The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-12-30
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The Cr min Nurder.

CHICAGO, Dec. 33-Pale and evi 1eatly
in great fear, Mrs. An new Fog appear cd
on The witaess stand at tue opening OF
the CoughIln trial this morGing, with
policeman near to guard her against
harm, which had been Garklg tan, at
ened. The defenss o' juctei t. her tss-
timonv on the ground that evidence by
wife calculated to mplicate her husband
in crime was incompetent. The un-
derstanding was she would tell OF SER
les of meetings at her house, at which
Coughlin was recognized by all as the
leader, and that her husband aiterward
confessed that at these meetings the plan
was formed which led to DR.. CronIns
murder, and that her husband took part
in the plot, and was present shortly after
the murder was committed. Judg" Tut
hill finally decided TO admit Mrs. Foy's
testimony, her evidence 10 be confined
to what she saw and TO what she said TO
any one OF the c0nsplraiors. The exam
nation then proceeded amid the most
profound attention on the part OF the
audience, which flied the room, and with
constant ohjsctIoDs from the defense.
Her story IN substance was Us TO lows:
She knew CoushiIn, Marlln Barke and
Patrick Cronin, al! Of whom had been at
her house. Coughlin appeared there
first In March or April, 1889 He Wis
tied her husband several times, and they
talked in whispers During enc OF these
visits she surprised her husband and |
4 h.. I.ff a lot,
ter aloud Sue caught the words, ''re
move him at all hazards, but use your
discretion" Witness then told of two |
visits of Cronin az which he and htr hus-
band held whispered conversations, al
ways with the doors closed, Martin
Burke also visited ber husband aud |
talked with him in private. He came
again the night of May 6, 1899, two days
afier the CroDin murder This was Bit
Ierly fought by defel.e, but the court
decided to admit it, saying he would in
struct the jury It merely tended to show
a conspiracy. but did not bear on Coughs
Inns guilt. Continued. witness said that
Coughin called May 12 aud asked for
ler husband She told him sbe was
afraid her husband had been arrested
Coughlin replied: Oh? there's no proof
against u.s. He's all right" She said:
'Cougblin, Iiis is an awful thing you
lave done. DR. Cronin will DO you more
,arm dead than alive" He laughed
md said: You need not worry. There's
10 danger but you will be taken care of,
anyway. Don's worry l asked him
Who was to take care of me and my lit
lie children 'Oh.' he said, don't mind
bout that. Alexander Sullivan Is
,ood friend OF your husband and of mine
nd he will take care of you" /,
The deep silence in the courtroom at
nis point was broken bg the prosecuting
ttorney's resumirg his examination, and
hen there was buzz of comment
mong the spectators at this starting
tatement.
Witness continued. ''Coughltn came
nee before that time and told my hus-
and what luck he had in fooling Cap
ain Schaak and Schuettler about DR..
,ronin,s body and where they put it,"
Witness said Ceughi1n several times as
ured her there was no danger of her
usband being molested. He told her
hat if she kept quiet she would be
yell taken care of This ended the dl
ect examination and cToss examination
egan, going minulely into the details
f the relations of Mrs. FoY with Mrs.
'. P. ConklIn, wife of the man with |
Thom Dr. CronIn boarded.