St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-24
DAvlTT MAY Be CALLED.
THE IRISH LEADER MAY FIGURE IN
THE c0UGHlM TRIAL.
AUTHOR OF DEATH WARRANT.

Mrs. Foy's Testimony Showing
Him to BE the Writer of the
Famous Letter Is Denied by
Him-Alexander Sullivan Says
He Is Ready to Tell What He
Knows at Any Time.
CHICAGO, Dec. 23.-It was gossip
around the court room to-day that
Michael Davitt, the Irish leader, may
figure in the Coughin trial as wit
ness. either personally or by deposit
ton taken In London. According to
Mrs. Foy it is said letter
represented by Coughlin to have
been received from Mr.. Davit
was made to serve as DR.. CrOnin's
death warrant. Friends of Davitt are
satisfied of the utter imposs Utility of
his having written such letter, and he
will be asked to make statement I'M
der oath concerning the matter. 1t was
at first proposed that he should come
here to testify, but it is said the plan
now is to have him appear before a
magistrate in London and make ffidavit
to the effect that he never wrote
letter advising the removal of DR..
Cronin or any one else. He will also be
asked to make full explanation coll
corning any letter he may have written
to any one in America which contained
the sentence: Remove at all hazards,
but use your own discretion" In view
OF the reference to
ALEXANDER SULLIVAN
in the testimony of Mrs. Foy, and of the
more or less general impression that rs
has never made any statement in refer
ence to his alleged connection with the
case. Mr.. Sullivan was called upon to-
day at his law Office aud asked why he
had never made any denial of knowledge
OF the case. Mr.. Sullivan Indignantly
denied that he had been Silent, ana said:
when Cronin was first reported to be
missing, stated repeatedly to report
ers and others that l new nothing con-
corning his whereabouts. When his
body was discovered l expressed regret
for his terrible fate, and hope that the
guilty ones would be discovered an d
brought to justice. During the coro-
ner's inquest, questioned j. Lane. the
well-known reporter, TO inform Coroner
Hertz that was willing to testify at
the inquest. MIR. Lane informed Inc
that he did so state to MIR. Hertz, but l
was not called. Later one of the grand
jurors who investigated the case, Henry
Greenbanm, met me on the street, and
expressed regret that l did not tes-
tify before the grand jury. told
him the states attorney had con-
troll of that investigation. and could
not go unless subp 9naed, but would
have gone promptly If asked, and was
ready to testify whenever called.
Mr.. Greenbaum inquired IL he had
permission to state the subject Of
our conversation to States Attorney
Longenecker. l replied promptly in
the affirmative. Subsequently Mr.
Greenbaum informed me that lie had
repeated the conversation to Mr.. Longe-
| necker. and had suggested that he
(Longenecker) interrogate me, but
Mr.. Longenecker, he said, declined
to do so. l am ready now to
testify, but am powerleSs TO force
my appearance in case to which l am
not q party. So far as the Foy woman's
testimony refers to me, it is UNANIMOUSLY
false. She made a statemeet for pub
LEGATION recently, in which she ascribed
to another the authorship of an imagi-
nary letter which she now pretendS to
aScribe to me-"