Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-21

told the States Attorney, when q witness
before the grand jury. in regard to this
Cronin correspondence and the action OF
Camp 20 in this matter. propose to show
that the first information came from John
f. Beggs to Judge Longenecker Of the mat
ter being referred to the district officer, Mr..
Spelman. He informed Judge Longenecker
as to what correspondence they had, and fur
ther, through Chief of Police Hubbard, he
sent to Judge Longenecker the correspond
ence in his own behalf. further offer To
prove that after that examination, and in
pursuance of what Beggs stated under oath,
Spelman was subpenaed as witness before
the grand jury, and he was introduced and
furnished letters which Beggs had written to
him. in pursuance of the voluntary state
ment of Beggs in this matter, which the
States Attorney knew nothing about.
The COURT think you are entitled to
get that before the jury, but I am little
sorry at the method you have pursued in
getting it.
ANYTHING TO oBLIGE.
MI. Foster-If Your Honor will suggest
any means of making him stare it, will
offer no objection.
The Court-The only thing comment
on is that it would have been little better
if you had asked Judge Longenecker if he
you put him on the stand. 1 think he
wanted to be asked that.
Judge Longenecker," said Mr.. Foster,
'you are now simple, plain every day
witness, and 1 don't ask you what Beggs
told YOU in detail, but whether or not he
told YOU ANYTHING with reference to the cor
respondence between him and SDelman?"
81 will tell it all"
The witness-In answer to your question
1 say yes.
CHOW, in pursuance of this information,
did YOU cause Mr.. Spelman 70 be ex-
amined and subpenaed?"
''Yes, sir.
''To produce the letters he had written to
Beggs?"
''Yes, 1 had that done down at Peoria"
A SEARCHING EXAMINATION.
'In pursuance of that you caused letters
to be brought into court which Beggs had
written"
Eyes"
'Up to that time you did not know he had
written any letters to Mr.. Spelman, did you?"
II did not"
''I will ask you whether or not you sent to
the station house, by the Chief of Police, to
get permission to obtain those letters from
Beggs after he was arrested?"
"I remember the Chief got the letters
that had been received from Spelman.
"This correspondence between him and
Spelman referring the matter to the district
officer, etc., as testified to by Mr.. Beggs on
that occasion before the grand jury, was the
first intimation you had that there had been
such correspondence, was i not?"
"Well, 1 will not answer the question
that way. II you will ask me a question
about the letters I will try to tell you what
1 know about them.
"The question is, whether or not you have
obtained your information from him?
IMPORTANT LETTERS.
"He said there were letters there that ex-
planned the whole thing, think, or some
thing to that effect"
Letters he had written to Spelman and
Spelman to him?"
"Yes, to explain this secret committee
arrangement"
"And did he not want you to obtain these
Ietters?'
eyes, sir"
Mr.. Foster said "That's all, )" and Chief
of Police Hubbard, who testified some davs
ago for the prosecution, was recalled on be-
half of the defense. Chief Hubbard admit
ted that Beggs, after being arrested, had
been visited by him and they had conver-
sation regarding letters written to Beggs by
Spelman. Beggs directed the Chief to his
Office and to the particular portion of the
desk in which large number of letters were
to be found, and instructed him to select out
all letters that had been received from
Peoria and dtake them to Judge Longenecker