St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-19
Dan Coughlin Charged With
Assisting to Hold UP Sus-
pect kunZe.
Crime Upon Crime Unearthed
by the Trial Of Cronin's
Slayers.
Capt. Setback Proves an Un.
willing Witness and Loses
His Temper.
Chicago Fly-Cops Are in the
habit Of Drinking When
ever Asked.

CHICAGO, Nov. 1S.-Fred Sauibb, the
stenographer who took testimony at the
coroner's inquest, was the first witness
called in the Cronin case this morning.
On cross-eXamination he testified that
Mai" Sampson had said at the inquest
that he had known Dan Coughlin for
some time previous to the time the lat
ter approached him to ''slug" DR.. Gro
| min. Peter Koch, hardwood finisher,
who lives at 529 Otto street. Lakeview.
was then called. In response to ques-
tions by Mr.. Forrest, witness stated
that he had known John Kunze for two
or three years. Kunze had worked for
him some time and boarded at his
house. He left his employ between
April 8 and IL. Witness was then asked
if he knew Thomas Lynch, and if Lynch
had spoken to him about Kunze. Mr..
Hynes objected. Forrest then explained
that he wanted to show that the con-
versation was about the
EXPLOSION OF THE BOMB
in Lynch's distillery. "Lynch and
Coughlin," continued 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 81 600 for it. The next
day Coughlin and Lynch went to kocifs
again and got KunZe. The next day the
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 ex-
plosion 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 distilleIy 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. On
one of them Coughlin got Kunze
drunk and tried to take from
him two papers. They had a tussle
and CoughIin succeeded. The papers
were a letter and telegram from Bur
rows, the whisky trust man. kunze re-
marked at the time that he had another
paper, but would not give it up for
$1,000. Witness was further examined,
with the view of showing that 1t was
Lynch,
THE MlLLlONAlfNE
that was seen with Kunze on Lincoln
avenue. and that this was April s in
stead of May4. Capt. Setback was re-
called, but refused to give the defense
the notes of the description given by
Dinan of the man who had hired the
white horse. on the ground that they
were his private property. The ex-cap-
tain 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 evidence
was of but little benefit to the de-
fense, James Hyland. labOrer, swOre
that on Sunday night. May 5. he
and his cousin jeremiah called at O'Sul-
liyan's house at o'clock, went out to a
saloon and had several glasses of wine.
The witness greatly resembled Cough
lin, and the purpose or the testimony
was to show that it was Sunday night
that the men were seen in the saloon by
the witness Niemann, and that the men
he took to be COughlin and kunZe were
the Hylands. Jeremiah Hyland was the
next witness. and his testimony was
substantially the same as that given by
his cousin, the preceding witness.
KunZe was called up to stand by the
witness side to afford the jury an op-
portunity of noticing the likeness be-
tween the two men. They were about
the same height. On cross-examina-
ton the witness said that last week,
when he read it IN the papers, was the
first time he remembered being in the
saloon mentioned by himself and his
cousin, and he had not been in it since
May 5, except last night. Mike Whelan,
the eX-detective, and
PARTNER OF DAN co UGHLTN,
was next called, and testified that on
the night of May Saturday., he was
at and about the Chicago avenue sta
ton from 8 O'Clock until midnight.
From till 10 the witness saw CoughIin
several times. and at no time up to the
aforementioned hour was Coughlin
out of his sight for more than half an
hour. The witness, together with
Coughlin and Sergeant Stiff, went
into Gleason's saloon and had
drink. He was very positive
as to the date from the fact that on that
day he attended the funeral of an old
friend, and in the evening he learned
of the promotion of Lieut.. Brennan. of
the Chicago avenue station, to be secre-
tary of police. On the cross .eXamina-
ton Whelan said he did not tell
the coroner's jury that the last time he
saw Coughlin on the night of May
was Z O'Clock. On the con-
trary, he was with the suspect
from nearly that hour until 10
O'Clock. The witness said that he and
Coughlin were sent to search for Smith
on May7. While out Coughlin stopped
and talked with man who Coughiin
subsequently told the witness was
Smith, the
DRIVER OF THE WHITE HORSE.
Why Coughlin did not arrest Smith.
witness could not tell. The witness
was suspended from the force May 25,
the day of Coughlin's arrest.
"Did you not. on the night you were sus-
pended, appear before the mayor, chief OF
police, Corporation Counsel Hutchinson,
Capt. Schuetiler and Attorney Hynes, and
saw that you did not know where Coughlin
was on the night of May Al" asked the states
attorney.
The witness said he never told any
body any such thing. The state on re-
buttal will put the mayor and others on
the stand to contradict the last answer.
when you and Coughlin saw Smith why
did not you arrest himf' the tate's attorney
asked.
Because We understood he was not
wanted"
'.Then why were you out looking for himT'
The witness tried to explain that he
understood Smith was not wanted, but
the effort was very lame one. Police
Sergeant Stiff testified to having seen
Coughlin about the station between o
and 10 O'Clock on the night of May
with Whelan, and took drink with the
two detectives. The witness. on the
cross-examination, acknowledged that
he said nothing about this very ifapor-
tant evidence to any one but Capt.