Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1889-10-30
THE CRONIN TRIAL.
Division in the Defense of
the Suspects.
BEGGS' INDEPENDENT COURSE
Clan-na- Gael Testimony introduced
Members of Camp Twenty
Examined.

Examined.
CHICAGO, October 2S.-The fact that
there is division of interests in the de-
tense in the Cronin case, and that Senior
Guardian Beggs is having his case con-
Quoted Independently of the others,
was shown today when Forrest, on be-
half of the defendants, objected to the
admis ion of O'Connor's testimony. Mr..
Foster, counsel for Beggs, said in the
latter's behalf that he wanted the record
to show that no objection is made on his
part to the introduction OF this testimony.
He invites the fullest and ciearest in
vestigation of his connection with the
Clan-na- Gael and objects to the intro
duction of no testimony that will forward
such investigation.
WHAT o'CoNNoR' S TESTIMONY WAS.
John F. O'Connor, Secretary OF Camp
20, Clan ma Gael, being placed on the
witness stand by the prosecution when
the Cronin trial was resumed this morn
ing, produced the record of the proceed
| ing5 Of tho camp on the night OF Febru-
airy Sth, when, it is alleged, an order was
made for the appointment Of a secret
committee to try Cronin. The record
showed that resolutions were passed that
Senior Guardian Beggs should notify the
District Officer that it was understood
that the report OF the committee which
tried Sullivan, Boland and Feeley, mem.
| bers of the Triangle, in Buffalo in Oc-
tober, 1888, had been given out in some
of the camps, but had not been received
| by Camp 20. 1t WAS also ordered that
secret committee of three be appointed
by the Senior Guardian to investigate
the rumors afoat regarding the trial of
the executive body. This action was
the result of remarks by Captain Thos.
O'Connor, who said that he had heard
the report of the committee to the Tri-
angle read in another camp, and thought
it strange that Camp 20 didn't get it.
A NON. CoMMITTAL WITNESS.
At the afternoon session Andrew Foy,
member of Camp 20, was put on the
stand as witness. He was very non
committsl, and with the greatest perth
nacity avoided giving positive answer
even to the most innocent question.
Finally he was brought to admit that he
made speech at meeting of Camp 20,
when the matter of the report of the Tri-
angle trial committee came up. He
made several attempts to explain the
circumstances under which he made the
speech, and got badly tangled up.
Finally he said: "As far as remember,
Captain O'Connor made the statement
that LeCaron was the paid agent of the
executive body Of an Irish organization
in this country. He SAID, r think, that
$2S, 900 of the funds of this organization
had gone to LeCaron for some object in
England or Ireland.
Foy also said O'Connor spoke of hav.
ing heard the report of the trial commit
tee received in another camp. This
caused much excitement, and was the
cause of witness speech. His anger
was caused, he said, by the thought that
Ls Caron got any of the Clans funds for
any purpose. and also to learn that the
report of the trial committee had been
given out in other camps sooner than in
Camp 20.
THE JUNIOR GUARDIANS TESTIMONY. -
Michael ]. Kelly, Junior Guardian of
Camp 20, told of the proceedings, though
his memory was deficient as to details.
He said the demand for the report of the
trial committee grew out of O'Connor'e
statement to the effect that he had heard
the report of the committee read in the
camp of which Cropin was member, by
Cronin himself.
This statement, by the way, is in con-
| tradiction of the evidence on this subject
heretofore given, and of all the published
statements, which have agreed in saying
that O'Connor did not mention Cronin's
name.
The cross-examination of Kelly brought
out the fact that, although be knew of
the trial of the Triangle, he did not
know who constituted that body until
their names were published in the
Newspapers.
OTHER CLAN-NA GAEL WITNESSES.
Anthony j. Ford, Past Guardian of
Camp 20, testified that at meeting OF
the camp in February, Patrick McGary
and Richard Powers made speeches
denouncing the Triangle, and that
Senior Guardian Beggs replied defending
Alexander Sullivan, one of the Trian-
gle's members. 1t was q warm discus-
sion and Beggs said it would have to be
peace or war, or words to that effect.
Steven Colleran, a labofer, was the
last witness. An attempt was made to
get n detailed statement of the proceed
ings of Camp 20 on the night of February
9Th from him, but with poor success. He
was questioned sharply by the prosecu-
ton as to what he knew of the relations
OF the various defendants with each
other, and their movements. 1t was de-
veloped that Martin Burke and Coleran
had goue to Beggs' Office twice in Janu-
airy and once in February. Witness said
they went there to secure Beggs' aid III
getting work,