Show cohard liang cs his stale in he cronin case la Vii ins lie aliat was sworn T aad dim 0 o nini 1 nov 4 the first witness in the creain trial this morning waa fc dward grellman Sr ellman of dietrict ditri ct officer of the Il linos and As the examination pro it became evident that he waa an and that his wai wa i different from ft hat he gave before the grand jury and from what the expected ha sa d he knew coughlin who with a man named kanz had vis ted acona a rear ao and presented a leter of introduction lie had no confer alon with coughlin about dr cronn this wa in direct contradiction 0 previous he B as aked hy it he had not that cochlin Co emoke to gioi about crotin there waa a loog wrangle over the question and spellman answered 1 I said before the craod jury that in conversation with coughlin in beoria that he said eliat cron n was a B cf a b but on reflection abd en consulting with two obber men who ftera I 1 sent my attorney to chicago to find the Ji attorney and tell him abat 1 was my ato iney was unable to find jode and I 1 came myself specially to chicago and notified judae longnecker and other counsel that if they asked me question on the sand I 1 should hive tj deny it in order to do justice to my own self aad to the facts after I 1 left alio grand jury and went home and fleat 1 felt annoyed and troubled I 1 kit I 1 had doce wrong to coughlin and I 1 wen nani calely to I 1 toloai and and toll them what I 1 had saborn to before tha krind jury and that I 1 a as bothered about it they eaid spellman you have made a mistake no such conversation took place witness said in reply to a question that he bad seen alexander hullivan before goine benoie the district attorneys tor bat be went there he sullivan waa ts lkins very li archly about bim and thit bis visit was not iu connection with the cabe the between heggs and spellman waa then read during the coobs examination sir spilman was asked it ij ega ever spoke to him about the charged against cronia in any case lla replied that a great deal was eaid about brunin but to place it upon any one matter at any one period ba do at the time was it not b c ause of ins organization of oilier no replied it waa because he WAS avayd anxious to prefer chafes lie was a kind of ue afas an liaa not abai fellon if be could have hia own way it not mr ajda here objected to any such statements as creain is dead nod auld not respond spelman said no barged were made by besa against any individual in his official position as senior the defense moved to exclude from all questions aad answers in regard to before tho arand jury A lengthy debate ensued on this point in the lourae of chidi it waa stated that Spell mari subscribed ym toward the arrest and co of the mur Jerra of dr cronin and thit ho had pad of this it was intimated eliat the testimony b alro the crand jury waa agnen when ha was in one frame of mind and tint the present attitude wa a of consultation with friends the court finally said the authorities be brou clit in on a point at the afternoon session the cross was ra bumen and the witness asked a number of questions rz garding the object of atie lisit of kunze to beoria with as to whether it had aay connection with aronin spelman ea d be had not BO far aa he knew though he had no with kunza there as vet had no connection with cronin aad a reference of counsel led to the inference ahat with the fight between a chicago distillery and whiskey trust john A Bla honey justice of the peace that ie was present at the hill in like view in last when cronin instituted a camp of tha clai na jacl after the OSal livan aided about cron ina standing ati a physician and re ceding a favorable reply arranged tor ui bitnes to beit cronia with bim to mane for the latter to ajro toro ulli ians men ania WAS rode arout the of A r 1 and gare some of his business cards baying it thal dator was when be waa out of town or sick one of these carda would be present d at the judge me C anell baid tie lull considered the testimony of spelman tn controversy ed to exclude it IM adalie J barrar to a aaion herself and ater bialy was found alio zekeil oruil in was it not a a terrible auder a moment and lien aard racy bay ho nas a ant aili epy alra farrar well why should they kill him nd lie nave away the secret of facret orders it a man did that ho lo 10 be killed if he did that he got no more than lid dd tenca tareo policemen from lake view district tt to having seen alio wagon occupied by three men late on the night of may and noticing a tank or box in the john way another policeman tee lined that 1 m the of may ath ha baw two cadt toward iba lake followed by a aairon driven by man witness the driver who said aliey wanted to KO to chicago and were looking fur the lake shore drive the other two men then came back from the beach and he gao them hie proper directions alio president haa appointed A C McClel landof oreon receiver of public at la aurande oregon ax mayor catli low of yesterday decided to accept the of columbia corege |