Telegram-herald., 1889-12-08
A PLEA FOR BECCS.
Attorney Foster Argues For ths
Senior Guardians L1fs.
PRINCIPAL FONTS or HIS ADDRESS.
hs Grows AaalgE@sf one ths EViaS2es
Aeout secret Coaa-slagtre tn Cssap
EN-Sr. Forrest te Feftss 41d
Close fer tks Dstrase.

Fosikas sFEECH
CascAeo. Dso- s-At ths afternoon
session % the Cronin hearing en-
Friday Attorney Foster began his
srzament IA behat Of rs client
BegEs he said ths. whoever believed
Dr Cronln AS az angel II dis
guise Vas mistaken IL had been
charged that the Clsn-n4-Gsel society
~zs dynamite organization. bat the
faet that Dr. CrOaln Was Al active mem
bsr of the society had been 4Ethluklng-
~ overlooked This brought TIE STATE >
Attorney 70 his feet With lump.
Il shall ebiect 70 tho charge that Dr.
Cronlu w4s dynamiter lie Nas oP-
posed 20 the dynamite policy and for
opposing il was expelled.
This disconnected Mr. Foster, aud for
feN minutes he, the States Attorney
and the court all talked together Al
last order Was restored and the court
ruled the testimony cut on the ground
that no such testimony hsd been aa-
mittee.
The attorney then referred 10 Beggs'
connection with the ClaR-ns-0sel. Ills
clients connection with the society. ne
said. MAS al open book. lie Was a cham
pion Of peace. The statement that Beggs
had at one time said that Dr Cronin was
not q IL man 10 be on the committee
that tried Alexander Sullivan might be
true. What Of il? Had not Or CrOnin
in a convention Of the national body
Charged sullivan. Boland and Feely
with robbery and murder. Such being
the case Vas IL unreasonable 10 believe
that any one making such a charge
woul3 be unfit TO try aud Judge the one
accused.
"And that statement" continued the
attorney, lis the only one that mY
client. Beggs. has been accused In evi-
dence Of making. Mons other has he
ever made Ia making that statement
he did right II you are going 20 hang
him FOR that statement | might as
well stop right here and let
him be taken at once TO the mar
row passage in the Jail and strangled.
The State desires TO convict my
client because Burke went TO his Office
three times-twice in January and once
in February Let the gentlemen Of vhe
State look TO their own nest see where
they have been visited by fugiuves from
Justice, and say if such facts would war
rant the conviction OF themselves OF the
crimes for which the fugitives are
guilty. ii not, in Heavens name let
them not make such accusation nor ex-
press such desire against my client.
qasd A.t
Beggs was made senior guardian the
last Friday night in January. The
meeting at which she conspiracy was
claimed TO have been hatched was held
on February s, and, therefore, Attorney
Foster argued, the senior guardian
ship of Beggs could not have
been long used to produce and
nourish the germs of the conspiracy.
The only thing against his client was
his having, at his installation, raised his
voice against the continued attacks
upon Alexander sullivan.
Attorney Foster picked up the thread
of his discourse at the opening Of the
morning session by impressing once
more upon the jury the point in Law
that a defendant is not obliged to prove
| his innocence, but that his guilt must
be proved by the prosecution before Z
verdict against him can be rendered.
The charge that a secret committee
was ever appointed in Camp 90 by Beggs
the speaker denied point blank. There
was no positive proof OF II and there was
nothing in the record to show that such
an appointment was made. 1t was true
| that motion was made at the meeting
Of February TO appoint secret com
/ mittee. but that it was lost in the sug-
/ gestion that polite request be made on
/ the district officer to do some
| thing TO prevent the spreading oI
| the cslumniating report against the ex
ecutive committee. That this was al
there was Of the secret committee ac
+ cusation the speaker declared. If there
was more to Il he wanted his attentio
called 10 the proof
In quiet way the States Attorney
picked up the record of evidence snd
turning 70 that offered bv Dennis O'Con
nor. asked the speaker % read where
! OConnor said that molten 20 appoint
the committee was made and carried
! This the states Attorney thought was
proof of subsequent appointment
Mr. Foster apparently lost his
temper. and stepping back he yelled
with all The force Of bis lungs that q
say that secret committee was ap
! pointed was lie;" and he banged ia,
1 little table in trout OF him I,
emphasize his remarks Then b'
sbrieked 'it's as false ss hell" and
brought bis Est on the table again with
terrific force The States Attorney
was. as was cvary body else. consider
ably surprised. and he laid down th'
record with an expression q disgust
/ The Judge told the attorney 10 compost
/ himself and continue his remarks
The effort o. TIRE prosecution. said Mr
1 Fost.r. 20 show by the financial record
that Camp 20 had furnished funds - tb'
rnuriersrs Of Or Cronin had proven
I a r.