New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-08
nAN-NA-GAEL MEN SPEAK.
i.upEScE ABOUT THE sULL1vAN-cRoN1N
FEUD.
,uxr DILLON ACCUSES THE CHICAGO NATION
.1,sr-su1n1vAN,s B1TTEE DENuNo1A'
r1oS OF cRoN1N READ IN COURT.
,ny rELEGRAPH TO THE TRlbUNb'I

tnY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRlbVSEI
r,L,..ra Irna The drizzling rain OF 1o-uay
,,s 80 Sa+or crowd from pushing its way lnto
- - -ooro to hear the testimony oefore the
.ona,;s inv on the death Of Dr. Cronln' Inc
..n.rrcar,ort ,vas made that ex-DetecuVe Mike
.Uh.ol.n end Mcc;eehsn, whom DR.. Cronln accusco
=. hov;rg come from Philadelphia 10 XIII hlin'
could NOT he found. Orders for thelr arreS' "efe
at once issued nor;sl Provn
,,;.sn.n who had preferred charges OF treason
sgoinst DR.. Cronin in Clan-na-Oaei camp anu
.ss g. rroorred the doctors expulsion from the
orasr Mr.. Brown testified that he was IN 1854
a member Of Camp No Is OF the Chh'na-Uaei'
and pneferred charges OF treason against or'
C,onin. who was at that time member OF camp
No os. The treason consisted OF readlnS
circular issued by an exPeiied camp
AR. Brown said that his acuon
- .,,i,sIv Of his own volition. lie could not
remember the wording of the charges. though he
,.,-o,s ,bsm himself. lie did not know what was
done by the camp, He was to have been informed
az the time OF the trial. but he was not and he did
not testify ut it. Moses G.. Flood was senior
o,.raian Of Camp No. G. Mr. Brown could not
s.nsmber the substance even of the circular ON
,rniob he based the charge Of treason. lie was
x4AfN
,,,.I did not deny having read the circular. The
xstness,s memory proved defective in many things.
Then the coroner said Stand up, Mr.. Brown,
and face the jury"
Brown did so, and evidently did not like the
position.
There was more in the manoeuvre OF the coroner
than was apparent at first sight. It was not
for the Jury TO get O good look at Brown that the
coroner made him stand up. In the courtroom
with their eyes fixed On the man as he stood
up were Frank Scanlan, Mrs. Conklin, Pat
Dinan's hostler and young Carlson. l" Does the
coroner think Brown was the who drove
The white horseP
At the end of the testimony Brown was placed
under arrest until he could be seen by other
witnesses He was subsequently released.
Luke Dillon was the first witness in the after
noon He said that his obligation" as member
Of the Clsn-na-Gael would not conflict 18th
my duty as an American citizen, except perhaps,
when an emergency might arise when myself and
other Irshrnen might be called on TO vio''te
the neutrality laws
What is the object Of the brotherhood
lsh in ireland republic and to elevate the Irish
Did you know Dir. Cronin'
DID he ever say anything to you about his being
- He id; he told me that he thought that the per
sonA ambition of Alexander sullivan 10 control Irish
American politics IN this city would probably result
Michael Boiand nnd Dennis C. feeIey, a. BniIsI0 on
the charges of using money OF the organzSton with
tested against Cronins acting on the committee which
tred him and used such ssnggase ~ toward Dr. So3n
The witness said that he believed that Sullivan
was responsible for, If not a principal in, the
Cronin crime. This statement created a sensation
Ia the courtroom.
The witness explained the circumstances Of the
trial of Sullivan. He said there were four YER
diets after that trial. DR.. Cronin and DR.. Nc
Cahey did not send in their verdict
BE more explicit" said juror.
well the six men sat as you do here. There
was no stenographcr, and three men only took
notes. Those three were Cronin, McCahey and the
know DR.. Cronin took something like
300 pages of notes. These contained all Of the
and were TO be submitted 10 the coming
July Convention in support Of the opinions OF the
two doctors
document, dated New-York, September Is. 1883.
and was addressed TO =. O'Boylc, secretary. In II
MIR. Sullivan protested against the presence OF Dr.
Cronin as member Of the committee at the In
vesdgation in New-Hork and Buffalo on the
grounds: First, that he was his per,
sonal enemy; second. that he had
expressed an opinion on the case; third, that he
was @ perjurer and IA scOundIel unfit 10 be PLACED
OIL any jury. In support of the third reason MI
Sullivan went into a long history Of DR.. Cronin's
career, accusing him Of being perurcr and
British spy.
The witness continued:
In June, 1882 John Dewey said that $500 900 and
over was in the hands OF the triangle and over
600 had been spent In violation Of the constitution.
The $500 900 does not include the Sl0O0 900 given 10
sullivan by Patrick Egan. l know nothing about
that. The funds of tho organization were supposed
10 be used In of England getting into difficulty.
and TO assist ireland in getting her liberty. There
Is nothing In the constitution requiring man to
sacrifice els Life for the order.
- The Journal" tonight says that A. s. Trude,
the lawyer who was reported last night as speak
3ng for Alexander Sullivan and explaining the LAT
ters banking operations. stated to-day that the
interview. as published, was mostly made up."
Mr. 1rude continued: II is not true that ] SAID
that Mr.. Sullivan operated on the Board Of Trade
for number OF bucket-shop men, and that Murphy
d Co. were among them. The truth Is that Mr.
Sullivan represented only ore person, though that
person may or may not have had other parties
back Of him. Then there is another gross mjsrcp-
resentation which ought to he corrected II Is
said SO am informed that Mr. Sullivan eXtorted
that 81 90. 900 from Mr. Egsn in Paris Now. the
truth is that Mr.. Sullivan was solicited TO 60 TO
Paris and take charge Of the funds. Mr.. Egan
did not want the money in France The money
was not safe there. and Mr.. Sullivan was solicited
TO remove IL 10 America When the danger was
over the whole amount was transferred back 10
Egan and Mr.. Sullivan has his receipt for it,"