People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-12-29

TINS morning ready 10 TESTIFY III the
Coughlin case. Her husband, she
sal IL, did not appear at her home last
night, and guarded by a detail of
policemen she had been undisturbed.
For fear that she would be intercept
ed on her way to the scene of the
trial she appeared in the court room
long before the hour for the conven-
ing of court an patiently waited to
be called to the witness stand. The
warning letter received by her is as
follows:
Don't be traitor Look out for yourself
and little family, and remember the fate OF
Judas, who went out and hun; himself and
whose body burst open and let his bowels be
scattered on the ground
Mrs. Foy is the wife of Andrew
Foy, who, it is said, was the first man
to openly denounce Dr. Cronin as a
spy after Cronin disappeared. 1t
was at his house, it is claimed, that the
alleged conspiracy against the doctor
was hatche |, and it is the story of the
meetings of the conspirators implicat-
ing Coughlin as the leader that the
prosecution has been so anxious for
Mrs Toy to give if possible.
The court room was crowded and
officers had difficulty in keeping back
tn. crowds which surged through the
corridors.
After n long consideration of the OBJ
jections for the defense, chiefly that a
wife cou d not testify where her testi-
mony would duplicate her husband as
one of the conspirators, Judge Tut
hill said quietly, Il have decided the
matter Call Mrs Fey. The objec-
ton Cor the defense IS overruled. You
understand that this testimony is
greatly restricted Mrs Foy can tes-
tify only to what she saw and to what
she said to any of the conspirators.
When Mrs Foy was called the spec
tators leaned forward in their seats
and the attorneys crowded toward the
witness stand eager to hear every
word. Outing the examination the
defense inierposed objections to al
most every question put by the state
and her story proceeded slowly. She
stated that she knew Coughlni, Martin
Burke and Patrick Cooney, all of
them having been at her home.
Coughlin first app cared there in March
or April, 1889, several times. He had
visited her husband and the two talked
in whispers On one visit she sur
prised her husband and the prisoner,
while reading letter. Coughlin was
reading aloud. As she entered from
another room she caught the words:
Remove him at all hazards but use
your discretion" Coughlin had staid
two hours that night and then went
away without speaking to her.
Mrs Foy then told of two visits Of
Cooney at which he and her hus band
had held conversations in low tones,
always with the door closed.
Asked il Martin Burke had visited
her husband, Mrs. Foy replied in the
affirmative, telling of a visit before
May =, at which Burke had talked
with her husband in the front room
and in the hall The next appearance
of Martin Burke at her house was on
the night of May 6, 1889 As the wit
ness made this statement Judge Wing
objected and the court said: II have
decided TO admit that evidence, but
instruct the jury to regard all acts of
Martin Burke after Nav as tending
to show conspiracy and not bearing
upon the guiltof Daniel Coughlin."
On the night of May 10, sometime
after Cronin's disappearance, Cough.
lin called at the Foy house and asked
for her husband. She told Coughlin
she was afraid her husband had been
arrested and he replied: "0h, there
is no proof against Andy. He is all
right"
II said" continued Mrs. Foy,
"Coughlin, this Is an awful thing you
have done. DR.. Cronin will do you
more harm dead than alive He
laughed and said | need not worry.
There is no danger said he, but you
will be taken care of anyway. Don't
worry | asked him who was to take
care of me and my little children.
Oh he said, don't mind about that.
Alexander Sullivan is a good friend OF
your husbands and of mine and he
will take care of you
The deep silence in court at this
point for a moment was broken by
the prosecuting attorney resuming
the examination and then a buzz OF
comment among the spectators, a
number of whom excitedly declared
the woman trained" witness.
"Coughlin came once before that
time" continued Mrs. Foy, land told
my husband what luck he had in fool.
ing Captain Setback and Captain
Schuetler about DR.. Cronin's body and
where they had put it"
The witness said that several times
Coughlin had assured her that there
was no danger OF her husband being
arrested and told her that if she
would keep quiet she would be well
taken care Of This ended her direct
examination.
when did you last see Mrs. T. T
Conklin?" was the first question Judge
Wing of the counsel for the defense
launched at the witness. A marked
change came over her To all of the
prosecuting attorneys questions sh,
had answered pleasantly and fully
Now her first words, Last night,
came out with an extraordinary
abruptness. Her face hardened visi
bly, and she went on with an effort
The attorney for the defense ques
toned her mercilessly upon all hel
relations with Mrs. Conklin, the wifi
of the man with whom DIR. Cronin haC
boarded. The number of times tn,
women had met and how recently
1t was developed that the two womer
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