The herald., 1893-12-23
MRS fOV TELLS HER STORY,
Sensational Testimony in the
Coughlin Trial.
The Wife of One of the Cronin Con-
spirators Testifies.
Ter Evidence Creates Profound Sem
sation and Makes 1t Look
Black for. the Defcndant-A
Cran5x's Bad Break.
Nv the Associated Press.

by the AEsociateti Press.
CH1oAeo. Dec. 22.-Pale, and evil
IDENTIFY in sreaj; fear. Mrs. Andrew Foy
appeared on 1.-THE witness stand at the
opening of sshe Coughlin trial this morn
with a policeman near to guard her
AGAINST harm which had been darkly
threatened. .Cl1s defense objected to her
testimony, on sthe ground that evidence
by a wife calculated to implicate her
husband in criIn Was incompetent. The
understanding was she would tell OF
series OF meetings sat her house at
which Coughlin was recognized by all
as the leader. and that her husband
Afterwards confess ed that at these meet,
ings plot was formed which led to DIR.
Cronin's murder, snd that her husband
took part in the pk,t.
Judge Tuthill finally decided to admit
Mrs. Foy's tesrimosly, her evidence to
be confined to what she saw and what
she said to any of the conspirstors.
The examination was then proceeded
with. amid the most profound attention
on the part of the audience which filed
the room. and with constant objections
from the defense. Her story in sub
stance was as follows:
She knew Coughlin, Martin Burke
and Patrick Cooney, all of whom she
said 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 OF these visits
she surprised her husband and Coughlin.
The latter was reading letter aloud.
She caught the words: "Remove him
at all hazards, but use your discretion"
Witness then told OF two visits OF
Cooney at which he and her husband
held whispered conversations, always
with the door closed. Martin Burke
also visited her husband and talked
with him in private. He came again
the night of May 6, 1889, two days after
the Cronin nurder.
This was bitterly fought by the de-
fense. but the court decided to admit it,
saving that he would instruct the jury
that it was merely intended 10 chow the
conspiracy, but did not bear on Cough
Inns guilt
Continuing. witness said Coughlin
called May 18th and asked for her hus-
band. She told him she was afraid her
husband had been arrested. Coughlin
replied: "Oh there's no'proof against
Andy. He is ali right"
II said,' continued Mrs. Foy,
'Ccughlin, this is an awful thing you
have done. DIR. Cronin will do you
more harm dead than alive He
laughed and Haid | need not worry.
There is no danger said he: but you
will be taken care of anyway; don't
worry I ask him who was to take
care OF me and my little children.
sOh ? he said, don't mind about that;
Alexander Sullivan is good friend of
your husband and of mine, and he will
take care of you.'
The deep silence in court was at this
point broken by the prosecuting attor-
ney resuming the examination, and
thsn buzz of comment among the
spectators at this startling statement.
Witness continued: "Coughlin came
once before that time and told my
husband what luck he had in fooling
Captain Schaack and Schuetter about
DR.. Cronin's body and whore they put
it,"
Witness said Coughlin several times
assured her there was no danger of her
husband being molested. He told her
we'll taken care of.
This ended the direct examination,
and the cross-examination began, going
minutely into details as to the relations
OF Mrs. Foy with Mrs. T. P. Conklin,
wife of the man with whom DR.. Cronin
boarded.
The croes-examination of Mrs. Foy
continued throughout the afternoon
session. She bore up to the end with
out once losing command of her facul-
ties. Her story seemed truthful and she
proved herself person of more than
average intelligence. All the talk of
her alleged insanity seems unfounded.
An unprejudiced observer would not
think her other than sane. The damn
ing evidence she gave grew stronger
under ross-examination.
There was another instance of the
case. Mrs. Hoertel repeated her testi-
mony for the benefit of the state. The
story told by each witness WAS made
more effective by the efforts OF the de-
fense to break its force.
James Bowers, supposed crank,