Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-11-21
WHY KUNZE TOOK AN ALIAS,
He Was Afraid Of Being Arrested for
Another Natter.
Trying to Prove Several Alibis fol-
the Defendants.
Uninteresting Testimony Secured in
Yesterdays Examination.

CHICAGO, Nov. 18.-Frederick Smith.
the stenographer who took the report OF
the testimony at the inquest, was the first
witness IN the Cronin case this morning.
On cross examination he testified that
Maj" Sampson had said at the inquest
that he had known Dan Coughlin for some
time previous to the time the latter ap-
preached him to SLUG" DR.. Cronin.
Peter Koch, hardwood fnisher, who
lives at 529 Otto street, Lake View, was
then called. In reply to questions from
Attorney Forrest, witness testified that
he had known John Kunze for two or
three years. Kunze had worked for him
some, and boarded at his house. He left
his employ between April 9Th and 11th
Witness was then asked if he knew Thos
Lynch, and if Lynch had spoken to him
about Kunze. Mr.. Haynes objected. For
rest then explained that he wanted to
show that the conversation was about the
explosion of the bomb in Lynch's distil-
lery.
Lynch and Coughlin, confined Mr..
Forrest, went together to Koch's house
after Kunze. They took him out, got
him drunk and took two papers from
him. They wanted third, but Kunze
said he would not take $1,000 for
it. The next day Coughlin and Lynch
went to Koch's again and got Kunze. The
next day this witness drove Kunze from
his house, and the latter went to the south
side and changed his name. The papers
were supposed to relate to the bomb explo-
sion at the Lynch distillery
This was to be brought out to show why
Kunze changed his name, and that he
feared arrest because of certain matters
relative to the distillery case.
The court decided that Koch's testimony
was regular, and he went on to testify that
he had seen Coughlin and Kunze together
on several occasions. One of them, Cough
lin got Kunze drunk and tried to take from
him two papers. They had a tussle and
Coughlin succeeded. The papers W ere
letter and telegram from Burrows the
whiskey trust man.
Kunze remarked at the time that he
had another paper, but would not give it
up for $1,000 Witness was further ex-
amined with the view of showing that it
was Lynch, the millionaire distiller. that
was seen with Kunze on Lincoln avenue
and this was April instead of May 4.
Capt. Schaak was recalled but refused to
give the defense his notes of the descrip-
ton given him by Oman of the man who
hired the white horse On the ground that
they were his private property. The
ex-captain was an unwilling wit
ness and soon became choleric.
He denied that his first statement
ments regarding what had been told by
Mrs. Conklin and Oman differed from his
last. and his evidence was of but little ben
eft to the defense. James Hyland, lab
orer, swore that on Sunday night, May 5,
he and his cousin, jeremiah called at
O'Sullivan' s house at o'clock, went out
to a saloon and had several glasses of
wine. The witness greatly resembles
Coughlin, and the purpose of the testi-
mony was to show that it was Sunday
night that the men were seen In the sa-
loon by the witness Niemann and that the
men he took to be Coughlin and Kunze
were the Hylands.
Ex-Detective Whalen, who was Dan
Coughlin's partner on the police force, was
the next witness examined. He testified
to having seen Coughlin at the East ave-
nue. police station about 7:30 the night of
the Cronin murder and several times
thereafter up to 10 o'clock, when they
parted. The fact was brought out on the
cross-examination that Whalen and
O'Sullivan are cousins and that the wit
ness brother and wife keep house for
O'Sullivan.
Sergeant John Stiff said that after roll
call about 9 clock or $50 on the night of
May 4th he went outside of the station and
met officers Whalen and Coughlin together
They had drink and talked over some
changes in the department for five or ten
minutes, after which Stiff went away.
Cross examination brought out the fact
that Stiff travelled beat with Whalen for
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