Show THEY AR GUILTY Kunze Couglilin OSulKvan arid jMartiirBurke THE CELEBRATED CRONIN CASE Finally Closes What Judge McConnell Says Abont the Verdict Kunze Cries Burke eems Welllleased We11lease t Cnicaco Dec 160ne of the most memorable trials in the criminal history of America closed this afternoon when the jury impenneled three months ago rendered ren-dered its verdict in the Cronin case That return of this jury with a verdict and not a disageement is a source of much congratulation con-gratulation to the public mind and although though there is naturally much division of sentiment on the question of an approval of the verdict the sense of relief which is experienced at tho linal culmination of the case is unanimous However bitter toomay have been the feelings engendered by the two factions into which the Irish people have been divided in the case it cannot fail t beta source of congratulation to Judge McConnell that his impartial conduct con-duct as presiding judge has been such as to winfor him not only the applause of both of these opposing factions but the approval alikeof the leadine lurist of the land upon the validity of i rulings As the court convened at 2 p m he received the verdict of the jury There was a momentary silence a the vast audience breathlessly awaited the first words of Judge McConnell as he mounted the bench bncl The jury is prepared to make a return in this case said his honor But I observe ob-serve that Mr Donohuo counsel for OSul livan and Kunze is absent have been requested t represent Mr Donahue sad Mr Foreestl The court announced his satisfaction with this arrangement and a moment later the door leading from the jail opened and the five defendants marched in to receive the announcement of their fate Hardly a sound dindant every eye in the audience audi-ence turnc4 toward John F Begge whole who-le the piossion The face of the senior guardian Camp 20 was pale and anxious looking but ho faced the stare of the audience au-dience boldly Daniel Coughlin affected his usual indifference but his restless furtive eye d oted terrible mental suspense sus-pense the ex elective experienced as he awaited the dreadful announcement Hardly a person in the court room succeeded suc-ceeded in catching the eye of Patrick Pat-rick OSullivan His looks were directed toward the floor and whatever emotion he may have felt at this critical moment was not shown Martin Burkes face flushed for a moment as he his seat but approached h immediately after his features regained their natural expression and with an affected nonchalance nonchal-ance he resumed the chewing of gum as has been his wont during the gm the trial For the first time since his arrest the little German John Kunze seemed to appreciate the gravity of his situation and his usual air of Jauntiness j was absent As the audience were contemplating the prisoners and commenting upon their demeanor de-meanor a noise of many footsteps was again suddenly heard without and a moment mo-ment later ihs twelve men in whoso judgment judg-ment reposed the lives of th defendant i I entered the room headed by Foreman Clarke Every person simultaneously turned his eyes upon the jurors as i to read in their impassive features the secret of the verdict but there was no sign to give them hope or fear I The clerk will call the roll of jurors Every person in the audience tart as the sound of the judges voice broke the silence only to add a deeper awe to the solemnity sol-emnity of the occasion Slowly the jurors i jur-ors answered to their names and the twelve men were announced be present Gentlemen said the court I understand under-stand you have reached a conclusion in this I case With a bow Foreman Clarke took from his pocket a large envelone and handed it to the judge who in turn handed it to the clerk The clerk will read the verdict said the court Instantly a hush so profound that as the clerk tore open the envelnpe the sound fell discordantly upon the anxious anx-ious ears I A moment later this anxiety became painful in its intensity as the sonorous so-norous voice of the clerk began reading the verdict of the jury as follows We the jury find the defendant John F Bepga not guilty We the jury find the defendant John Kunze guilty manslaughter as charged In the indictment in-dictment Jjnd fix his punishment at imprisonment imprison-ment info penitentiary for the term of three years 3 We life jury find the defendants Daniel Coughlln Patrick QSulliran and Martin Burke guilty of murder in the manner and form as charged in the indictment and fix the penalty at Imprisonment in the penitentiary for the term of their natural lives At the request of the defense the jury was then polled and reaffirmed their verdict ver-dict Simultaneous with the Simultneous wih announcement announce-ment of the vprdict Coughlin OSullivan and Burl bed deathly pale while Kunze sin iddenly from his seat and a moment lat dropped his head upon his breastand b st into tears Beggs face was luminous with joy and immediately after tho polling of tho jury he arose from amid the prisoners walked over to the jury box and during the breathless lull that followed shook Foreman Clarks hand lieartily and said Gentlemen I thank you I trust the future may confirm your judgment upon me and that you will never regret that you found men not guilty of this terrible cnarge The only sound that broke the stillness following this was the deep sobs of little Kunze He burst out with God knows I am innocent I never was in Lakeview that 0 God knows night I am innocent gentlemen OSullivan was the only one of the other i three prisoners who found refuge in tears For a moment they tnckltd down his cheeks but a minute later his black eyes lashed with defiance of revival of courage and dashing his hand across his brow he braced up In his seat and cast a longing glance around the court room The only evidence of terror to be perceived in Coughlin was the incereased pallor that overspread his face as he fully realized the significance of the sentence to life imprisonment impris-onment and his lips twitched nervously during the coHoquy that followed between the attorney and the court relrtive to a motion for anew trial Martin Burke was unquestionably the least afiected of all the prisoners His usually florid face took on a slight pallor as the verdict was announced but a moment later his laws again began a methodical mastication of gum as regularly as at any previous time during the trial As the verdict was announced and the large audience contemplated little Kunzes grief Beggs turned a reporter and said Its a shame t sentence Kunze poor little Fellow I think he is n innocent a I am Its a d shame to send him to the penitentiary entiary for three years He had no more idea of being found guilty than you had The comments among the audience were various Both Irish factions were well represented and naturally took opposite aews Cronins friends were indignant at the verdict Its a shame said Hon P W Dunne shame and a travesty upon justice His sentiment found an echo from a dozen Irishmen near him while only a dozen feet away the members of other factions were congratulating themselves them-selves and the prisoners that the verdict was no worse and tho friends of Beggs were elbowing their way through to grasp i the hands of the senior guardian of Camp 2 in felicitation upon his exoneration Forrest on behalf of the four convicted defendants entered accustomed motion i for a new trial After considerable discussion dis-cussion the judge fixed January 13 a tho day on which the motion for a new trial would be argued and the prisoners were taken back t jail Kunze was still crying and went out of doors with tears running down his face and still muttering and sobbing sob-bing to himself Burke followed Kunze and as he passed he whispered to Forrest and smiled He seemed entirely unconcerned OSullivan followed looking pale and sallow but different from his usual appearance ap-pearance Coughlin was the last of the prisoners to leave and as he stalked out he half turned and looked back into the courtroom court-room as i expecting to find some friend The door clanged behind the bailiff who bronght up the rear and the Cronin trial was over Itjwas not until afternoon today that the jury finally came t a verdict and then it was that Juror Culver who had been voting vot-ing for acquittal for all the defendants since the jury went out consented to compromise com-promise The other jurors were for hanging hang-ing Burke Coughlin and OSullivan while he was for letting them all off Culver finally fin-ally agreed to a life sentence for the three The jury was practically unanimous on tho subject of Beggs acquittal and but little time was needed to fix Kunzos term What do you think of the verdict judge asked an Associated Press representative repre-sentative of Judge McConnell after the adjournment of the court for the day Judicially of course I can pass no opinion opin-ion upon the verdict As an individual however and without being cognizant of the proceedings in the jury room I might say Lthink the verdict is tho result of the objection of some of the jury to the death penalty on circumstantial evidence Mr Culver probably No not Mr Culver necessarily I understand un-derstand ho was in favorof acquittal from the start It only after strt I was afer a Ions and harrassing deliberation that he finally agreed with the rest upon this verdict You will probably find that Mr Culver was not the only man upon the jury who was opposed op-posed to the banging of the three principal defendants But the jurors all swore on a being examined a to their competence that they had no conscientious scruples against capital punishment or circumstantial crcumstn tial evidence That is all true but behind all this each man probably had a mental reservation servation that the evidence must be convincing con-vincing beyond n reasonable doubt Now if some of theso men should think there was even the faintest shadow of a doubt as I to the guilt of these three men do you not see how natural it would be for them to i mentally compromise the matter with their I consciences no matter how conclusive heir judgmentmight by favoring life imprisonment in lieu of the death penalty all because the casewas once clrcumstan ialevidence I believe you feel relieved that there has not been a disagreement I do most assuredly Although if the jury had disagreed and it became necessary to try the case again I should not have ld hde i ni flinched from presiding over the same case again About 4 oclock an Associated Press representative rep-resentative went t the jail and found rep four convicted defendants out in the corridor cor-ridor with the other inmates taking their usual exercise before supper Kunze seemed to hold himself apart from the other prisoners and remained in his cell refusing to be comforted in his misfortune 3oughlin and OSullivan were at the Coughln OSulvan entrance en-trance of the cage discussing the case with a couple of the members of Camp 20 who had called to offer their sympathy sym-pathy or congratulation who knows which At the approach of a Press reporter they became silent I am sorry to disappoint you said Coughlin courteously but T do not want to be interviewed1 But what is of the your opinion verdict ver-dict I am afraid I shall have to refer you to Mr Forrest my attorney for an answer to that question Are disappointed at the verdict Well I suppose no man regards the verdict ver-dict of life imprisonment with any particular partic-ular enthusiasm said the exdetective grimly but really gentlemen I must de line to be interviewed With this sentence Coughlin retired pleasantly bowing good evening as ho went I was evident to all that the prisoner was in a mood very nearly of elation and to Dan Coughlin at least the verdict was a source of selfcongratulation His habitual mood during his confinement of the past six months has been one of taciturnity but this evening a bright smile illumined his face and his step was light and buoyant buoy-ant antIn In the boys department Martin Burke was found walking up and down and smoking smok-ing a cigar Ho seemed entirely composed and good natured as ho greeted the Associated Asso-ciated Press reporter Well Burke what do you think of it1 Oh I am not saying a word said the young Irishman The Chicago papers have had enough to say about me already and I dont want to give any excuse for gve any more But dont include us in your general gen-eral damnation Im not damning the papers said Burke Ive nothing them but I guess gess they can get along withont meAl me-Al efforts extract any comments from Burke on the verdict was in vain He expressed ex-pressed himself as being delighted to converse con-verse on that he termed social topics Bnt on this other business as he called it with 1 jerk of his head toward the courtroom court-room he was as dumb as an oyster After the jury was discharged this afternoon after-noon and while the gentlemen were waiting wait-ing for their certificates 1 crowd of reporters re-porters besieged them for information about what had transpired in the jury room and tho cause of the long delay I is no use said Juror Manor wo agreed not to say anything From what I have heard since I got back into the world the newspapers have been doing some pretty tall lying Juror Culver was not the cause of the delay and there wasn t any unpleas mtnesi tor any knock down as one paper has declared Juror North was angry at the statement mentioned above The man who wroto the story of a row in tho jury room ought be punished said he There was no trouble at all and we passed the time a pleasantly as we could under the circumstances |