Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-01-09
DAN TURNED PALE.
Sensational Day in the Cronin
Murder Trial.
TESTIMONY OF FRANK BARDEEN.

preaching aud Recognized Dan Cough
lin sitting Upon the Box Which Is Sup.
posed to Have Contained the Remains OF
! the Murdered Dertor.
CHICAGO, Jan. 9.-ln the Cronin murder
tria! Frank Bartlcen, the Os;ego (Nlicii.)
engineer, who claims to have seen Daniel
Coughlin riding upon the wagon sup
| posed To contain the body of Dr. Crouin
early Oh the morning of May WIS
called To the stand. In n few words Mr.
Bottum got the witness TO lay the foun,la
| ton for his examination as to the main
! facts. The replies he made were as to his
| occupation, his present address, his place
oi habitation on and since May 4, 1879. In
| May, 1859, lac lived in u house, the second
| one west cf the Chicago avenue station,
| the proprietor of which was I'm" Scan
| Ian. formerly Mayor Washburnes official
messenger. Witness said he knew DAN
Coughlin by sight very well, having seen
him perhaps forty times altogether. Then
hc WAS asked 10 go on and tell whether or
not he saw Coughlin on the night of May
and if 80 under what circumstances.
| On the Night OF May 1.
! Mr. Bar,lecn said in reply: About the
| first day in May 1 was in Edeewater tc
take n position with the Williams Engine
company. Their headquarters were with
the Fairbanks company and they had a
| contract with South Evanston TO light the
| Village. Tie engine did not work right
and was sent there 10 put the engine in
| oT'ler. May | went there and stayed all
| night. In the morning ;lhouo :. o'clock
| took II train for my home in Lake View.
| stayed at home during the day TIL about 4
O'Clock. Then in the evening tool, n train
| for South Evanston and stayed with the
| engine all night. took the train for Rose
| Hill, then went to Edgewater to see the
chief engineer, Mr. Gossage, who had been
my assistant. walked in and saw Mr..
Eaton, who was in charge, and lie did not
seem willing to talk, 50 l went outdoors
and sat on the front steps,
Dramatic Recital.
MIR. Bardecn was then asked to descrihe
the topography adjacent to the Edgewater
| electric light plant.
Bottun,-Now, tell the jury what YOU
saw.
Il sat down and very soon heard a
wagon approach. Presently this wagon
came closer. l saw it was an express wag-
on and two men got out and the wagon
! went east''
Mr.. Bottum-When the two men 20;
out was there any one else in the wagon?
YES. n man sitting on what thought
at the time was n s,olchcst."
Then what did you do:'
II got up and just rs the wagSa a,p
preached turned a switch of 81 candle in
candescent light directly over the wagon
The switch was just back of my hand
where was sitting.
Mr. Bottom-Weil, when you turned on
the light what did YOU seeg
Il saw a man in the wagon and the othel
two walking
who was the man in the wagon."
"Daniel Coughlin.''
Mr.. Bottum-The defendant in thi.
case?
YES, sir"
Coug.';n Turns Falc.
This ended Mr.. Bardeen' 5 story 1t didn',
tase fifteen minutes to tell il ALL But
these fifteen minutes were the most dam
aging that Big Dan" ever experienced be
fore i'll all vicissitudes. For the first tim,
since the trial "A calIows tree took form in
the vista on which Coughlin's eyes wcr,
fixed. And dcathly white was the color il
Daniel Coughlin's face. He sat rigid. BEN
slightly forward in attitude Of eager listen
ing. As the story came from the witnes.
stand the jury manifested new interest
Their entire attention was aroused Il
was the same with the audience At inter
vals not n sound was heard in the hi,
crowd. Outside Il small army was waiting
anxious tn edge in only to get !, look a
the interior. Entire minutes passed, deal
TO those who love thrilling sensations
Rarely WIS such a story of dramatic sur
prise heard in corir. of justice: rarely wa
u man on trial fnr his life doomed gp,lar
enuy bv seemingly proyidcutial disclos
Gres.