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eQiry iata he death u CroBiD o. Hednss-
dsy Fzeraek Aeiarry further tesune1 thaE
Dr CGonia 6elors bis death had tod him
tk4t sbo1t aysaT ago hs had been ialed 70
house oa pre- use OF looking GstsE =, =
Ran. sna oa arriving there lad found slx
men. fron hose mgrdeIous looks lie Ia
terTsd he iateAuon 10 XII bilD. out his sap-
II departure tT1S r2te1 tAeI designs, L tA-y
Ia any
Tic sane witness als0 testified that John
+ beggs no Is tLs sBIor Guar iaa cf
Camp 1J-Cf - - Il used % Dc c2lied-Iae
one Iha. L. believed 10 have ordered tie
removal " CToniD. had ssld IN lis pres
snco tA4S Ia WAs Tor union and
unity amongss the Eish, II II took
10 make iU He accompanied
these remarks with An enthusiastic
defense OF Alexander Sullivan. beggs
also stated Ii Ito presence OI he witness
that COughIB the detective. and fAI sui
hYEn, tie Ice man. were members or Camp
-, u hlch Is good evidences OF their con
neotion u IA that body which Is believed
10 have SO much 70 90 With the CTonln
murder Notary also restined that lie
Caron obtained bis credentials from Law
renee Buckley
81 the afternoon session Maurice Nor
ris IA an Ewer 20 i question as 10 whether
he had ever heard any threats made against
DR.. CTonin. said: Yes, ! heard John +.
nnerty say last June: Those -- doctors
must be got rid OF; meaning Doctors
Cronin and kcCahey"
NJ Norris knew DR. Cronin very well
and the doctor had several times told him
that he expected 10 be assassinated for
h. -. 20 Hatr -,.H I'm
prove" HE expected trouble through
Alexander Sullivan. While Cronin never
told witness that Sullivan had threatened
him. lie evidently thought the attorney
would seek To have him removed"
because be had proof that would
convict Sullivan OF embezzling u
largo amount of money belonging To the
Irish cause. The doctor told Mr. Morris
that Major" Sampson had told him that he
had been hired TO Kill the doctor. He also
said that he believed McGeehan, the Phila-
delphian had come 10 Chicago at the In
stigation Of Sullivan 10 kill him.
Joseph OByrne swore that the Friday
night before the Disappearance the doctor
said 10 him that "he was tired OF the
wTangling; that it was wearing him out
and he thought he would give IL up and let
the rascals accomplish what they wanted
to" told him he was gone too FAR on the
the road. He replied: You know Joseph,
that these two rascals have the power TO do
great in Jury The two rascals alluded 10
were Michael Boland, police recorder OF
Kansas City, and Alexander Sullivan, of
Chicago. The doctor was very much de-
pressed and seemed as though some trouble
was hanging over him.
O'Byrne went on to say that he had heard
NC Ahor. - M.,(.a aI.xy
ought To be killed because they were
scoundrels. lie had heard that there was
trial in Camp 20, but knew nothing def
mite on the point lie did not however,
believe that Cronin was u traitor. Closely
pressed OByrne admitted that rumors that
Cronin had been tried and convicted came
to him through friends OF the latter.
Then q long examination followed touch
ing the split in the Clan ma Gael four or
five years ago. Alexander Sullivan Michael
Boland ana Dennis c. Feeley were the tri-
angle. The split resulted from the inquiries
OF some of the members who wanted to
know where the funds had gone. The
triangle had had absolute control over
the funds of the order. 1t was be-
ueyed that these funds had been mis-
appropriated. The men who asked for
an investigation were expelled among
them was DR.. Cronin number OF mem
bers friendly to the expelled resigned aud
u new organization was started. The two
factions were reunited last June. After
the consolidation the finance commit
tee began an investigation of the
finances of the two factions The commit
tee found that about So, 900 had been taken
from the society by the triangle. The
committee recommended that trial com
mittee be appointed TO try these men. 4
trial committee of six members was ap-
pointed and the trial begun in the fall
of 1855 in New York, but was continued
in Buffalo. majority Of the committee
cleared the triangle. The minority was
convinced that the money had been stolen
Both factions OF the committee made re-
ports and these We're TO be submitted 10
the next convention. Some inquiries were
made concerning the expulsion of Dr.
Cronin from Camp 96, but the witness
could not give any names OF the trial com
nit:ee except Lawrence Il Buckley
Thomas j. Conway, an insurance agent
met Peter Mcclellan in February soon
after he reached Chicago McGeehan told
him that no one knew that he wss in Chi
cago except John ]. Bradley the man men
toned by Lo C2ron in his testimony.
Bradley Is the chairman OF the ex-
ecutive committee OK the Clan-na Gael
Mcclellan applied vile epithets to DR.
Cronin. DR. McCahey and Luke Dillon. Nc
Geehan gave no reason for villifying Cronin
The witness saw Or. Cronin talking TO Nc
Geehan, aud charged him with coming 70
Chicago 70 kill the doctor. Lawrence T.
Buckley introduced Mcclellan to some of
the Clan-na- Gael camps The witness had
seen the two men together. In the camp Of
the witness. No ~. motion was made a
week or tx o ago. the witness said. that com
mittee be appointed To raise funds 10 Ia
vestigate the death Of DR. Cronin John
Moss said that perhaps the executive knew
that Dr. CTonin was British spy and had a
right to remove him Miles McFsddcD
thought the murder might be brought 10
Conklins door Both men opposed the mo
tion and il was laid on the table Mr Con
wav said that even II Cronin had been a
British spy the executive hsG 40 authority
20 remove him
Michael NcNulty. n house painter living
a. 10 Huron street. knew Or Cronin be
longing 70 three or four societies If Witch
the doctor vas n member. The witness had
frequently been in tIse doctor o6lce Iae
doctor said he was not satisfied with the
+ consolidation of tAe two factions % The
F Clan -us- Gael The money matter bad nee-
er been exp'sined and pr CTontn though.
Alexander SlIhren ard Lawrence p
Backlev voula IKE 80 do away vita
F him Cronin ssid that Buckley had thres.
eaed - do away With bim Cronin told sa
witness shat o. saved cue man from Be ~
sent 20 Ireland ~ suliivan 20 bs made =
victim. that eulivzn when be wanted -
oct nd q = nan sent h.m ~ CO s-ae
crime IN England and -hsn had hfm 81
resasd as soon Sc be landed 20 be tbrcssn
into Vrisen Clossiy presses NcNlity toll