The morning call., 1894-03-09
COUGHLIN CLEAR.
Not Guilty of the Cronin
Murder.
AND SO SAID THE JURY.
Scenes of Joy When the Verdict
Was Rendered.
THE EMOTION OF A TRUE WIFE.
The Trial of the Ex-Chicago Detec-
tive the Most Sensational in
Modern Times.
THE EMOTION OF A TRUE WIFE.


crowded into Judge TuthilPs court this
morning to witness the closing scenes in
the second trial Of ex-Detective Daniel
Coughlin for completely in the assassina-
tion of DR.. Patrick Henry Cronin. The
pleas to the jury were concluded last
night, and as soon as the court opened
this morning the Judge began reading his
charge. 1t was a very long document.
The instructions were mostly of a general
nature. very few of the specific instruc-
tions asked by the counsel being given.
The charge dealt with instructions as TO
the form of the verdict.
The reading occupied nearly an hour,
and at its conclusion, at IL O'Clock, four
bailiffs were called up, sworn and given
charge of the jury, which retired. Judge
Tuthill then ordered the courtroom
cleared. and the reluctant spectators were
hustled out by the police.
COughlin maintained his conn osuTe
throughout the reading of the charge, and
after the jury retired moved over to
where his wife and two children sat, and
spent the time awaiting the return of the
jury in amusing the little ones and COM
fOrting and reassuring the distressed little
mother. The jury had only been out
floating about. One was to the effect that
two ballots had been taken, standing nine
for conviction and three for acquittal. Un
To 2:30. however. there was no sign from
the jurY-room.
1t was 4 80 o'clock when the jury filed
into the courtroom. AS they appeared
Coughlin turned deadly pale, and then,
with an apparent effort, Strengthened up
In his seat.
HAS the jury reached verdict ?" asked
the court.
I'VE have" responded the foreman.
The verdict was read by the clerk:
"We, The jury. fnd the defendant, Daniel
Coughlin, not guilty." A great shout
went up from the crowd in the courtroom.
Hats were thrown high in the air. hand
kerchiefs waved, cheer after cheer broke
upon the courtroom and a mad rush was
made for the door by rhUse anxious TO tell
the news 10 the crowd without. Judge
Tuthili, his face afiame with Indignation
at this breach of court etiquette, demanded
silence. and the bailiffs vigorously pounded
for order. but it took considerable time for
the enthusiasm Of the crowd to subside.
The face of the big ex-detective, asnen
white moment before, flushed scarlet to
swept over him when the words that freed
him were pronounced. Then there was a
push that almost swept the happy man off
his feet. Newspaper men. old-iime friends
of his before his troubles, were on him in
body and nearly wrung his hand of.
Its all right, boys, all right" gasped
Coughlin, as he reached for three or four
hands at once. SIPS all right, boys. l
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Then the prisoner worked his way UP to
the jury-box and shook hands with as
many as he could reach. Then he started
to leave the room. just then a CO. of
make way there, open passage. make
way" were heard. and two stalwart
baliffs pushed through the crowd. and
close behind them. her hat awry. veil half
up, gasping with sobs that choked her,
came Mrs. Coughlin. Dan was striding to
liberty as though be wore seven-league
boots. 'DaD, come back, here is your
wife," called fifty voices, and Coughlin
promptly retraced his steps and met his
wife. The woman gave an iDcoherent cry,
her arms went up and fastened themselves
around her husbands neck and then she
gave way utterly. She only said, Dan.
oh DAN" but nowhere. not even in Dan
the bosom of the little woman who was
clasped tight against her husbands heart.
Coughlin bent his big blonde head until
his mustache swept her cheek, then the
two rocked TO and fro until the woman
was able 20 stiie her emotion, when she
was led away.
The Coughin trial has been one of the
most notew orthy in the criminal annals
r. Ha 7 fl-n
trial it has been replete with sensations
and of remarkable duration. Daniel
Coughlin, an ex-city detective, was
charged with completely in the murder of
DR.. p II. CrDnin, prominent Irish phys-
clan. Cronin was well known in one fac
tion of the Clan ma Gael. and 1t was to
members of an opposing faction that his
murder was charged. At the former trial
Coughlin, Martin Burke and Patrick
O'Sulivan were convicted of the murder
and sentenced TO life imprisonment The
two latter died in prison and the present
defendant secured a new trial.
DR.. Cronin disappeared on the evening
of May 4, 1889. After protracted search
his body, mutilaied and deeOmposed, was
found in a CATCH basin in the northern
portion of the city. In the same section
OF the city stands the little Carlson cottage.
where the theory of the prosecution places
the murder.
In the present trial. after five weeks
work, the jury was accepted on December
last. Before the jury was completed
several sensations were sprung in the
shape of charges against 1urvmen, and
three men who had been accepted were
excused from service. On December II
the case was opened with The following
jury: George p Shay, Oscar p. Brooks. c.
Holsman, Frank 3. Lusk, o. S. Weinber-
ger, Frederick G. Lane, Clark Bruce.
Hiram Wadleigb. John F. Larson, Michael
Comlon, Alfred Wooard and Oscar Benson.
Assistant Prosecuting Attorneys Bot,um
and Kickum Seaman conducted the case
for the State. with ex-Judge Wing and
Attorney Donahoe for the defense. One
of the 10 ost important witnesses to appear
for the prosecution was Mrs. Andrew Foy,
wife of bricklayer. Mrs Foy told of
being present at numerous conferences