New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-19
Fl YHAM SCANLAN'S BAD MISTAKE.
TIL Young PROSECUTOR OF CoUGHLIN SCORED
by JUDGE TUTHILL-TfTE STATE
RESTS ITS CASE.

RESTS ITS CASE.
Chez 60, Jan. 1S-R. NJ. Wing and Daniel Dono-
hue unsel for Daniel Coughlin created scene
n IIdge TuthilPs courtroom at the close OF the
~ ar proceedings this morning. Judge Wing, as
seq OF lawyer, read after a legal preamble. Ger
tain articles and letters recently published In two
Afternoon Chicago newspapers attacking the hon
estr OF the jury and witnesses the counsel on
both = es and even rejecting upon Judge Tuthps
cor lu,- OF the trial. The last article read. which
caIser A. sensation, was in the form or a letter
wrt:s and signed by Kickham Seaman, the young
la'yye belonging to the Cronin faction who Is as
81 tr, the State. The letter openly reflected on
tie integrity of the jury. and ntlmatcd that II
there was no conviction the jury must be corrupt.
Judge Wing concluded by moving the court to en-
ter order Seaman to desist from contributing
SUCH r,ces 10 the press.
. Mr. Bottum started to make defence for his
cole que but Judge Tuthill cut him off snort, ana
iotly exclaimed: IF Mr.. Seaman wrote that let
ter action simply unprofessional ana out
rage is. 1t reflects upon almost everybody IN
the asc. and IS absolutely indefensible" The
JUDI was excited and indignant. Mr.. Seaman,
who had previously sat quiet. rose meekly to ex-
plai IL don't want to hear from you, Mr.. Scan
Ian abruptly broke In the Judge. unless you
wa to say that you did not write the article. IL
isl outrage on the jury, who. for augnt we KNOW
wi, consclentlousy DO their duty Every man Is
Of our selection"
D you know that lawyer for the dcence
HI, al article in another newspaper brutally at
ta Ing me In connection with Bardeens testl-
IN ~" asked the Inundated lawyer ,-..
dse Tuthill-rwoo wrongs don't make asd righ aro
r Wing-Only Mr.. DonOhue and myself are
agei in this case. DO You mean 10 say e''her
OF us wrote that article?
M Wing-Mr. Trude Is stranger TO this case,
9 Il any .ntrnates there are other lawyers
this defence he lies. You are "A pack OF SANDER
Z 4, 20 far as | know you. You are suspicious OF
urself and the world. r -, 81,
Sea alan was not in a fighting mood He had ms
ac, TO make with the Court and ne maze II Dy
not right for me 10 allow that letter to be pup,
ilshed during the trial. and no one has regretted
1t more than l." 49,, 49, corr, odd.
ing II shall not attempt to regulate the news
papers They certainly not aiding IN me al,
mnistraton of Justice In sahue, LIE ar o t2viSe, to
do their duty and in singing out certain JuIOrs
TO brand them corrupt men without smarom
Of proof The press have committee I !, - Of III
mon honest citizens. who are deprlVen 81 Nv
mans of defending themselves until the end or th'
The State rested its against Coughlin az
begin Monday morning, the Interval DeinR alloWeu
IN arrange the order Of testimony ana get the VII
nesses into line There VIII De petwe1h n nrCcc.1
ms bv reading n long series of formal motions
- exclude from the evidence all material TEST
mony presented by the state Inc court owl ulr
new pont IL may result In the supreme court
nr,lcr(ng another new trial In case or oonVct'on
The motion was exclude Mrs. Conklins teSti
mony relating To her identlfcatlon OF t'e VIII
bnrse taken for her to see by Charles BECK a news
neper reporter now in Mexico. because ~ haI no.
been proved by Bcck's own testimony that the nor
,,r, Conklin saw was the taken from oman
iirer-v stable 20 drive the doctor away me Cour
TOOK the motion under advisement