Butte semi-weekly miner., 1889-10-26
The Defense Valves the OPP
ening Address and Wit
nesses Testify.

| which stood in the way OF conviction j
the absence Of evidence, but must not b
allowed to. weaken the force OF evidenc
given. He next defined the meaning OF rec
sonable doubt, which he said must not b
so stretched as to permit q juror to ayoi
doing his duty. The states attorney the
proceeded to define murder and set fort
what were the material allegations in tn
| Indictment which it will be necessary t,
prove. They we're that DR.. Cronin wa
killed, that the killing was done in thi
state, that it was done without adequat
provocation, and that these defendant
did IL. He then defined direct and circum
stantial evidence. He spoke OF the disap
pearance of DR., Cronin and the finding o
his body eighteen days afterwards ant
said the state proposed to prove it muir
der as q result OF q conspiracy. ...-.
The states attorney then proceeded to
speak OF the motive for crime and said
in order to show what that motive was
it became necessary to examine into tht
history in this country OF the organization
known as brotherhood, and commonly
called the Clan-na. Gael. Before doing this
he reminded the jury that they were not
trying the Gamma Gael, but the prisoners
at the bar. He then proceeded to sketch
the history of the ftan.na-6Hef, aud said
the triangle was supreme; that the Oaths
OF members made their commands super.
ior to the laws OF the nation.
Forrest objected to this line OF the state.
ment as inadmissable IN advance OF proof.
Judge Mcconnell said he did not know
what would be proved, but warned the
states attorney that he was making these
statements at his own peril.
The states attorney then went on to
say that the membership did not know who
constituted the triangle SO secret was il;
but, nevertheless, they obeyed its orders
and were sent on various missions in
England in the way Of active work and
under assumed names. The states attor-
ney said he would prove what he had said
and accepted the responsibility. He pr D
ceeded to say that when Sullivan, Feely
and Boland got control OF the executive
board they changed the plan OF the work
OF the organization, inaugurated dyna-
mite policy and implanted in the constitu-
tion q clause commanding perfect and un-
requitting obedience to the commands OF
the board.
The defense again prayed an exception
: this line OF statement.
Notwithstanding this seer. cy, these men
we're betrayed by the board to the English
and twenty OF them ar now in
prison. This was, he declared, to enable
the board to steal funds and at the last
showing made the board Claimed the order
was owing them $13, 900, though there was
$3.50, 900 in the treasury when they took
charge. At this point the states attorney
introduced DR.. Cronin in connection with
the order aud proceeded to sketch the his
tory OF his fight against the triangle. He
told OF Cronin's expulsion, the subsequent
union convention and the trial Of Sullivan,
Feeley and Boland by the secret commit.
tee, OF which DR.. Cronin was q member. in
Buffa'o a year ago last August. The states
attorney went on to say the committee
was in session three days hearing evidence
which he stated would be introduced dur
ing the trial.
Cronin wanted this evidence published to
al OF the camps OF the order with the re-
port OF the committee. A report was made
10 the camps till day or two after Cron.
ms death, and even then Cronin's part
il ape in the belief that his body would
never be found. 1t was not sufficient to
make away with DR.. Cronin, but the same
lnseen hand that regulated the COM spirary
rom it's inception had to make 1t appear
.lso that Cronin was q traitor, for ii
Cronin had published his evidence against
;he triangle, as he WAS about to do, it
meant the ruin OF the triangle with the
rish people.
To nave it published to all the camps
vas to convict these of embezzling these
unds that have been accumulated for
rears. It would have proven them traitors
o the Irish cause; proved them not only
nbezzlers but yialato-s OF the laws OF the
ountries, and traito ors to the cause in
vhich these people had enlisted: and in
tead OF doing that which was to benefit
,oor old Ireland, it would brand them as
be worst men on earth among the Irish
'eople. That was the object. The states
,ttorney then went on to show how Cough
In began denouneing Cronin as spy away
,ack in February, and how Beggs at a |
ertain meeting oil Camp 20 said Cronin's t
OF Sullivan and Triangle had |
O be stopped il it took blood.
The states attorney then went on to talk |
bout the charges made against Crcnin in |
,amp 20. On the 18th day OF February |
Ienior Guard Beggs wrote to District Officer |
Ipellman, OF Peoria, that he was directed |
o investigate the matter and wanted the |
district officers to do 90. The latter, on the |
7th of February, wrote to Begss that he
new of no law or provision OF the consti-
ution requiri 1g him to investigate unless
he charges were made directly to him.
,eges, on the 18Th, wrote back that while
here was NO was NO written law for his,
here was q law, and the matter had to be
Investigated or there would be trouble. Ga
he following day man wing the name oil
imons rented Flat III, Clark street, op.
osite DR.. Cronin's Office, bought large
runk and moved in on the goth OF March.
Iartin Burke appeared at the Carlson
ottage under the name of Frank Williams,
ented the cottage and then. after talking
ith O'Sullivnn, went to lit Clark street
I'D moved the furniture to the cottage in
,pril. O'Suliivan made arrangements
ith Cronin by which the latter received
ne Of O'Sullivan's cartis, he was to accom-
any the messenger in order to attend pro-
upon any OF O'Sullivan's men
ho might be hurt in handling ice for him.
he states attorney pointed out that this
eemed q queer contract, for up to this
me there rever had been an accident to
re of O'Sullivan's men, and there were
,any doctors nearer than Cronin. Before
sat Daniel Coughlin had d. clared in
aloon that there was a certain north side
IAN and a leading Catholic that would
BON bite ground or something to that ef-
ct. O'Sullivan was with Coughlin that
isht. Lonsenecker told OF Coughlin's ar
sngsment with livery stable keeper Dinan
nd said that the state will prove trat
oughlin was driven to the Carlson
ottage the night OF the murder
nd that the horse and the buggy
lat belonged at Dinan's livery
table, was the horse and bugs
hich drove DIR. Cronin to the cottage.
At the meeting oil Camp 20 on the night
I May 81, some oneinquired whether that
ecret COMMITTEES had reported. Where
pom Beggs said: "That committee is to
sport to me and not to the camp" I'VE