The Dickinson press., 1889-11-02
THE FAMOUS CAMP "a.
Some Sensational Testimony DC.
vclOpcd ut the, Trial of the
CrOnin nj urdcrcrN.
The Brethren of the Clan-na-
Gael Evidently Did Not
Dwell in Harmony.
Cronin Considered a Spy by Some and
Alex. Sullivan as Worse Than
LeCaron by Others.

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and testified regarding Camp 90.
He said that Beggs was
senior guardian and Thomas Murphy
treasurer. Martin Burke. Dan Coughlin,
Patrick Cooncy and Pat Sullivan were
members. He remembered the meeting
of Feb. s. Capt. +. +. O'Connor made a
speech. He asked why it was that they
had not received 4 report of the commit
tee that had tried the triangle, as he
had heard it read in another camp. He
had heard it read in another camp. The
books of Camp 90 were pro
dured, with minutes of said meeting,
showing that motions had been
adopted calling for the report of the
committee on the triangle, to call the at
tcntion of the district officer to the re-
ports that We're floating around regard
ing the trial of the triangle and that a
secret committee be appointed by the
senior guardian to investigate these ru-
mors. Witness was asked in a dozen
ways whether he did not make n speech
suggesting the necessity of looking for
SPIES IN TIE ORDER,
but responded each time that he didn't
rccollcct anything of the kind. Cross
examined by Foster for Beggs, he said
it was a common thing to call on the Sc
nior guardians of camps for the reports
of committees. The result of the cross
examination was to bring out the fact
that the motion to appoint Il select com
mittee became imperative by u decision
of Bcggs that no camp could investigate
another camp,
Anthony j. Ford, a member of Camp
go for ten or twelve years, was called.
He was senior guardian for four years,
and after the election in January of this
year held the position of past guardian.
He testified that he did not attend the
meeting of Feb. s.. but was present Mt the
meeting of Feb. 90, known as reunion
night. At the latter meeting, he said,
Patrick McGarry and Richard Powers.
both of them visiting members from
other camps. attacked the triangle for
wasting the funds of the Clan-na-Gael.
Bcggs, in his defense of the triangle,
mentioned the name of Alexander Sulli.
van and said peace must be restored in
the ranks. The witness memory was
very t%reacherous, but from evidence both
on the direct and cross-exanination it
was gathered that Bcggs said, in effect,
that peace should be had if it had to he
brought about by war. 1t was charac-
teristic of Bcggs, he said, to speak very
earnestly.
Stephen Colleran was the last witness
called. He is a laborer by occupation,
and has been II member Of Camp 90 four
or five years, but is not now a member
of the order. After a long series of ques-
tions the state elected the information
that at the meeting of Feb. $ there was a
wrangle over the report of a committee
ION some money matters or pertaining to
that which was not forthcoming, al
though some of the members stated they
had heard the report read in another
camp.
Becoming More Sensational
CHICAGO, Oct. 31.-The crowd that
gathered about Judge McConnclI's court
was larger than at any time yet.
The most important witness of the day
was Capt. T. p. O'Connor, the calling of
whose name created considerable excite
ment. He said that he was "a member of
Camp 20, and that at a meeting on Feb.
8, Andrew Foy rose in his place and de-
clarcd that in the existing condition of
the organization things were in Il bad
shape. LeCaron was testifying before
the Parncll commission and there were
four British spies in America. Foy urged
that the clan should be dissolved and
then reorganiZcd under another name,
and then everyone who was in any way
tainted with British affiliations could be
thrown out. Replying to that said
Capt. O'Connor, II said that l was not
surprised at the remarks. / said that if
they wanted to look for spies they should
look among the executive body, for !
had positive information that the exccu-
tive committee
WERE THIEVES N scoUNDRELs:
that they were %betraying the order, and
tlatthcy had squandered the funds of the
order to the amount of 800, 900, and that
they had sent some of the bravest and
hest men into British prisons. l went on
to say that ] had heard a verbal report
and had seen a closely written account
of 400 pages containing the report of the
trial at Buffalo, and that it proved these
facts. Instantly there was a tumult.'
said Mr.. OConnor. "a number of
brothers arose and asked me where l got
my information. To one of them 1 said;
You ask nothing;' then / turned to the
senior guardian and said if that if the
senior guardian demanded my source Of
information l would give it. There was
more outbreak, and l again appealed tc
the senior guardian. Then Dan Cough.
lin arose in his place and moved that a
committee of three be appointed to in.
vestigate this statement of mine and find
out where l got my information. There
was more talk and wranglc, and then the
senior guardian raped for order and
said: Il will hear no more of this sub
.icct. l will appoint the committee"
"'Who was the senior guardian"
John F. Beggs."
Cross-cxamined, the witness said he
did not mention Cronin's name or the
number of his camp, but that there were
men present who understood the mean
ing and personal reference of his words
Witness gave a clearer definition of Oar
Coughlin's motion than had prcviousl,
been given. "Thc object of the commit
tee asked for" he said, "was to ascertain
the source Of my information-where
obtained it,"
Forrest moved that all of this test
mony be stricken out, but this was over
ruled. The witness stated that one CAM
could try a member of another, for h
had known it to be done. The inner cir
Gle was another name for the executive
He saw Beggs at the time of the inques
and asked him if he should tell all Ii
knew and reveal the secrets of the order
Begg replied: "Yes; tell everything