The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-12-06
WILL COUGHLIN CONFESS
Ono Of tho Conspirators In the Cronin
nurder Hay Squeal.
Hs win Prehsbly walt Uatil the N"o.e is
Tighteniag BEFORE He Tell. what
He Knows of the Crime-suns-
nntng Up the Case.

CHICAGO, Dec. 5.-Next to the verdict, |
which will soon he rendered. the most |
talked OF matter I'm connection with the |
trial now in progress before Judge Mo
Connell IL the likelihood Of q confession |
ny Dan Coighlin. Last summer, weeks
before the trial began, Mrs. Couwhlin
daily visitor at the Jail. AZ that
time she begged her husband to tell all hs'
knew and by that revelation save
his life. She impiorcd him for her sake
and the sake of their child TO forget him
self. To cast aside all bra9Raslocio, or all
so called brave fidelity to his friends, aud
to save himself. IL not for himself alone at
least for his wife and child. Al that time
Dan Coughlin did not believe. or profcssed
not to believe, that he could he convicted.
From some secret source came the
money with which to pay able and viRi-
liant attorneys. The man who could not
pay Liveryman Dinan ~ for the use of his
white horse ON the night of May has
been defended for months by attorneys
whose daily fees must have exceeded 800
and whose aggregate cost must be many
thousands of dollars. Supported by such
financial aid, which has undoubtedly been
accompanied by assurances that his lib
erty would he ultimately attained; with
the natural reluctance all men feel against
| turning informer acting as brake
| against his feelings and restraining him
| when tempted to yield to the tears of his
| wife. is it any wonder that Dan Coughlin
| has thus far tlefed his fate:
Not only has he reasons for confessing
which the other defendants can not feel.
but il SO happens that he is accredited
| with being the only one among them who
| is i'm a position to- supply the link between
| the actual murslerers and the instigators
| of the crime. All this. however. should
| he given a certain discount. In every case
| like the now OH trial public gossip
able informer who will bargain for his
| own safety ny revealing the guilt OF those
who have escaped the tlrag-net of the law.
| OF course States Attorney LonRenecker
is not declaring from the ho,,setoPs what
terms he will make with Dan Couehiin.
conciusions which have been predicted
upon common SENSE understanding Of
all attending circnmstanc noes. To such IL
| appears that Dan Coughlin will not I" CON
fess " until after verdict against him has
been returned by the jury and after the
Al that time. which must necessarily be a
year hence. he could. by agreement he
tween the governor 1f the state, the states
ton of sentence. provided he can reveal
the whole plot i'm such ~ way that his mar
ration OF its details could he corroborated
by other testimony.
In the meantime he will he likely tn
cling iS every hope r.h Sf escape ri without IT. such &
patriotic crime, will not readily court ex-
ture Of the accusations against the unfor-
tunate victim are clearly established.
Dan coaghin will @ hardly %a;s So"fH.. H n now Ss
credited with the possession of too much
sense to permit himself to be led like a
save himself. but ihe law is so prolific oi
| delays that the day when he must face his
tt Until f that W day s"b comes Dam Jar Goushiin % viii
To-day W. J; Hines; Of the prosecution
nent by arranging the facts to show ths
line of defense was organized before ths
review of expert testimony as to the blooo
stains and the alibi evidence of O'Sullivar
Mr.. Hynes proceeded to show the in
consistency in the alibi evidence, ant
said: "AIl this aside. il made no differ
were ever at the Car rlson cottage; whether
either of them struck "a blow at Cronin
,s charge %Ss dG iS
= mony i'm favor of Coughlin given by hi,
brother policeman, Mr.. Hynes said it wa,
knowledge to themselves until they cam.
= upon the witness stand. Regarding th'
Couehiin not only allowed him to ge
scription of him to Capt. Setback. ]
ward and tell the truth and vindicat'
Conehlin. In reviewing the cir.umstan
!. tial evidence against Kunzc, Mr.. Hyne
: outlined the belief of the prosecution re
have guilty knowledge of the conspiracy
but to have taken no active part in tin
) the association of Coughlin and Kunz
| anu ~ bekRS anu DuThes ~
matters lending probability to thei
| connection in the conspiracy
| Referring to the lonely sit
uation of the Carlson cottage he said 4
connect any one with entering il within
week of the murder, either before or after
was to connect him with the crime. Con
cerning the knives found OH Cou0hlin
Mr.. Hynes expressed the opinion tina
Cou9hlin did not suppose he would ne al
rested, and that his pocket was a SAT
- place to hide them in. There was. h
said, only one chance i'm u million tina
any man would he found carrying tw
knives like those of Cronin's. Mr.. Hyne
then took up the alibi of Burke and a
;. length dissected the evidence of the 80
loon keeper who testified i'm that regart
drawing the conclusion that il was incor
). sistent and insufficient. Referring
camp %. Hynes said: {" They were read
to accept the testimony of an English sp,
r. lie Carou. who had been "a spy for years
ready to accept the statement that ther
were spies, and that DIR. Cronin was on
Of them. according tn Dan Coughlin: Nj
u Hynes insisted that proof showed the al
pointment of n secret committee, and I'll
surroundings. he said, show that It wa
7. appointed for am illegal purpose.
proceeded to argue that the fact OF I'll
conspiracy and murder showed the tr,it
OF Cronin's charges against the triangle