New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-24
FEARED TO CALL MARTIN.
Evidence FOR THE DEFENCE IN THE GRO
MN TRIAL Is ALL IN,
,rv1Ew OF THE SITUATION BY THE ATTORNEYS
on BOTH s;DEs-MR. LoNGENEcKER
CONf All a.
INV ,ri rGRAPH To-THB ThIBCNE.I


ch,..go Nov e3.-The surprise of the day In tho
-, rial was the announcement of Dir Forest, the
.,o~,ev that the defence CLOSED its case and was
,snc N abide by the verdict of the jury upon tho
.r,d,nce submitted. This announcement was par
.,or,v sensational IN view Of the fact that greao
,rovd had assembled to hear the testimony of D. D
Martin who II was expected would be caieo 10 INC
stand to prove abb for Daniel Coughiin. Maren
:. tho mysterious Individual who a rev days ago
N.ra,clv communicated to Judge Mcconnell the in
fiation that hs was harassed In consc ence Dy
sarrs TO appear and establish an abb Tor MI
corcbln He further informed the judge that nc was
srsonal enemy of Coughlin, and 1t was Only aiter
= elaboration and much consideration OF MS ueN
"e - citizen that he decided give 70 The Court
~ reformation as he possessed In oehan OF MS ola
80. His story was that the night Of May he
eo'" ,,s, Couehlin al the Chicago-ave. Station at
-, hour az which the prosecution claimed Dr.
-, 1ras beng slaughtered in the Carlson cottage
- ,,dre was Startled by this announcement ana az
IN. nrivately communicated this information TO the
srneys for both sides, suggesting TO Mr. Forest that
Martin be al subpoenaed. Forest expressed
a.onshment and delight at this new information ana
. once declared that Martin would be brought to the
stand.
The prosecution was somewhat dismsyeG, but not
dsbearened horde of detectives was called out
and forty-eight hours Investigation disclosed the sur
prls,ng fact that Mr.. Martin. instead of beng the
emlnently respec table gentleman that he had rep
resented himself to be. was an ex gambler, of Min
neapols and Chicago and boro an altogether shady
reputation. Witnesses teegraphcd for and all
anrements made 10 impeach the voracity of the new
witness The state Attorney further announced that
Mr. Martin would be promptly prosecuted for p'rlury
in case he testified to any palpa0le fasehood' anu u
INSULT Of fl all was that Mr. Forest and his colleagues
This morning rested their case without GAZING 'hs
supposedly important witness to the stand Inc eueo'
has been most disastrous ono to the defendants 80
far as the public is concerned. Of course the jury Is
supposed 10 be in ignorance of all the iacs
with the case other than the actual procesuhss III
court. go, ,,s
Reporters to-day interviewed lawyers on BON sd D
and from them the following statements regarding INC
situation were obtained;
Mr.. Forest don't sec how any jury co'a a,''NO
at verdict of guilty after the defence ina, mas 1
made The defence IS complete in every detail anu
fully meets every point in the prOse'u'ion "'"'
Mr. Foster9I can't tell what The result will be. II
is hard arrive at positive OPINION IN an ,II DO in
This kind You can 1sTgs ten aIc T4p has been
ateL Look AT the AnarchiS 6as .. an" ~ w have had
O UotSinS iced to do WV" with The pcrsine
Mn eponahoe~I consider the defence strong one
and / have every confidence that our clients Will Oe
niH MI ouqaIey|I don't know How tenY Ask
don't ask me about the jury or what II Will 90, no
know the defence is az strong as any delcioo u,
their opinions. -, Co., ,. hoo, ,,rsbaken
IN any particular and in fact, rebutal IS almost I'M
ncccssa airy. -. - o,,,io, ne n,
the strength # the made by the prosecution Is as
firm : that of Mr.. Minis. 49,, :, -. ,,- 60
state Attorney Longenecker-Well. do not IKE 10
come IN with a statement for publication al TINS par
ticular juncture However think there IS no haIla
in my saying that we consider the cas- unshaAeI oil"
that we have very little to meet on Tebutta.
District Attorney Winfield, Of Jersey City, received
asnatcb Yesterday from state Attorney Longeneckel
and Chief of Police Hubbard, of Chicago, asking MN
IN assist the Chicago detective who has been sent u
Hoboken to investigate the character Of Louis Budeh-
bender the witness who testified for the defence III
the Cronin trial Budcnbender is wel-kno"h III
toboke, He IS a member Of a. good family Dut
,.came dissipated and several months ago was mar
red He deserted wife after time. and when she
,breatened him with legal proceedings he went 70
tbtcapo He has the reputation among, ms l rlenus
:, Ioboken of being without force OF cndraSte
u.ban he was married ne had the ceremony perl0rmeu
NV Justice Weed in the Fat Men CIuD-lOon ~ sId
~. "a Vras desirnlis that full account OF II shOu
no published in the local new spapeiS hIs Ioidu'0S
bave been greatly annoyed by his escapdues'