Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-11-08
CLOSE In THE TOLLS.
KUNZS AND COUGHLIN BEAR THE BRUNT
OF TESTIMONY.
The Milkmsn's SiOry-Hs Saw Them at the
Carlson CO!iags on the Fatal Nisht--Hs
Evidence Unshaktn Other Important
Testimony.

During that inquest was there trunk
brought to your private Officer"
"Yes, sir"
"Did you look at the trunk in your pri-
vate Office snd examine it?"
81 don't think go, Judge, think the
trunk WAS brought iu by officers in my pri-
vate Office, while the inquest was going on
and brought from there into the room
where the Inquest WAS taking place"
"What was done with it after il was ex-
hibitsd in the court room, before the
jury?"
at was given into the charge Of the Po-
lice Department"
"Will you exsmiue this trunk? wit
meas did 20. Now state what, If any.
thing, was in the trunk at the time il was
brought here"
"There was lot of cotton batting AID
lot of coloriug just like this supposed to
be blood referring TO blood stains on
trunk. There was pail, think, if my
memory don't fail me--s wooden pail with
some cotton batting in it. The trunk
that was there was in evsry particular
identical to this; if this ia the trunk by
ne herded over TO the Chief of Police,
then that ia the trunk that was there"
THE NIILKMAN's STORY.
William Mertes, tie milkman, was then
cslled to the staud. He was a sbort-statured
man, with white mufflsr knotted around
his neck, and wears sallow- cOlored beard
to match his complexion.
''Dl y0u remember May last"
'Ye7, do vas ON the east eide of
Aehlsrd avenue, near the Carlson cnttsge,
about $3.50 o'clock. I saw two men drive
up to tn Carlson cottage in buggy.
When I came TO abont fifty or seventy five
feet fr0m the cottage the buggy was jrs,
ia font OF the cottage, and il stopped.
Oae of the fellows got ont of the buggy
eud wsnt up to the front gate md went
through it snd up the front stairs. 1t
looked to me ss thOugh he had key, or
something like that, III his hand, and that
he opened the door himself. As soon ss
;hat fellow stepped 10, the other fellow
that Wac sitting in tie buggy, turned the
horse around At once and got away Just as
quick IA he could do it. did not take
auy notice of tie fellow that went into the
ouse, 10 see whether he had = hat on OF
, can, but l noticed he had on dark
broFn Overoolt. But he had cuffs, and il
looked as though he had dark brown
coat. As sool rs the fellow in the buggy
tu' ned his horse 10 90 away conld see
his face better. There vas gas light there
on the corner, ard il was light, and
could see mis- face"
'How near were you to him at that
timer"
"Oh, Just from the strest TO the side
walk, as | was very near the Carlson cot.
tage When they stopped l was about
sesenty-6ve feet away. / went on walk
ing towards them. | went south TO the
grocery store on the corner of Ashland
avenue. | was there about half au hour
Then l came back sgain, and when l
came about half a block near the cottage,
then heard somebody mailing in the cot
tage, So il they were mailing boards
together. l heard them when WAS half
- block Eay
"Did you ever see these parties since
you saw them driving up there?"
Yes
"D) you see them noH?"
"Yes, sir. That one indicating Kunze)
was the one that was driving the wagon,
and the big one there Indicating Coughlinl
that looks like the fellow that WAS going
into The house.
"Thess are the men you saw there at
3 SOP"
"Yes."
(Which ore went up the step;?"
THE big one."
"And which one drove tie wagon
away?"
THAT young one"
RATIFIED By CRoss-ExANINATION.
On the cross examination the witness
Was soon confined By ;he questions which
were rapidly feed ~ him. lie said ne re-
membered the 4,h Of mey pretty well, and
it WIS clear night.
Cd dos you state that you thought it
waq raining that righl?'
well it wss kind Of dark weather"
"it looked as if it waa going to rain,
didn't it2 The sky was covered with
clouds?"
"Yes, sir"
Aud you thought it vss going TO
rsin?"
"Y,s, but I couldn't say that it was
raining"
"Ihsre were no stars shining or moor
it was cloudy and bad every appearance of
rain. hadn't it?'
THE stars were shining and I don't
think there wss nuy ciouds."
"There wss 70 appearance Of rain,
tten?"
.'No, I 5ol't think there wss"
Il vas a clear, bright nigbt?'
I'll guess 50" i
Boi ne milkmau stuck TO his story, and
said 20 ire cross-examiniDg lawyer: III
am here to swear 1 viii swear by Cos
ahst ia right shout it."
II will ak gou to tell this Jury how you
are able 10 fix the time ss Saturday, the
irh OF May, Sc the day you saw the two
usn drive up 10 thu cottage"
''It was when | weat 70 the grocery store.
The lady asked me il hsd heard about
DIT. Oronin that hla got killed IN O4rlson's
cottage. I said 'Haw the devil did the |
rlsn ct killed?' That must be the nigh;
saw the two msn ct out OF the buggy, |
and then when | 60, back again heard
some railing in tina house so if they were
mailing bcsrds tcg,ther-that must be the
nicht: and figured it up from that time
and louud it WIS the same date"
will you swear positively that t4is
nan (pointiDg to Kunz'l was the man that
was ntting il the buggy"
"Yes.D answered the witness.
"Aud the other man was Coughhn
here?n
eyes"
ADMITTED THAT HE LIED.
Farther cross examination elected the
fact inst the witness did not see the ice
of the man who got out of the buggy and
entered the Carlson Cottsge, and that MS
subsequent ideutiti cation of Coughlin IN
N county all was by view of his back
which resemhled that of the man VINO
went into the cottage The witness
admitted te-at he told the cIoss-examlning
connsel that he could identify Couehlin,
bat said be had lied to get rid Of beng
10 .hersd; because he was not ready TO teil
anythirg about it, and because the ponce
tnld him not to tell any body about 1t.
Policeman G. J. Lprch re-tOld the sto'y
Of fiudipg the key of the trunk IN the OaIl-
sop cottage, as told By Officer Hiatt yes-
tsrday. 1. developed no hing new AS
sists1s Superints ndent Frank Murray, Q,
he Pinkerton Agency, was called anu