Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1893-12-05
TO HELP DEFEND.
New Counsel Will Appear in
the Coughlin Trial.
A. S. TRUDE TO MANAGE IT.

The Prominent Chicago Criminal LAWYER
Will Use His Legal knowledge in Behalf
of the Prisoner, According to the Prose.
cution-The Chance the state Holds Out
for Ccn!ession-Trial of Mayor Har.
risOn's Slayer Again Postponed.
CHICAGO, Dec. SIT has come to the
knowledge Of the state that \. s Trude is
practically in charge of Dan Coughliu's
defense, and that every move made on be-
,half of the prisoner has been done at the
suggestion or by direction of that promi.
nent attorney. Mr Trude has not ap-
peared openly in the case as yet, but it is
said that when the hearing reaches the
stage where the evidence is to b, pre-.
>ented he will take his seat at the table Of
! counse! for the defense. 1t is known 10
the state, so il is said, that the different
moves Of the defense ever since Coughlin's
| return from Joliet prison were made only
after the plans lad been submitted 20 Mr.
| Trade and approved by him. His valuable
counsel has been sought ut every point,
| and -reG; hopes have been fostered in the
breasts of Cougblin'S fricnis because oi
the understanding that Mr.. Trude would
help the defense
Coushlin Ma: Confess.
! Coughitu does not enjoy the isolated
position in which he finds himself con.
demned to bear alone in this trial tie aw.
full consequences of Dr. Croain's murder
Coughiin may mai.e up his mind at any
moment to accept the terms the state
is ready and willing to offer hinl-!reedoni
| for the truth. There is u chance tat lie
may. He i; not nearly SO hopeful now as
| lie was during the first trial. Three year.
, il the penitent!ary has almost broken hi:
| spirit. and his experience in the stoncyard
at Joliet imhued him with so great Il hor
ror oi prison that he said to reporte.
| recently that le would rather be hanged
than sent back to Joliet, and he added: II
l knew anv story that could buy by lib
erty I'D only BE- too glad TO tell it."
| Defense in sore straits.
! The defense-nou Dan Coughlin alone
bu: those, also. whose association with th,
crime is felt rathe. thln known-has des
perate need just aow of srlch a man. Tn,
fabric of conspiracy, lying. perjury IN,
murder that housed them from the publi
gaze is going to pieces fast and may COM
:umb!inS down about their ears like
house OF cards at any moment.
Money for the Defense.
! Where tine money required to pay ti:i
great expense of the defense in this tria
came from was puzzle to the prosecutio!
until an Investigation was set on Zoo
which discovered the source of revenue
In the las. trial the camps" of the Clan
na-Gael which remained loyal to the anti
Cronin faction voluntarily assessed
themselves to pay the cost Q
defending men who had only killed
spy" which they did not regard mu,
der. Now, however, the control of tn
Clan-na-Gael has passed absolutely froI
the hands of the murder end of the organ
ization. Besides that, a number of tn
leading Irishmen of Chicago, men who's
names have never been mentioned i
connection with the factional fights c
the clan, have taken the matter up al
have declared that 10 money raised to al
the Irish in Ireland shall De applied I
the defense of CouShIin. 1t is said tina
funds for the defense in the present iris
came from local politicians Of 10th pa
ties.