The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-11-21
BEGGS AND The STATE
Tho Evidence He Gave Before tho Grand
Jury In the Cfonin Case.
THE stat~'~ Attorney Take. the stand for
tise Defense and re-tiae. Regss rsltag
letter. Written to SIseblsuao-
Es isienc~ fSr the suspects

(,uc,oo, Nov. 1.-The testimony to
prove alibis for the defendants in the
cronin case was resumed this tnoruing.
Mr.. Thomas Whalen, who keeps house
for O'Sullivan. and her sister, Kate Nc
Cormick. who spent the night of tire muir
der AT OSullivan's house, corrpboratesl
tho evidence of the former Witnesses that
O'Sullivan was in the. house all the time
that night. They were awake till I
O'clock i'm the morning and he was still
there. Mrs. Whalcu said she was present
when Clancy of the New York Herald
wanted oSullivan tai 20 and ssc Crunin's
bOsly. pSulliyan refused because he
ditn't know Clancy. bnt said he won ld
go IL n policeman asked him.
Matt Daualiy, "a saloon keeper. tcsti-
fled that Martin Burke was i'm his
4. On cross examination the fact was de-
velopcd that the witness was n member NJ
camp ~. lie admitted lc had been sup
plying Burke meals io him. and that d"
visitcd Winnipeg for the purpo-.. OF "look-
ing around" He denied ever having sent
money to Burk. at Winnipeg; ic denied
that ilr had ever called Crouiu a spy
other opprohiou- .,ithct-. Tie admitted
that hc was treasurer of the prisoners de-
fensc fund. and active in raising money.
w. +. toigt,lin. saloon keeper. corrob'r
rates Danahy's testimony about Burke
h'ins in the ilttcr's saloon that night.
Al the afternoon session John O'Nfallcy.
clerk in the North Town as-r~snr's oiIic..
corrohoratrd Danahy's evidence as to
Burke. James Lyman. ~ city contractor.
i
ing of February =. when the committee
was appointed to- investigate the state
nient that th" report of ia" buiiaio trial
committee had been prcuiatir'ly made in
public la tronin's camp. The. witness
said after the resolution was adopted the
matter WAS rcconsi,icrr,l and referred to
district officer Spciiunan of Peoria.
Ex-Congrs.ss,,s,u John 4. Fiuurrly said
he was "A mcus'r uf camp 10. He had
never heard of an inner circle in il.
Several other witnesses were examined in
regard to the inner circle !" hut none OF
them knew anything about IT,.
States Attorney Longcn"ckcr was tlicI,
called as a witness on behalf of defend
ant Bcggs. He objected. hut after "a brics
Argument the. court ordered th.. rNannina-
tiou IT, proceed. In reply to questions the
states attorney ss,,.' hc had heard Bcggs
testimony before TN" "orni.rs jury and
had subsequently caused BeKgs to be
brought before the grand jury. When Mr.:
Foster asked him II h.. had examined
| of tile. counsel for the state. objected. Ia
reply to query of the court as To what ha
meant 10y this lin" of examination. Foster
| said. ~ mean to show that Bs'gg- Nol,iii-
| tariiy told the states attorney when :. wit
ness before I'll" grand jury in rcgar. to
| til" ('rpuin correspondence and the action
of camp ~ in ihis matter. l propose
| to show that ia. first Information came
from Bcggs to Lougcnccker of the matter
| being referred to SpeIlinan, and further.
through Chief of roiir. Hubbard, pre-
| s"ntesi e, the states attorney the CORE
offer to prov" that after that examination,
| and in pursuance of what lBcgg~ stated
| under oath. Spcllnan wis stIi,Isrnh'.d as
| "a witness before the grand jury and i'm
| tcrrogated and furnished the letters
B.ggs had written him in pursuance oi
| the voluntary statement of Bs.ggS in this
matter. which the states attorney knew
nothing about"
The court said Poster was entitled t
get that before tho jury. the cx.,tnina
ton developed the fact that Rcggs TOLD
the states attorney of the correspondence
| bctwccn the defendant and Spcilnia,n
and in pur-,Ia,i.c of that Information
states attorney caused Sl,eilIIian to !,c eN
auIins'i aud subpo.,ncl Ia prosi,Icc letter.
he had written to Bcggs. Up to this time
the states attorney dsln't know Bepgs has
written any letters to Spellin.tn. FostsI
then asked IL the testimony of Bcggs In.
fore the grand jury was not the iir~t in
there had been such correspondence
Judge Lon,r,n,.,'k.r said this question wa,
putting words in his mouth and iic wouls
not answer IL. but finally said Brggs sais
there were letters that would eNpIsti1 tn
whole thing or something to that ELECT
| The states attorney further admitted IL
reply to ths. question that lBegg- wantes
| him to obtain th.-s. letters.
Chief of police Hubbard was called an'
admitted that after Bcgg,' arrest they / "a.
had "a conversation regarding the spell
man correspondence. and that B.ggs ha
directed him whcr" to find ia his iieg9s'
desk letter which he wished taken
Judge LoDgenecksr.