St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-31
Capt. Tom O'Connor Details
the Sensation He Caused
in Camp 20.
1t Was Brought About by Ae-
cusations Against the
Famous Triangle.
Senior Guardian Beggs and
Iceman O'Sullivan Placed
in a Bad Light.

ing States Attorney Longeneeker asked
for an attachment for Edward Spellman.
of Peoria, ILL.,, the district officer of the
Clan-na-Gael. Mr.. Longenecker said
that Spellman had been served with
subpoena and had agreed to come when
called for. Two kilograms had been
sent to him, but he had not responded.
The attachment was ordered issued.
The first witness sworn was Denis
O'COnnor. He testified that he was
member of Camp 20. Clan-na-Gael. At
meeting of the camp on Feb. 8
last the witness said he heard
Thomas O'ConnOr state that he
had heard read IN DR.. CrOnin's camp
the minority report of the committee to
try the executive body of the order.
The names of the members of the exec
utive body We're not mentioned, and the
witness said he never knew
WHO COMPOSED THE TRIANGLE.
Then it was voted to appoint a COM
mittee to go up to DR.. Cronin's camp
and investigate the matter of the minor
ity report, which DR.. Cronin had read.
His crOss-eXaminatiOn ELECTED nothing
new. Stephen COlerain, who was ON
the stand at the time of the adjourn
vi COu1t OFChihH1 Woo ~
called, and after answering a few un-
important questions from the state,
was turned over to the defense for
crOss-examination. 1t developed moth
ing of interest. Patrick Nolan, financial
secretary of Camp 20, produced his rec
ord book, and from it testified as to the
numbers borne by COughlin, COoney,
O'Sullivan, Beggs and Burke, all of
whom, except Cooney, are now on trial.
The witness further testified that he
was present at meeting of the camp on
the night of May 3, the day preceding
DR.. CrOnin's death; that Beggs pre-
sided; that there was call for the re-
port of the secret committee appointed
Feb. 5, and that Beggs replied that the
committee was to report to him alone.
The witness said that on the Sunday
following DR.. CrOnin's disappearance he
met BHrke-and Goopey,-about O'clock
in the afternoon. in a saloon. This was
before the witness knew of CrOnin'S dis
appearance. They went to another
saloon and played cards for couple of
hours. The next witness was Capt.
Thomas T. OConnOr, the man who
CREATED THE EXCITEMENT
in Camp 20 on the night of Feb. s. by
saying that he had heard read in DR..
Cronin's camp report of the commit
nor said that Andrew Foy was the first
man to speak that night. 10y arose in
his place in the camp, and addressing
the senior guardian stated that he arose
under terrible strain; that after the
disclosures of LIE CarOn IN London the
organization as an organization was no
more; that there were four British
spies I'm the organization. and that it
should be reorganized, and every one
that was in the organization who had
the slightest taint or suspicion at
tached to him should be expelled.
When he got through, arose to my
feet, and | stated that l was not at
all surprised at hearing the gentle
man talk as he had done; that |
knew, by positive information, that the
organization was run by parcel of
rogueS, known as our executive body;
that they had squandered our funds,
even to the extent of 100000; and not
alone that. but they sent our best men
across to England to have them put be-
hind the bars, and now l state posi-
lively that LIE CarOn was an agent of
our executive body, and received pay
from them. At that moment | was in
terrupted by two or three brothers with
a demand to know where | got my in
formation | did not like the first
You demand nothing Then there
were two or three other brothers that
demanded to know where | got my in
formation, and
THERE WAS A GENERAL UPROAR
at the time, so l turned round TO the
senior guardian and said to him: If
the senior guardian demands of me
where | got my information will tell
him. He did not say anything. Then
there was some more upr0ar. L turned
second time and third time and said
if the senior guardian would demand of
me where | got my information l would
tell him. Then | said | heard terrible
report Of the entire trial committee in
Buffalo, and that had also seen writ
ten report, 800 pages of closewritten
longhand, about the trial.and that ] was
positive of my statement. AT that in
stant Daniel COughlin, member of the
camp, arose and said: MIR. Guardian,
move you that secret cOmmitte of
three be appointed to find out the source
of Capt. O'COnnor's information
These were his words. Then there was
some one else on his feet and the senior
guardian raped the camp to order
it was such tumultuOuS time-Such
disOrder-and some one spoke and said:
i will hear no more of this subject,
and l will appoint committee
Q. Who was the senior guardian at this
time?
A. John F. Beggs.
On cross-examination Capt. O'Connor
said that he aid not say in his speech on
Feb. that DR.. Cronin read the report
of the trial of the triangle, nor did he
say in what camp it was read. He said
teat after he was subp9n8d to appear
before the cOroner's jury he met Beggs
and asked him if he should
DISCLOSE THE SECRETS
of the organization. Beggs told him to
go ahead, as they were already public
property. The witness said that he had
heard of the Inner, circle" as applied
to the executive body, but never In con-
nection with individual camps. Capt.
O'Connor SAID he had been at work on
the Cronin case without pay up to Sept.
26, when he was appointed as police
man. On redirect examination the fact
was brought out that there were five or
six members of Camp 20 present, when
the witness mace his speech OH Feb. s,
who were in the other camp when the
report in regard to the triangle trial was
given. and were. therefore, cognizant of
the facts as to the camp in which it was
given and who gave it. He ex-
planned that it was verbal.
not written report. There were
eighteen or twenty members of Camp 90
in the other camp when the report was
made. That report, he SAID, was made
Ly the late DR.. Cronin in his (Cronin's)
camp. Subsequently DR.. Cronin showed