Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-12-30

Chicago, Dec 20 For almost three
hours today Mrs Andrew Foy endured
IN the Ccughlin ease a cross examiua-
ton probably the scyecSt ever heard
in a court room i'm this county
All the arts known 70 the skillfm
lawyer We're brought into play by
Judge Wing in order TO break down
her evidence In spite of all his eff
forts her testimony remained mistaken
except on few trihlng details
The net result to the defense at the
conclusion of the cross. examination
was the preparation Of the foundation
for impeaching her veracity aud her
character, From the questions put 10
Mrs. Foy by Judge Wing It may be
inferred that the defense viii bring on
witnesses who win testify that She
told several persons while the former
trial was In progress that she knew
nothing about the murder; that she had
never talked with Burke, Cooucy on
Coughlin about H.
Other persons will swear that she
said that all she knew was what her
husband had toll her An attempt will
be made TO show that she Is n woman
of ungoyernablc temper; that she quar-
eled often with her neighbols and al
most continually with her husband.
that her suspicious were deep and
wide including every person for whom
she took dislike that she accused
several men of having been consplrh-
tors in the Crouin murder, AMI that she
repeatedly accused her husband of be
ing an anarchist and of having thrown
the bomb at the HIaymprket riot
One witness will testify that Mrs
Foy said she wished she could learn
something about Alexander sullivan,
rs Mrs Conklin aud the Cronn com
mttce would pay her for It.
OF course Mrs Toy entered a posi-
tive denial TO all the questions put to
her by Judge Wing touching these
points He did not expect that she
would admit the facts implied in the
questions, but her denial will bc made
the grounds of impcaching her eyi.
dcncc
Attorney Wing tripped the witness
once and confused her for time. She
testified last week although not in re
p;y &c IA question that her husband aud
Coughlin rcycr clos i the door Of the
secret conference room In the Foy
hous" after the night Of he murder
This morning She said the door was
CLOSED the night of May 10, when her
husband and Coughlin We're talking In
low tones in the front room.
After May 4 she said Foy and Cough
lin were always talking about finding
the body" when they met at her house,
She was able 10 catch the tenor of
their conversation because every night
she went into the room 10 mind II"
baby" The witness reiterated the sig
nifcant conversation which she had
with the defendant the night Of May IL,
when her husband was away from
home and she was AFRAID he had been
arrested She added 10 the story of
Coughlin's telling her TO have no fear,
she would be well taken care Of by his
friend, Alexander Sullivan" that mo.
body knew who killed the doctor"
rhc defense played it's trump card at
1 the conclusion of Attorney Wings
cross examination on the evidence Mrs
Foy gave direct The climax was much
of a surprise 10 the witness and the
prosecuting lawyers: both became eX
cited
"Now viii ask you what promises
4 have been made you by the prosecution
! Tor tcstifying in this ease, Mrs. l'oy .
was Attorney Wings opening question
u swear before God and man they
have promised me nothing, If | drop
dead this minute
DO you love your husbardf
! Not now"
when did you cease to love aim
not since be tried to keep me from
going on the stand three weeks ago
I Have you not been living with
Andrew Foy as your husband since
+ you came ,dto this court to tesufyY
u have not seen my husband this
" eek"
Have you not been living with your
/ husband within the last week.
yes"
I In correcting herself suddenly the
/ witness exclaimed in an excited man
ncr: mo, no, Deycrl You can't catch
me that way"
Didn't you occupy the same sleeping
apartments as your husband within
the last week."
yes but he did not come home IN
I'll the morning"
Mrs. Foy was shown three letters
wbgch she Acknowledged had been
written by her. At the conclusion OF
her examination Attorney Wiag put
them in evidence ana read them 10 the
jury. They showed that Mrs Fey had
offered her story first to the defense;
had threatened that she would tell
an TO the state if she were not re-
wardcd, ana put the witnr before
the fury in the light Of disappointed,
revengcful woman, who mad peddled q
murder story for money, duplicating
her husband. and told II IN court after
four wears silence. The letters were
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