Telegram-herald., 1889-10-30
CAMP 20.
Bczas Of ne Workings og tns Fa-
Eous Organization
IT'S HIlUTES BEFORE TIE IrRr
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When Mr Cream lsf- the stznd a scene
occurred that zas almost dramatic. As
he Dasse1 ths rO1 Of prisoners he halted
tDF = 1ea.sll sha stood examining the
features of ths neu charged WITH his
brothers u narder The tell-raIe features
Of The accused instantly bespoke the
agitation caused 5Y this scrutiny.
Bafkss face turned purple. while
kaazs. O'SUllEan 4nd COazhlin bent
lo~ % avoid TIE reproaehfal glance Of
tie yictiIz ; 5sotneF.
Frank T. scanlan was the next Wit
1ess. he lives a. 6ss North Clark street,
and b = shipping clerk for the " NJ
Hoyt Company lie sax Dr. Cronin last
alive about 30 o'clock on the evening
Of May = This vas Just as he VAS get
tlag into a buggy standing In front 0f
hls once. Witness asked The doctor
where ns vas going and the latter replied
that b. vas going % attend
man hurt at an ice-h0use up
north" The witness next inquired
how long hs was going 70 be gone, -
which the doctor replied: God only
knOWs." The witness then asked him
II hs knew there was % b. meeting OF
the Celto-American Company 70 which
Dr. Cronia replied. Yes. and it is
luoky yoa are here 50 you can take the
keys With this remark he handed
the witness bunch 0f keys and was
driven away. Mr.. Scanlan corroberated
the evidence of former witnesses descrip
tive OF the horse, buggy and driver. Mr.
Forrest efforts % shake him on cross
examination proved unavailing
Theodore H. Conklin testified that he
visited the house OF T. O'Sulliyan about
II o'clock on the sunday morning fol-
lowing Or. Cronin's disappearance. He
asked OSullivaa II be sent FOR Dr. Gro
mir the evening before. O'Sulhyan said
he had not; and in answer 20 further
questions said he had not been out OF
town, none of his men were hurt, and that
al his men were in bed By o'clock.
Mrs. Whalen. his hOusekeeper, cor
rOborating the lattes statement As 20
the card, o OSglliyan said that 10 was his
and that 10 was one OF his new ones,
and got down his book 20 show az what
date be paid for them. lie spoke OF his
contract with Dr. Cronin, saying that
oAtRbAN3 fA@AAeAHN AtA AAA-ANAANFA Nun ~
the doctor.
From there Mr.. Conklin went to see
Captain Schaack. The captain wouldn't
listen 20 details and said he would not
do any thing before o'clock, and in the
meantime the doctor might turn up.
From Captain Schaack Mr.. Conklin
went 70 the Pinkerton agency and
retained Superintendent Murray. OF that
agency. He saw Captain Setback again
a. about o'clock and urged him 70 take
some action, reminding him that he
knew the doctor had enemies who would
aot hesitate % deal fOully with him.
Mr. Forrest, on cross-examination,
tried 20 make IL appear that Mr.. COnklin
had been in hot haste 70 employ the
Pinkertons without giving the city po-
lice chance 20 act Mr.. DonahOe, on
behalf Of O'SulHvan, cross-examined
Mr.. Conklin, but without bringing out
any thing new.
CHICAGO. Oct. 29.-After couple OF
unim portant witnesses had been heard
at the morning session OF the Gro
min trial. the state called John f. O'Con-
nor. recording secretary OF Camp 20. Of
the United Brotherhood. or Clan-na-
Gael tie had been 4 member of the
order for six years, and now belonged to
the branch known as Camp 20, or the
Colum bia Club.
Right here on the threshoi2,T said
Mr. Forrest, II object 20 any thing and
every thing relating 20 the history OF
the Clsn-na-Gael"
Mr. Foster. counsel for Beggs, said:
son behalf o. the defendant BegEs We want
she record 20 show that no objection Is made
On his part 70 ths introductiGn of this testi-
rnorv Mr BezEs does not wish 20 impair OF
infringe the rights of the other defendants.
but bis position Is ths, ne invites the fullest and
clearest Investigation u his connection with
the Clan "a Gael asd he objects 20 the intrOduc-
ton % no testimony material or trnmat-rial
that vii forward such Investigation. re made
this assertion rhen nc charge vas 6rst made
and he repeats 20 now"
Mr.. O'CounOr proceeded. He said
joan r Beggs was senior guardian Of
Camp 90. Martin Burke, Dan Cough
lin. Patrick CoonsY and Patrick O'Sul-
Ivan were members. He could not re-
member whether or no Andrew FoY was
mem ber There was \ meeting Of the
camp on the night Of February
s Captain T. F OConnor was thera
snd made few remarks. The witness
said.
He asked us why % was W had not received
n report OF ne COMMITTEES taat tried the tri-
angie as ne had heard Is rad in another camp.
he said be would give the zsme of the camp
ard -hc read it II ve demanded TO- some ons
asked 1or it I 3id not hear hIs reply and turn
ing to some one near asked whar he said 7
understood IRE nan 70 sag thai Captain OCon-
uor said Dr Cruuia"
The witness vas asked IL Captain
O'C0nnor had not said there were spies
among the members, that the triangl a
needed investigation. and that they were
wasting or emberzliag the funds Of the
order As the report he had heard read in
another camp charged? To the best Il
his recollection there were no such re-
marks made.
Witness vas shown book which he
Identified as the records OF Camp &c. and
said SO contained the minutes % the
meeting of February as made by him-
Mr.. Forrest o5iected 20 the Introduction
Of she record, bus his protest vas over
rgled and Mr. O'Connor read the min
utes In brief they were az fellows,
It srrearet that ne r-gr. sr meeting of camp
2a va held ~ Tsr~rar~ sr North fa Turner
Hal Senior J-ln s. ner-s IN ths chair IRE
names of thrae eanddates - James
wash. Hush Gssason ans Mr. Eava'
ralgh we're proposed sud svesti-
<atine committees were arrcfatrd. rheu TO
tons we're made seconded and carried as foi-
leEs To make an Imperative demand
~ the committees nat trted ~ ,ri.
srrfa fn raff taa affanffr. ~ sre district