St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-22
mrs. F0Y MAY BE MISSING.
SENSATION SPRUNG ~ THE c0UeHLIy
TRIAL.
WILL SIZE TELL HER STORY ?

Attorney for the Prosecution Init
mates That She May Meet the
Same Fate as DR.. Cronin-Ihe
Court Places d Guard Over Her
to See That She Will Be on
Hand to Testify.
CHICAGO, Dec. 21.-Juror Benson,
whose illness threatened to seriously
retard The progress of the Coughlin case,
was entirely recovered today. His
physician is confident that the juror
Will be able to retain his place until the
conclusion of the trial. DR.. Charles f.
Perkins completed today the testimony
which was interrupted by yesterdays
adjournment. The witness said that
he had been present at the post mortem
held on the body supposed to be
that of DIR. Cronin. Death, he testi-
fed, was caused by the numerous
wounds upon the head and neck. He
was unable to determine, he said.
whether Or not the large wounds on the
temple and behind the ear had been
made before or after death. a Sensa-
ton was caused i'll court during the
afternoon session, when the prosecu-
ton called Mrs. Andrew Foy 20 the
stand, as it was not expected that she
would be asked to testify to-
day. The defense Immediately OBJ
jected to her testimony, and the
jury was taken from the court
room while the point was argued. At
torney Seaman, for the prosecution,
begged the court to allow the witness to
give her story. "Yonr HONOR" said he.
lit is a question of only few hours
whether this woman can testify at all
Or net. Since 4 o'clock this morning
this wCman's life has been in peril.
Tomorrow we may look for her aud she
may not be found. The defenss talks
about Mrs. Foy being insane. L have
not the least doubt she will be insane or
dead before long unless this horrible
story of hers is divulged."
Judge Wing protested that the state
had agreed last night 10 defer Mrs.
Foy's testimony until tomorrow. Judge
Tuthill finally decided to hold her over.
and sent an officer to guard her. Where
the court sent her he would not say.
John j. CIonin, q brother of DR..
Cronin, was called to the witness stand.
He testified that he had identified the
body found in the catch basin as
that OF his brother. He was posi-
tive in his Identification be-
cause Of a peculiar birthmark found upon
the body. The announcement of Milk
man Mertes' intention to return proved
q surprise to the defense. Coughlin
himself was very much exercised over
the news. He declared W it'll much EN-
phaSiS that Mertes committed rank per-
jury. Proof of this assertion, the big
eX-detective said. was given to Detective
Grove, to whom Mertes Is declared to
have acknowledged that he could not
identify Coughlin.
The testimony thus given by Detect
i've Grove occasioned his dismissal
from the police department. at the last
trial, it is said, but on representations
alleged TO have been made by w. S.
Forrest, of Coughlin's counsel, the de-
tectlye was reinStated. Coughlin today
declared to a reporter that he never in
his life saw the Carlson cottage and was
ready at any time TO go on the stand
and say so to the jury. If counsel APP
prove this proposition the appearance of
Coughlin on the witness stand will
prove one of the sensations of the trial.
He was not witness in the other cases,
and counsel today were considering the
wisdom of calling him in his own be-
half. They permitted the statement to
be made that III case Milkman MerteS
Is sworn as witness then the present
disposition Of counsel was to have
Coughlin tell his story under oath to
the jury.