River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-01-26
DAN coUGHLIN.

DAN CoUGHLIN.
docketed in time to place it on the Feb
ruary calendar of the criminal court
and the defense will demand an early
hearing. States Attorney Kern has
had no time to consider the case and
was unable to say what course he
would pursue.
The trip from Joliet was a pictur-
esque trip though a short one. for
Coughlin was the recipient of much at
tention from mem bers of the legisla-
ture on the train. Those who
shook hands with him on the
train were probably not more
surprised than were the people
who awaited his arrival at the jailer's
Office. They expected TO see the Dan
Coughlin of old. When he was placed
in the prison at Joliet in January, 1890,
he was magnificent specimen of man.
hood, feet high, straight as an arrow
and weighed 1913 pounds. A long mus
tache curled over his mouth, and de-
spite his confinement in the county jail
his face shone with the hue OF health.
lie was 80 years old November IL last
The man whom the visitors gazed at
looked more than so years old. His
nIustache was gone, revealing thin
/ lips which worked nervously. His
cheeks were shrunken; there
were deep lines around his mouth
and his shoulders were bowed.
He had not been shaved for sew
eral dogs and this added to the cadaver-
Gus, hunted, weary look upon his coun
tenance. His eyes. deeply set in their
sockets. constantly moving from side
to side, of all his features alone
looked the same, Coughlin was trem-
bling with nervousness as he confront
ed his visitors. Some of them had
seen him before the great trial They
fell back in surprise ut the change in
his appearance.
Don't ask me to talk about the
case" said he. 'I'll say nothing ex-
cept that I've been treated well here. "
Its a wrong righted, that's what it
is " he continued II knew it would
come sooner or later.
Immediately upon entering the Jail
he took off his overcoat and asked to
be allowed to weigh himself. Il want
to see how much have gained in the
three years." he said with smile. lie
was conducted to the scales and the
beam tipped at It's pounds, showing a
loss of twenty pounds 1t appeared to
satisfy him, however. He was then
assigned to cell.
An application will be made to one of
the judges at once to admit Coughlin
to bail. What Judge will be selected
for the application is not known. His
friends are confident that the applica-
ton will be granted. The friends of DIR
Cronin express their doubt of this.
They say further that the result of
the new trial may not be so favora BILE
to Coughlin as he expects. They in
innate that it may not only result in
his conviction of murder, bnt that the
chief actor aud moving spirit in the
great conspiracy may be brought to
light.
The committee of DIR. Cronin's frien ds
which has steadfastly sought to bring
all the perpetrators of the foul crime to
justice will undoubtedly renew its ex-
ertions now that Coughlin's new trial
reopens the case. Besides the rails
ing of a fund which material.
ly aided ex-State's Attorney Longe-
neclxer in securing the conviction of
Coughlin, Burke and O'Sullivan, the
committee has since been interchangeable
in its efforts to secure further evidence
of the alleged conspiracy. Among the
new evidence which the committee is
said to have in its possession, and which
will doubtless be used at Coughlin's
new trial, is the testimony of Mrs.
Andrew Foy. blrs Foy's husband was
a member of the famous camp 90 Sew
eral months ago he was arrested at the
instance of his wife for ill-treatipg her.
At the trial Mrs. Foy caused a sensa-
ton by threatening to reveal what
she knew about the Cronin conspiracy
and her husbands connection with it
unless the latter mended his treatment
of her. 1t was a. Foy's house, accord
ing to the woman's story, that the con-
spirators met, and she overheard their
discussions aud plans.