The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-12-02
NAY JOIN COUGHLIN.
FOY LIKELY TO BE ARRESTED
FOR THE CRONiN MURDER.
Much Evidence Against Him-State's
Attorney Kern Considering the Adj
visibility OF Having the Suspect
Placed In Custody.

CuIcAoo. Nov. % 1t is net improb
able that another arrest in connection
with the Cronin murder may be made
very soon. Officers under direction of
the states attorneys office are invcsti-
eating certain facts concerning An
drew Foy. who was Il member of camp
so AID one of the most violent derun-
ciators of the british spy" who was
alleged 10 he in Chicago about the
tine that DR.. Cronin was killed.
Foy has been un3tr suspicion OF
knowing more or less about the mrr-
der ever since the part Played b.
camp % came to light, but the evil
dencc connecting hiia with events that
seemed part Of the conspiracy was,
until lately. of such Il character that
the ct,icials did not feel justified in
causing his arrest. Within the last
few days statements have been
brought to the states attorneys ot1c"
accusing Foy in 50 specific manner
that his apprehension is seriously con-
sidorcd by the Authorities.
Fov was on the witness stand in the
former trial. He was called by the
state. hut proved 4 most reluctant wit
ness. The burden of his answers to
all qucs tons was: Il don't remember.
lie had forgotten scenes in camp 20 III
which. according to other witnesses,
he had been a prominent actor. Ills
knowledge of the condition of things
in the Clan-na Gael preceding the muir
der had faded from his mind. He was
brought into the states attor-
news Office and questioned by
Judge I.ongcnccilcr. but no infor-
! motion could I've obtained from mis-
| stolid pl.sistcnt professions of ig-o
! rarcc II is not i. obabic that 10y.
whar confronted by the fact LOW =,
! nos sassion of the SITE. viii co-t.n"e
! 70 plead mental incapacity. Il -
| known that Foy was the intinn;s as
sociate Of Burke, O'Sullivan, Cooicy
= nd CouChlin It is asserted that III
the few weeks preceding the crime
/ Couphlin. Ruriic and tooncy
made repeated visits TO the foy
| household and held long secret
| Inference. with him. To these con-
| situations no one was admitted. and
there was evident fear on the part of
| the men that their presence together
| shouh he discovered. In open ccnver-
| sation the men denounced some one
/ whose name was never mentioned, bat
| who was accused by them as being 4
spv. About this time, too. Foy told an
| intimate friend: I'VE are going to do
Dup a traito.-lvc viii give it to him in
| the ncc'-.
| On the night of the murder Foy is
| said 70 have been absent from ms
home till very late. When he re-
| turned his clothes We're stained With
mud and ne was nervous ana eXcited'
| Later he let drop remarks which were
overheard bv others and which tend to
show that he know what transpircd in
| the Carlson cottage the night or May
4 1850. These stories said To have
| been told by Foy coincide exactly with
known facts in the ease. and leave no
Doubt in them ind Of the state : officers
that Foy had absolutely correct mtor-
nation as to the details OF Tn" Killing.
Things that happened after the muir
der but strengthen the suspicious at
tachiny Ia Foy. For instance. it is re-
lated that Burke, Coughlin and Ioohey
visited Foy at his home separately sew
cral times after the killing and assured
him that lit was all right = they
haven't found out a thing vet" For
-evcral days the men arc said to aliay
Foy's f>STs.
There i a story. too, that on the
! night of May l. Foy was absent from
his home. and did not return tiil liitt
the next day. 1t was on May |: tha'
the floor of the Carlson cottage was
painted by the conspi,-ators TO cover III
the tell-talc bloodstains.
The next day Coughlin was at til'
Foy house and &,ns rcproachcd by Mrs
Fov. ii is said with having led he
$ husband into dangerous situation
: She bewailed her husbands aDacnc
and expressed hey fear and belief ina
: he had been arrested. Coughlin com
y fortcd her. it is r'(ated aging; on
! Husband is all right lie Is not al
= rested. Nobody knows Il thing yet
{ and they can't find out anything. lei
him when you see him not 70 worry
= that everything will bc all right.
Mrs Foy tcarfully expressed sole
> tudc for her future and the care OF he
Y small children, who. She said. woui
/. be left without support in the event
9 Foy's arrest. A.,
, Never fear about that, Coughlin
:. said to have replied You will '
u taken care Of II Andy is arrested q
y Won have t. do is 10 keep quiet. Don
- talk To anybody. Keep your mout
- shut and you will he provided for. VI
=. ii is in the habit of taking care
III. f,.i,nIc -