Telegram-herald., 1889-06-28
HE KNEW TOO MUCH.
J. +. BsSxs Thought 10 Have Guilty
knowlscxs or Croaln's Murder.
EE IS LOOKED gP FOR SAFE EEEpnG.
Csle&gs onea-As Ie44k ns a.s 30 G4-
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0-eI solls o1s ia g1s -fnEer eiFele = lst-
Ing al - sposs John r begss seBior
guardian " t1s camp hAs tesa arrested,
ald ere saot1sr sssnGyfoaT houEs y hole
s4ie aIres-s AID ths Iaost sensational aese.-
oPneEts ars u be s1gscle1
flss Gays 40 ths pIs.saE grams JAY.
after eKa2usgiQg ali tks eYldenc5 galnsE
Aie2anoer saiAvaa, Martin burke. Wocd-
TUn. = sullivan. Cog ain and al Ihs
ot1eE SUSPECTS IN slght, pOstpS2ed The IA
qgifl - give Tie states Attorney tiuae ~
develop ease AZ Sinst the clique of seyea
or sight men shO formed LAs center Of
Camp "a lie names 0r these nisa
are. besides one unknown John / v Asllsy,
Thomas Murphy. Lawrence IL Buckley.
Harry Josd0n. Dan COaghun. 4 O'oullissn
aud John beggs TIE bureau of prose
cauoB, ~ med - he int0i n.@tioa placed IN
It's haads bg me Ilb,;I 81 tie inner circle
lssg Monday, has been closely pressing
this group until no. one arrested aud the
evidence warrants ths indictment ot.osheTs
beggs VAS arrested Tuesday afternoon
soon after lsaving the once or the State .
Attorney He made admissions 10 that OF
ficlal which indicated beyond much doubt
that he had guilty knowledge o'
the CIOnin murder These Gdmls-
sious. taken In connection with eyi-
dencs Ia the possession OF the prose
cutting attorneys IA the case. sui probably
lead 10 the indictment Of Beggs and Ar.
Longenecker hlnted 10 the police authorities
that it would not be advisab.a 10 let the ex-
senior guardian remain at large. On pre-
yious occasions when Boggs Was examined
he invariably denied that which he
was forced 10 admit Tuesday His adinis-
sions then wero wrung from him by his
being cOnfrented with facts The man was
60 entirely uncertain. made many shuf
fling and inconsistent statements. that IL
became apparent that he was being tam
pered with. 30 he Mas put behind the
bars
lie was brought down To the court-honse
late ia the afternoon in a patrol wagon thor
oughly guarded hy police, and ushered
without delay into the presenco OF
the grand jury, For an hour or
more yolley OF Questions were
fired at him, but 10 all eyaslye replies
were returned. lie particularly refused TO
admit that shortly before Cronin's murder
he had made bitter speech in Camp % de-
nouncing the physician as a British spy. AT
the conclusion OF his examination be MAS
returned TO the Warren Avenue station.
prevent his getting away before an indict-
ment was found against him. second, 10
prevent his being tampered with by the
agents OF the trianglers. One OF the most
prominent men concerned in the investiga-
ton said
Il Am certain Beggs knows the whole plan OF
the crime. am equally certain that unless he
l. accepted ss q witness he Will be indicted and
convicted We have strong proof OF our own
against him. His admissions confirm that
proof. Burke viii soon be here from Winni-
peg Cooney Will be- under lock aud key
before many days. i am disposed 10 think
that Beggs viii get in out OF the wet. He has
told enough now to prove that he knows more.
We can present facts against him that he dare
not deny and which win bring him within easy
q stance OF moose. He Was a leuten-
ant in the conspiracy. He WAS chosen
because o, his antecedents. Those who
used him knew well his charac-
ter He will know theirs before many
days They used him He tried to use them.
He j., not likely to get left. His indictment Is
o certainty. IL trial were held tomorrow
the evidence would In my Judgment be sum
C ent 10 convict him II we'll handled. When "A
man in his predicamcnt begins 10 make ad-
missions you know the sequel"
Beggs is locked up at the Armory. He
occupies the same cell in the witness de-
partment in which ex-Detective Dan
Coughlin was locked up while he was con-
fined at that station. No one, not even the
police are allowed TO see him Orders for
the closest secrecy come direct from Chief
Hubbard and they are being obeyed in the
fullest sense Captain Bartram even denies
that Beggs Is confined there ut all, and his
lieutenant sustaius his statement lawyer
4 said to have called to see the prisoner,
but be was sent away. evidently believing
that Beggs was not there.
The GRAND yURY's WORK
II is reported that the grand jury has re-
ported two fresh indictments aud that they
will be presented in court shortly. The
names are suppressed
The grand jury issued a subpoena duces
tecum on Schwartz, Dupee & Co, stock and
grain brokers, for the books OF the firm
containing all accounts Of Alexander Sulli-
vans dealings with them 1t has been
found impossible so far by the grand jury
to learn what disposition was made by Sui
livan Of tho money he drew from J. I. Les
ter q Co The grand Jury is evidently try
ing TO verify. il possible. the charges made
by Or. Cronin that sullivan squandered the
money of the organization
sPEILMAS DENIES IT
PEORIA, I'll, June 27-Edward Spellman
was intervie we'd regarding the charge that
through his efforts Camp No p of the Clan
na-Gael had been disbanded and the
records Of the camp burned lie gave a
fat denial TO the statement He continued
"If the 0f1ceTs OF Camp - have refused tc
give MP the records 81 tbeir order they have
done so on their own hook without authority
II the States Attorney applies 90 me Tor tie
records OF the camp he can secure them vita
out suT trouble. I Nil furnish him the rec
ords % ths camp. and 90 20 willingly. There
j. nothing IA them that We are not WILLING
that .as world should see. CAMP No - has
nothing 20 90 with the Cronin AFFAIR The idea
that Cronia vas ire8 bv that camp = slush
He vas not q mem her n Camp % Tor I've years
before he vas klied- Had be been tired by anT
camp 10 would have been No 234 - which hs
~as member. The only trouble Cronin cvei
bad Win y, - vas about Eve years sso. wher
be rss expelled by members % that camp 4
member o. ous camp can not De tired - th'
council OF another"
sURKE's CAsE CoSTTvUED.
WrSNIPEs. Man June 27-Burke wss AT
rairned before Judge Balm "Wednesday and
sgain remandsd until Tuesday Coun
senor y I. Perdus demanded lu
immediate disehsrgs on tie GROUND
thar no evidence was f0rthcoul NJ.
= substantiate the inform alton upon vhicl
he vas arrested Judge Hain rule tAa
when TIE United States demanded the OK
trsdision q nan charged Fith crime a.
reascnsbie delsv should he allowed - Per
nit che authorities of that Naton - praF'
tie claim Detective COLLINS. 90 thlcago
testified As - BaIke's identity. End Nc
Einnon a Canadian Psciac railroad f'oiae4
man gave e~lf fsrre So
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