Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-19

CH1CAGO, november lo.-ln Ine OTOuln
trial this morning, after some unimportant
testimony, Peter Kock, who lived near the
Carlson cottage, was called. Mr.. Kock said
he had known Kunze five years, that Kunze
had worked for him and boarded with him.
The witness had talk with Thomas Lynch,
the distiller, in regard to Kunze in April.
The prosecution objected to the introduction
of his conversation.
Mr.. Forrest maintained that he must show
why Kunze changed his name. What he
| proposed to prove was that in reference to
the talk about Kunze now is the talk about
Kunze at the time of the explosion of the
bomb at the distillery last year; that
Thomas Lynch introduced him to Coughlln,
and he and Coughlin together went first to
Coughlin's house; that COughlin
WAITED UP AND AROUND
that house for the purpose of meeting
Kunze, that he met Kunze at that house;
| that he gave him, in the presence of this
man, the papers-delivered them to Thomas
Lynch-Lynch has the papers; that Kunze
told him he had another paper. that the
next day Lynch and Coughlin went up to
this house to see Kunze; this man drove
Kunze out of his house and told Kunze
there was a man out there going to arrest
him; that Kunze left and went to the South
side; that Coughlin kept following him.
The witness then told in detail the story
outlined BY Mr.. Forrest. Kunze got into
trouble around his house, and that the
keeper of a little drFgoods shop threatened
to have him arrested. For this reason
Kunze left his house and changed his
name.
Captain Setback was next examined He
was questioned as to Livery Stable Keeper
Dinan's description of the man who got the
horse on the night of the murder. He re-
luctantly exhibited the notes he had taken
Of the description. Captain Setback, in
his direct examination, said that Dinan's
description was given in the presence of
Coughlin, and chiefly by way of cOinciding
with
SUGGESTIONS FROM CoUGHLIN.
One of the suggestions was that the man
wore stiff hat. On cross-examination the
State sought to show that subsequently
Dinan said the man wore a soft hat pulled
over his eyes, and that Captain Shack
failed to call Diuan's attention to the dis
crepancy but the Court ruled it out
Then there was struggle over an attempt
by the State to show that Captain Shack
was not hostile witness, by showing that,
at the time of the interview, in which Dinan
described the driver of the white horse, ne
relied lore upon the statements OF Cough
lin than he did upon Dinan's. Finally, the
Court admitted this, and the witness testi-
fed that he had good deal of reliance in
Coughlin at that time.
james Hyland, freight handler, was
next examined. He testified that he and
his cousin jeremiah called on O'Sulliyan
about o'clock on the evening of May g.
They took supper with O'Sullivan, and on
leaving between 9 and 10 he and his cousin
and 0'Sullivan went to a saloon near and
had two glasses of sherry and cigars.
THE ACCUSED SEEN TOGETHER.
This testimony was brought out for the
purpose of cOntradicting the testimony
given by Niemann, one of the witnesses for
the State, who swore that he saw Coughlin
and Kunze with O'Sullivan drinking sherry
in the same saloon about 10 o'clock the
same night.
At the opening of the afternoon session
jeremiah Hyland took the stand and cor
roborated the testimony of his cousin. The
witness took position beside Kunze in Or
der that the jury might judge as to the SIM
ilaritv between them. This witness testi-
mony, however, was clearer and more
definite than that of his cousin, who pre-
ceded him. He identified the saloon BY its
location and by its interior appearance, and
gave its street and number as 1873 Ashland
avenue. This is the saloon owned by
Nehman, and the evident object of the testi-
monV of the cousins, who it appears have
just been discovered by the defense, is to
break the force of Nehman's testimony.
His evidence was
OF VERY DAMAGING CHARACTER.
He swore that on the night of the murder,
between 10 and IL o'clock, O'Sullivan,
Coughlin and Kunze came into his saloon
that while there they talked together mys-
teriously and in low tones, and that they
drank two glasses of sherry and took cigar
each.
The testimony of the Hylands was intro
duced by the defense for the purpose of dis
crediting this, and showing that it was
O'Sullivan and the two Hylands who were
in the saloon on the night of May instead
of O'Sullivan, Coughlin and KunZe on the
night of May 4.
Ex-Detective Michael Whalen, who was
Dan Coughlin's partner when they we're
both on the police force, was the next wit
ness. He testified that he arrived at the
East Chicago avenue police station at about
7:30 o'clock on the night that DR.. Cronin
was murdered. Coughlin was there at that
time. The witness was asked by counsel to
tell the story of the evening and proceeded
as follows:
WHERE CoUGHLIN WAS.
Next thing 1 remember went into the
station, and looked TO see if there were any
reports. l did not go outside the station
until 10 o'clock-well, did not leave there
until II o'clock. Coughlin was with me
when arrived at the station and may say
that 1 saw him all that evening. saw
him after I went in and stayed in while,
and then went outside. saw him up to
10 o'clock, when 1 parted with him; be-
tween and 10. L don't think he was out
side of my sight at all, because was not
out of the station myself
And about how long an interval was it
since you had seen him previously"
''Oh, it may be half an hour"
On the cross-examination an effort was
made to show that the witness testified be-
fore the Coroner's jury and told Captain
Schuettler and others that he did not see
Coughlin after about z o'clock that night,
but
THE WITNESS DENIED IT.
The fact was brought out that the witness
and O'Sullivan are first cousins, and that
his brother, Tom Whalen, and his wife keep
house for O'Sullivan.
Desk Sergeant John Stiff, ofthe East Chi
csgo avenue police station, was the next wit
ness. He testified that he knew Michael Bren-
nan, who was Police Lieutenant at the East
Chicago avenue station; that Brennan, on
May 4, had been promoted to clerk at head
quarters. Witness on that night was in the
police station. He reported at half-past 8.
q A
went out with a section Of the men and saw
they were on their beat. Then came back
to the station, changed my uniform and was
leaving TO go to my duty for the night, when |
I met Officer Michael Whalen and Dan |
Coughlin outside of the door of the station. |