New-York tribune., 1893-12-30
LEX. SULLIVAN MAY TESTIFY
INTERESTING DEVELOPMENTS EXPECTED
IN THE COUGHLIN TRIAL.
testimony AT YESTERDAYS sEssIoN-Two OF
THE JURORS ILL-ExPERTs on

THE STAND.
cn,caeo Dec 29.-In the Coushlin trial sensa-
80, developments limited az within the next
soa davs. 1t is said by the friends Of Coughlin
.hot Alexander Sullivan Will take the witness
..and and swear that he never authorized Coughlin
=. mako certain statements attributed to him
.,oh Mrs Fov testified TO. 1t is also stated
.hot Coughn will take the stand and swear that
no never used the language Mrs. Foy says ne used
I, this way II expected to completely dscredlt
Mrs Foy's testimony with the jury. The friends
of Dr. Cronin profess to be confident of their ability
,o break down the testimony of both Alexander Sul-
van and Daniel Coughlin on cross-examination' ana
,redic that their taking the stand would make the
,ebltal far transcend in interest anything hereto
fore developed in this trial The most important
witness In the rebutta should Mr.. Sullivan testify
would be. 1t is said. Judge Grinnel who, In the
opinion of the prosecution would be highly I'M
portant witness as to the motive for the murder
Of Cronn. II is said that friends of DR.. Cronn
have been buslly engaged lately In tn examination
of hitherto unpublished evidence in he shape OF
teegrams which they intend to ask Mr. sullivan
TO explain. 1t is expected that these kilograms
will throw important light on the case. .,,,...
Fac-smiles OF cable dispatch sent by SuIl!Naah
to London May I. 1882 and of a telegram sent by
1889. are printed in an evening newspaper INFER @
en,iay the charge is made through lls OF cues
tions addressed TO sullivan that through Juggling
with certain cable messages Immediately 1%oI9whis %
IT, the mS%sr 6rog S e oTnng newspaper
-.
that Cronin was on his way to London 10 act the
part of traitor to the Irish cause.
Mrs. Jonas Carlson was put through the rest OF
her cross-examnaton in the trial to-day. and made
the impression her husband. she gave the
same unsatisfactory answers as TO why she knew
1t the 9TH Of May, the 2Oth OF March etc'
tin Burke a stiff hat when she ldentlfled MN
as Frank Williams in Jail here. Carlson swore that
Burke had soft hat
Carbert Warde was called to tell the jury that
he saw two men Of different height walking ahead
OF him at 1890 the night of May a. 1889 on
North Ashland-ave where he lived. They entered
the Carlson cottage by the front door, and the Wit
ness then went home. Next morning as ne passed
the cottage he noticed drops which looked like
blood the plank walk between the cottage ana
road and on the steps leading to the front door.
disposition of Jurors Bruce and Weinberger. They
withdrew to the Judges chamber and at
tended by the County Physician Bruce has chronic
kidney trouble. Weinberger's complaint is appendi-
danger of a mlstrial on account OF either juror
both were soon back in their seats.
The first witness called in the afternoon session
was Professor Hanes. the head of the department.
of chemistry in Rush Medical College. He testified
10 having subjected to chemical tests certain dark
stains found on chip OF wood some cot' IN ana
pieces of blue paper and by number OF thenical
tests he had come the conclusion that the stains
were blood. He could not state positively that II
was human blood, but was inclined 70 that behei
after a careful microscopical examination
Henry L. Tolman. an expert; next stated tnat
blood-stained chips, etc From his investigation
the expert reached positive conclusion that II
was blood and presumptive conclusion tnat IL
was human blood.
Donald McGibbon. the police sergeant who ar
rested Martin Burke in Winnipeg, viii probably
take the stand tomorrow He will tell of Burke
giving the name of Martin Delaney and stating
Carlson will also testify. and Dr.: William Beihed'
who could not be found to-day, will be called