Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-12-17
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The Prisoners Glad to Have Escaped With
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The Prisoners Glad to Have Escaped With
Their Lives.
CHICAGO, December 16.-A little before
four o'clock the Associated Press represen
lative visited the Jail and found the four
convicted defendants out in the corridor
with the inmates taking their usual exsr-
else before supper. COughlin and O'Sulli-
van were together while Burke Was on the
other side of the corridor The little Ger
man seemed to hold himself apart from the
other prisoners aud remained in
his cell, still refusing to be
cOmforied ia his misfortune. His conf
dent, 1ippant demeaner had given away
to heavy gloom, as he bemoaned his fate
and denounced the States Attorney and
Jury. Coughlin and O'Sullivan were at
the entraIcs Of the cage. discussing the
case with a couple of members of Camp
90, who had called to offer their symps
thy, OF congratulatiOn, who knows which?
At the approseh Of the press representa-
tives they quickly lspsed into silence, and
the visitors departed.
NOldhl4lN As ELAlEns
A note was subseq sent to Cough
lin and his companion req Nesting an inter
view, and they finally approached the
stage. Il au sorry to disappOint you,"
said Mr.. COughlin, very courteOusly, but
l do not desire to be interviewed"
What is your opinion of the verdict"
81 am afraid shall have TO refer you to
Mr Forrest, nv Attorney, for an answer
to that question"
"Are you disappointed ct the verdict ?"
'Well, suppose no man received a YER
dict Of life imprisonment with any psrtic-
ular enthusiasm" said the ex-detec'ive
grimly. But really, gentlemen 1 must
decline TO be interviewed. | am sorry l
cannot Oblige you, but think 1t improper
that should discuss with any one but my
LAWYER the details of my case OF my Opin-
ion of the verdict" With this sentence
Couehlin retired pleasantly, bowling a
good evening as he went. 1t was
evident to oil that the prisoner was
in a mood very nearly approaching Ella
ton, and to Dan Coughlin, at least, the
verdict was a source of sell. f.cOngtatulation.
His habitual mood during his confinement
the past SIX months has been one Of tscti-
urnity, and this evening bright smile il
Illuminated his face, and his step was light
and buoysnt.
BURKE IS SATISFIED.
In the boys department Martin Burke
was found walking up and down, smok-
cigar with the sdmiriug gaze OF several
young prisoners fixed on him. Burke
seemed entirely composed and good-natur-
ed as he greeted the Associated Press re-
pOrters.
"welI, Burke. what do you think of
it2"
"Oh, I am not saying a word" said the
young Irishman in bis brOgue. The
Chicago papers have bad enough to say
about me already, and l don't want TO
give them any excuse for any more"
"But don't include us in your general
damnatiOn."
ppm not damniug the papers," said
Burke; Il say nothing against them, bat
[ guess they can get along without me"
All efforts to extract any COM
menis from Burke on the verdict
were in vain. He expressed
himself as being delighted to converse on
what he termed Social Topics" but on
"this other business" as he called it, with
iaik Of his head toward the Court room,
he was as dumb rs an oyster.
CONCENTRATING HIMsELF.
As far az can he Judged from his general
appearance and conversation, 1t can be
safely surmised that Mr. Burke has fre-
quently shaken hands with himself since
2:3O 0. M, at which hour the Jury fixed
his punishment at life imprisonment and
not at death, as was generally expected.