The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-10-30
FIXING 7HB CRIME
On the Prisoners Charged With
the Cronin Murder
SOME IMPORTANT EVIDENCE
As to the Secret Session of CIan-na'
Gael Camp 2O-The Famous TrI'
angle Appointed-Interesting
Developments arc Made,

CHICAGO, Oct, 29-At the opening oi
Judge McConnell's court this morning,
Mrs. Winifred Dinan, vile Of Patrick
Dinan, the liVeryman, who owns the ia
nous white horse, took the stand as a
witness. She testified to the facts about
the horse being taken and driven north
on the night OF May 4, and his return at
half past nine o'clock steaming with
perspiration, as II he had been hard
driven,
John +. 0'Connor, a member OF the
famous camp 20 Of the Clan'na'Gael, OF
which Beggs, Burke, Coughlln udother
defendants were members, was next
placed on the stand. 0'Connor, record.
Ing secretary OF the camp when Beggs
was Senior Guardian, after numerous de-
tails as 10 their meetings and methods
OF transaCting the business, testified that
on February 5 last, at a meeting OF the
camp, Thomas F. O'Connor asked II We
had ever received the report oi the trial
committee, now known as the Triangle
Mr.. Beggs said he had not. O'COnnor
said 1t was strange that our camp never
got the report when he heard It read In
another camp in the city; that he heard
a man read 1t and would state the name
OF the camp and the man who read 1t II
we demanded 1t. Somebody asked who
1t was. did not hear who he said read
1t, but there was some one there who
did hear, and l asked him, "What did
you sayP" and understood him to say
DR.. Cronin.
The States Attorney was evidently OF
the opinion that the witness was an un-
willing one and sought 70 have him de-
taikat greater length the proceedings OF
the camp at that time, bnt without sue.
cess. The witness said he had no reCol-
lection that man named FOy had made
a speech in which he said the camp had
better investigate the Triangle, because
he had heard y report charging Its men,
bers with wasting the funds Of the order.
RECORD OF CAMP 20.
After long wrangle between the
lawyers the Court admitted the record
OF the proceedings Of Camp 90, on Feb.
ruary s, made by the witness at the
time, and he proceeded TO read 1t, sub
iect to many interruptions In the way OF
questions and objections.
Coming down to the matter Of the
camps action on the supposed allega-
tions against DR.. CrDnln In connection
with tie trial Of the Triangle In Buffalo
the witness read as follows: "Moved
and seconded that an imperative de-
mand be made upon the executive CON-
mittee at once for the immediate iniOr.
tion Of the trial committee. It was
amended that the Senior Guardian
notify the district member Of the report
that is going around, regarding the re-
port OF the trial committee right in one
Of the camps in this city. Motion was
carried. Motion made and seconded |
that q secret committee be appointed by
the Senior Guardian 10 investigate the |
rumors ahoat regarding the trial OF the
executive body. Motion carried"
The Senior Guardian mentioned, the
witness said, was John F. Beggs, one OF
the men now on trial.
The examination proceeded as follows:
What occurred there before the motions
were made on this committee2
AS stated before 1t was Tom 0'Con.
nor's remarks and asking II we got the
report Of the committee that tried the
Triangle, as 1t is now called. Beggs
said that VIC had not and said 1t was
strange oIr camp never got it; that he
heard 1t read III ANOTHER camp in this
city and that he could tell the man that
read II and the camp that he heard it
read in, II 1t was desired.
An effort was made 10 show by the
witness that this was a consultation be.
tween himself and Michael ]. Kelly, A.
]. Ford and ?. II. Nolan about the ad.
Visibility oil destroying the books Of the
camp, but the defense objected and the
court statained the objection. The cross
examination OF the witness then began.
The witness in answer 10 further ques.
tions said that the trial OF the Triangle,
az he understood the matter, took place
In buffalo October, 1888, and that the
members Of the Triangle on trial were
Sullivan, Feely and Bolsnd.
At the opening OF the afternoon
session Andrew Poy, member Of Camp
20, was put on the stand as witness.
He made a speech at tho meeting OF
Camp 20 when the matter OF the report
Of the Triangle trial committee came up.
He said: Gas far as l remember Capt.
Q'Coppor made q certain statement that
leCaron, ThQ was Wltness before the
Parnell Commission, was apaId asent OF
the executive body Of the Irish 0rgani.
zatiOn In thia nnuntFvu