Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-11-19
AN ALIBI WANTED.
Testimony for the Defense in
the Cronin Case.
SOME DATES THAT DO NOT AGREE

SOME DATES THAT DO NOT AGREE
Wine ut Ni<mau's Saloon on the Night
Of may 5-wheian and stift Testify
That CoughIin Was at the Police sta-
tion ut the Time of DIR. Crouin's MUIR
der-Ensct of Cross-Examinstion.
CHICAGO. Nov. 10 The public does not
seem to be as interested in the testimony for
the defense as il was in that for the prosecu-
ton, il the small attendance at court ysstsr-
day was any criterion, for there were many
vacant seats. This was the more noticeable
as it was the first full day for the dsfenss-
the real beginning might be said, Satur-
days testimony being rather OF preliminary
sort. The first witness for the defense was
Peter KocK, with whom kanzs boarded pre-
vious to April \ last. He lives a few blocks
from the Carlson cottage. and the testimony
was given to show why Coughlin and kunze
were sean in that neighborhood in April and
May. Ths witness swors that Coushiin was
on the track OF KunZs for the purpose OF
getting certain papers from him in connec-
ton with the Shufelit distillery explosion;
that the detective fiually got Kunz, drunk
and obtained the papers. This was April g.
Difficulty In Dates.
The latter date witness, who is about
Kunze's size, swors that he aud Coug him
walked to Ashland avenue along the east
side of Lincoln avenue. and that Coughlin
spoke to several acquaintance as they
walked, notably a man on the front OF
street car; the man was smoking cigar.
Here was a discrepancy in dates, for a wit
ness for the prosecution, one Ksttler, jew
eler, had sworn that on May he was smok-
ing a cigar on the front platform OF street
car when he saw Cougblin aud Kunze walk
ing toward Ashland avenue on Lincoln.
The UnknOwn's Identification
Capt Setback being in court with
bis notes he was put on the
stand to impesch Dinan's description of the
man who drove the white horse rig from
the latter's stable. Setback produced his
notes, and they showed a slight discrepancy
between the description.as given by Oman
in court and that as first given to Capt
Setback. 1t did not amount to much, and
it came out in cross examination that it was
partly supplied by Dan Coughhn.
Anatner Discrepancy in Dates.
The next attack on the prosecutions testi-
mony was made in the direction of proving
that Saloonkeeper Niemsn was mistaken as
to the identity Of the two men who took .
drink of wine with O'Sullivan on the night
of May 4, about 10 o'clock. For this pur-
pose James Hyland, a man four inches taller
than Coughlin, but with the same general
appearance and similar mustache,
was put on the stand He swors
that on the night of May 5-not
May 4-he, with his cousin, jeremiah
Hula nFt h. hafo
had been to see O'Sullivan about getting q
job, aud after talking It over they went to
Nisman's saloon and took drinks Of sherry;
it was about $3.50 The witness was Q little
of in his dates on cross-examination, as be
said that ne remembered the date SO well be-
cause he first read of Cronin's disappearance
a week after his call O'Suliivan and
thought at the time that he had been in the
vicinity Of the Garrison cottage" at the time
Of the murder The difficulty for the de-
Tense here is that the Carlson cottage was
not mentioned IN connection with tine muir
der for two weeks after the doctors disap-
pearanca
Jeremiah Hyland was the next witness,
and his testimony was substantially the
same that given by his cousin. Kunxe
was called up to stand by the witness side
to afford the jury an opportunity OF noticing
tuo likeness between the Two NEIL Iney
were about the same height With the excep-
ton of the discrepancy as TO the Carlson
cottage in James testimony, the two cousins
stood the cross-sxsminstion very we'll, and
told their stories in a straight or ward man
ner.
Effort to Prove an Abb.
Mike Nhelan, the ex-detsctiys and part
ner OF Dan Coughlin, was next called, and
testified that on the night Of May he was at
and about the Chicago avenue station from
S o'clock until midnight From till 10 the
witness saw Coughiin several times, and at
no time up to the last mentioned hour was
Coughlin out of his sight for mora than half
an hour. The witness, together with Cough
lin and Sergt Stiff, went into Gleason's
saloon and had a drink. He was very posi-
tive as to the date
On the cross-examination whelan said he
did not tell the coroner's jury that the last
time be saw Coughlin on the night OF May
was o'clock
A Peculiar Search for "smith."
The witness said that he aud Coughlin
were sent to search for Smith on May T.
While out Coughlin stopped and talked with
man whom Coughlin subsequently told
the witness was Smith, the driver Of the
white horse. Why Coughlin did not arrest
Smith, witness could not tell The witness
was suspended from the force on Msy &c, the
day of Coughlin's arrest
did you not. on the night you were sus-
pended, appear before the mayor, chief Of
police. Corporation Counsel Hutchinson.
Capt Schuettler AMI Attorney Hynss and
say that you did not know where Couzhli in
was on the night of May Ar asked the states
attorney.
The witness said he never told anybody
any such thing.
@When you and Cougblin 50 W Smith, why
dim; you arrest himf' the states attorney
asked.
Because we understood that he wasn't
wanted"
Then why were you out looking for
himf'
The witness tried to explain that he un-
derstood Smith was not wanted but the ef-
fort was a very lame one
wheisn's Testimony CorroborAtsd.
Polics Sergt Stiff testified to having seen
Coughlin about the station between and 10
o'clock on the night Of May 4 with Whelan,
and took drink with the two detectives
The witness on the cross-exsmination &C
knowledgsd that be said nothing about this
very important evidences to any one but
Capt Setback, and then not before the last
of June. AT the conclusion of Stift's exam
ination court sd journed
A steamer Overdue.
NEW YORK Nov. ~. Some little ANXIETY
is felt here for the safety of the National
line steamer Italy which left Liverpool for