Morning journal and courier., 1889-10-25
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THE CRoNIN TRIAL.
States Attorney longer:
ecker Addresses TbaJury.
HIS REHEARSAL OF THE CASE:
Adjournment Of The Episce-
5. pal Convention.
THE .PARNELL COMMISSION.
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THE CkONIN TRIAL
opened at chicago Yester-
day-rhe Court Room Crowded with
e peesatOrs-Statess Attorney Longe.
-neckerss A Address 80 the Jury-He
Refers 90 the Clan-na-Gael and Re-
hearses In Detail tho Conception ana
Execution Of tho Plot to Murder DIR.
I Cronin-JudGe McConnell,s warning
TO the states Attorney.
CHICXao, Oct. 24.-The Cronin trial was
formally opened this, morning. Hundreds
Of spectators assembled in Judge McCon-
nell's court, and as the defendants filed in
and the attorneys took their seats, the clerk
called the roll of jurors. Every man re-
sponded to his name and States Attorney
at once began his opening adj
dress to the jury. -
After making some preliminary remarks
The States attorney proceeded to speak Of
the motive for the crime, and said that in
order to show what that motive was it be-
came necessary to examine into the history
In this country of the organization known as
the United Brotherhood, commonly called
the Clan-na-gael. Before doing this he re-
minded the Jury that they were not trying
the Clan-na-gael, but the prisoners at the
bar. Mr.. Longenecker then proceeded to
sketch the history Of the Clan-na- gael in this
saying that it was made up Of pa
trioti6 'Irishmen; Irishmen who went into it
for political effect, and Irishmen who went
into 1t for the money there was in it, and
that its object was to free ireland by force
should offer. He declared that the triangle
was supreme; that the oaths Of the men,
bers made their commands superior to the
laws Of the nation.
Mr.. Forest objected to this line of state
ment as inadmissible in advance of proof.
Judge Mcconnell said that he did not
know what would be proved, but warned the
States attorney that he was making these
statements at his peril.
The States attorney said he would prove
what he had said, and he accepted the re-
sponsibility. He proceeded to say that when
Sullivan, Feeley and Boland got control Of
the executive board they changed the plan Of
work of the organization and inaugurated
the dynamite policy, and implanted in the
constitution the clause commanding perfect
and unauestioned obedience to the board.
The defense again prayed an exception to
this line of argument.
THE ADOPTION OF TIE TRIANGLE.
The States attorney then spoke of the
adoption of the triangle as the symbol of
the executive board. The membership
did not know who constituted the triangle,
Int oil
they obeyed its orders and were sent on
various special missions in England in the
way of active work and under assumed
names. Notwithstanding this secrecy, these
men were betrayed by the board to the
English authorities, and twenty Of them, he
said, are now in prison. This was, he de-
board claimed that the order owed them
$4,000.
At this point the States attorney intro
duced DIR. Cronin in connection with the
order and proceeded to sketch the history Of
his fight against the triangle; told of Gro
vention; the trial of Sullivan, Fesley and b.
land by secret committee, of which DR..
Cronin was member, In Buffalo last August.
''The committee was there in session for
days and days." said Mr.. Longenecker,
shearing evidence. That evidence, as we
have 1t, will be introduced here"
Inc state attorney went on 10 say tnae II.
Cronln inslstSa INA. All OF .no evioeno 81. De
sens ous 70 ~, sse caps' ous VI ~ sne ILL so
Oh ~. ~ Tfon 7. .onid hava shawn that ,Ssv
SaS ~ oiw ,;oiatsd ths ,aw. Of the ords,
and of this country, but also those of Eng
land, and had robbed the order of its finds
and the men of their liberties. Only q day
or two after DR.. Cronin's death, however, the
report OF the trial was sent out. Dr.Cronine
part OF II, however, was feJecteo, anu tna'
part which accused Cronin OF being traitor;
He claimed that they would show that al
this denunoistion OF Dr. Cronln was sent on,
over Alexander Snlhysns signasure ana a. ina
Pos.sI sI sar,,d quo De''0' '""' "'' way "o~'0
ns rs Ds . no. saao,an. - o.L. nav ,v,,,
~ Vs. not su .Ia n ..., ,ays az,
". onln NJ. nus 'us sse seeI q. Aana ~.
had to make 1t appear also that Cronin wa,
traitor. for !, VI. Ctonin nso puohsnee
his evidence against the triangle az ne VIZ
ABOUT 70 40 " meant tne rum OF the .tlslsn
with lrisn people, ana 70 nave ~ puonsneo =
em1ea1nng tnese Iun9s tna1 sso Seen sooa
muia',ng tot years. II "ooio no' onis nav
proven tnem
TRAITORS OF THE Law OF TWO COUNTRIES,
but traitors to the csuse In which these peo
nia had aniistsd and instead of doing tha
rb,ch was IN hanaft moor old ITelsnd
- -nn1a hrard ,han, ~. las. man On sart1
ar, 49, .hs ir;sh reonia Thst wa. tha oh
;.cs WIG f'op'''
The States attorney then went over til
whole story of the conception of the plo
to murder DR.. Cronin and it's execution.
He said; We propose to prove In this cas-
that Daniel Couehlin. Patrick Oooney, Marti
Burke and Patrick O,Sulliyan all belong t
camp No. 20 and that they met here on til
North Side. and win prove that John +
Racos was senior Guardian of the camp.
On the eth of Fsbrnarv. Beocs in the cha
an senior ouardisn. soms members in th
camp. LeCaron had been testifying in reear
to the secret Workines Of the order for. tv
DAYS in London.
Mr.. ForestlCari you prove that
Mr.. Lonpeneoker-Yes, sir, can prove
BY you.
. Thew had been charging that there wei
other s,pies and they ought to begin to hun
!, + down the other spies in their campa; tn,
thsv van,ed to cst rid of these LeCarons. au
wsTt IN at a terrible rate.
nsn;.I Gorohiin9 moved that a secret con
ro;.,aa =. snnointed to investioate the mai
snn. gs af fnnds bv tho trianole. Th'
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