The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-07
ANOTHER CR0NIN TRIAL,
nav CoUsHLIN RACES a JURT AND
NEW EVIDENCE VIII BE HEARD.

| NEW hpIDENCE Wild BE hHahOs
| a story Ms. Andrew Foy HIS TO Tell OF
| the Plot 10 KIN the Hai~d IriShmnn-
The Stntc'- Assertions Concerning the
| Eventsthst LED Up to the Famous Murder.
CHtclao. Dec. G-In the trial OF Dan Cough
| lin to-day for the murder OF Dr. Cronln much
OF the time was given toarGument the cues
| ton whether Mrs. Andrew Foy. ut whose
| house, II Is said, the conspiracy against Dr.
Cronin was Matched. shall be permitted to tes-
| tify FOR the state even though her testimony
duplicates her husband. The jury was eN-
| cludod while the lawyers were talking. Yes
| terday eN-Judge Wing, the senior counsel Tor
| the defence. argued against Mrs. Foy taking
the stand on the ground that woman could
not give evidence against her husband.
Tho lawyers for tho state said to-day that
they expected to show that weeks before the
murder OF DR.. Cronin the consprators began
to assemble at Foy's house. Among them was
! Coughlin. who had mover been in the house
before this time As tho date Of the tragedy
approached the secret conferences became
more frequent. Sometimes Coughlin was
there two or three times n day.
They expected to show that Foy was In the
habit Of asking how things were going and II
there were any discoveries, to which Coughlin
was in the habit OF answering that all was
going we'll. Thoy also expected to show that
knew OF the conspiracy. and upbraided him
for getting her husband and others into trou-
bic. Coushlln told her to keep her mouth
shut lie said all was safe there would be no
discoveries and she would be better taken
care OF than she had over been in hor life.
The Court ruled that the State in it's opening
address to the jury might outline what It ex-
pected to provo by Mrs. Foy. but without men,
tioning tho witnesses name. This leaves the
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tent witness to. be decided when her evidence
is offered.
Mr. Seaman. In his opening argument for the
State. said.
Daniel Coughlln stands accused OF one OF
tho BLACKLIST crimes on record Why then. It Is
natural tc ask. did CouRhin work this deed1
According to the prisoners own statement
there was a violent hatred existing between
DIR. Cronin and Daniel Coughlln four years
previous to the murder"
Tho lawyer then told how Coughin. meeting
Pat Oman. told him he and tho Doctor had
been enemies for four years. In 1884 DR.. Cro-
min was In the Clan ne Gael society. He ac-
cused the officers at the head OF that society Of
wrongdoing In 1885 Daniel CouGhlin sat on
AIury from the camp OF the society Of which
the Doctor was n member. This jury declared
the Doctor guilty OF treason. " The State does
not care about what became OF that squabble
want you to know that Daniel Cough in was on
the other side and that he hated DR. Cronin."
to get some one to Gs Dr. Cronin. lie told Of
John /. Garrity's dying statement. and re-
ierred to the attempt OF Goughlin TO get Major
that DESPERATE character rejected the offer and
informed the imperillci doctor OF his danger.
The reunion Of the two factions In the Clam
ma gael Society in 1883 was reviewed. and the
lawyer told how an agreement was made to in
the officers. He related that n majority Of the
committee reported that tho charges were UNI
OF the committee Insisted that the charges
wero true The threats OF DIR. Cronin to make
mittee was spoke en- of. and the disturbance they
created IN the society IN the fail OF 1883.
not assert thnt there was a conspiracy Of any
faction or organization to cause the physicar's
death. but that Daniel Coughlln, for his own
society WAS concerned in the plot.
Tho fiery debates between the conspirators
lawyer referred to Andrew Foy whom. he de.
clared. the state believed to he a party to the
all that occurred. Toy, he said. had declared
in meeting that English spies had been sent
them. Tho lawyer told how Coughlln had
moved that secret committee bn appointed
No ma n ms lay vas saa true E and h9w CAN'T Cn
Cronin hud prepared against the officers; had
r ~e to @SCpd hG no Sn a6Is this ns "W
wanted to throw about his plans the cloak CT
tho organization and lead its mem Ders to bo-
lieye that he WAS an earnest patriJt.
Mr. seaman told the familiar details OF the
scenes which imme d!Ately preceded the muir
dor. He then spoke OF the strange attachment
CT lceman OSullivan for DIR. Cronin and de-
cared that it was the direct outcome Of the
secret conference between Coughlin ana O'Sul-
liyan. ut which no believed the fatal contract
had Ueen made.
O'Sullivnn wanted to secure the Doctors
services to attend his icemen In case Of in jury.
1t was found that no en- plOyed but three mon
AMI that In four years his bill with his regular
physician amounted TO only 50. In spite OF
the fact that the Doctor liyei.mies and miles
away from O'Sullyan's house and could not
reach the scene quickly in case OF an accident,
the iceman agreed to ray him ST or 81 n
month to secure his services. OSulltvan had
said tnnt lie might lie absent from home when
help was needed and that the man who would
summon him should bear his business card.
And added the lawyer the man who lured
the Doctor from his home on the night Of May
4, 1889. carried the business card OF Patrick
O'Sullivan."
At this point the court adjourned
According to ruling entered by Judge Mo
Council to-day. F.W. smith, who. upon his own
confession, WAS implicated in the first at
tempt to hribe the trOnin Jury four years ago.
Will have to suffer the penalty for his crime
lie was indicted with the Uthcr cons piratOrs Mt
the time. but escaped Toilet by turning states
evidence In September last however. he
was sentenced 10 two years in the peniten-
tary: subsequently, his lawyers filed a peti.
ton for a writ of hnhpas which JudDa