, 1889-11-21
The Cronin Case.


prove alibis for the defendants in the
Cronin case was resumed this morning.
Mrs. Thomas Whalen, who keeps house
for O'Sullivan. and her sister, Kate Nc.
Cormick, who spent the night of the muir
der at O'Sullivan's house. ~corroborated
the evidence OF former witnesses that
O'Sullivan was in his house all the time
that night. They were awake until l
o'clock in the morning and he was still
there. Mrs. Whalen said she was pres.
ent when Clancy of the New York Herald
wanted O'Sullivan to 20 to see Cronin's
body. O'Sullivan refused because he did
not know Clancy, but said he would 70 if
a policeman asked him.
Matt Danahy. a saloonkeeper, testified
that Martin Burke was in his saloon from
7 to 10 O'Clock on the evening of May 4.
On cross-examination the fact was devel-
oped that witness was a member of Camp
20. He admitted that be had been sup
plying Burke's meals to him and hat he
visited Winnipeg zone time ago for the
purpose of looking around" He denied
ever having sent money to Burke at Win
nipeg; denied ever having called Cronin
q spy or other approbrious epithets. He
admitted he was treasurer of the prison
ers' defense fund and active in raising
money.
w. X. CouRhlin, a saloonkeeper, cor
roborated Danahy's testimony about
Burke being in the latter's saloon that
night.
At the afternoon session John O'Mal-
ley. clerk In the Northtown assessors
office, corroborated Danaby's evidence as
to Burke. James Lyman, a city con-
tractor and member of Camp 20, told of
the meeting of Feb. 8 when the commit
tee was appointed to investigate the state
ment that the report of the Buffalo trial
committee had been prematurely made
public in Cfonin's camp. Witness said
alter the resolution was adopted the mat
ter was reconsidered and referred to Dis
trict Officer Spellman OF Peoria.
Ex-Congressman John Il. Finnerty said
he was a member of Camp 20. He had
never heard Of the Inner circle in it.
Several other witnesses were examined in
regard to the Inner CIRCLE but none OF
them knew anything about it.
States Attorney ~Longenecker was then
called as a witness in behalf of the defend,
ant Beggs. He objected, but after
brief argument the court ordered the ex-
animation to proceed. In reply to ques.
tons the %states's attorney said he had
heard Beggs' testimony before the cor.
oner's jury and had subsequently, caused
Beggs to be brought before the grand
jury. When Mr.. Forester asked him if
he had examined Beggs before the grand
jury Mr.. Mills of counsel for the state OBJ
iected. In reply to a query of the court
as to what he meant by this line of exam
nation Forester said:
II mean to show what Beggs ~voluntar
lily told the states attorney when a wit
ness before the grand jury in regard to
this Cronin correspondence and the &C
ton of Camp 20 in this matter. | pro-
pose to show first that the information
came from Beggs to Longenecker, of the
matter being referred to Spellmap. and
further through Chief of Police Hub.
bard presented to the states attorney the
correspondence in his own behalf. /
further offer to prove that after that ex-
animation, and in pursuance of what
Beggs stated on oath, Spellman was
subpenaed as a witness before the grand
jury and Intercepted and furnished let
tiers Beggs had written him in pursuance
of a voluntary statement of Beggs' in this
matter which the states attorney knew
nothing about"
The court said Forester wa entitled to
get that before the Jury, but he was SO
hasty that he had not asked the states
attorney if he was not willing to admit
that TACT before put Oh the stand.
The examination then proceeded and 1t
was developed that Beggs told the states
attorney Of correspondence between the
defendant and Spellman and in pursuance
of that information the states attorney
caused Spellman to be examined and sub
penaed to produce letters he had written
to Beggs. Up to the time of this infor-
nation the states attorney did not know
Bcggs had written any letters to Spell.
a
Forester then asked if the testimony
of Beggs before the grand jury was not
the first intimation the states attorney
had that there had been such correspond
ence. Judge L~ongenecker said that this
question was putting words in his mouth
and he would not answer it, but said that
Beggs said there were letters that would
explain the whole thing, or something to
that effect. The letters were written to
Spellman and the replies to explain the
secret committee arrangement. The
states attorney further admitted in reply
to a question that Beggs wanted him to
obtain those letters.
Chief of Police Hubbard was called
and admitted that after Beggs' arrest
they had a conversation regarding the
Spellman correspondence and hat Beggs
had directed him where in his (Beggs')
desk to find the letters which he wished
taken to Judge ~Longenecker.
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