The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-11-14
ALIBI RACKET.
AN ATTEMPT MADE TO PROVE
CoUGHLIN ABSENT FROM THE
SCENE OF THE MURDER.
More Testimony Of the Man Who Drov
the White Horse on the
Fatal Night.

Chicago, November l9.-The first witness
in the Cronin trial this morning was
Policeman Redmond Mcdonald. He tes-
titled that he saw Dan Coughlin at East
Chicago avenue station at between s :45 and
8 o'clock on the night of the murder. On
cross examination witness stated the time
at to 9:15 o'clock. On cross examination
the fact was developed that witness was a
member of Camp 20 Clar -na-Gael. He
remembered seeing Coughlin atnight about
a week after when Coughlin's name
was first mixed up in the affair.
Witness mentioned the fact to officer Scott,
who was also a member of the notorious
camp, that he (Coughlin) would get mixed
up in the matter. He acknowledged tha
this fea- had kept him from speaking on
the matter, Notwithstanding the peril in
which his silence left his friend Coughlin.
| 1t was last Saturday that witness first told
Captain Schuettler, when the latter asked
him about 1t. Witness admitted that he
| tirst said that the time at which he saw
Coughlin on that night was between $3.50
and o'clock. On cross-examination wit
ness was asked:
"When did you first hear that Daniel
| Coughlin's name was connected with the
| ~ think about O week after when they
first got TO writing it up in the newspa-
| pers."
"Now. in what paper did You read it
about Coughlin being connected with the
horse and buggy?"
~ don't Know"
"Was that before the body was found9"
eyes, sir.'
Now, do you not remember that it is a
fact that Coughlin's name was never con-
nected with it in any manner whatever in
the public press until the 25th of May, three
days after the discovery of Doctor Cronin's
body?n lSensation.l
(Hesitatingly): 1T was written in the pa
pers about his connection with the rig from
| Dinan."
| The cross examination took a sensational
turn, the evident intention being TO direct
suspicion towards the man who drove the
white horse which drew Doctor Cronln TO
| his death. The witness, however, denied
that he had ever worn beard similar to
that of the man who was identified as hay
| ing driven the buggy.
| Thomas Whalen, cousin of Patrick ONSul-
liyan, was the nextwitness. Hewas married
and his wife kept boarding house at
which O'Sullivan and his men boarded.
He was not member of an Irish society.
| He testified that ON Sunday, May 8, when
he returned from work he found the two
|
They all had supper together. He re-
mained at home when OSuilivan and the
! two went out, and was there when OSulli-
van returned about half an hour later. He
remembered the night before, and that
U'Sullivan sat next to him at supper, about
| $3.50 o'clock. His wife and sister went out,
and O'Sullivan and some other men were
sitting in the kitchen. Soon after the
women went out at about 10 minutes TO 8,
OSulliVau went to bed
WAS there anything to call your atten-
ton to that" asked the lawyer.
MY little girl hallcoed after them. She
was in a rocking chair and started back
and came back and kissed my little girl.
Invent to bed about half an hour after
| IOSullivan."
Witness was subjected to long oross-ex-
animation after which the court adjourned.
William Mulcaby was the next witness.
He testified he had known O'Sullivan since
April 4. He was not a member Of the Clan
ma Gael. few days after he met OSulli-
van he was with him on an ice wagon,
when they met man who resembled
Coughlin. The latter asked 0'Sullivan if
he was well acquainted at Lakeview, and
he said yes, and he asked him
| if he knew young man named
Kunz; If he saw him TO telephone
to Chicago Avenue police station and tell
him II wantto see him." Witness had
heard 0'Sullivan speak of his contract with
Doctor Cronin. Witness, who was an en-
ployee of OSulliyan, complained that one
of his feet hurt him and 0'Sullivan told
witness to go and see Doctor Cronin about
it, as he (OSullivan) had q contract with
Cronin TO take care of his men. This was
said in the presence of o. Sullivan and other
men. O'Sullivan also told the men on an
other occasif n that he had contract with
the doctor to attend any one that was hurt
on the ice wagons. Witness went on TO say
that in the latter part OF April, James Me-
han, one of 0'Sulliyan's men, went TO the
Office of the Lakeyiew Record and got lot
of OSullivan's newly printed cards. He
gave witness about fifty of them, and wit
ness distributed them on the day
of the murder. Witness further
testified O'Sullivan and he were on the ice
wagon together. Both read during the
evening, going TO bed at the same time and
sleeping IN the same bed. Later on two OF
lU'Sullivan's men and carpenter who was
working there came TO the door. They
were let in, After that Mrs. Whalen came
into the room IN get a cot bed and spoke TO
l0'Sulliyan. Witness further testified that
he had heard a conversation between old
man Carlson and 0Sullivan about tenants
of Carlson cottage.
! The old man testified that O'sulliyan
4 said he knew them and they were all right.
This witness testified that O'Sullivan said
he knew none OF them.
On cross-examination witness said that
O'Sullivan was not out Of the house after
supper, and that he went TO bed about
O'clock The men VII we're out came In
at about 10 O'Clock or hiLf past. The states
attorney endeavored to elicit from witness
a statement that in his evidence before the
coroners jury he had stated that he did
hear conversation between OSullivan and
the elder Carlson. but witness persisted