New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-03
LIGHT ON CRONINS MURDER.
TESTIMONY EXPECTED AT THE COUGlIIIN
TRIAL
WHAT MRS. ANDREW FOY SAYS HER HUSBAND
TOLD HER OF THE ASSASSINATION IN HIS
MOMENTS OF RENoRsE-NAMES
OF THE GUILTY MEN.

OF THE GUILTY MEN.
Chicago Dec 1.-THE Post" this afternoon prints
in detail the testimony which 1t Is said. VIII De
given by Mrs. Andrew Foy. who Will be the hrs'
witness presented bv the Stat" In the Coushih
trial The facts Mrs. Foy AYERS, were told her by
her husband at times when remorse for his part III
the crime would overcome him. The evidence
while not admissible against Foy IL competent
against either of the other men mentioned IN hrr
story In substance according 10 the POST MIS-
Foy's evidence will be as follows:
Dr. T. ii. Cronn killed in the Carlson cot
,apc H., reueated blows on the head with "A heavy
carpenter's chisei in the hands OF Patrick Cooney
while Martin Burke held the struggling victim h'Ip-
less in his strong grasp. ana Michaei - Ho" :"
member Of Chcago's police force. stood guard at
the door. No one but CoOney struck the doc'oi
and only Burke Cooney and Michael -~ were IN
the cottage Patrick OSulllvar stood outside AT
, the rear Of the cottage. watching and guarding
against possible interference. Dan CoushIlh uih
not reach the cottage until after the MURDER "h'h
he came accompanied by Andrew Foy Inc man
who called at ConkriSs house with Dinahs "h't
horse for Dr. Cronin Martin Dawn. OF
Hancock Mich a. Il. Simonds." who bought at
Revers the furniture found In the cot'age ana
who rented the fat at No. II, Cark-st, was James
Guinea. then a clerk in Gillespies grocery store
Twenty-second-s,. and Indana-ave ana no" Il
fugitive. Burke and Cooney were the persons WIN
rented the Carlson cottage.
.Donr Couehlin was the head and front OF the
conspiracy which included the following men. VINO
held secre! meetings almost nightly for some time
prior to the murder:
Daniel Couehlin detective. to whom all the others
reported for instructions who hired the white morse
from Dinan and who one of the three men on
the wagon that carried the trunk containing we
doctors mutilated BODY -, ..t.o,. 90,
Andrew roy. at whose house the conspiratp fs
met and planned their work and who ACCOMPANIED
Coughin TO the Garrison cottage S ,n gnn2e Nv
murder and was mistaken lor JON" ''""Ae "
the milkJnan Mcrtcs
Martin Burke, laborer. who rented the Carlson
cottage one OF the three men to whom fel ne
lot OF killing Cronin. and who held IN" doctor NhiIe
Cooney beat out his life with me cllsei. >. l.,
Patrick OSulliyan. iceman. who. according 10 IN
bscan eer",ne the PRESENTATION of the
which was used successfully a means 10 get Df
Cronin to the place OF murder. ar ,
lanes Guinea. grccery clerk v, wh Pas, as 81 81
slmonds rented the place a r a, NO ' anu
Patrick Cooney. brioklayer the actuai slayer
Martin Dawn. laborcr. Of Hancock Mich. brought
10 Chicago to decoy the doctor from home and Sc
lected because one who might see him with
Joseph McKcnna, who drove to the Carlson cot
taec from the South Side the wagon used to haul
away the corpse ~ 'ne 1rHnk ncceman who was
deputed to aid cooney and Burke in the killing and
doctor and held 1t closed while the murder was
being done This mans name is suppressed here.
Two other men, one in Chicago and in Han
cock. Mich, were spoken OF by. the conspratoTs
that they were parties to the plot.
The story above outlined is practically that related
it the States representatives declined talk abou-
the S g ya y ns se s
name OF the policeman referred to as Michael -
velopments to-day, though there was rumor OF
another suspected Juror. The examination Of special
jury box resumed but when court adjourned
only man had been passed by both sides.