St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-22
]. S. Martin Puts in a Good
Word for Coughlin, the
Cronin Suspect.
lie Saw the Ex-Oetective on
the Night the Doctor Was
Murdered.
Coughlin Was at the Chicago
Avenue Station at 10
O'clock That Night.
A Witness From Jersey Made
Uncomfortable by Cross
Examination.

CHICAGO, Nov. 21.-As Judge McCon-
neil was about TO enter the court room
this morning he was met at the door 10y
a man who introduced himself as j. ).
Martini" Mr.. Martin said he had
knowledge that was of value to one of
the defendants in the CrOnin case, Dan
Coughlin. He did not want TO be mixed
up in tine CrOnin case in any way. he
said. and for that reason had not spoken
before. At this stage of the case,
though, his conscience would not let
him rest until he had related what he
knew. he acted only in the interests
OF Justice. he said. and not knowing just
what to do concluded to see Judge Nc
COnnell. His story was that he had seen
Daniel CoughJin between and 10
O'clock on the night of May at the
Chicago avenue police station. Before
going on with the proceedings Judge
Mcconnell called the states attorney
and Mr.. Forrest to the bench and in
formed them what Martin had related
10 him. Martins story, if true, corrob-
CRATES the testimony of Officer McDOn-
aid, who
SWORE HE SAW CoUGHLIN
enter the Chicago Avenue station ABOUT
that night. Martin will probably be
placed on the witness stand tomorrow.
Pat Oman was the first witness called
when the court opened. tie SMOre that
the white horse now on exhibition in
museum was his own al d only white
horse, Louis Rudendender, a young
man frt m HobOken, \. j., was then
called. he said that he has seen the
horse on exhibition at the museum, and
IL is not the one that was driven to Mir.
COnklin's residence. He was standing
in cigar store on the evening OF May
+. opposite DIR. CrOnin's office. He no
tieed the horse particularly. 1t was
gray. not white horse. In reply TO
question from MIR. Forrest. witness said
he had seen the horse since: that he
saw him on the street day before yes
terday. The crOSs-eXaminatiOn of Bud
endender. conducted by Attorney Ing
ham, was a very searching one. The
questions were put to him with the
rapidity of a trip hammer. DE man.
aged by great effort to reply IN calm
tone. but his physical condition be-
trayed most uncomfortable position.
At the first words,
FEW DROPS OF PERSPIRATTON
appeared on his brow. These he
their place, and still others, until, before
he was through the ordeal. the perS-
piration rolled down his face in streams.
In answer To the questions fired at him
with the rapidity of Gatling gun in
full play. he said he could not tell who
ever pointed DR.. Cronin out to him, but
someone did, and he was cry familiar
with his looks. His attention was at
tracted to the rig by the haste with
which the doctor and shis companion
departed. little farther along he
said that, before driving away, third
person came up and held conversation
with the doctor, who took something
out of his pocket ahd gave it TO hlm.
allow long did the conversation last?'
asked Attorney lngham in an uneon-
eerned manner. "Oh. four or fVe
minutes" replied the witness, ansus-
pectingly. "And yet you say that the
doctor came from the house and de-
parted i'm great haste?' The incOn-
Sistency of hasty departure and de-
parture occupying five minutes was
painfully apparent to the witness, and
his face turned very red. he bit his
lip and then tried to
BRIDGE OVER THE CHASM
that had suddenly opened in his testi-
muny by saying that he meant the haste
with which the doctor got into the
buggy. He first heard OH May Is that
Dr. CrOnin was supposed to have been
taken away with Diuan's horse. This
was seven or eight days before the pub
LEGATION of such belief. Budendender
did not tell the authorities of what he
knew because he had no interest in
doing so. He told some of his friends,
however, and they had probably told
Attorney Forrest. who summoned him
last August. The witness said he re-
membered that, while standing In the
doorway from which he saw the doctor,
two or three black horses, three or four
gray and three boys passed. Attorney
lngham CONSIDERABLY fOrbOre asking
him to give the breed of the horses. and
much time was thereby saved. He said
that the horse which took the doctor
away stood between him and an electric
light, but, as it was still daylight. no
shadow was cast. AS he left the court
room he was summoned by the state to
appear as witness. The expert testi-
mOny was then taken up. Prof. Mar
shall D. Ewell and DR.. II. NJ. Meyer
being examined. Both prOfesSed pro-
ficiency in the micrOScopical observa-
tiOns, and declared it to be, i'll their
opinion. impossible to detect the differ
enee between the blood and
HAIR OF A HORSE OR DOG
and those of human beings. DIR. Lester
Curtis, at one time president of the
Illinois MicrOscOpieal society, was called
TO add weight to the testimony of the
two preceding witnesses. During his
examination Attorney Foster dropped
Off to sleep, several of the jurymen
yawned and nodded, and many If the
spectators. wearied by the retelling of
the possibilities and limitations of medi-
cal science. left the room. The court