Morning journal and courier., 1889-10-30
FROM ALL QUARTERS.
MEETINGS OF CAMP NO. 20.
Yesterdays Hearing Of Wit
nesses in the Cronin Trial.
THREE MEN INSTANTLY KILLED.
The Pan-American Excur-
sionists in St. Louis.
A VICTORY FOR JUDGE LEWIS.
Plans of the Brotherhood of
Base Ball Players.
A VICTORY FOR JUDGE LEWIS.
THE CRONIN TRIAL.

OsCOnnOrss Testimony Regarding the
Meetings and Methods Of Camp No.
29-The Trial OF the Triangle-The
Court Finds Andrew Foy q Very
Non-Uommittal Wttness-Other Tes-
timony Relating to the Triangle.
CHICAGO, Oct. 20.-The first witness called
to the stand in Judge McConnells court this
merning was Mrs. Winifred Oman, wife II
the liveryman who owns the famous white
horse. She testified to the fact about the
horse being taken and driven north on the
night of May 4, and his return at half-past 9
O'Clock, steaming with perspiration, as If he
had been hard driven.
John F. O'Connor, who was recording SEQ
rotary of camp No. 30 when Beggs WAS SEN
ior guardian, testified as follows: "On Feb. 8
last at a meeting of the camp, Thomas F.
O'Connor asked if we had ever heard the re-
port of this trial committee that tried what
is now known as the triangle. Mr.. Briggs
said he had not. O'Connor said 1t was strange
that our camp never got the report when he
heard it read in another camp in the city;
that he had heard man read it, and would
state the name of the camp and the man who
read it, if we demanded 1t. Then somebody
asked who it was. did not hear who he
said read IL, Out GneTS WAS bouo momDoH WIZ
did hear, and I asked him, What did he
says? and I understood him to say DIR.
Cronin."
The State attorney was evidently Of the
opinion that the witness was an unwilling
one and sought to have him detail at greater
length the proceedings of the camp at that
time, but without success.
After long wrangle between the lawyers
the court admitted the record of the pro-
ceedings of Camp 20 on February 8, made by
the witness at the time, and he proceeded to
read it, subject to many Interruptions in the
vav of questions and objections. Generally
in referring to individual members Of the
camp, numbers instead of names were used,
and in one case, In which 1t was noted that
certain numbers were appointed ommittee
to investigate the qualifications of an appli-
cant for membership, tho States attorney
said he proposed to show that one OF them
was the number borne by one of the prison
ers at the bar.
Coming down to the matter of the camps
action on the supposed allegations against
Dr. Cronin in connection with the trial of the
triangle in Buffalo, the witness read as fol-
lows:
Moved and seconded that an imperative de-
mand be made on the executive committee at
once for the immediate information of the
trial committee.
It was amended that the senior guardian
notify the district member of the report that
is going around regarding the report of the
trial committee right in one of the camps In
this city. Motion was carried.
Motion made and seconded that secret
committee of three be appointed BIZ the senior
garding the trial of the ex-excutive body. Mo-
ton carried.
The senior guardian mentioned, the wit
ness said, was John F. Beggs, one of the men
now on trial. The witness further testified
that when Captain O'Connor moved for the
appointment of a committee to investigate
the report that the report of the trial COM
mittee had been read In another camp, Senior
Guardian Beggs said that the committee had
| no power to Investigate another camp, and
that the proper thing to do was to refer the
matter to the district officer. The witness
| had no knowledge as to whether OF not the
committee to investigate the other camp was
ever appointed.
Q. "Did you henr Captain o'Connor in any
statement he made in Camp 20 meetings
mention DR.. Cronin's name that nightF'
A. 81 did not hear him pronounce it."
The witness in answer to further questions
said that the trial of the triangle, as it under
stood the matter, took place In Buffalo In
| October, 1888, and that the members of the
| triangle on trial were Sullivan, Feely and
Boland.
| At the opening of the afternoon session
Andrew Foy, member of Camp No. 20, was
put on the stand as witness. Mr.. Foy waf
. very non-committal witness, but was final
| " brought to admit that he made speech at
the meeting of Camp No. 20 when the mat
ter of the report of the triangle committee
came up, and he gave mixed narrative Of
the attending circumstances.
| The next witness was Michael J. Kelley,
| foreman of the metal department of the Ad.
ANS & Westlake Manufacturing Co., and
| Junior guardian of Camp No. 20 at the time
Of the meeting Of February 8 last. He talked
of the proceedings, though his memory was
deficient az to detail. He remembered that
Foy called for the report of the COMMITTEES
that tried the triangle, and that this demand
grew out of the statement by Captain O'Con'
nor to the effect that he (O'Connor
In the camp of which DR.. Cronin was o mem
Der and that DR.. Cronin read it. (This state
ment Is in contradiction of the evidence or
this point heretofore given and of all pub
lishsd. They agree in saying that Captair
O'Connor did not mention DR.. Cronin's NAM
but said that he would give the name OF tn
man and the number Of the camp If the sen
ior guardian demanded it) The cross-exam
nation of Mr.. Kelley brought out the fac
that though he knew of the trial of the tri
angle he did not know who constituted tina
bedy and only learned their names subse
quently when they were published In the
newspapers.
The next witness. Anthony J. Ford, past
guardian of Camp No. 30, testified that At
meeting of the camp on February % Patrio
NcGarry and Richard Powers made spee,he
denouneing the triangle, and that Senie
Guardian Bsggs replied defending Alexande
Sullivan, one of the members of the triangle
II was pretty warm discussion and BsRe
said 1t would have to be peace or war, 9
words to that effect.
Stephen Colleran, laborer, was the La
witness. An attempt was made TO get DC
tailed statement of the proceedings OF Cam
No. 20 on the night of February 8 from hin
but with poor success.
Colleran was questioned sharply BY Il
! prosecution as to what he knew Of the rel
lions of the various defendants with esc
I other, and as to what he had seen OF the
movements The defendent, Martin Burk'
and the witness had, 1t was developed, gor
together to the office Of the defendant Begl
twice in January and once early in Februar,
Witness said they went to secure BegRs' q
in getting work. In March Colleran ar
Burke met Coughlan on the streets. 1t W
a casual meeting. Witness never saw Burk
Coughlan and Cooney together. Golfers
was still on the witness stand when court q
4 journed until tomorrow.