St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-12
TRYING TO FIX A JUROR.
MUCH EXCITEMENT CAUSED IN THE
c0UGHLM TRIAL.
CHARGES OF INTIMIDATION.
Interest Aroused by Quinn's Tes-
timony - What He Heard
Coughlin Say About North Side
Catholics a Sunday Night
Meeting In q Chicago Avenne
Saloon.

CHICAGO, Jan. 1.-THE testimony of
Frank Seaman was continued in the
| Coughlin case today. EX-Judge Wing,
! for the defense. succeeded in making
the witness contradict himself sew
eral times, and :then James A. Quinn
| was called to the stand. His testimony
did not differ materially from that given
ut the former trial. He said he heard
Coughlin say, previous to DR.. Cronin's
| disappearance: "If one of you North
side Catholics don't keep his mouth
shut, he Will be done up"
Mrs. L. b. COnklln, with whom DR..
Cronin boarded. was also examined.
She testified regarding the departure of
the doctor on the night of May 4, 1889.
A Hurry of excitement was caused in
the court room today by report that an
attempt had been made to intimidate
the jurors. The report was that a note
which the wife of one of the jurors
tried to get to her husband Tell into the
hands Of bailitf. The note said that
man had called at the home OF the
juror and told the wife it would go hard
with her husband if he voted for a YER
dict against Coughlin.
When the purport became known, it
was at once reported that efforts were
being made to intimidate the juror. 1t
was said the note would be at once pie
sented to Judge Tuthill. Considerable
interest was aroused by the
TESTIMONY OF QUINN.
He was asked to tell of his meeting
with COughlin. O'Sullivan and; Whalen
in Chicago avenue saloon one Sunday
night late in March. 1889. The election
tor mayor of the city was about two
weeks distant. Quinn said he came into
til saloon about 10 o'clock and found
the three men already there. Coughlin
and O'Sullivan were standing apart
from Whalen, conVerSlng in an earnest
tone. Quinn joined the men and was
introduced to O'Sullivan. The talk ran
OH the coming mayOralty election and
the probable chances Of the two candi-
dates, Roche and Cregier. At that time
the deputy question was being agi-
tated, and some one mentioned the
OpiOn that Roche was member of the
U. .. d. Quinn spoke up and said he
knew Roche was not Catholic, as he
had been brought up with him. He said
he was afraid the Catholics would be
mistaken and might aid him by their
votes, but he believed the time had
come for good Catholics to declare them
selves on the right side.
Then Coughlin. who had not said
much. put in the remark, "It one of
your North side Catholics don't keep his
mouth Shut he will be done up"
The purpose Of the cross examination
of Quinn was to show that Coughlin's
much-talked-of remark, always applied
by the prosecution TO Cronin, really
applied to the political existence OF
some prominent Catholic, Attorney
Bottum referred to the fight against
john f. Finerty. who was then running
for congress. He asked Quinn if he did
not know Finerty lived en- the North
side at that time, and that this fact was
used against his election from the Sec
ond congressional district. since he did
not reside there.
Quinn replied that he thought Finerty
lived on the West side in the spring of
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