Show BLACKMAILER I IS I SENTENCED 7 SW SWIt It I took the jury In the Croak Cronl attempt attempted ed etl extortion case which was before Judge Dehl yesterday afternoon just eight minutes to find the defendant guilty at ni charged The case lasted from until p m in Tho fhe defendants counsel Judge J 1 D Ii put up Ui a Rood ool fight f ht for tor his lii client clont but tho thu evi evl evidence dence babe Introduced by b the tho state was over overwhelming whelming A large In e crowd was WI on 01 hand exceedingly to listen l to racy the testimony which was Tho The jury JUlY was composed component of or G 0 M Bar Barlow Barlow low 0 G B O G O H II 1 Mandell M ndel and an Samuel Benjamin Tho The prosecution was WIH conducted bv by Iy Assistant County Ator I ney F P 0 C Loofbourow Lo The first witness for tor the tho state was wasS J S H 11 Germ Croaks victim leUm He lie Ie told lold the Ito stOry of or Cronk and Mrs CInks visit at It his chop thop on en CI November 19 when Cronk Croak drew a revolver and Ind with an n oath Joh demanded d on 01 pain of or Instant death rl In II answer to 10 Mr Loofbourow Mr Gertz Gerts then related the th full tul particulars lars Jars as us first published In the tho News Mr MI hertz made Indo an excellent witness and gave facts and dates very clearly When Attorney Parden Parde took the tho wit witness witness It ness for tor cross examination he tie naked asked It If It was not 1 ft a tact fact that Gertz hind had of ot offered Cronk money If it I he iu hI would settle sete the tim divorce proceedings and arid save nave hU hla daughters reputation INo No o ho lie replied she alto have hwe much of or a I reputation ton She was pretty prel badly spoiled W Penrose related a n conver comer conversation ho lie ht had hall with wih Cronk Croak last Mutt Mon Monday day night In 11 li which Croak Cronk said laid exhibit Intra gun The has wronged wron el me ins and I am going to get even with him blum himI I have bluffed him hll out of ot some somo money fand I r will get more I got this thus gun to tox fix x him with wih This was Wil In relation to lens Cert Holl Cornell Cornel an of ot Gerts Gerti testified that he lie was In the time shop on the occasion of ot Croaks Cranks visit after the tho gun gunplay gunplay gunplay play and heard hearil earll him declare I carry c a 1 gun un all al the he time and everyone knows rr I kI how haw to use It In another con conversation with wih Cronk the latter later said sal to witness The T he old man wl wIl have hav t to d dup ill up for tor this divorce and dig up good nit plenty p enty I guens Rue R Mr Gerts Gorts thinks I am done lon I with him hut but hut It If f ho he ii dont tont conic coma to toan 0 an art In agreement pretty soon lon there Is 18 go goIng Ink Ing to be h hi popping The Tho defense was Wil a general len denial The former Mrs Cronk wee 18 placed on ln mn thin the stand and testified that t Croak Cronk made mad no tin IQ threats and flourished no gun gu on Mr Gent Gertz at nt tho the shop She that her father had hit offered Crank money to In take tak her back but that lit Cronk said sall ho have her lien and amid oll If It Gertz Gerta wanted to do de anything for his hil daughter It I was wn all 1 right but ha lie hI Could do nothing for tor him bun Cronk During Durin the cross examination by Mr fr the woman kept smiling anti and the attorney took her to 10 task quIte severely several times and asked her lien If It she thought It W a laughing matter After Ater denying several times that she sho had ha led with wih Croak Cronk up to the tle time tm of ot the divorce sims she he finally became con eon confused fused and anti admitted that she had lived led ledIth with Ith him up until last Sunday night The dIvorce was M granted Tuesday on morning She also dio al denied that the she had h bad any |