Evening journal., 1889-11-19
A STRUGGLE FOR ALIBIS.
Two Men Who Look Like
Coughlin and Kunze.,
DETECTIVE wHELAN's TESTIMONY.

With the Exception OF Half an Hour at
a Time He Saw Coughlin Repeatedly
Between 8 and 10 p. NJ, May 4-Tho
White Horse Driver.
CHICAGO, Nov. i9.-The defense in the
Cronin case has begun its attempt to ex
plain away the evidence against the &C
cused men. One OF the first and most i'm
portant witnesses thus far examined was
Peter Koch who lives near the Carlson cot
tage. Koch said he introduced the then De-
tective Coughlin to Kunze last April, at the
formers request, the officer saying he was
desirous Of procuring papers, which Kunze
claimed to have, relating to the fight be-
tween the whisky trust and the Shufeldt
distillery and the attempt to blow up the
distillery with dynamite. Coughlin took
Kunze away and got him badly intoxicated.
Then they came back and Coughlin searched
Kunse's pockets and took letter from Sec
retary Burroughs, Of the whisky trust, and
a telegram from Thomas Lynch, Of the Shu-
feldt distillery. Kunzs Afterwards said he
would not have lost the papers for $1,000,
but also said he had a more valuable paper,
which Coughlin did not steal.
An Unwilling Witness
Capt. Setback was recalled but refused to
give his notes Of the description given him
by Dinnn Of the man who had hired the
white horse on the ground that they were
his private property. The ex-captain was
an unwilling witness and soon became
choleric. He denied that his first statements
regarding what he had been told by Mrs
Conklin and Dinan differed from his last,
and his evidences was of but little benefit 10
the defense.
| @WS Coughlln's Double on the Stand.
James Hyland, laborer, swore that on
| Sunday night, May 8, he and his cousin
| Jeremiah, called at 0'Sullivans house at Z
| o'clock, went out to a saloon and had several
| glasses OF wine. The witness greatly re-
sembled Coughlin, and the purpose Of the
testimony was TO show that it was Sunday
night and that the men were seem IN the
saloon by the witness Nieman, and that the
men he took for Coughlin and Kunze were
the Hylands jeremiah Hyland was the
next witness and his testimony was substan-
TALLY the same as that given by his cousin,
the preceding witness Kunze was called "a
/
an opportunity of noticing the likeness be-
tween the two men. On cross-examinatior
witness said that last week when he read il
in the papers was the first time he remem
bered being in the saloon mentioned, and h
had not been in 1t since May 5, except tina
night
An Allbi for Coughlin.
Mike Whelan, the ex-detective and part
ner OF Dan Coughlin, was next called, an
be testified that on the night of May CSai
urday) he wes at and about the Chicag
avenue station from s o'clock until II mid
night From s to 10 witness saw Coughlil
several times and at no time until the las
mentioned hour was Coughlin out Of hi
sight for more than half an hour. Witness
Coughlin and Sergt Stiff went into Glea
sons saloon and had drink he was pos
tive as 10 the date, for on that day he al
tended the funeral OF an old friend and 1
the evening be learned OF the promotion O
Lieut.. Brennan 70 be secretary OF police. d
cross-examination Whelan said he did nc
tell the eoroner's jury that the last time
saw Ceughlin on the night Of May was
O'Clock On the contrary, he was with th
suspect from nearly that hour till 10p. n
Witness said that he and Coughlin were sen
TO search for Smith on Mny T. While ou
| AOnElun Sioppe0 ana Lulheu Win a ma
whom Coughlin subsequently told witnes
was Smith, the driver of the white horss
Why Coughiin did not arrest Smith witne:
could not tell Witness was suspended fror
: the force ON May Is, the day Of Coughlin
arrest.
Wheian'a Two Stories.
"Did you not on the night you were su
pended appear before the mayor, chief q
police, Corporation Counsel Hutchinson
Capt Schuettler and Attorney Hynes an
say You did not know where Coaghlin wa
on the night of May Ar asked the state
! attorney. Witness said be never told any
body any such thing. The state on rebuttt
will put the mayor and others on the stan
to contradict the last answers
Poser OF Question.
! ''When you and Coughlin saw Smith wh
Z didn't you arrest himf
Because we understood he wasn't wanted
, "Then why were you looking for himlH
l Witness tried TO explain that be understoo
e Smith was not wanted, but the effort was
| very lame one.
: Sergt Stiff testified to having seen Cougl
a lin about the station between 3 and
> o'clock on the night OF May with WhelaI
and that he took drink with the two d
r tectives. Witness on cross-examination a
lxnowledged that he said nothing about th
evidence to any one but Capt Schaack, an
then not before the last of June AT the col
, | ciueinn Of Stiftis examination cOurt al