Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-12-22

Hcr Evidence In the Sruniu murder
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Nor hNtNtuco IN tue arnmtu murder
TriHi.
CHICAGO. Dec. 22.-Pale and uvi.
IDENTIFY IN great fclT, MTB. Andrew Foy
appeared on the wiinrsa.stand no tho
opening Of the Coughliu trial this
morning, with policeman near 10
guard her agAinst harm, which has
been darkly threaiunej. The defense
objected 10 her testimony on thegrouud
that evidence by wife calculated 70
implicnie hUr husband Ia q Crms So
incompetent. The understanding was
that shr would toll OF series Of meet.
iugs al her house, OF which COughllu
was recognized by oil ~ tho leader,
aud that hHr husband afterwards
confessed that Rt thoiO meetings The
plot was formed which luI q d.
CfOniu's murder, aud that her hus-
baud took part Ia tho plot aud was
pfotont shortly after tho murder was
committed. Judge TuthiIl finally dc.
cidrl 10 admit Mrs. F0y's testimony,
her evidence 20 hr confined 10 what
she raw anu TO what Hho said 10 any
ono Of the CDusplraiOri.
The examination then proceeded
amid tho u Oat profound attention
on the part OF the audluncu which
jeCiiOus from the defense. Her story
IL Ia substance M f0llowG
She knew Coughiin, Martin Burke
and Patrick Cr0nin, ali Of whom had
been at her house. Coughliu appeared
there fret In March or April, 1850. lie
visited her husband several times anu
they talked In whispers. During one
Of these visits she surprised her hus.
band anu COughliu, the latter reading
a letter aloud. She caught the wofds,
"femOve him at all hazards, but use
your discretion" Witness then told Of
two visits OF CtOnln, at which he ana
her husband held whispered c1nyor-
Stations, always with the dOOrs closed.
Martin also visited her husband End
talked with him In private. lie came
again on the night OF May OH, 1859,
two days after the CFonin murder.
This was bitterly fought by the dc.
Tense, but the court decided 10 admit II,
sAyingke would instruct the jury that Il
merely tended 10 show tho conspiracy
but old not bear on C0urhlin's guilt.
Continuing, witness said COughlin
called on May 18th and asked for her
husband. She told him she was afraid
her husband had been arrested
Coughlin replied: "Oh, there's no
proof against AMY. He's oil right"
~ taid," continued Mrs. Foy,
"COughlin, this II an awful thing you
have done. Dr.. Cronin will do you
more harm dead than alive"
lie laughed anu saij, 81 need not
worry. There's no danger; but you
will be taken care OF anyway. D0n't
worry"
asked him who was 10 take care OF
mo aud my little children,
ooh" no said, "dOn't mind about
that, Alexander sullivan IL good
friend OF your husband anu Of milne,
aud he viii take care OF your
The deep silence In court at this
point WAS broken by the prosecuting
attorney Tusuming the examination,
aud then came "A buzz OF comment
among the spectators al this startling
statement,
Witness continued; "COuFhlin
came once before that time and tgld
my husband what luck he had Ina
lo0liug Captain Shack ana Schuttlcr
about Or. Cfonin's body, ana where
they put IT,"
Witness said that Coughlin several
times assured her that there was no
Iaug,rot her husband being indicated,
ana told her that n she would GUfp
quiet she would be- Well taken cnre Of
This ended tbs direct examination