The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1894-03-15
C0UGHLIN FREE.
The Detective Not Concerned Ia
the Dr.. Cronin Murder.

After Four Years Imprisonment and d
Lengthy nnd Sensational Trial, Daniel
Couchln Is Free AEain-Cheers and
an Ovation Followed the Verdict.
CHICAGO, March 9.-Daniel Coughlin
is free man. For the first time since
the morning of May 255 1889, when he
was stripped of his detectives star and
placed under arrest by order of May or
Cregier, he enjoys the precious boon Of
personal liberty. Once convicted OF
murder and. conspiracy, and consigned
by the verdict of the jury to the peni-
Tertiary for the term Of his natural life,
granted new trial by the supreme
court as the result Of errors in the pre-
vious proceedings. brought back from
Joliet after three years OF inoarcera-
ton, a jury of his peers Thursday
afternoon declared, as the outcome OF
a second trial that has occupied four
months and four days, that he had
neither part nor parcel nthe assassin
alton Of DR.. Patrick Henry Cronin.
And with this verdict the curtain is
rung down, 80 far as the courts Of Cook
county are concerned, upon one OF the
most celebrated crimes in the history
of the republic.
The jury retired on the stroke Of II.
and, attended by three bailiffs, were
led to a room on the floor above. As
the last man disappeared, his wife, who
had been sitting behind him, laid her
head on his shoulder and sopbed hys'
terically, while his little son and
daughter, the former having been born
after his arrest, elm bed upon his knee
ind told in pratIng speech how much
they loved him.
Shortly before o'clock bailif was
dispatched to Judge Tuthill with the
information that the jury desired tore
turn to the courtroom. Bail:ffs were
dispatched to the county Jail for Cough.
lin, and the counsel for the state and
defense were summoned.
Coughlin was brought in st 1928, and
given seat Ia the center of six atal-
wart bniliffs. There was smile on
his face and a springy jaun:iness in his
step. Immediately in his rear, looking
careworn and anxious, sat his gray
haired father, who left his Michigan
home four months ago and has been in
daily attendance on the trial He
raised his eyes when his son came liz
and steadied his gaze upon him.
Five minutes later the Jury entered
and rendered the following verdict
1--WE find the defendant, Daniel Cough
lin, not guilty"
For moment not q soul stirrcd,
Then, from the rear OF the room, came
a cheer, A hundred throats joined in,
and pandelponium prevailed The
cheers were taken up by the crowd out.
side, and soon were re-echoing through
the vaulted corridors of the big struc
ture.
In the courtroom the enthusiasm con
tined, no effort being made by the
court or attaches to D,nintnin decoruin,
Some Of the spectators threw their hats
In the air eud fairly ciined oyer each
other In their eagerness to got within
sight of the acquitted man.
Coughlin seemed stNnned. Then by
an effort he arose from bis seat, pushed
back the. crowd. and exclaim in til
umphant tones: Boys justice has been
done at last; The crowd gave an an
sWer;ng cheer Pausing for a moment
TO wiring the hand of his father, Cough
lin jumped into the jury box and
thanked ever man in turn, while the
tears streamed down his face. Each
man shook his hand. and more than
one Of the twelve wiped awcy a sns
pic;ous moisture from bis eyes Judge
Tuthill thanked the twelve collectively
and dismissed t..ie.!i frou, duty.
In the meantime Coughlin's faithful
little wife, who had sat by his SIDE
throughout loti! trials, had heard the
news and hurried to the courtroom
Coug;,lin was bout 10 pass ont through
the Judges chamber when the cry was
raised by hundred voices: Dan. Dan,
come back; here's your wife" The cx
detective turned just in time to catch
his helpmcct, as, sobbing aSA hall
fainting, che fell ;nto his arms
The COUPE, with 'Conghlin's fathc,
and q few friends. remained in the
judges chamber for sore time. in TIE
expectation that tAc ,i.rong would dis
perse, but the crowd would not bulge,
Finally, recourse was made to Il side
exit, hut this, too, had its scntinels, and
his appearance was tie signal for Il
yell, "rhree cheers for Coughlia,
which were given with # vIra,
Leeo1nct!r 2.3.eA1s- TI-ec KILLED.
N'MKEsEARHE, Pu., March ga Lc'
high VALLEY railroad engine hpuiing Il
coal train was sicie-tracke.;, Thursday,
at Tauncry station f,r orders. Eng;nee,
Patrick Dugan stepped OF his engine,
and vas about to cAt-i Tie telegraph
station noar l,y the engine exploded.
The fireman, Juhn Lcnnox, was ut his
post, and he ANA Arthur Dotter anl
Edward Fox, two nral14nN:,, were
killed. TIE sas;ne'iS y 50. ipicte wreck,
The cause Of the accident Wll! pro3aply
never De knoivn.
Els Ora ESc:It.ocer.
LoGAHs?:!;:T, iu.;. ,,iArch 0.-The
body OF i'n:.!i2 !e;iie was found On TIC
Wabash r::.%a.;, nGaT ths CITY. ";sa
the head sai.si:,s. ii was y case Of sui
eide. Wlcn the coroner went to tic
Petr:e hc,:o 'fl;ur,siay morning - i'm
mon Mrs .'otric to .he inquest he oas