St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-09
DAN COUGAlIN SET FREE.
THE FAMOUS cR0EIE TRIAL rs ENDED
AT LAST
JURY OUT ABOUT FOUR HOURS.

Affecting Scene Witnesseds When
the Prisoners Wife Threw Aer
Arms About Him = Juryinen
Warmly Congratulated by
Coughlin = Attorney Donohoe
and Ex-JudSe Wing Happy.
CHICAGO. March s. = The happiest
man Oh earth at 4:35 o'clock this after
noon was Daniel Coughlin. When the
clerk read out the words: 1--WE. the
jury. find the defendant, Daniel Cough
lin, not guilty." warm flush went over
his face, which before had been of
deathly white. He half rose i'll his
chair, and was the next instant pushed
back by Attorney David, the law partner
OF Mr.. DonoLoe. who has so stoutly de-
Tended him throughout the long trial.
Then it was push that almost swept
the happy man off his feet. Newspaper
men, old-time friends of the prisoner
before his troubles. came upon him
in body and and nearly wrung his
hand off.
''Its all right, boys; all right"
gasped Coughlin, as ne reached for
three or four hands at once. Its all
right, boys; won't forget you. You
treated me all right"
Then the prisoner worked his way up
IN inrv lOy with
as many of the men as he could reach,
but the crowd was too much for him.
and, yelling and cheering to show its de-
light. it pushed him away from the box.
He gave up the effort to greet the men
who have given him freedom. and, in
company with the bailiffs, started 10
leave the room, passing behind
JUDGE TUTHILL's CHAIR.
Just as he was directly behind the
judge, a cry of Make way there; open
up 4 passage; make way" was heard,
and two stalwart bailiffs pushed through
the crowd, and close behind them. her
hat awry, her vail half up, and gasping
with sobs that choked her, came Mrs.
Coughlin. Dan was striding TO liberty
as though he wore seven-league boots.
Dan, come back, here's your wife,
called fifty voices, and Coughlin re-
traced his steps. Just at the foot of the
little fight of stairs leading up TO the
judges rOstrum he met his wife. The
woman gave an incoherent cry, her
arms went up, fastened themselves
around her husbands neck, and
then gave way utterly. She only
said: Dan, oh, Dan" but no
where. not even in Dan Cough
Inns heart was there such Joy as in the
bosom OF the little woman who clasped
tight against her husbands heart and
felt him hers again. Coughlln bent his
big blonde head until his moustache
swept her cheek, and then the two
rocked two and fro unui the woman
was able 10 stifle her emotion, and then
she was led away by Coughlin's father,
who was happy enough TO dance jig,
but gave his entire attention to his hat.
which he kept putting on and taking OFF
with marvellous rapidity. In few mIn-
utes he and Mrs. Coughlin, who by this
time was radiant, left the room.
Attorney Doaohua, who hal, with eX-
Judge Wing, defended the prisone r,was
the recipient OF
SHOWER OF CONGRATULATIONS
from friends and fellow attorneys.
ut is just as l expected" he said.
The verdict could not have been other
wise. l will acknowledge that it was
an agreeable surprise to Inc, however,
to get verdict this afternoon. | would
not have been surprised If the jurors
had remained out eighteen or twenty
hours. But it Is just as we'll that they
decided when they did, for they could
have reached no other conclusion if
they had been out week"
Neither Assistant Prosecuting Attor-
ney Bottum nor Associate Prosecutor
Seaman would express an opinion as to
the verdict. ''It was d surprise they
both asserted, but further than that
they declined to talk to intervlewers.
An attempt to interview the jury in
the court room was not productive of
good results. Il can't tell thing"
said Juror Sharp, pleasantly. I'VE
agreed nHt to talk or give names, and |
cannot say anything"
That's right broke in Foreman
Holsman. 1--WE have agreed that we
would not say word to the papers. 1t
would not be fair thing. l will say
one thing, though" SAID the foreman
with broad grin: II am just about as
happy to get away from this thing as
Daniel Coughlin ever was"
That's what" said Sharp emphati-
eally.
The jury was at once taken into the
Office Of the county clerk, where war
rants for their pay were given them.and
the Cronin trial was out OF court, and
into history for good.