The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1889-11-21

the jury. Judge Mcconnell, however,
Forrest took his usual exception.
The first witness for the defense was
Frederick Squibb, the stenographer that
reported the coroner's inquest. He was
rec t:ired to read his notes with the view
of showing that Frank ScaIllan, Mai"
Sampson and Jonas Carlson had told two
very different stories at the inquest and
at the trial. Lieut.. Koch was also called
and examined on the same point, and an
adjournment was then taken.
CHICAGO, Nov. 19.-Fred SQuibb, the
stcnographer who took testimony at the
coroner's inquest, was the first witness
called in the Cronin case for the day.
His testimony was unimportant. Peter
Koch testified that Kunze boarded with
him till April 1S, but left then and
changed his name because he feared ar
rest in connection with bomb explo-
sion. Capt. Setback was recalled and
denied several of his statements made
the first time, and said that Mrs. Conklin
failed to identify Dinan's white horse.
Mike Whalen, the ex-detective and
and testified that on the night on the
and about the Chicago avenue station
from o'clock until midnight. From
8 till 10 the witness saw Coughlin several
times, and at no time up to the last mem
toned hour was Coughlin out of his
sight for more than half an hour. The
witness, together with COughlin and
Sergeant Stiff, went into Gleason's sa-
loon and had drink. He was very pos
tive as to the date, from the fact that on
that day he attended the funeral OF an
old friend, and in the evening he learned
of the promotion of Lieut.. Brennan of
The Chicago avenue station to be secre-
tary OF police On cross-examination
Whelan said b. did not tell the coroner's
jury tAat the last time he saw Coughlin
on the night OF May was o'clock. On
the contrary, he was with the suspect
from ! arly that hour until 10 o'clock.
The witness said that he and Coughlin
were sent out to search for Smith on
May 7. While out Coughlin stopped and
talked with man whom Coughlin sub
sequently told the witness was Smith,
the driver of the white horse. Why
Coughlin did not arrest Smith witness
could not tell. The witness was sus-
pended from the force On May %, the
day of Coughlin's arrest.
Police Sergt. Stiff testified to having
seen Coughlin about the station between
nine and ten o'clock on the night of May
5 with Whelan, and took a drink with
the two detectives. The witness on the
cross-examination acknowledged that he
said nothing about this very important
evidence to any one but Capt. Setback,
and then not before the last Of June. At
the conclusion of Stift's examination
court adjourned.
CHICAGO, Nov. s0.--Redmond Nc
Donald, policeman of the East Chi
cago Avenue station was the first wit
ness called in the Cronin case for the
day. Examined by Mr.. Forrest he testi-
fed that he went to Casey's funeral on
the afternoon of May 4, in a buggy with
Officer Richard MCCprmiek. lie went
on duty as patrolman at : o'clock that
evening. his beat being on the west side
of Clark street, east side of Wells street,
from Oak street to Chicago avenue. He
remained on duty until O'Clock in the
morning. He saw Dan Coughlin that
night. as the latter was going into the