The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-12-23

chicago, Dec. Z2.-Pdle ana eVlQenJly
in great fear, Mrs. Andrew Foy ap-
peared on the witness stand at the
opening of the Coughlin trial this
morning, with policeman near to
guard her against harm, which has
been darkly threatened.
The defense objected to her testi-
mony on the ground that evidence by
a wife calculated to implicate her hus-
band in crime is incompetent.
The understanding was that she
would tell of a series of meetings at her
house. at which Coughlin was recog-
nized by all as the leader, and that her
husband afterwards confessed that at
these meetings the plot was formed
which led to Dr. Cronin's murder, and
that her husband took part in the plot
and was present shortly after the muir
der was committed
Judge Tuthill finally decided to adj
nit Mrs. Foy's testimony, her evil
dence to be confined to what she saw
and to what she said to any one of the
conspirators.
The examination then proceeded
amid the most profound attention on
the part of the audience which filled
the room. and with constant objections
from the defense. Her story is in sub
stance as follows:
She knew Coughlin, Martin Burke
and Patrick Cronin, all of whom had
been at her house. Coughlin appeared
there first in March or April 1889. He
visited her husband several times and
| they talked in whispers During one
band and Coughlin, the latter reading
a letter aloud. She caught the words,
remove him at all hazards, but use
your discretion" Witness then told OF
| two visits of Cronin, at which he and
her husband held whispered converse
lions, always with the doors closed
Martin also visited her husband and
| talked with him in private He came
again on the night of May 6, 1889, two
days after the Cronin murder.
| This was bitterly fought by the de
Tense, but the court decided to admit
lit, saying he would instruct the jury
THAT it merely tended to show the con
spiracy, but did not bear on Coughlin':
murder
! Continuing, witness said Coughlir
called on May II and asked for hel
husband. She told him she was afrait
| her husband had been arrested Cough
lin replied: ooh, there's no proc
against Andy, he's all right"
Il said,'' continued Mrs Foy
"Coughlin, this is an awful thing yol
| have, done. DR.. Cronin will do yot
more harm dead than alive"
| He laughed and said, L need no
worry. There's no danger; but yot
will be taken care of anyway DON
| worry"
| mo ond INV little children.
| "Oh." he said, don't mind abou
that. Alexander Sullivan is gooC
friend of your husband and of mine
and he will take care of YOU.
The deep silence in court at thu
point was broken by the prosecuting
| attorney resuning the examination
and then came a buzz OF common
among the spectators at this startlin;
statement.
Witness continued: "Coughlin cam
lonce before that time and told my hus
band what luck he had in foohng Cap
ltain Shack and Schuttler about III
Cronin's body, and where they put II.
Witness said that Coughlln seVera
times assured her that there was III
/ danger of her husband belng molesteo
land fold her that if she would keel
oriet she would be well taken care OF
This ended the direct examination
land the ross-examination began, golni
m mil, into the details of the re
lations of Mrs. Foy with T. P. Conklil
land the wife of the man with whom
lCronin boarded.
/ The cross-examination OF Mrs. 20.
was continued throughout TINS aleel
) noon session. She bore up 10 ene en
without once losing command OF he
fsc,,lties Her story seemed truthful
land she proved herself to be a perso
Of g. more than average intelligence Al
t ~ LnC Of her alleged insanity seems t
he tseA unfounded. An unprecedented oh
server would not think her other tina
sane. The danlning evidence she CAV
J o e.7.n11 stronger under cross-examina
fion IT was another instance of tn
oasa IF Mrs. Hoertel repeated for tn
!, benefit of the state. The story told b
, each witness was made more effectiv
bv the efforts of the defense to orea
. Its force.