Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-26
Exciting Incidents in the Coughlin
Murder Trial.
TRUMP CARD OF THE DEFENSE.
Examination of Witnesses in Chi
cago Today.
OTHER TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

trial today while Mrs. Foy was being ex-
amined.
The defense played its trump card at the
conclusion of Attorney Wings cross-ex-
animation on the evidence Mrs. Foy gave
direct The climax was much of a surprise
to the witness and the prosecuting lawyers.
Both became excited for the time.
Now Will ask you what promises have
been made you by the prosecution for testi-
flying in this case, Mrs Foy?" was Attor-
ney Wings opening question.
II swear before God and man they have
promised me nothing. If 1 drop dead this
minute"
do you love your husband?'
Not now"
when did you cease to love him?'
Not since he tried to keep me from go
ing on the stand three weeks ago."
Have you not been living with Andrew
Foy as your husband since you came into
this court to testify?'
IT have not seen my husband this week.
Your house has been full Of policemen
since you first came here. hasn't it?'
mo, only one policeman came to my
house to see If l was all right"
Have you not been living with your
husband within the last week?'
In correcting herself suddenly the witness
exclaimed In an excited manner, mo. no,
never. You can't catch me that way"
Didn't you occupy the same sleeping
apartments as your husband within the last
Eyes. but he didn't come home until the
morning"
do you like this defendant
81 have no reason to like him."
''Didn't you send your regards to him In
JailY'
"Yes. but that was to fool him; didn't
Are you fooIing nowr'
mo, / am very much in earnest"
Have you no hope or expectation OF re-
ward for telling this story?'
Il don't know about that"
'Oh. you don't know to that, chr
Il didn't mean it in the way you insin-
uate"
Hasn't Mrs ConkIn made you pres
ents?''
"A few"
Didn't she give you carpetT"
'Did she give you and the children cloth
ing?"
Eyes"
Did you not get money from herr
she loaned me little money. 1 needed
Who are you looking att Are you max
ing sgnals?'
.No. / am not. I don't have to do that"
Didn't you accuse your husband OF being
the anarchist who threw the Haymarket
bomb?''
Indeed. did not"
why didn't you appear in court at the
first trial to testify for the prosecution
81 was sick
You were not too SICK to go out OF
doors?'
IT only went to church. 1 was under the
Doctors care"
How many children have you had since
January, 1882"
Three"
did you not tell George A. Bingley.
detective attached to the office of States
Attorney Longehecker, when he called on
you In 1889. that you never talked about
this case with anyone who was not sup
posed to be connected with the murder ex-
cent your husbandg'
He never asked me anything about the
Cronin case"
did you not tell him that Alexander
Sullivan's name was never mentioned to
You by anyone SUSPECTED of having any
thing to do with this case?'
ct never did. 7 expect a lot of bad things
will be said about me-"
Sensational Incident.
sensational incident happened at this
stage Of the trial. and interrupted the ex-
animation. Mrs. Foy was being questioned
about money Inducements and wanted to
give her answer in way not acceptable
to the defense.
Let her answer" said Attorney Bottom.
and simultaneously came the words. Let
US hear her answer" from the center Of
the newspaper workers. The speaker was
John Dewey. head of the Cronin prosecu-
ton committee and a well-known figure
in Irish nationalist affairs.
Attorney Donohue jumped UP and point
ing his finger at Dewey, exclaimed: who
Is this gentleman who interrupts the court?
Let the court order him to rise"
Does the court ask me to stand up?'
said Mr.. Dewey. ignoring the lawyer.
Judge Tuthill mildly reprimanded the
speaker but Informed the defense that a
newspaper man and a member of the Cron-
in committee Dewey had as much right to
be there as Attorney Donohue
do you know this mann Attorney Wing
asked the witness, pointing to Dewey.
slightly"
You know him well. don't you, as the
private prosecutor in this case"
II have met him good deal lately"
Attorney Bottum was excited and pro-
tested against bringing Devoy's name into
the case.
IT viii put him on the stand and show his
life to the jury as an open book If you want
me to. We are not afraid"
Judge Wing and Mr.. Dewey stand on the
same level SO far as reprimands go.
This made the lawyers for the defense
fare up and enliven the proceedings.
Only a few minutes elapsed before another
exciting scene occurred. Mrs. Foy had been
denying that she swore at her husband and
quarrelled with him. She admitted that she
had said she knew all about the murder to
outside persons and that she was quite as
pure as the Virgin Mary.
Didn't you say on the 5th Of May that
you did not believe Cronin was murdered?'
The state demanded that the question
should be specific as to names and the
Coughlin's lawyers were on their feet TO
launch forth bitter attack upon the meth
DDS of Police Inspector Setback Capt
Scheutter and Attorney Seaman.
Attorney Wing first declared in an i'm
petuous angry manner that his reason for
not mentioning names in his question was
that Joseph McKenna. one of the men he
had In mind was being bounded by the DO
lice because II was known he would give
evidence favorable to the defense He ac-
elsed the police and Seaman. the prosecut-
ing lawyer. of subjecting McKenna to IL
legal arrest, Of keeping him in the sweat
box for hours at the Chicago avenue sta
tion and the same Russian Outrages were
being perpetrated on other witnesses for
the defense.
TT Is an outrage on this prosecution"
shouted Attorney Bottum, interrupting.
'1 call on Mr.. Seaman to repeal this at
tack upon his honor"
The young lawyer accused had arisen,
with flushed face and angry eye, as soon
as ex-Judge Wing mentioned his name
He flashed out his statement to the court
saying that Mckenna had been charged
with the murder of Cronin, with others,
and it was his duty as an attorney for
the state to interview him. He had a right
70 do that, and he notified the defense that
he would talk to more witnesses for the
defense like McKenna in the same way
wherever he Dleased