Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1889-10-31
N0WO ~ i0O6IoPn
FROM ALL QUARTERS.
O'CONNOR TEST|F|ES
How He Created an Uprear
in Camp No. 20.
WRECK OF The CRYSTAL WAVE.
YaIe's Victory Over the UNI
versity Of Pennsylvania.
the PARNELL COMMISSION.
The Walker Murder Trial
Comes Up in Bridgeport.
the PARNELL COMMISSION.
THE CRoNIN TRIAL.


-@ THE CR0NIN TRIAL.
More Testimony About Camp No. 30
Captain Thomas r. O'ConAor Testi-
1aes That He Heard the Report OF tho
Committee That Tried the Triangle
How He Created an Uproar In tho
Meeting OF tho Camp on the Night Of
February .s-Oross-ExaninaSi Of
O.COnnor.
CHICAGO, Oct. 3o.-After the opening of
the Cronin trial this morning the first wit
ness sworn was Dennis .OCennor, who testi-
fed that he was member of Camp No. 20,
Clan. ma Gael. At meeting of the camp on
February last the witness said he heard
Thomas O'Connor state that he had heard
read in DR.. Cronins camp the minority re-
port of the committee to try the executive
body of the order. The names of the MEM
bers of the executive body were not men-
toned and the witness said he never knew
who composed the triangle. Then it was
voted to appoit committee to 60 up to DR..
Cronin's camp and investigate the matter Of
the minority report which DR.. Cronin had
read.
Patrick Nolan, financial secretary of Camp
20, produced his record book and from it
testified as to the numbers borne by Cooney,
Cough1in, O'Sullivan, Beggs and Burke, all
of whom except Cooney are now on trial.
The witness further testified that he was
present at a meeting of the camp on the
night of May 8, the day preceding DR.. Gro
Minis death; that Beggs presided; that there
was call for the report of the secret COM
mittee appointed on February 8, and that
BegQs replied that the committee was to re-
port to him alone. The witness said that on
| the Sunday following DR.. Gronin's disap-
pearance he met Burke and Cooney about 3
o'clock in the afternoon in saloon. This
was before the witness knew of Cronin's dis
appearance They went to another saloon
| and played cards for q couple Of hours.
The next witness was Captain Thomas F.
O'Connor, the man who created the excite.
ment In Camp 20 on the night of February s
| by saying that he had heard read in DR..
| Cronin's camp report of the committee that
tried the triangle. Captain O'Connor said
that Andrew Foy was the FIRST man to speak
that night. Foy addressed the senior guard.
ian. and stated that he arose under terrible
strain. That, after the disclosures of L.
Caron in London, the organization, as an or
ganization was no more. That there were
four British spies In the organization, and
that was in the organization who had the
slightest faint or suspicion attached te
him should be expelled. When be got
| through arose to my feet and stated thai
I knew by positive information that the or
ganization was run by parcel of roguei
known 90 our executive body; that they had
squandered our funds, even to the extent Of
500, 900, and not alone that, but they sent
| our best men across to England to have
positively that LIE Caron was an agent of on,
executive body and received pay from them
At that moment I was interrupted by two
or three brothers with q demand to tel
where got my information. General uproal
followed, so ] turned to the senior guardian
and I said to him: eff the senior guardian
demands of me where got my information
will tell him." He did not say anything
Then there was some more uproar. turned
q second time and . third time and said 1
the senior guardian would demand OF MI
where got my information would tell him
Then I stated that had heard terrible re
port of the entire trial committee in Buffal'
and that had also seen written report 30
pages of closely written long hand abou
the trial, and that was positive of my state
ment. At that instant Daniel Coughlan,
member of the camp, arose to his feet ant
said: 'Mr. Guardian, I move that a secre
committee of three be appointed to find on
the source of Captain O'Connor's informa
tion." Then there was some one else on hi
feet, and the senior guardian raped tn
camp to order as there was much turmoil AN
he said: II will hear no more of this sub
ject and will appoint committee"
Q. "Who was the senior guardian at thi
timer
A. "John F. Beggs."
On cross-examination Captain O'Conno
said that he did not say in his speech Of
February that DR.. Crenin read the repor
of the trial of tho triangle. nor did he say Il
Z A.. Ay~n{
nation the fact was brought out that ther
were Ave or six members of Camp No. 2
present when the witness made his speech Q
February who were In the other camp whe
the report in regard to the triangle trial wa
given, and were therefore cognizant of th
,, facts as to tho camp in which 1t was give
and who gave 1t. He explained that 1t was
? verbal, not q written report, and there wer
! eighteen or twenty members Camp No. 30 I
] the other camp when the report was made
{ The report was made by the late DR.. Creni
in his (Cronin's) camp. Subsequently Croni
!. showed the witness the written report.
+ The next witness was Henry O'Connor. 3
=. described the proceedings at the meeting {
+ February and 90 without bringing ont an
new points. At a subsequent meeting, how
T ever, he said, Dan Coughlin came up to hi
and said information had been received
Chicago to the effect that q confederate
g Le Caron was in the organization and ind
cations pointed to DIR. Cronin. The witne
stopped him at that point.
Police Officer John N. Collins was the
called to the stand. He testified that he hs
= been q member Of Camp No. 20. He sa
that at the reunion meeting ON February
, Dick Powers and Pat McGarry made speech
denouneing the triangle. Then Beggs sal
that this TRADE against the triangle and A
4 exsnder Sullivan must stop or there wen
be war, that Sullivan had many frieni
there.
Patrick HcGary, senior. guardian Of Il
Clan-na- Gael camp in Lskeview, institute
p by DR.. Cronin and of which Dr.. Cronin v
10 q member, was the next witness. He to
q q the story of the reunion meeting OF Fsbrua
= 90 without adding any material informatio
e and then told of visit he made to the hon
sr of O'Sullivan on the Sunday following Z
Cronin's death. He there questioned O'S,
Ivan very closely about his contract wi
DR.. Crenin to treat his men in case Of &C,
dent, and described the twitching of O'Sul
vans moustaehe.
The court then adjourned till to-morro