The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-27
SENSATIONAL EVIDENCE.
THE TESTIMONY IN THE COUGH.
LIN TRIAL.
Mrs. Andrew Foy Put Through Rigid
and Severe Gross Examination
By the Lawyers.
SOME PERTINENT QUESTIONS as TO
HER HUSBAND.
She Denies That She Had Ever uopp,o.,s
Her Husband With tho Many
Anarchist Orimss.

chicago, December %. - Mrs Andreu,
boy today was subjected TO severe oue.-
uoning. Interrogated as 10 courhlin-s
visit TO her husband on the night OF May
II, she admitted that she had heard Moth
inE suspicious in their conversation. sud-
denly Judge Wing asked.
Mrs. Foy, isn't II fact that you have
accused your husband. time and again. OF
being tho man who threw the anarchist
bomb at the police several years ago?''
| Attorneys for the prosecution were In
stantly on their feet protesting against
the question and shouting to the Witness
not to answer ", but she cried out ex-
citedly;
Before God, nevor did, never dIdr.
| Now" went on MIR, Wing, didn't YOU
say you would go down TO Judge Grinneil
ana place your husband alongside OF
Spies and Parsons by what YOU could tell
! hin7"
mo, slri'' exclaimed Mrs Foy. despit,
the protests or the attorneys for The pros
ocution,
JudSe Wing then sprung sensation Iy
advancing TO the witness with u letter I'm
hrs hand and ASKING Airs, Foy:
did you write that letterf'
state Attorney Bottum sprang up in
surprise Against his protest the witness
quickly took the letter and read It.
Yes" she admitted reluctantly, after
n silence. THAT looks like my writing,
And did You mail that letter to Attor-
ney Forrest9"
Guess / did"
States Attorney Bottum wanted 10
have the letter read aloud az Anca h,:.
Judge Wing stated he would Introduce 1t
In evidence Inter.
Judge Wing then presented another let
ter and asked " II WAS not written by
Mrs. Toy. This also the witness admitted
after considerable hesitation.
Then the defense took up another subject
and the excitement oocasioned by the I'M
PRODUCTION OF tho letters had scarcely
PASSED AWAY, When n fresh outbreak oe-
CURED. Judge Wing asked the question::
Now, Mrs. Foy, did not the prosecution
give you any money!"
Il object" interposed Attorney Bottuin.
Let her answer" cried a heavy voice
from near the reporters table.
Every one IN the court room turned In
establishment
Attorney Daniel Donohue OF counsel for
the defense was the first person to dis
cover tho source OF the remark.
"Mr. Dewey, please stand up" he said.
IL was then seen that the remark came
troni aphs gbnvoy. nne OF the members of
the 'Cronin committees"
Did you make thai remarlsf" asked
Judge Tuthiil.
II did"
You must not interrupt the trial. Mr..
Devoy." ruled the court mildly.
MIR. Dewey apolosized. explaining that
he had addressed his remark to Bottuni.
The defense was not satisfied with the
mild rebuke the court administered, and
suggested that he ought to be excluded
from tho court room,
Judge Tuthill decided that as newspa-
per man and a member of the Cronln com
niitee Dewey was entitled 10 a place In the
fourt room.
The defense then tried 10 impench Mrs.
Toy.
The letters produced by Judge Wing were
They simply stated TO After
ley Forrest that the writnr knew al
Ibout the cronin matter that her hus-
land was one OF the nurderers.
After the presentation of the two letters
10 evidence both sides announced that
hey were through with Mrs, Foy. She
vas succeeded by several minor witnesses
nd court adjourned for the day