The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-06-12
A DAY OF SENSATIONS.
Dillon, One of the High Executive officers
OF the CIan-na-GaeI, on the Stand.

Dillon, One of the High Executive officers
of the CIan-na-GaeI, on the Stand.
CHICAGO, June This was day of sensa-
tons at the inquest over DIR. Cronin. Luke
Dillon of Philadelphia, the highest, or one of
the highest, executive officers of the secret
Clan-na-Gael, took the witness-stand, and in
the course of his testimony read from the
archives of the organization document penned
under extraordinary circumstances by one of
his own predecessors in the highest councils of
the clan, Alexander Sullivan Of Chicago.
When the inquest was resumed this
morning the name of John F. Beggs,
chief officer of the Clan-na-Ga Of
which DR.. Cronin was member was called,
but he did not respond. It was subsequently
found that his Office was closed, and there was
q sign on the door to the effect that he had
gone 10 Wisconsin to be gone several days.
Nike Whalen, the detective, and Peter Nc
Geehan, who were expected to testify to-day,
were also conspicuous by their absence
Policeman Daniel Brown, the man who pre-
feTred the charges OF treason against DR.. CrOnin
in Clan-na-Gael camp No. %, took the stand and
testified that he preferred the charges on his
Owl motion and not at anybOdy's instigation.
At the close of his testimony he was detained
by the chief of police and taken 10 the Central
station. 10 is stated that Mrs. Conklin believed
him to be the man who deeoyed the doctor
away. Brown was confronted with Mrs.
Conklin, Livery Stable-keeper Dinan and
others, but they all declared that he was not
the man who drove the white horse, and he
was accordingly released from custody.
Az the opening OF the afternoon session
Luke Dillon. who has been here for
some time as the representative of DR.. Cronin's
eastern friends, took the witness chair. He
testified that DIR. Cronin had frequently said TO
him that he believed that to further his ambi-
e. A ov,1 T~suI C,II,
would mudrder him DIR. Cronin.) Dillon
then told of the trial at Buffalo, of the charges
against Alexander Sullivan, Michael BoIand
and Dennis Feeley. These charges were made
BY John Dewey and were OF misapPropriating
the Clan-na-Gaels funds. The witness said
that when Sullivan learned that DR.. Cronin was
a member of the trial committee he denounced
him in unmeasured terms. The witness said
that after the trial il was voted to allow Mr..
Sullivan to circulate, with the finding of the
trial committee, protest which he had pre-
pared.
II was a very long document, dated Sept.
IS, 1888, aud was addressed 10 p. O'Boyle Sec
Tetary. In it Mr.. Sullivan protested against
the presence of DR.. Cronin as a member Of the
committee at the investigation in New York
and Buffalo on the ground: q) That he was
a personal enemy; (2) That he had expressed
an opinion on the case: (3) That he was per-
jurer and scoundrel, unit TO be placed on
any jury.
in support Of his first objection he appealed
TO the members OF the united brotherhood. an
organization OF Chicago, from which DIR. Cronin
was expelled in a case where he alexander
sullivan) conducted the prosecution. There
was no question in Chicago of DR.. Crouin's hos
tility 10 him or any one who was present at the
meeting of the national league committee in
1886, when Dr. Cronin assailed him. In regard
20 this enmity Mr.. Sullivan claimed in the cir
eular that il was unnecessary for him to en-
large upon IT.
In regard to the second objection, he said it
was only necessary for him 10 note the fact that
be was a member of the executive body of the
united brotherhood who had formulated
charges against him; that be had expressed an