The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-12-27
STRUCK EN- FOR MONEY
Hrs FOy Wrote the Defense that She
Was Poor and In Hard Lines
HOT CROSS--EXAMINATlON
Her CredibiiIty Somewhat Impaired
"A Day OF Surprises and Ex-
element In the Trial OF
Dan CouRhiin.

CHICAGO. Dec. as.-Thc Couehlin trial
was resumed this morning with Mrs. An
drew Foy on cross-examinatson. In nm
swcr TO questions, Mrs. Foy rehearsed the
story of Coughlin's visits to her house and
his consultations with her husband after
the murder of DIR. Cronin; of CouRhlin's
telling her that her husband was IN no
danger. and that. in the event of his being
arrested. she would be well cared for by
Alexander sullivan, and the like. To
further questions she declared that tho
prosecution had made her no promises;
that she no longer loved her husband;
that he left her three weeks before the
police began guarding her house.
In answer to n question whether she did
not send her compliments to Coughlin
when he was in jail. she replied: Those
werc sarcastic regards" In answer to-
another question she declared IL was not
true tlia; she had accused her husband of
being the man who threw the anarchist
bomb at liaymarket. or that she threat
ened to go to Judge Grinnell and place
her husband beside Spies, Parsons and
the rest of tho anarchists.
The attorney for the defense then placed
before her letter which she admitted she
wrote and mailed TO Attorney Forrest, ono
OF tue COUNSEL TOT ApugIiiiu anu Tue otucr
prisoners At tho first Cronin trial. Tho
attorney said he would submit it In evi-
dencc later. The attorney also submitted
another letter which. with considerable
hesitation, she admitted was in her hand-
writing.
All this was carried on amid much ex-
citemen, and chorus of strenuous OBJ
jec,ions by the prosecution. but the witness
paid no attention 10 their instructions not
to answer. After n period Of comparative
silence, Judge Wing for the counsel for
the defense said:
"Now. Mrs. Toy, didn't tho prosecution
give you any money Tho prosecution
objected.
Then deep voice at the reporters table
was heard to utter these words: "Lct her
give answer" IL was discovered that tho
author of tho remark was John Devoy. .
member of the Cronin committee and .
bitter enemy of Alexander Sullivan.
Judge Tuthill rcprimandcd Dewey
mildly and after some further talk tho
trial proceeded. Mrs. Foy admitted that
she was well acquainted with Dewey. She
also reluctantly admitted that George
| Singerly. n detective for States Attorney
| Longneckcr, the prosecutor at tine former
| trial, visited her twice or three times in
1891.
| The letter to Forrest bears date of Juno
| IS, 1892. and is unsigned. 1t says that the
| writer fears that Forrest il going before
supreme court In behalf of tho prisoners
| in October and tells him the whole story
will be out before that time; that she is
| tho wife of one of the chief conspirators,
who has become drunkard and brute
| in his treatment Of her; TINT she knows
and has talked with most of the conspira-
tors and knows tine whole story; that she ~
poor in purse and unless she is paid for all
tho suircrings she has undergone, she will
expose the whole plot. She says il Forrest
wants to communicate with her, he can
put personal in tho daily Nc,cs and sho
will reply. The second letter to Forrest is
unsigned. IL is dated Jan. Il, 1883. In 10
she says satisfaction must be had ut once
| and ends with the words: "Giye Dan my
| regards
Cross examination being continued.
| Mrs. Toy denied that she told Bingley
that her husband was m, only man who
trusted her. and that sh, wished she had
some other evidence besides what she got
from him. She denied that she ever told
him she had not heard Alexander Sulli-
| vans name mentioned in common gossip
about the case. She also vehemently de-
MED that she told Martin Garrity she
wished she knew something about Alex
| ander Sullivan SO she could bring hin,
| into the case. a that would be tho means
| of max ing her comfortable for life.