Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-11-19
GOOD POINTS SCORED.
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for Coughlrn-Ths Testimony
Of Friend.

CHICAGO, November 1s.-The first wit
ness in the CrOnin case to-day was Freder-
ick Squibb, who gave testimony tending
to impeach the credibiiity Of MejOr
Sampson" " one Of the witnesses for the
State.
The next witness was Peter Koch,
worker in hard wood He testified that
he lived in Lakeview. near the Carlson
cottage. He had known Knpzs about five
years. Kunze worked for him in 1856 and
1887; he boarded with the witness for
seven weeks previous to about the eighth
or eleventh Of May last. The witness had
a talk with Thomas Lynch, the distiller,
in regard to Kuuzs in April. The prose-
cution or iected to the introduction Of this
conversation.
WHY KUNZE CHANGED HIS NAME.
The defense argued that it was their
purpose to show that Kunze thought he
was suspected of throwing the bomb at the
explosion of the Lynch distillery; that
Lynch and Coughlin visited Kuuzs in
order to extract information from him.
Kunze changed his name in order to con-
ceal his identity and prevent arrest. The
testimony was admitted. The witness
then told in detail the story above out
lined by Mr.. Forrest. He said that KunEe
got into little trouble around his house
and that the keeper Of little dry goods
shop threatened TO have him ar
rested. For this reason KuDzs
left his house and changed his
name.
Captain Setback was the next witness
called. He was questioned concerning
the description Of the white horse and
driver given him by Liveryman Dinan.
He said that Coughlin was with hun at
the time, and several points of the descrip-
ton were furnished at COughliu's sugges-
tiOn The witness had a great deal Of
confidence in COughlin at that time.
TWO IMPORTANT WITNESSES
The defense scored two important points
with the next witnesses. James Highland,
a freight hand in the Lake Shore railroad,
testified that be and his cousin, jeremiah
Highland, called on O'Sullivan about
o'clock on the evening Of May 5. They
took supper with O'Sullivan, and on leav
ing between nine and ten, he and his
cousin and O'Sullivan went to a saloon
near and had two glasses Of sherry and
cigars. Jeremiah Highland corrObOrated
his cousins testimony in every de-
tail. The object of the testimony
was to break down the evidence
of the witness Nehmsn, who test
fed that on the evening Of May 4, O'SuIi-
van, Coughlin, and Kupze came into his
saloon about 10 O'Clock. They drank
sherry, and talked to each other in mys
terious manner. The Highlands testiied
that il was to Nehmau's saloon they went
with O'Snllivsn, and both of them were
made to stand upin the dock to show their
resemblance in size and form to COughlin
and Kuuze. The likeness was not stink
ing.
AN ALIBI FOR COUGHLIN.
Ex.Detective Meyer Whslen, who was
Dan Coughlin's partner when they were
both on the police force, was the next wit
ness. He testified that he arrived at the
Flst Chicsgo Avenue Police Station at
about 7:30 o'clock on the night that DR..
Cronin was murdered. Coughliu was there
at that time. The witness swore that he
was in and out of the ststion until mid
night, and Coughlin did not leave the sta
tion house. The witness was very clear on
this point. On crOss-examination 1t was
brought out, that the witness is a cousin OF
O'Sullivan, and that his brother, Tom
Whalen, and his wife kept house for O'Sul-
Ivan.