The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-11-05
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AS sAe examination psocxes.ed Is ksseanse
essieni thai he VAS Al uaNlssing witness
Aisc thzs nas testimony E2s 1ifEersat Erusn
tnzi Hhien Be gave hxEore ths grand jsary
and frrsn EsAs fse a-osscasssn expeeteps.
De SID Be aret BsE-s Apga aa, We SAID
I thas tie nstser retervea 70 ia their eorrs-
sFsozdeaee. w that toe proceedings 81 the
triangle grlzl COMMITTEES has aesu hela ia
eertAsa eauap IA violation ef tie reslcA had
besa A1nicaniy segt.e5. Wlsaess ahen said
Ae knsN Dan Eo1ghsin, sh0. wifA a ssAa
{ nzIed AanEa. had visited Peoria d year
a10 and presented a iesssr 81 introduction.
I he a8a 10 conversation wish Couzhiir
2bcef IN. Cronin.
{ ms was II direct contradiction of Spell
nSfis previous testimony. and hss was
asked hy Asongeneckes 4 be aad not swarn
tfiAt saagkssa spoke to him about nr
/ tFua1n- There wAs q long strange over
this question. which w&s fnatly allowed.
and SPe4lRaa answered. Il said before
( tass grand gary that IN convsrSa ton w3tA
I Coags4aia n Peoria be said croaia wss &
---~- ---- ---, tut On rejection aud on con-
snatatson with tive other saen present
I sent nay attorney TO Chicago to n0tl-
~ the district attorney that ] wes
nAsSfaksn Ny attorney VAS anahls
70 and Judge IonesneckeT, AnG i
I came myself specially 20 Chicago and noti-
( he1 Judge Iongeneeker and other cognsel
4 that L they asked me that question on the
/ stand woTl25 have 20 deny u in order 10
/ do justice q my own self and 20 the facts.
/ After left the grand jury room and went
/ home and slept / feit annoyed ard
troubled. | selt that had possibly done q
wrong 70 Goughlin, and | went immedi-
ateiy 70 Psiions and Downs and told theIa
what ] had sworn 20 before the grand jury,
/ and that | was bothered abogt H.
They said "SpelIman. YOU have made
I a mistake No such conversation took
plaes
Witness said, in reply 20 question that
he had seen Alexander sullivan before the
states attorneys Office but he went there
because he had been informed Sullivan was
talking very harShly about him, and that
his visit was not in connection with the
,sase. The correspondence between Beggs
and Spellman was then read.
During the crosse Z animation Mr. spell
man was 8 ed il Begss ever spoke to him
about the ~nsrges against Cronin in any
case. He g4plied that great deal was said
about Creiain, but a. place il upon any one
man at any one period me could not do st
this time
WAS it not becaase of his organization
of the other camp"
mo, " he replied, "hut because he was
always anxious to prefer charges. He was
kind of sgitator. lie was honest, and
not bad fellow If he could have his own
way. II not
Mr.. HYDE here objected to any such
statements. as Cronin was dead and could
not respond.
Spellman said no charges were made by
Beggs against any individual IN his Official
position as senior guardian.
The defense moved to exclude from the
record all questions and answers in regard
20 what was testified 10 before the grand
jury. A lengthy debate ensued on ihis
point. in the course OF which il was stated
that Spellman subscribed $500 toward the
arrest aud conviction of the nurderers OF
Cronin and that he paid 800 of this. Ii
was intimated that the testimony before
the grand jury was gwen when he was in
one frame of mind, and that the present
attitude was the result of consultation
with friends. The court finally said that
authorities might be brought in on the
point.
At the afternoon session the cross
examination was resumed. and witness
was asked 3 number of questions regarding
the object OF the visit OF kunze to Peoria
with Coughlin, and whether ID had any
connection with Cionin. Spellruan said it
had not, so far as be knew. though he had
no conversation with knnze there Cough
lin's visit had no connection with Cronin.
aud references in conversation led 10 the
inference that ID was in connection With a
fight between Chicago distilery and the
whisky trust.
John A. Mahony justice of the peace.
testified that he was present st a ball i'm
Lake View. in March last. when Crouin
instituted a camp Of Can-na-Gael After
the meeting icpman 0'SuIliyau asked wit-
ness about Cgonin's standing a. = physi-
cian. and receiving a favorable reply ar
ranged for witness 70 visit Grouin with
him 20 make arrangeILents for the latter
TO care for Sullivan man. This arrange
ment was made about the middle OF April.
and O'Suilivan gsve Croain some OF his
business cards, saying that Il the doctor
was wanted when he to'Snlliyanl was out
OF town or sick. one OF these cards wauld
be presented.
At the afternoon session Judge Neon
nell said he had considered sDeI!man's ties.
timony la the controversy. and had de-
cfded % exclude IL.
Mrs. Addie j Fsyrar testified as 20
conversation between herself and . Saili-
van after Croniu's body was foand. She
asked OSnllivan Was i not a terrible
murder
lie hesitatei a moment and then gsi8
They say he wss British spy.
Mrs Farrar asked: Well, why should
they klH Aim 2"
0'soI1iyaa sai5 He gave away the
secrets ci tie order. II q man did that he
ought So he killed II he did that he got
no more than he deserved. "
Three poI.esmeH from the Lake View
district testified 70 having seen wagon oe-
cupse5 By three men lats on the uighi e
Nav 4. and noticing 4 b8x IN the boty Of
tie wagon Jchn Day, another policeman,
testified that als5at / o'claek on the morn
; ing of Mav he sag two uen walking east
toward the lake. foiioS hy a wAEcB
driven hy another nlan Witness Qaes-
toned The driver. who said iheg wAntsd -
70 20 ChieAr0 and we're lookiag for
Iske shora drive The other tWo gsen then
came back frem ths beach aAa tie police
man gays ihega proper directions
BfIL WArKISDs ~ DEAD.
pinneer ~ osegan ard ssnc. Proninent
g. = Democratic Politician.
p8Rr1axa. NaY. William II. " at
Fsr6s az oga pioneer % the state. sas
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