New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-25
THE CRONIN CONSPIRACY.
WHAT THE PROSECUTION EXPECTS TO
PROVE IN CHICAGO.
JUDGE LoNGENEcKER, THE STATES ATTORNEY,
MAKES AN EMPHATIC PRELIMINARY AID.
DRESS TO THE JURY-THE FIRSI
WITNESS EXAMINED
IBr TELEGRAPH TO THE -"IBUEE


Chicago, Oct. 24.-For the first time since the
opening of the Cronin trial the chief actors in the
tragedy seemed realize to-day the significance OF
the proceedings. There of the lcvisy tha'
marked the tedious days of jury seeking. To-day they
heard for the first time I'm the authoritative tones Oh
the States Attorney the facts that would be held a. con-
demnatOry OF them When the men led In by
the baliffs they looked around curIously and ner
vously at the crowd silence fell the waiting
audi nee which filled the courtroom. Immediately
after the court opened Judge Longeneckcr began
bis address the jury. He reviewed briefly the long
continued Sitting of venremen which hal resulted III
the selection Of the twelve men before him. ITO
then defined the duties OF jurymen defined the mean
ing OF presumption OF Innocence applied IN the tra
of persons charged with crime telling the jury tha'
a presumption of innocence not matter to De
weighed against evidence II was, he said mere
negative which stood I'm the way Of conviction IN tho
absence OF evidence, but must not be aHo"eu ~
weaken the force of evidence given. Mr. L0hg'-
necker next took up and defined the meaning OF
reasonable doubt applied in such cases. On tniS
he said
"Mhen you stated that yon would not convict 'h'so
men, except they were proven guilty beyond
reasonable doubt It simply meant this that H. after
hearing the evidence, you satisfied as men VI
the truth of the chaI.e if you sat scd as jury lon
sworn to do your duty that the men on t1al arc
guilty, then you have right to go looking aronhu
for doubts, you have no right TO hunt aiouhu loi "
excuse 10 refrain from doing that which the Id"
makes It your duty to do reasonable DOUBT means
a doubt that Is reasonable.
"These men are charged with having murdered
Dr. Cronin The evidence we shall introduce VIII 10
10 show a conspiracy to murder Dr. Cronm' l.o
evidence that shall introduce Will be that III 'io
conspiracy which formed and carried nto eAcc"-
ton terminating I'm the killing OF Dr. Cronlh al 'i'
consulrators are liable for murder, and that .n'
punishment for conspiracy ends in the punishment ~.
muder That Is the position we take In thls case
The States Attorney spoke Of the motive for tho
Grim, and said that. I'm order to show what that
motive was IL became necessary 10 examine lho mo
history I'm this country Of the organization Known d'
the United brotherhood. commonly called the CIah-ha
Gael. Before doing this, he reminded the Jury ula'
they were not trying the Clan-naGael' but 'ho
piisoners at the bar Mr.. LOngenecker then sketche
the history Of the Clan na-Ga in this country, say ns
that II was made up Of patriotic lrishmen' lriShmeh
who went into 1t for political effect ard Irishmen
who went into it for the money there was IN IT,
and that its object to free Ireland Dy lorce Vi
arms "a soon as a favorable opportunity should oHo'
He DECLARED that the Triangle was supreme ua' tho
oatns Of the members made their commands SUPERB or
10 the laws of the Nation
Mr.. Forrest objected TO this lno of statement d.
inalmssiblc in advance of proof.
Judge Mcconnell said that he did not know Wha'
would be proved but warned tho states Attofney tnat
he was making these statements at his peril
The states Attorney said he would prove what he
had said and he accepted the responsibility.
lie proceeded 10 say that when Sullivan. Feeey
and Boland got control of the executive board they
changed the plan Of work Of the organization and
inaugurated the dynamite policy and iml lanted in
the constitution the clause commanding perfect and
unqs stioning obedience 10 the commands OF the
board The membership did not know who const
tuted the Triangle secret it. but nevertheless
they obeyed its orders and sent on various special
missions in England in the way OF active work, and
under assumed names. Notwithstanding this secrecy,
these mon were betrayed by the board to the English
authorities. and twenty Of them now in prison
This was he declared b enable the board to steal tho
funds, and when at last a showing was made, tho
board claimed that the order owed them Sl3OOO
although there was S35O,OOO in the treasury when
they took charge Al this point the states Attorney
introduced Dr. Cronn In connection with the order and
proceeded to sketch the history of his fight against
the Triangle told of CroLins expulsion; the sub
scquent union convention; tie trial Of
sullivan, Feeey and Boland by secret
committee, of which Dr. Cronin was
member, in Buffalo last August DR.. Cronin
insisted that all OF The evidence be all the
camps, but up to the time OF DR.. CTonins death the
report had not been sent out. 1t would have shown
that they had not only violated the laws OF the order
and Of this country, but also those Of England and
Hdu IoODcu OIutE OF us IuldS ana The their
liberty. Only day or two after Dr. Cropin's death
however, the report Of the trial was sent out. Dr.
Cronins part Of 1t, however rejected. But the
part denouncing CrOnin as traitor was sent out
after Dr. Cronn had disappeared, in belief that his
body would never be found. 1t was not sufficient TO
make way with Or. CrOnin but the same unseen hand
that regulated this conspiracy from its inception had
10 make II appear also that CrOnin was a traitor
The States Attorney then went on 10 show how
Istffr' Il i'm lt.NI ..
back in February how Beggs, at certain meeting Of
camp 20 had said that Dr. CIOnln's denunciaon of
the Triangle had to be stopped If It tool, blood
ON February = with Begse in the chair as Senior
Guardian. some member Oi the camp-Le Caron had
been te>iiyng in regard to the secret workings OF tho
order for TWO days IN London
Mr. Forrest" Can you prove thatlo
Mr.. Lonsehecher-Yes. SIR, l can prove it by you
The! had been Charging that thelr Wer. other spies
ana they said thcs ought begin to hunt down ne
oiu'f s4cs Ia Their camps, that they wanted 10 get
ma Ot ultae Le CaIoha, ANA at a terrible rafs
one man got up aud said that the best th.ig they
Co"u 40 Dclolt talking about spic- IN tncr caEp %
was to get ready 10 investigate the ,lriau me-
men Who had loDbci them OI Their funds. tbat tbe
Executive Board mad robbed them OF their fil4s aud
Otehi 10 Le investigated hist.
JuHac L0n-enerner then rev vewrd I'm detail tbs
hls'GiS OF the taa-na-oae! investigation. Ihr hiring
@ On ~, arson cottage, and all The .nc dcn,s leading
P, 10 uII murder lie dealt with the act, "a each
nun nun I"'d mp ajed III the mudcrous conspiracy s. and
conc u-ei by saying;
f''''9 l. Hidlc up o. CHrtdU acts by
oIt iIuaie cil.r together o. -rparatrIy and every
lNd. vas iohc bJ either Oi those parties that
Necessary u hc doun H. CARY our t.e ol,ct OF tho
% 'PId'!' Dihds each Of TIE OthcI> who wa. In tho
H. ia. a." = IyF Instance, n a conspiracy existed,
, .," S'S dCt ol Iouehln IN hiring the horse The
1't Vi huIhc IN hiring the cotta-c. OF the aci of i.
y '"i'i' an h making the contract, or the act Oi
V--'' y. a.! "'her person that was engaged I'm tho
-'' p. > became The act of all oi them. The rent
e ~ uNe cor age hy burke under the nam" W III
'cui' a. ,he same a. Il tney had all gone there aud
'' w. Hdi cottage. The at Uf Patrick O'~uIlNan
.i -"s 40 'htl cottage 40 The tnn il rented was
sprdcy.7 ~ mum '''' J" INV
,, Hou'f ta!ns wish TO call your attention to.
@@ @@ ia. a' maj an acc.s Oiy IL regarded the same in
a" o. q principal. l. doesn't matter and A. Is not
'hai every party sloud sfrhc TIE fa'ai
~ uo's MOI mater If Onr Oi he p'rtir, T. thH
~ 80 4Htd'y wa NOT within thousand miles OF tho
,.,'.c II i Wa~ conspiracy. and they were
''o' 'I.rs 10 the crime, they equally guilty %
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uun-nl for tLn hofcunn .Lo, nuc ~ nnc .naiyed