Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-12-23
TEE OOUGHLIN TRIAL
Mrs Toy Appears and Givel ner Testl-
mony-rho Defense Questioning Her
Closely.

~mony-rhe Defense Questioning Her
Closely.
CHICAGO, December 22.-Mrs. An
drew FOy, pale and nervous aud guarded
by a police officer appeared in court to-
day ready 20 testify 10 the COughlin
case. The letter which she Is reported
70 have received, warning her not 20 tes-
tiiy,and containing dire though guarded
threats, had apparently added to her
fears for her personal safety. Her hus-
band, She said, did not appear at her
house last night, and guarded by a de-
tall Of policemen, she had been undis-
turbed. For fear that she would be in
|tercepted on her way 20 the scene OF
she trial, she appeared 10 the court
room long before the hour for the con
veniog Of court, aud patiently waited 70
be called 20 the witness stand.
The warning letter received by Mrs.
Toy was, il is said, in substance as fol-
lows: Don't be a traitor. Look out
Tor yourself and little family. Remem-
Der the fate of Judas, who went out and
hung himself, and whose body burst
open and let his bowels be scattered on
she ground."
aAAHa roy Is NnG WIG VI AAAA9W LOIH
who it Is said, was the first man 70
openly denounce DR.. CrOnin as a spy
after Cronin disappeared, IL was at his
house 10 Is claimed the alleged cOnspir-
acy against the Doctor was Matched and
10 is the story Of meetings Of the con-
~spiratOrs duplicating C%Oughlin as the
leader that the prosecution has been so
anxious for Mrs. Foy TO give II pos
sible.
After q long consideration Of the OBJ
iectiOns OF the defense chiefly that a
wife could not testify where her testi-
mony would implicate her husband as
one Of the co~nspiratOrs, Judge Tuthil
said quickly: 81 have decided the mat
ter, call Mrs. Foy. The objection OF
the defense is overruied." Judge Tut
hill turned 20 Attorney B0ttum. "You
understand, said he, ''that this testi-
mOny is greatly restricted. Mrs. Toy
can testify only 90 what she saw and 70
what she said 70 any Of the conspira-
tots"
She stated Shat she knew Coughlin,
Martin Burke aud Patrick C0Oney, all
OF them having been at her home.
C0ughlin, she said, FIRST appeared there In
March or April, 1850. Several times, she
said, C0ughlin had visited her husband
and the TWO talked in whispers. On
visit. Mrs. FOy stated, she surprised
her husband and the prisoner while
reading a letter. C0ughlin was reading
aloud. As she entered the room she
she caught the words, Remove him az
an hazards, but use your discretion"
Coughlin had stayed two hours that
night, and then went away without
speaking 20 her. Mrs. Foy then told
OF two visits OF COOney, at which he
aud her husband had held converse
tiOus ia low tones, always with the
door closed. The witness said that on
the night OF May -, some time after
CrOnin's death and disappearance,
Coughlin called at her house and asked
for her husband. She told C%oughlin
she was afraid her husband had been
arrested, and he replied: 'Oh, there is
no proof against Andy. He's all right"
'Isaid," continued Mrs. FOy, Cough
lin, this is an awful thing you have
done. DR.. Cronin will do you more
harm dead than alive" he laughed
and said / need not worry. There was
no danger, "but you will be taken care
of any way. Don't worry" Iasked
him who was 70 take care Of me and my
little children. sob" he said, ''dOnt
mind about that. Alexander Sullivan
is q good friend OF your husbands and
or mine, and he viii take care Of you"
Coughlin came once before that
time, continued Mrs. FOy, and told
my husband what luck be had 10 fool
ing Captain Setback about DR.. Cronin's
body and where they had put IL.
The witness said that several times
Coughlln had assured her that there
was no danger OF her husband being
arrested, and told her that IL she would
keep quiet she would be well taken care
or. This ended her direct examination.
"When did you last see Mrs. IL. 7.
Conklin?" was the first question Judge
Burke, Of counsel for defense, launched
AT the witness. A marked change came
over the expression of Mrs. Foy. To all
OF the prosecuting attorneys questions
she had answered pleasantly aud fully.
Now Der FIRST words, 'last night"
came out with an extraordinary abrupt
ness.
gMrs. Foy seemed 90 be s~teeliug her
self against the attack Of the defense.
Her face hardened visi0ly aud she went
on with an effort The attorney for
the defense questioned the witness
mercilessly upon all her relations with
Mrs Conklln, the wife Of the liquor
dealer with whom DR.. CrOnin boarded.
The number OF times the women had
met.and how recently, were gone into 10
detail. It was developed that the W
women were ia the habit Of visiting TO-
gether regularly, aud had been together
Just before she had come 70 court the
previous day.