Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-05-27

not produce Thomas smith, Of HoughtOn
county. Mich, and that pretty soon, he
cannot blame the public for believing
that he had hand IN the terrible affair.
coughIIn Engaged the Horse.
On the Saturday that cronin disap-
peared, Coughlin went to Patrick
Dinan's livery stable at 26O North Clark
street and told the proprietor. with
whom the detective had frequently done
business, that friend of his Cough
lin's) would call for a horse and buggy
that evening and TO let the man have
the rig. THAT night about 7 O'Clock
said Oman, the man came IN. AT that
time we were hitching up s0rrel horse
for a blacksmith, and one of men
brought out gray horse for Coughlins
friend, who objected to taking the ami
NAL. He wanted the sorrel horse we
had hitched up, but told him he could
not have it. The harness was taken off
the gray horse and then q white horse
was brought out. He also kicked ABOUT
taking this horse, but told him it wAS
the only one we could give him. Then
he wanted side curtains put on the
buggy, but I did not have any. The
horse we gave him was an old white
one. He drbve out Of the barn and
went north on Clark street. watched
MN 0W&AA 8AA&E MEf nan tlEAE@EM Tic COK~
ner. About go o'clock came back to
the barn and my men told me that the
fellow who had the white horse out had
just returned.
Coughlin Kept It BTum.
Subsequently, when Coughlin was put
upon the Cronin case and he was asked
for an explanation of his connection
with the livery stable incident he stated
that he knew nothing of the driver Of
the white horse except that he broughta
letter of introduction from his Cough
lin's) brother, in Houghton, Mich.
Coughlin was placed under arrest Sat
urday.
Midnight Consultation.
The mayor and Chief Hubbard ac-
companied by Attorney Ayres, who is
assisting in the pursuit of the assassins,
went to the Chicago avenue station at
IL o'clock Saturday night and held
long conference with Capt. Setback re-
garding Dan Coughlin's connection with
the case. In discussing the case the
point was made inl favor of Couhglin
that had he wanted this rig for any inn
proper purpose he would not have said
''any rig will do but would have been
very particular as to the kind to be used
for such purposes. On the other hand
the point was made against Coughlin
that his story given in explanation was
ridiculous. The mayor and the chief
held that he might as well have given
the name of John Doe" or any one else
as Thomas Smith" In summing it all
up they decided to hold Coughlin as a
witness"
Detective wha1en Suspended.
After the consultation it is understood
that Detective Whalen was promptly
suspended to await further investigation.
Whalen said that after Coughlin and
himself were detailed in the Cronin case
to fathom the white horse episode they
wandered about the streets for two days
without meeting the man from Mich
igan, and were about to report the fall
ufe when Setback told them of his Inc
terview with Mrs. Conklin. Whalen
and Coughlin were then ordered to drop
the Cronin case altogether and report for
general work.
AZ day or two after that, while they
Were strolling down Clark street in the
vicinity of Illinois, Coughlan met man
who appeared to know him. 81 didn't
pay any attention to the fellow" said
Whalen, because he appeared to be q
friend Of Dan.
Coughlin's Friend from Michigan.
''Dan didn't offer to introduce me so
strolled along a little way north and
waited for Dan to get through. When
he got through he came over where ]
was standing and we walked north
about a block, then he told me that the
man he met was his friend from Michi-
gan who had driven Dinan's horse.
turned around to see if could see the
fellow. but he was too far away. liz /
had known at the time who he was ]
would have taken him to the station to
see the captain. But as we We're not on
the case then | soon forgot the incident"
"What sortof a looking man was he?"
II don't believe 1 looked at him, SO the
only description can give got from
Dinansand his men,"
Didn't you think it rather peculiar
that Coughlin did not introduce you to a
man for whom you had been hunting
two days. II didn't think much about
it then, because I wasn't paying any at
tention to the case.
An Attempt to Decoy DIR. Cronin.
1t is known that an attempt to dec0y
DIR. Cronin to a very lonely spot was
made short time before the night he
was killed. The story of the attempted
but unsuccessful effort to get DIR. Gro
min to a lonely part to see an imaginary
sick man is interviewer with other incl
dents that lead back to the Carlson cot
tage.
One night about 1880 o'clock, shortly
after the cottage was leased to the two
strange men. q telephone message was
sent TO the doctor asking him to call at
Butterfield and Fortieth streets, on the
south side, where il was said man was
badly hurt. The person who telephoned
gave explicit instructions as to the To-
cality, and urged that the doctor make
all possible haste.
Dr. Cronin was absent from home at
the time and didn't return until nearly
morning After it was light he went to
the place where it was said he was
wanted in such haste. The spot was a
vacant lot He made careful and ex-
haustive inquiries in the neighborhood,
going from house to house. After
spending several hours in the search he
found that no one had been injured in
that vicinity. The message was n de-