Crawfordsville Daily Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 15 January 1890 — Page 1

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VOLUME V- NO. 75 CAWFORDSY1LLE, INDIANA WEDNESDAY JANUARY 15, 1*90

PRISON DOORS

Shut Out from Froadom Coughlin, O'Sullivan and Burke.

THEY ARE REFUSED ANOTHER TRIAL.

An (Appeal Taken, but the Throe Mur. dereri Are Taken to Juliet Without Delay—Young

Judgo Win# and Attorney Donahoe made arguments for a new trial before Judge McConnell yesterday. Tho State's Attorney did not roply to them. Judge McConnell in a brief speech rcviewod the reasons advanced by counsel for the' defenso in support of the motion for a now trlnl. nis honor said he could see no cause in the grounds sot forth by the counsel why ho should interfere with the finding of the jury. Ho thought tho trial had been fair, and, upon reviewing his rulings, ho could discovor no material error. He then formally overruled tho motion for a new trial.

Stato's Attorney Longeneckor asked that sentence be immediately pronounced on the four convicts. Counsel for tho defense entered tho customary motion in arrest of judgment, which Judgo McConnell overruled.

And then, for tho first time during tho trial, tho voices of tho prisoners wore hoard in thoir own behalf. "Does tho dofondant Daniel Coughlin dcslro to say any thing or give any reason why sontcnce should not bo pronounced on him?" askod the court.

A silence that was deathlike in its Intensity followed tills question of tho court, and ovory oye was fixed on tho prisoner Coughlin as ho rose to his foot and grasping the back of his lawyer's chair said: "Your Honor, I am innocent. I have boon convlctod by perjury."

Boforo the full meaning of the brief speech had been grasped tho judge had addressed tho prisoner O'Sullivan, and had askod if ho wished to say any thing. Advancing to a vacant placo botween Messrs. Forrest and Wing, tho oonviot O'Sullivan steadied himself by leaning on tho table, and began to address the oourt lie said: "If your honor pleuse 1 have not got much to say, but wlint I have to say Is this. I have to protest my innoccnce before Goil unil man, and I think tho day Is not far distant when 1 shall be acquitted of this crimo. I was convicted by prejudice, by porjury, by newspaper report and by popular olamor I want It understood that I um not ploadlng for mercy, neither do I pleud for sympathy. I um pleading for Justice, and Justice I have not had. If I um a guilty mun, the State has not hud justice, and if I am innocent, 1 have not hud Justice. That is all I have to say."

Before tho audience had timo to comment on the extraordinary speeoh by O'Sullivan, which appeared in greator contrast by reason of its superiority of logical argument over any thing that had been suUl for him by his counsel, Martin Burke had risen to his feet and was addressing tho court. Said ho: "I am innocent, your honor. I ulways know that In Engluml they put perjured witnesses on the Btund, but 1 never thought it was done in America."

A buzz of Whispered conversation filled tho courtroom at the close of tho speeches by the prisoners. Judgo McConnell leaned forward on his desk as though in the act of writing. Onco or twico ho consulted Clerk Lee, bift to all appearances he seemed oblivious of the intonso feelings of those in tho immediate vicinity. Tho eyes of tho prisoners were focusod on tho judge, whilo Attorneys AVing, Donaliuo and Forrest sat impassive and apparently holpless. Thoir sharo in the proceedings had been finished, and tho wholo issue now was narrowed down botwoeu judgo and prisoners.

Judgo McConnell ordered tho four prisoners to arise. They did so, and tho court then pronounced sontonco on them in accordance with tho verdict of tho jury. Patrick O'Sullivan, Daniol Coughlin and Martin Burke wero sent to imprisonment during the term of thoir natural lives. ICurizo was granted a new trial.

Mr. Forrest took an exception to tho court's action in deciding tho motion for a new trial without giving tho timo asked for in which to prepare his arguments. Tho prisoners' attorneys gavo notico that an app.-al to tho Supremo Court would be taken, and tho court allowed them time in which to file their bill of exceptions.

Tho prisoners wero taken back to jail, but a minute later Kunze was brought back at the request of his counsel, Mr. Donohoe, who wanted to mako a motion to admit him to bail. Judgo Longeneckor opposed It, and tlion wanted tho bail put at §20,000, but Judgo McConnell flxodit at 55,000. He would have discharged him, ho said, if thoro wero no newevidenco againsthim, butthe Stato's Attornoy had informed him there was some. Judgo Longeneckor intimated that if they lot lCunze stay in jail a few days he might conclude not to bring him to trial at all, but lot him go. Ho promised to lot the court and counsel know this week and accordingly no effort will be made to got Kunzo out on bail in the mcantimo.

Half an hour after the prisoners had returned to their colls in tho county jail a summons to tho lawyers' cage eamo for all of them, and Mossrs. Wing, ........ uarn there for a

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CnicAoo, Jan. 15.—Yesterday aftoPr noon Judgo McConnell over-rulod the motion of Daniol Coughlin, Patrick O'Sullivan and Martin Burke of tho murder of I)r. Cronin. trial, and sentenced them to penal servitude. The motion of John P. Kunzo for a new trial was granted.' Tho three murderers Were taken to Joliet at 9 o'clock.

farewell talk with tho convicts. Tho interview was a brief one. Meantime Judge McConnell, who had taken the matter of a stay of execution under advisement, had consulted with his brother judges as to whether tho court had a right to Interpose botwoon convict and tho ponitontiary after et-ntenco had been passed. Tho rosult of his inquiries was to confirm tho position taken by tho State's Attorney, and at 5 o'clock Judgo McConnell sont word to Clerk Lee to mako out a mittimus. This document was delivered to the sheriff, who uiade preparations to tako tho prisoners to Joliot on tho 11p.m. train. At b:30 the prisoners wero handcuffed and manacled, and taken in a hack to tho depot properly guarded. In addition to 'heir guards Sheriff Matson and Captain tSchuettlcr accompanlod tho prisoners to Joliet. On tho train O'Sull.van said to those around him, his eyes filling with tears: "I hope the people are .satisfied now. Thoy have clamored for this for months, and now they have their wishes. I hope they will leave us ut rest now. 1 uin truing to the penitentiary for life. I know it. Hut if I had my freedom offered me to-morrow I could not say any thing but that before t!od I know no moru ulMiut tho murder of Or. Croulu than a babe unborn. 1 saw my sister since I was sentenced. It was a hard parting, I tell you, uml if I could say any thing to prevent my life separation 1 would do so. Hut, I repeat it, time will show that the verdict of the Jury was altot'cllier wrung. I don't know who is responsible for tho murder, but whoever ills, you will see that they will 1h» found out and i.our names will lie cleared. 1 may not be alive jto see it, but others will, and as sure us there |ls a God In Heaven that day will come. I "I never thought to huvo those things on my wrists, but 1 would rather keep them there throughout 'he who term of my stay In Joliot, or till 1 die, than feel the blauie of guilt on my conscience. My last words to you are: 'I am innocent.' An innocent man can make no better argument than that."

To a reporter Coughlin said ho was sure Judge McConnell had tried to do tho fair thing by all tho prisoners. Suddenly he remarked: "I wish I was a good writer. If I could writo llko you newspaper men I could make a good story. 1 havo given tho boys a good story many a time, and guess 1 could glvo them anothor. The reporter suggested that ho make known the details of his story and it would bo written up in good style. But for reply Dan glanced at tho handcuffs on his wrists and chains on his ankles. A hard look as of a liunled dog came into his eyes, and for tho moment he appoarod on tho point of talking further, llis hesitancy was dispelled by an attendant bringing in a cup of water, which ho drank foverislily. Then he said: "I'll seud word to you when I feel like talking. At present I don't mean to Huy any thing —in fact, I don't know any thing. 1 never spoko to Oronin in the last four yenrs. Tho last timo I taw P. O'Sullivnn before I met him in this caso—that is, after May 4--wfc about March 2.\ Kunze I never saw sinco April». and that man Smith who got tho buggy from mo 1 never saw either before or sinco that night. Things look bnd for us Just now, but the Supremo Court will grant a now trial us sure us there is a Qod In Heaven. I feel sorry for my poor father. lie has beggared himself on my account, and if It hadn't been for him I should be worse off than 1 am now, and that's bad enough. My wife and children are up in Michigan with my rolks. 1 had them go thero month ago. They are satisfied of my Innocence, and that's something even if tho pupero are not."

JOI.IKT, 111.. Jan. 15.—Tho train that carried Martin Hiirke, Dan Coughlin and Patrick O'Sullivan to Joliet drow up at the prison station at 10:30 o'clock Tuesday night. The prisoners wore taken ut onco to the warden's oillco, and Shorifr Matson formally dolivored them to that oilicial. Just us' the party reached tho door of tho penitentiary Dan Cotiglilln. glancing back for a moment ut tho steel works of Joliot, raised his free hand to his eyes and cried: "Good-bye to freodom." lie paused for a moment, and one of the suavo attendants touched his arm lightly but peremptorily, llo hung his head again and moved fo«*ard. Whilo tho irons were being removed from the men they said good-byo to the reporters who had como with them from Chicago, with no quaver of tho voice. Neither of them had so far broken down, but when tho second door loading Into the tombllko darkness of tho prison yard oponod Dan Coughlin, for tho first timo sinco the hand of a brother oiHcer was laid on his shoulder last spring, gavo way. Ills great frame shuddered In an cllort to down fc sob and tears roso to his oyos and flowod down his cheeks. Hurko was cool and looked surprised at Coughlin's toars. O'Sullivan also malntuinod on appoaranco of carelessness, but bis face was whito, his black oyos gleamod, and tho piteous curl of his lip that seems the most notahlo foaturo of his appearance in times of trial showed that ho was not at easo In spito of his valiant efforts to maintain his compos lira The deputies said his hand shook when ho grasped theirs, and his "Good-bye, boys," was scarcoJy audible a foot away.

Tho delay was cut short by tho whispered order of one of tho prison-keepers to tho prisoners to follow him. Tho door was open. The wrinkled, unsmiling face of the guard peered from tho darkness without. Thero-wero no furthor preliminaries. With downcast oyos and drooping hoads tho throe convicts stumbled forward, onterod tho door und wero introduced to tho Interior of tho building which is to bo thoft abiding placu until death comos.

Wardon Berggron bustled out llko tho busy manager of a big mercantile establishment. A weazoned llttlo life convict, as gray as a rat, sat In bla stripos at a tall desk. Ho mado an entry on a slip of papers: Martin Burke, Na 45 Daniel Coughlin, No. 40 Patrick O'Sullivan, No. 47. The prisoners wero put in a solitary for tho night Today they will be shavod, olothed la t.haic WOtib

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LA GRIPPE'S FANGS

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INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF DEATHS.

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ITS ItAV.UIKS IX CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, Jan. 15.—The first tlireo days of tho present week bhow 230 deaths from all causes, which, at thffa sumo rate for tho wholo week, would ha 5D0 deaths, or nearly 100 more than thoso of last week and nearly double those of an average week. Just tho proportion of these that could in any remote way bo credited to tho epidemic called la grippe will probably never be known. That a number of fatal cases which undouotedly started with a cold and turned Into bronchitis or pneumonia are credited in tho death certificates to tho lastnamed diseases is shown by th'e largo Increase in deaths frofc pneumonia and bronchitis. Tho certificates received on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday show ninety-eight deaths from these diseases, and it was only in tho death certificates received Tuesday that the physicians began to credit the disease to influenza, or la grippe, to ony extent.

Elovon deaths wero reported yesterday from la grippe or complications arising rrom it. If tho death rate for tho next four days Is equal to the rate of tho first three days of the wook tho mortality ruto will be largely increased from that of last week, and it will b« nearly double what it is during average woeks.

Not only are tho deaths multiplying ovory hour, but tho reports of illness in tho public schools are appalling. From statistics furnished by Superintendent Iiowland It appears that Upward of 800 teachors are unablo to attond to their work by reason of tho influenza, and ovor 10,000 children are unablo to attend school because of illness. The real oauso of their absence from school is undoubtedly influenza, and thero aro many parents who are keeping at homo thoir children who aro in porfect health becauso thoy dread tho contagion that might bo found In a school-houso whore 800 or 1,000 children aro crowded.

NEW YOIIK, Jan. 15.—In some portions of the country, as shown by dlspatclios, Influenza Is decreasing In virulencc, a notable exception being this city. Hore tho death rate for tho last week was LU.25 per 1,000, against 39.81 for tho preceding week, and 24.77 for tho corresponding wook of last year. Tho rate is still abnormally largo In Boston, although showing a slight decroaso. Tho cold wave which swept over tho West has knooked out the dlsoaso to a considerable extent, but in 8omo places now casos aro reported.

HUNTINGTON', Pa.. Jan. 15. Among the 500 victims of the grip in this city Is lion. Josepii M. Miller, Speaker of tho Illinois Houso of Representatives. Mr. Millor, who is a member of the legislative committee appointed to inspect tho Eastern prisons and reformatories, was prostrated with the disease last week during the visit to tho State Industrial Heformatory loeated horo. His condition is procarious.

PiTTSiitmcm, I'a., Jan. 15.—Tho Pennsylvania Railroad Company lias been compelled to refuse freight for tho seaboard during tho last few days on aooount of the grip. Tho freight crows of tho Pennsylvania railroad on tho Eastern division have been paralyzed during tho last two weoks to such an extent that it has boon impossible to get enough men to handle the freight with any dogroo of promptness. On one division whore 200 conductors, freight and passongor, art regularly employed, 135 wore off duty at ono timo with tho grip.

INDIANAPOLIS, lnd., Jan. 15.—The number of cases of influenza contlnuos to increase hero. The disease prevails most alarmingly among the poorer classos, among whom sinco last wook thoro liavo bcen^lfteon vlcllmsi Roports from Indiana towns lndl| oato that tho dlsoaso Is spreading throughout tho Stato and has not been porcoptlbly checked by tho cold woathor of tho last two days. Thore wero threq deaths in this city attributed diroctly to the disease.

FOKT WAYNE, lnd.. Jan. 15.—Soveral of tho schools of this city wore olosed Tuesday, teachers and pupils being down with tho influenza. Thero aro numorous casos in tho city, but tho colder weather Is working an improvement In tho public lieulth.

CLINTON, la.. Jan. 15.—A girl and a young man dlod from tho grip here Monday. Tho cold wavo has. had the effect of lessoning the number of oasoB,:

LONDON, Jan. 15.—Tho registrar's roturn of deaths in tho metropolitan distrlot for tho wook gives 2,747. This Is 810 above tho avoriyjo. Of thoso deaths 07 aro classified as duo to influenza, but 1,009 aro reported as due to disease of tho respiratory organs. This is 592 in ezoess of the avorago of deaths from such diseases. The registrar's roturns for Iroland show thatthoopldomlo thore Is decreasing.

LONDON, Jan. 15. Lord Robert Cornelius Naplor, of Magdalo, is dead. He was a victim of influenza. Lord Napior was born in 1810 and sorved with distinction in a number of wars in whloh Groat Rrltlan was engaged, his most brilliant campaigning being ln.conneo* tion with the capture of Pokln, the Abyssinian expedition and

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Washington, Jan. 15.—In tho Sonnto Tuesday the financo committee reported favorably Sonator Sherman's (O.) antitrust bill. Tho morning hour was consumed in the introduction of unimportant measures, most of them relating to pensions. At the closo of tho morning hour Senator Call (Fla.) called up his resolution with reference to the Florida swampland frauds, upon which he proceeded to speak at some length. His remarks caused something of a sensation. Ho assailed the Senate eommitteo on public lands, and claimed that thousands of acres had been patented as swamp lands that were? capable of cultivation. llis attack on the committee aroused Senator Plumb (Kan.), who made a scathing reply. He said that Congress had given these lands to Florida as a trust, and that if thero wero any frauds tho State alone was responsible for them, and every word spoken by Senator Call was in denunciation of his own State. At some length he answered the charges against the committee and in round terms denounced Senator Call's action in placing his own Stato in such a light before the Senate.

Senator Call replied in equally bitter terms, styling Senator Plumb's remarks as the contemptible utterances of tho gentleman from Kansas.

Senator Dolph (Ore.) also replied in a few words to tho charges against tho Senate sub-committee. The.Senate then went Into executive session and adjotirnud at 4 o'clock.

The House spent the day in discussing the bill to refund to members tho amount stolen from them by Sileott. Tho dobato was beguu by Chairman Adams, of tho investigating committee, who cited tho law and precedents in favor of the bill. Congressmen Blount (Ga.) and Ilolmun (lnd.) made vigorous attacks on the bill. At 4:30 tho Houso adjourned without action.

HAWES WILL HANG FEBRUARY 28

So Suyii tlie Supreme Court of the State of Al'thuiiiu. BIIIMINUIIAM. Ala., Jan. 15.—Dick Ilawes, the famous wife and child murderer, will b'i hanged in this city February 28. Justice

McClollan announced his decision In tho Supremo Court of Alabama, in session at Montgomery, Monday morning, affirming tho docislon of tho criminal oourt of this county. Tho in-

DICK HAWKS. dictmont in this case was for tho murder of May ilawes, tho 10-year-old daughter of tho defondant, December 2, 1888. Ilawes is the man w^o muriicrcd his wifo and two daughters hero by drowning them in an urtflciiil lako in tlio suburbs of this city in December, 18S8. Ho married Miss Story, a young girl of Columbus, Miss., two days after tho commission of tho crimes, and wns arrested next day whilo on his bridal tour. Tho public horo booamo indignant and attempted to tako Hawes from the jail and hang hUu, but tho sheriff and his posso fired into tho mob and twelve citizens wero shyt.

A BLIZZARD RAGING.

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