The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-10-30
THEIR TONGUES TIED.
Clan-na-Gael Witnesses Have
Short Memories.
THE SENTENCE or DR.. cRoNln
Bitter Talk ~ the canap Meeting by
Friends of the Triangle and
Enrmies az the peesor.

day John +. 0aGsannor. secretary OF CAnsp
p, Cl&n-ns-Gael, produced shs record of
the proceeii Ks of the camp on the night
O. February 5, ghen Il Is alleged an order
was made for the appointment ef secret
committee 10 t-y Cronin- The records
showed thar resolutions were passed that
Senior Guardian Beggs notify the district
oIEscer that il vas understood the report ct
the committee which tried Sullivan, Boland
and Feeiey. members OF the triangle, in
Buffalo, in October, lSSS. had besn given
out IN Seme OF the Camps, bpt had not
been received by Camp - Ii was also
ordered thzs q secret enznmittte OF three
be appointed BY the senior guardian 10 in
vestigate runars aflest regarding the trial
OF the executive body. This action was the
result OF remarks by Capt Thomas O'Con-
nor. who said that be had heard the re-
port os the committee 10 try the triangle
read in another Camp. and thought it
strange Camp - did not get il.
A. the afternoon session Fov, a mem aher
Of Camp %, VAS PM Oh the stand as a Wit
ness. He was very Bon-eommittal, and
with the greatest psrtinaci.y avoided Civ
ing positive answer To the most innocent
question. Finally he was brought 10 ad-
mit that be had made speech az meet
ing OF Camp -. when the matter OF the
report OF the triangle trial committee was
up. He made strenuous attempts 90 ex-
plain the circumstances under which he
made the speech, and got badly tangled up.
Finally be said "As far as | remember,
o'Connor said lie Caron was paid agent
OF the executive body OF the Irish organ
ization in this country. He said, think
that there was SIS 900 of the funds OF this
organization gone 90 lie Caron for some
object in England OF Ireland.
roy also said o'CsnRor spoke of having
heard the report OF trial committee re-
ceived in another camp. This caused
much excitement, and was the cause OF
witnesses speech. His anger was caused,
he said. by the thought that lie Caron got
any Of the Clans funds for any purpose,
and also 10 learn that the report OF The
committee had been given out in other
camps sooner than in Camp "a.
Michael J. Kelly, junior guardian of
camp -, told OF the committee, though his
memory was deficient as 10 details. He
said the demand for 5he report of The trial
committee grew out OF O'Connor's state
ment 10 the effect that he had heard the re-
port ol the committee read in the camp OF
which CroEiin was a member, by Cronin
himself. This statement is in contradiction
Of the evidence on this subject heretofore
given and OF all published statements,
which have agreed in saving 0'Connor did
not mention Crnnin's name.
The cross-examnation OF Kelly brought
ont the fact that although he knew of the
trial OF the triangle he did not know who
constituted that body until their names
were published in the papers.
A. J. Ford. past guardian OF Camp -,
testified that az d meeting Of the camp. Feb
rGary % Patrick McGary aud Richard
Powers made speech denouncing the tri.
angle, and that Senior Guardian Beges re-
piled, defending Alexander Sullivan, one
of the triangle members 1t was a warm
discussion. and Beggs said it woula have TO
be peace or war, or words to that effect
Steven Coiieran. a laborer, was the last
witness. An attempt was made TO get a
detailed statement OF the proceedings Of
Camp 70 on the night of February 5. but
with poor success. He was questioned
sharply by the prosecution as 20 what he
knew of the relations of the various defend
ants to each other. and their movements
II was developed that Martin Burke and
Colleran had gone to Reggs' Office twice in
January and once in February, Witness
said they went there 10 secure Beggs' aid
in getting work.
The fact that there is division Of in
terest IN The Cronin case. and that senior
Guardian Beggs Is having his case con-
Quoted independently of the Others was
shown today BY Forrest When on behalf
of the defendants he objected 10 the ad-
mission of Connors testimony, Mr. Foster,
counsel for Beegs. said that on the latter's
behalf he wanted the record 10 show tha.
no objection was made on his part 10 the
introduction of this testimony He invited
the fullest and elearest investigat on of his
connection with the Clan-na-Gei, and OBJ
ieefed 70 the introduction OF no testimony
that would forward the investigation.
OTTAWA. H.. Oct 29.-Applioatiou for
habeas corpus by the horsethiei and Cronin
suspect Woodruff was denied today by the
state supreme court