New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-12
THE LAST DAYS TESTIMONY.
MUCH IMPORTANT EVIDENCE BEFORE THE
CoRoNER'S JURY.

CHIEF HUBBARD NARRATES TIE CONFESSION
OF WOODRUFF. THE HORSE. .sTEALER IN.
PLIcATlNo p. O. SULLIVAN. THE ICEMAN.
tBr TEIEGRAPH THE TRIBUSEl
Chicago, Juno ll,-John c. Garrity the hrst
witness called n tho Cronin to-day. lie osuned
that be was engaged In leaning and that he
was acquainted with Daniel CouGhlin. The wit
ness related how CouGhlln had approached him about
two years ago at Ontario and Market and asked
him II he couldn't get Major sampson % do a Job
for him.
what sort Of Job did he say ho wanted Sampson
10 do I" asked the Coroner.
"lie said he wanted a fellow muoAed.'
"Knuckedl'
"Yes slugged."
SWhat did you say1'
~ tod him he had better see Sampson himsclt'
Did ho say who the fellow he wanted
slugged''
"No. / asked him, but he wouldn't say. He said
ho wanted Sampson TO take baseball bat and knock
the fellows teeth out-Vantcd him dshSured for life
He said It wouldn't mako much difference II tho fel
low we're killed.
Did you tell Sampson what CouGhiu had satd =
"Yes I saw him two or three days later and told
him CoughlIn wanted him 10 slug somebody told
sampson to see Coughlin and hnd out about It"
Did sampson Coughlnf
YES he met me q few days later and told me
no had seen CoughlIn. He told me that Conghlin
wanted him to do up Or. Cronn. l told Samp'on
to havo nothing TO do with the matter and advised
him TO go and tell DR. Cronin."
Did you have any further talk with Coughiln
about tho joHi"
Yes he urged me several times to get Sampson
to do the job"
Did you agree to SEQ Sampson or did you see him
after sampson had told yOa who 10 was that Coushln
wanted to have done upl'
Il saw him. but advised him to have nothing TO
do with the affair."
rarI Uoear. desk sergeant at the East Chcagoave.
station es uned that evening, between Nay and
4 tho telephone rang and some inquired for
Daniel Coushlln He Is not here now said Paul.
but viii transmit your message" Tell Coushuh
that want him to meet me at my house. This is
sullivan, the ce-man.' Paul told CoughJln and the
latter said All right, that's sullivan. the he-man,
Of LskevIew." Hoehg SaEi that Coughlin was not In
the station the night OF May 4, as far as he could
remember.
Robert c. Montgomery the alternate deshsergeant
at tho East Chicago.ave station, sworo that along
about March ls, 10, 20, 81 or hereaoous, Codghlin
used TO call up Sullivan on the telephone, and make
appointments at the onico.'
Thomas Murphy, treasurer Of Camp No. 20 OF the
Clan.nR Gael. testified that hs a member of Camp
No. 90 whom the charges wero prepared against Dr.
Cronln, and he remarked to DR.. o'Connor, at the
time, that Dan Coughlin ought not 10 be on the
Trial Committee"
was he on the Trial Committeeis
He was,H
"why did you say 10 ought not to be on the Trial
CommltteeI"
u forget whether 1 said he ought not to DO on the
Trial Committee because he stranger In
Chicago or because he had made . remark that Dr.
Cronn ought 70 DO expelled Jesse ID. Moore, police
m"i o Elm Alexander sullivan has threatened to kill
me and believe there IL q conspiracy on foot 20 put
mo out OF tho way II he can't got mo killed in any
other manner he VIII put me out Of tho way hin.
self" a..
stand and testified next He said that
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