The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-12-23
5srs4 Foy Tells Her story, fmpIicattag
Alexander Sullivan.

Alexander Sullivan.
CHfe4sa, Dec. - Pale and evidently
Ia rrest fear, Mrs. Andres Foy appeared
on the witness stand =; ts.S opening OF the
CsugksiIn trial this morning. With police
man near 70 guard her against harm which
has been darby threatened The defense
objected TO her testimony on the ground
that evidence By xife calculated 20 i'm
psica.e her husband IN . crime is incorn-
pe;eut The understanding Was that she
would tell Of series Of meetings So her
house, AZ which Coughlin was recognized
By al IS the leader. and that her husband
afterward confessed that az these meetings
the plan was formed which led 20 Dr..
Cronin's murder, and that her husband
took part in the plot and was present
shortly after the murder was committed
Judge TuthIil finally decided TO admit
Mrs. Foy's testimony, her evidence to be
confined to what she saw and what she
said 10 any one of the conspirators- The
examination then proceeded 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 substance vas IS follows:
She knew CoughIin, Martin Burke and
Patrick Cronin, ali of whom had been at
her house CoughIin appeared there first
in March or April, 1ss9. He visited her
husband several times. and they talked in
whispers Daring one of these visits she
surprised her husband and Coughlin. The
LATER was reading a letter aloud. She
caugh. the words, Remove him at all
hazards, but use your discretion" Witness
then told of two visits of Cronin, at which
l.. Il r. 4
versations, always with the doors closed.
Burke also visited her husband and talked
with him in private. He came again the
night Of May 6. 1850, two days after the
Cronin murder. This was bitterly fought
By the defense. bus the court decided to
admit il, saying he would instruct the
jury that it merely tended to show con-
spiracy. but did not bear on Coughlin's
guilt. Continuing, witness said Coughlin
called May II and asked for her husband
She told him enc vas afraid her
husband had been arrested. Coughlin
replied: ''Oh. there's no proof
against Andy. He's all right" Il said.
continued Mrs. Foy, "Coughlin. this is an
awful thing you have done. DIR. Cronin
will do You more harm dead than alive 3"
He laughed and said / need not worry.
There's no danger" said he, "but you
will be taken care Of anyway. Don't
worry" / asked him who was to take care
of me and my little children. "0h," he
said. don't mind about that. Alexander
Sullivan is good friend of YOUR husband
and of mine and he will take care of yon."
The deep silence in the court at this point
was broken by the prosecuting attorney re-
Stunning the examination. and then 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 fool
ing Capts. Setback ana Schettier about
DIR. Cronin's body and where they put it. I"
Witness said that Coughlin had several
times assured her there was no danger of
her husband being molested. He told her If
sne would keep quiet she would be well
taken care Of This ended the direct ex-
animation, and cross-examination began,
going minutely into details of the rela-
tions of Mrs. Foy with the wife of L. +.
Conklin, with whom DIR. Cronin boarded.
The concentration of Mrs. Foy was
continued throughout the afternoon ses-
sion. She bore mp to the end without once
losing command of her faculties. Her
story seemed truthful. and she proved her
self person Of more than average intelli-
geuce. All talk of her alleged insanity
seems unfounded. and an unpreindiced
observer would not think her other than
sane. The damning evidence she gave
grew stronger under cross-examination.
The story told by each witness IL made
more effective by the efforts of the defense
20 break its force.
James Bowers. supposed to be a crank.
made a sensational attempt tonight 10
bribe the Coughlin jury. While the jury,
attended by several officers. was going
from the court TO the hotel, Bowers yelled
we will make it worth 800 to each of
you to set that man free" lie was about
10 cali out something else when police
man grabbed him and locked him up.
Until today Bowers was employed in
mental capacity at the Hotel Renfost. In
an interview late tonight be said he called
out 10 the jury for fun.