Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-10-25
Treason to the Laws Of Two Countries
and RottenneSs to the Core.
Cfonin Fought the 1hieTish Triangle and
That Was Why They Killed Him.
Other Men They Betrayed to England
Such Strong Charges the State will
Attempt to Prove Against the Muir
derers OF CIonin.
CHICAGO, Oct. "a.

There was an immense crowd OF spectators
at the opening Of the Cronin trial this morn
ing.
As the defendants filed in and the attorneys
took their seat. the clerk called the roll Of
jurors Every man responded to his name.
State Attorney Longenecker at once began
the opening address to the jury.
After making the preliminary remarks the
States Attorney said that in order to show
what the motive for the crime was it was neces-
sary 70 examine into the history in this coun-
try of the united brotherhood commonly
called Clan-na Gael. He reminded the jury
they were not trying the Clan-na-Gael, but
the prisoners at the bar. LOngenecker said
that the Clan. ma Gael in this country was
made up of patriotic Irishmen, irshmen who
went into it for political effect, lrishmen who
went into it for money. its object was to
free Ireland BY force of arms As soon A.
n favorable opportunity should offer. He
declared the triangle supreme. The oaths
of the members made their commands supe-
rior to the laws of the nation.
Forrest objected to this line of statement,
as nsdmissble in advance of proof.
Judge Mcconnell warned the States At
torney that he was making these statements
at his peril
wha, h.. Laa said .nJ .coon,ad III. ,a.nor.;-
hiIitv He n,ocesdad n sav that Sull;van
Caaia, .,nd pot.,d ,ha, ,hav 90, ,on,,oI ~
,,., a,acr,i,a ho.rd ;ran,n,s,ad dyr.m;,a
,,al;o,, al ;mnI.n,aJ In Tho cons,it,,;on
nl.n:a oommand;n, a ns,fect and ,nopa.t;on-
n1, ohad;an,., 10 Tho cnmmapds ~ Tho ho.rd
Tha s,.,a,. A,,ornev .noLe of tho adon,;op
of ,ha ,.,,nal. "a .vmhoI of the e,ecntivs
- Man,hors d;d not L,ow who co,-
s,;,,,a5 ,,,a ho.rd so sacra, w.s i, They
,hauaa IL, orla,. md. wa,e sent on x.,ion.
sr,.:;.I ,,,ss;on.; !, En,land No,w;.bst,rd.
;ac ~. sanra, ,,sss m.n .o,a h ,,svad bv
,ha h,a-t tn No E,,,iisb au,ho,;,;ss Tw.,tv
IS ,hasa r,ar ha ,.;d wsra oow in ,ris,n
M. ,a. l., a.ol.,ad ,o arahI. tho bo.,d
90 s,aai .unJ. s,5 uhep sbox;po was
- Jo ,ho hnar4 cI,imea ,ba, tho ,,dar ox.1
,h.m sis ooo Ar ,bis min, the States At
,or,.v ,rtrodnceJ Dr Cropin i, connection
,.;,t ,,a o,aar ,rd n,,ce.dad IN ske,ch tho
,is,or,, &c III. e,b, ,,ai =, ,b. ,r;sn,le Ua
toll of Cr,ni,s e,nuIsion the suhseouent
pr;or convsn,,on and the trial of Sullivan
vi, and Roland he the secret committee
90 vb;nb n, Cr,,in uemhar a, Rnffalo
Ia AZ ,ugust Tho evidence of that committee
M N ho ;n,roducad hara shovi,g that Cropin
,o,k tho eviaenc,. fullv
Tbn s,s,a's ,,torney seid that Cronin in
.;st,d ,bs, all the evidence he sent ont IN all
tbe e.,nns hn, nm m tho time of C,onin.s
L., ,na ,.nort h,d no, baan sent on, He
xould have .bo.u ,hst t,ev had not onlv
,;oIa,aJ ,ho I,.so of th. ordar and of mi.
oo,,,,r hn, ,bnsa az Ergl.,1 and bo5
rohhal ,ha ,,lar n, IL. tnnJs and m. mon of
nj liber,;es J,x.sn nnIv day or two
ar, r,on,n,s dsath tho, tho ,enort of tho
,rial was sant an, Cr,n;n,s mart of il was
,a;ao,.a an, ,b,t of Uar, ~b;cb sccpsed
Cronir of be;ng a traitor he claimed would
10. ,bot ,his saru,1ci,tio, Of a., min va.
sant onr nxar Ai.1ardsr Snll;vs,.. .onature
,e,ar c,orin had Iis.nnea,aI and !, tho be-
~ ,h,t his hal, xorld navsr ho f,und I,
,..s no, su,,;ci.n, 10 m.ka av.v win c,onin
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