Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-04
The PaRais Royal.
HOW DIR. CRONIN WAS KILLED.
Mrs. FOy, Wife of One of the Murder
ers, Tells a Thrilling Story.

Mrs. Andrew Foy, wife of the Cronin con-
spirator. has at last told her story, and II is
a thrilling one, says a Chicago dispatch.
According to her tale DIR. C-onin was killed
by Patrick Cooney, The Fox" who has
never yet been captured, and the only
others al the Carlson cottage at the time Of
the actual murder were Martin Burke, now
dead, and Michael -. now policeman
on the Chicago force. whose name the
states attorney does not feel justified in
giving out.
Daniel Coughln. now on trial. was the
head and front of the conspiracy, although
he and Andrew Foy, the husband of the
woman telling the story. did not arrive at
the cottage until the tragedy was complete.
Patrick OSullivan. the iceman, also dead.
stood and watched upon the outside of the
cottage while the killing was going on.
Martin Dawn of Hancock Mich, was the
man who called for DR.. Cronin on the night
of May 1, 1889. and behind Patrick Oman 8
white horse drove d.. Cronin to the Carlson
cottage and to death. James Guinea, a
grocery clerk, bought the furniture that
was placed in the Carlson cottage, and Jo-
seph Mckenna drove the wagon from the
cottage that contained the body of the dead
doctor
Told Her by Her Husband.
Mrs. Foy says the story was told her by
her husband in his remorseful moods, piece
by piece. 1t was in March 1889. that the
conspirators first began meeting at the Foy
house. 1t was Foy, it now transpires, whom
Mill,man Mertes saw enter the cottage the
night of the murder and thought 1t was
Kunze. OF course Mrs. Foy's testimony
cannot be used against her husband, but it
has aided the state materially in getting at
Coughlin and the others.
The conspirators who met at Foy's were
Coughlin, Burke, Guinea. Mckenna and the
policeman whose name is kept secret. All
looked up to Coughlin. Mrs Foy's woman
ly curiosity was aroused by these meetings,
which were held in locked room. but her
husband would say nothing further than
that Dr.. Cronin. who was the Foys family
physician, was trying to get Coughln off the
police force and they (the conspirators)
were trying to save him.
But Mrs. Foy was persistent and at last
| her husband said the meetings were being
| held for the purpose of doing up a spy
| F'oy had heavily loaded cane in his hand
| and as he spoke he struck in the ali with
the weapon, saying: Hes a worse spy thar
| LIE Caron and I'll give it to him in the
| neck"
Confessed 1t Was Cronin.
| The meetings became more frequent a.
| May 4 approached and lasted longer. A
| day or 30 before the fatal Saturday
stranger appeared and asked for Coughlin
| This was Martin Dawn, sent from Hancock
| Mich. to call for DR.. Cronin. Mrs. Foy'
| description of the man tallies in every re
spect with that given by Mrs Conkln, TIL
McNee-y girls and Hostler Moreland
| Foy left home about 8 o'clock in the even
| ing on the night of May 4. When he came
| home early the rext morning he seemed
| wildly excited, and instead of going to bee
went to spare room and sat with his fac,
buried in his hands. His clothing was
stained with mud. his shire was discoloreC
and his hat was smashed. His wife begged
| him to tell her what was the matter. He
refused at first, but finally told her he had
! been doing a duty" and that he would b.
| well rewarded and she and the family would
| be able to live comfortably thereafter
! After repeated urging to explain what
| the duty" had been Foy exclaimed 1--WE
| have removed another lie Caronv'
| My God!' cried the Mortified woman
have You been committing murder?"