The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-02-09
COUCHLIN TRIAL.
Attorneys Enliven the Proceedings
in Court.
THE LIE PASSED In LAWYER STYLE.
Judge Tuthin Breaks In and Then Breaks
Out-Curiosities of the Evidences
. Witnesses Fearful of
Something.

l. Witnesses Fearful OF
Something.
CHICAGO, Feb 6.-Daniel CoCghlin's
attorneys attacked Frank Bardeen'
testimony in the Cronin trial yester-
iay. Bardeen told, when on the stand
for the prosecution, of seeing Coughlin
in Edgewater on the night OF May a.
Walter Eaton was mentioned as the en-
gineer in charge of the plant that
night The defense called Engineer
Eaton to the stand, and he testified to
having had several conversations with
Bardeen previous to May 4. The latter
had testified that he had never spoken
to Eaton.
Eaton said that he did not see Bar
deem at the plant on the night of May
4. but by cross-eXamination it was
shown that Eaton admitted to Prose
cutting Attorney Bottum in his office
that "Bardeen probably was at the
plant that night" Witness was also
made to admit, on cross-examination,
that many people came to the electric
light plant on pleasant nights, and
that he took no notice of such visitors.
Joseph McKenna, who is a new wit
ness in the case, was called by the de-
fense. He is an intimate friend OF
Andrew Foy, and was said by Mrs.
Foy to have visited at her home fre
gu emily during the winter and spring
of 1889. He said he had been there but
once during the time mentioned and
that was to attend wake. He said
he had heard Mrs. Foy call her hus-
band an anarchist and assert that
he threw the bomb ut the time of the
Haymarket riot.
Attorneys Donohue and Bottum be-
| came involved in dispute during the
proceedings Judge Tuthill fined Law
yer Donohue $50, but reconsidered his
action. Police Officer Michael O'Con'
| nor had been called to the stand. He
told of having been with Mckenna on
the night of Nav 4 and admitted or
cross-eXamination that he had been
looking up data for his testimony as he
had been told that he was suspected OF
completely in the murder of DIR.
| Cronin.
"Who told you that you were sus
| pected?" asked Assistant States Attor
ney Bottum.
II refuse to answer that question,
responded the witness
The court demanded an answer anu
OConnor said he did not remember.
That's ALL" shouted the states at
| torney dramatically, and then fol
lowed an exciting war of words be
tween the attorneys. After the an
nouncement of recess Mr.. BottNm
had replied to a reporters question in
a voice that could be heard by the re
tiring jurors, and mentioned Superin
tendent of Police Brennan's name
"You ought not to say that in tn,
presence of the jury, Mr.. Bottum, '
"Say what?" demanded Mr.. Bottum
Say that Superintendent Brennan
assigned O'Connor on the case"
Il didn't say it." replied Mr.. Bottum
| heatedly.
"You did," shouted Mr.. Donohue
land the young gentleman there viii
| bear me out lie shook finger
| threateningly at the prosecutor, who
was himself flushed with anger.
The noise of the excited attorneys
voices attracted the attention Of Judge
Tuthill. who had gone into his cham
ber and he emerged just rs Mr.. Bot
tum was shouting back a loud retort
Gentlemen, end this distur bance,
he exclaimed. "What does it mean?'
1T means" answered Mr.. Bottum,
hotly, that Mr.. Donohue has called
two gentlemen and myself liars"
81 fine you $50, Mr.. Donohue," said
the court, eXcitedly.
After an explain ton Judge Tuthill
said that his action in censuring Mr..
| Donohue was hasty and that there was
no need for action on his part The
fine was accordingly withdrawn.
| Officer OConnor was recalled by the
defense during the afternoon session
and asked who it was who had in.
formed him that he was Cronin
suspect. He said that Michael Kelly,
foreman of the factory at which
he was employed, had told him to lleer
out of the way of the officers. He
was then excused and Michael j. Ken
nedy, another of the men mentioned in
Mrs Foy's testimony, was called. Ken.
nedy is now meat inspector for the city,
but was in 1889 commission merchant.
His testimony was similar to that oi
O'Connor. He insisted that he had not
visited the Foy house in the early part
of that year, thus directly contradict
ing Mrs. Foy.