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IJTHE: CRONIK CASE. ti w'—~ |^Prv &tes Several Sensations In the I' wf Court Room. She Admits Having Written Some Letters Which Will Be Intro* lv\ duced In Evidence. An Emphatic Denial That She Had if Received Any Honey From the Prosecution. 1 CHICAGO, Deo. 27.—Crowds surged through the corridors and attempted to gain entrance to the court room, where Mrs. Andrew Foy was to be cross ex* •mined in tho Coughlin trial. Ex-Judge Wing subjected the witness to a severe questioning, She was interrogated as to Goughlin's visit to her husband on the night of May 9, and admitted that she heard nothing suspicions in the con versation. Mn. Foy was asked about Coughlin's visit on the next night, and testified to having heard the defendant telling her husband about the search for Cronin's body. She repeated her story of the visit of May 12, when she claims that Coughlin •aid her husband was in no danger, and that even if he (Foy) was arrested she would be well cared for by Alexander Sullivan, etc. After more questions re garding subsequent visits, ex-Judge Wing advanced a step towards the wit ness, and asked impressively: "What promises has the prosecution made to you for testifying?" Mrs. Foy had apparently anticipated the question, and replied dramatically: "Before God and man, I swear the prosecution has not promised me any thing." The attorney asked then: •'You don't love your husband, do you?" "No sir, I don't," she replied curtly. "I see the prosecution has filled your house with policemen lately?" "No, sir, my house is not full of po licemen." In reply to the next question Mrs. Foy admitted that her husband left her three weeks before policemen began guarding her house. She said she did not like Coughlin, and was noticeably discon certed when the attorney asked her if die did not at one time send her regards to him while he was in jail. Recover ing herself she said that was a joke. "Those were sarcastic regards," she said. A murmur of excitement ran through the court room when Judge Wing asked: "Mrs. Foy, isn't it a fact that you have accused your husband time and again of being the man who threw the anarchist bomb at the police several years ago?" The attorneys for the prosecution were instantly on their feet protesting against the question and shouting to the witness not to answer, but she cried out fxcitedly: "Before God I never did. I never did." "Now," went on Judge Wing, "didn't you say that you would go down to Judge Grinnell and place your husband alongside of Spies and Parsons, by what you could tell him?" "No sir," exclaimed Mrs. Foy, des pite the protests of the attorneys for the prosecution. Judge Wing then sprung a sensation by advancing to the witness with a let ter in his hand, and asking, "Mrs Foy, did you write that letter?" State's Attorney Bottum sprang up in surprise. Against his protest the wit ness quickly took the letter and read in to it. "Yes," the witness admitted reluct antly after a silence "that looks like my writing." "And did you mail that letter to At torney Forrest?" "I guess I did." State's attorney Bottum wanted to have the letter read aloud at once, but Judge Wing stated that he would intro duce it in evidence later. Judge Wing then presented another letter and asked if it was not written by Mrs. Foy. This also the witness ad mitted after considerable hesitation. Then the defense took up another sub ject, and the excitement occasioned by the introduction of the letters bad scarcely subsided when a i: vpc" Kb. Foy'ti Cross Examination Cre- fre3h outbreak occurred. Judge Wing asked the ques tion: Now, Mrs. Foy, did not the prosecu tion give you any money?" "Object," interposed Attorney Bot tum. "Let her give the answer," cried a heavy voice from near the reporter's table. Every one in the court room turned in astonishment. Attorney Daniel Donahue, counsel for the defense, was the first person to discover the source of the remark. "Mr. Devoy, will you please stand up," he said. It was then seen that the remark had come from John Devoy, one of the members of the "Cronin com mittee." "Does the court command me to stand up?" asked Mr. Devoy. "Did you make the remark?" asked Judge Tuthill. "I did." "You must not interrupt the trial Mr. Devoy," remarked the court mildly. Mr. Devoy apologized, explaining that he addressed his remark to Mr. Bottum. The defense was not satisfied with the mild rebuke the court had administered and suggested that he ought to be ex cluded from the court room. Judge Tuthill, however, decided that as a newspaper man, and a member of the Cronin committee, Mr. Devoy was en titled to a plaoe in the court room. Foy, questioned by Judge Wing to whether Bhe knew John Devoy, ad mitted that she was well acquainted with him. The defense then proceeded to lay the foundation for testimony tend totmp—oh Mis. Foy. life life/, To Preserve The richness, color, USE Ayer's Hair Vigor, and now my hair is growing rapidly and is restored to its original color." —Mrs. Annie Collins, DightoD, Mass. "I have used Ayer's Hair Vigor for nearly five years, and my hair is moist, glossy, and in an excellent state of pres ervation. I am forty years old, and have ridden the plains for twenty-five years."—Wm. Henry Ott, tang Wf* WW You must have and beauty of the hair, the greatest care is necessary, much harm being done by the use of worthless dressings. To be sure of hav ing a first-class article, ask your drug gist or perfumer for Ayer's Hair Vigor. 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