Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-11-08
GETTING In THE MAELSTROM
Martin Burke Slowly Gliding On to
Certain Death.
Coughlin Has Part of His Neck in the
Moose.

"a -N.'N 4. Inc t0tJS OF halr found
IN the cottage and in the trunk were COM
pared with samples from Or. Cronin's
ne'tG' ana the story Of the discovery of the
trunk Where the murdererS threw il be-
size the Evanston avenue road were told
NOT word of evidence against Kunze
mas been introduced thus far in the trial.
our IN DAY or two the evidence against
nm Will be presented to the iurv, Al
present it is understood that Woodruff will
not be put on the stand by the proSecution
for the reason that the evidence now in tho
possession ot the state will be circumstan
TALLY conclusive without any statement
from hnG.
Assistant States Attorney Baker, who
has been at Winnipeg for several davs
learning what confessions. if any. Rnrks
made to his fellow-priSoners in the provin-
clal jail, returned ut a late hour last night
must positively decline to make any
statements, he said. until have re
ported to my superior officer" More than
that he would not say. except to state that
he had returned alone bringing no wit
neSSeS with him.
CWCAGo, Nov. 4.-The first witness pu-
upon the stand was Edward Spellman. dis
trict officer Of Peoria, III.
Judge Longenecker offered in evidence
tour letters written by BegyS to Spellman
and several sent Ivy Spelman to EergS
Mr.. Spellman identified the letters written
10y him. and Mr. FoSteron behalf of Berrs
admitted the Authenticity of the letters
written by him.
Before reading the letters Judge Louge-
necker asked MIR. Spelman if he had any
conversation with the defendant BeggS,
after this correspondence. in reference to
the subject of the correspondence. Wit
ness replied: Il did. met MIR. ReggS
April 18th. He said to me that the mat
ter he had written to me about had been
amcably settled
This wlS evidently Disappointing to the
state. rs it differed from what Spclman
had stated previously to the statcS at
torncy. Witness was sure, however, that
Mr.. BeggS did not say: 1T had been at
tended to, Snd did not think he had used
the latter expression in the states at
torncyS office, when quoting Mr.. Bcgas'
conversation with himself
Witness knew Dan Coughhu. He saw
him IN Peoria inJauuary or February: he
was with a young man named kuuze.
Witness did not know whether prisoner
(kuuzel was same one or not. Dan
Coughlin came to him with a letter of in
PRODUCTION. Witness was not positive
whether lie and Coughln talked about DR.
Cronin or nor, but thought not
AT one time, he says, II thought we
did hut On reflection think now we did
not
The witness was asked 10y Judge Louge-
neckcr whether he did not tell the grand
jury that IN the conversation Coughhu had
said that Cronin was Il -- --, and
ought to be killed. SpelIman admitted
making the first half of the statement, but
SAID that after going home and thinking
up the matter and talking with two men
who heard the conversation, he had come
to the conclusion that he was mistaken.
He also said that he had sent his lawyer
to Judge LongrneCkcl and also came to
Chicago to personally ask that he bc allow
ed to correct his statement, but was not
allowed to do So Judge Wing here said
that the conduct of the states attorney had
been most reprehensibe and wanted the
testimony stricken out
The famous Beggs-Spclman letters were
then introduced. In one of the letters
Spcllman SAYS: My term of office will
expire ut the close of the month and God
knows am glad. am disgusted with
men who think they should lead the Irish
people, but | think it is dangerous for
decent men to associate with such scamps
Thank God, proxies no longer prevail. -
February Is Bcggs wrote" Why, in God 5
| name, if men are sincere, will they insist
upon opening old sores? The majority
of our men believe the parties
charged to be innocent of any criminla
wrong. and to have the charges made CON
tinually that they are guilty, creates bit
terness and ill-fecing. and the man or men
who continue raising the charges are not
the friends of the Irish unity. The
rank and file are sincere They want
peace. and the time is not far distant when
they will have it, even if it has to come to
war. The men who are IN power
will III time realize the motives of those
who are continually breeding disorder in
their ranks, and day of punishment will
come.
During the cross-examination, Mr.. Spell
man was asked if Bcggs ever spoke to him
| about charges against CrOnin in any ease.
He replied that a great deal was said about
! Cronin, but TO place it upon any one man
or at any one period he could not do at this
time.
WAS it not because of his organization
of other camps?'
mo. replied Spellman; because he was
always anxious TO prefer charges; he was
a kind of an agitator; he was an honest
man; not bad fellow if he could have his
| own way, if not
Mr. Hynes here objected to any such
! statements as Cronin is dead and could
not respond.
Spellman said no charges were made by
! Beggs against any official position as SEN
ior guardian.
Tie defense moved to exclude from all
| the questions and answers in regard TO
what was testified to before the grand
! jury. A lengthy debate ensued on this
| point in the course which it was stated
| that Spelman subscribed $500 toward the
arrest and conviction Of the murderers Of
| Cronin and that he had paid 500 Of this.
! 1t was intimated that his testimony before
the grand jury was given when he was in
one frame Of mind and that his present at
| titude is the result Of consultations with
| his friends. The court finally said that
authorities might be brought in on the
| point at the afternoon session. The
| cross-examination was resumed and the
| witness asked number of questions re-
garding the object of the visit of Kunze to
| Peoria with Coughlin as to whether it had
!
said it had not as far as he knew though
| he had no conversation with Kunze there.
| CoughIin visit had no connection with
| CrOnin and a reference Of the counsel TO
| the inference, said it was in connection
| with fight between Chicago distillery
and a whiskey trust.
!. A. Mahoney, justice Of the peace, tes-
! tilted that he was present at Cocks hall. in
! Lake View, in March last, when
| Cronin instituted a camp of
! the Clan-na-Gael After the meeting
Iceman O'Sullivan asked the witness about
| Cronin's standing az physician, and re-
| ceiying favorable reply, arranged for the
| latter to visit CrOnin with him. 10 make
| arrangements for the latter TO care for
! O'Sullivan's men. This arrangement was
| made about the middle Of April and O'Sul-
! livan gave Cronin some Of his BUSH ess
cards, saying that fthc doctor was wanted
when he (OSulliyanJ was out Of town or
| sick, one Of these cards would be pre-
| sented.
| At the afternoon session Judge McCon-
/ nell said he mad considered the testimony
| Of Spellman In the cOntro sersy and decided
to exclude it.
Mrs. Addie J. Farrar testified as to the
conversation between herself and O'Sulli-
van after Cronin's body was found. She
| asked O'Sulliyan was it not terrible muir
der The iceman hesitated moment and
| then said: They say he was British spy. :"
Mrs. Farrar asked: well, why should
| they kill him.
O'Sullivan said: HE gave away the se-
crefr 0f a secret order and II a man did