars to private individuals was presented and referred to the executive committee |