The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-23
MRS. FOY TELLS HER STORY.
My coUsHLINs MYSTERIOUS VISITS
10 HER HUSBAND.

~. says the Piottsrs whs Kmsd orou,H
one. Met az Her House-Ths Letter
Couehiin Read Couts the words,
-Rsmovs 1T All nns.ras, but Use Your
own DIscretion"-Ths woman's Testi-
-ouy Not shaken On Croas-.sau,instion.
CHICAGO, Dec. 22.-Iizzie Foy was on the
Stiffness stand to-day In the Coughlin trial.
ahe showed herself to be q remarkable wo-
man. She dragged her husband. Andrew Foy
into the conspiracy as man who had held
treouent meetings with CouRhlin. Burke.
Cunnea, and McKenne. the last named being
anew man In the famous case. She brought
the name OF Alexander sullivan the Chicago
lawyer. into the trial for the frat time
Mrs. Foy testified that Coughlln often visited
her house before and after May 4, 1882. and he
and her husband we're always closeted to-
sether. CouRhln always came In the evening
and spent from one to two hours with her
husband. No one else was ever present. In
the latter part OF April, 1880. Coughlln called
and Mrs. Foy went out to got some beer. As
she entered the front room the defendant and
her husband were sitting alone The room
was almost dark. and she returned to light the
lamp
AS entered the room I saw Dan Coughlln
and my husband standing together l heard
Coughlin use these words, Remove at all
hazards, but use your own discretion
"Coughlin was reading a letter and my hus-
band was leaning over his shoulders. When l
had lighted tho lamp returned to the kitchen
and my husband closed the door. He always
kent the door shut. Patrick Guinea, Joseph
McKenna Martin Burke. and Michael O'Con-
nor nlso called at my home to see my husband
alone from February until after Maya.
Odd you see Daniel Coughlin at your
house after Maya Ayes. almost every
night except Sunday. The flrst time he called
after May was on May o. in the evening. 1
heard my husband ask CouRhlin. Well. how is
everything ,oI.dayr
Nothing found ont yetp'-
80 Everything all right
Yes issr e ost is all right fSss,,
Yes, have been there
snn5.s zane Sr S h ON Ma. svsry nsst
lin said to my husband In my presence how he
bad fooled Capt shuetter about finding the
SSa s saa ns5' hear sss MAY sy
II in the evening c9Sshliin IN came to
oan Sp was Teni ns a0S IS
home a good deal since May and / felt ,un:
easy told Coughl n SO wh, said: This Is
to poor Dr. Cronin The, Doctor win do YOU
mere haFp dead than alive He said DS
the poor Doctor and put my husbands Ito in
danger, You did not think Of the Innocent
wife and children who would DO left behind"
He said That is all right. You will be
well taken care Of No harm will come to your
husband. Alexander Sullivan is q good friend
Of your husband and mine. and he will take
good care OF YOU
told him to send my husband home II he
saw him, as was afraid msthing had hap
pened to him. / saw Coughlin every night up
10 the day the body OF DR.. Cronin was found
The same Sunday that Coughlin called. May
u. Patrick Guinea had been at my house three
times looking for my husband. CouRhlin
That time Guinea asked me il Coughlin called
TO see my husband. | said: Almost every
night Isuppose you know that. though I
last saw Guinea at the house the day the Doc
tors body was found. My brother and hus-
band were there also"
The witnesses testimony was not shaken at
oil on GROSS examination, and she gave addi-
lin called after the Cronins murder he talked
about DIR. Cronin's body and about the police
dragging the lake for II. Dan said he had
been out to Lakeyiew searching for the body,
but nothing had been found. Dan talked
about throwing Schuettler and Setback on the
to search for Cronin's body, shuettler wanted
TO go one way. but Dan m ade them go another.
he said. The next day Dan called TO tell my
He said:
Mrs. Foy said her husband told her that the
letter containing the signifie.nt words Re:
the Court ordered the statement stricken out
Is rot com petent evidence.
The court adjourned before the cross-exami-
nation was completed.