The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-20
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RESCUE OF THE CRONIN PRISON.
ERS on THE TAPIS.

The Alleged Conspiracy Discovered
nv the State-Suspicious Looking
strangers from Michigan Caught
communicating With the Prisoners
Coughlan and Burke the Men Most
Wanted.
CHICAGO. Oct. 19.-The Daily Netvs
nrints a sensational story this morning,
alleging that desperate plot has been dis
covered having for its object the rescue by
f,rce from Judge McConnelps court some
day next week of Martin Burke and Daniel
Coughlan the Cronin suspects now await
ING trial with OSullivan, Beggs and Kunz.
Brmors to the effect that such move has
been considered have been current for some
time but Attorney Longnecker paid no
attention to them until Wednesday, when
ex.Sheriff Healy Of Hancock. Mich, asked
nermission to see Coughlan in jail. This,
the Nelcs says, aroused States Attorney
Iongneckers suspicious. He granted the
ranuest. but had a shadow on hand to listen
to the interview. Nothing was heard
however. as Healy and Coughlan took
pains to keep away from the vicinity of the
shadow"
SIGNALS IN COURT.
Yesterday morning when court opened
Judge Longnecker, who had been warned
that several >uspici GUS looking strangers
had cen observed in the room for a few
DAYS back, looked about and noticed them.
Sooa after one of them was observed max
ing signals, which from Coughlan's appear
auce were understood by him. This con-
tinued some time, when the mysterious
stranger and a conlDenion arose and left the
court room. The two men wore shadowed
by reporter TO ticket Office, where they
were beard inquiring about tickets to Port
land and Vancouver, B. c. Returning to
the court room the reporter witnessed more
signaling, this time between the stranger
and Martin Burke. The stranger sat beside
an Irishman known to be an intimate
acquaintance of Coughlan.
DRAWING A PLAN OF THE ROOM.
This man was apparently taking notes on
q piece Of paper. When the reporter
worked his way close enough, he discovered
that the man had drawn very good plan
Of the court room and its approaches. The
man saw that he was being observed and
left the court room hurrieily. The NewS
says the plan of the conspirators was to be
carried out probably next Monday when the
prisoners were returning to the court room
from dinner. The rescuing party would
jump up, overpower the half dozen bailiffs
III the court room, make show of revolv-
erS and csc rt Coughlan and Burke to car
riages which would be in waiting, and carry
them away.
ASCRIBED TO THE CLAN-NA-GAEL.
The plot, which tine NetuS ascribes to the
Clan-na-Gael, it says, was got up in the
interest of Coughlan and Burke only for
the reason that they are the two men who
must be saved at all hazards, in order to
preveut their confession and duplicating
men whose necks are thought to be worth
much more to the clan. 1t is stated that
Judge Longnecker has good reason to be-
lieve that tee mysterious strangers are
members of the Clan-na-Gael from Michi-
gan, who have come here especially to assist
IN the attempted rescue. Elaborate pre-
cautions have been taken by the authorities
to prevent any surprise, and all strangers
are being shadowed.
No new jurors were secured to-day.
Three peremptory challenges were used by
each side. The defendants have five per-
emptory challenges renal ing and the state
twenty-six. Up to date 800 talesmen have
failed to pass muster.