, 1889-10-31
CHICAG0'S BIG TRIAL.
More Disclosures About the
Clan a-Gael.
AND VERY DAMAGING TESTIMONY
The Whole Drift Points to the
Enmity of That Order to
DIR. Cronin.

CHICAGO, Oct. 30.---At the opening of
tho Cronin trial this morning the states
attorney secured an attachment for Ed
ward Spellman of Peoria, H., district
officer of the Clan-na.Gael.
The first witness, Denis O'Connor, tes-
titled as to the proceedings of camp 20
on the night of February s, but his
memory was deficient
Patrick Nolan, financial secretary of
camp 20, testified that the meeting of the
camp on the night before Cronin's muir
der was called for u report of the secret
committee appointed February 3, and
Beggs, senior guardian, said the commit
tee was TO report to him personally.
The next witness was Captaid Thomas
+. O'Conuor, the man who created such
excitement In camp 20 on the night of
February by saying ho had heard read
in another camp the report of the com
mittcc that tried the triangle. Captain
O'Conner said that Andrew Foy made
speech saying that the disclosures
by lie Caron showed that there were four
British spies in the -na-Gael and
IL was necessary to reorganize in order
to get them out. OConnor then said
the organization was run by parcel oil
lDEuCS uS lllt tAttutlNt bNiN anu
they had squandcred over 5000 600 OF the
organizations funds and sent its best
meh into English prisons; that lie Caron
was the agent of the executive body and
was paid by them. He, OConEor, then
told of hearing In another camp the re-
port of the committee to try the triangle
and had seen the written report of 800
closely written pages. Thon Dan Cough
lin moved the appointment of secret
committee to find ont the source of
OConnors information and Senior
Guardian Bcggs said the committee
would be appointed.
On examination Captain O'Con-
nor said he did not say in his speech on
February that Or. Cronin had read the
report OF the trial committee. nor did he
say in what camp it was read. He said
that he had boen subpoenaed to appear
before the Cronin coroners jury and he
met Beggs and asked him II hc should
disclose the secrets of the organization.
Beggs told him to go ahead as they were
already public property,
On redirect examination the fact was
brought out that there were five or six
members OF camp 20 present when wit
ness made his speech February s who
were in the other camp when the report
in regard to the triangle trial was given.
He explained II was a verbal and not
written report. There we're eighteen or
twenty members of camp 20 in the
other camp at the time the report was
made. That report, he said, was made
by the late DR.. Cronin in his (Cronin's(
camp. subsequently DIR. Cronin showed
witness the written report.
Henry Owen O'Connor, member of
camp 20, described the proceedings Of
the meetings on February and with
out bringing out any new points. At a
subsequent meeting he said Dan Cough
lin came up To hIm and said informa'
tion had been received in Chicago to the
effect that II confederate of LeCaron was
in the organization, and that indications
pointed 10 DR.. Cronin as the man.
Patrick McGary, senior guardian of a
Clan-na- Gael camp in Lake View, which
was instituted by DIR. Cronin, told OF a
visit he made to the house of the ice
man on the Sunday following Cronin' 5
disappearance, He questioned O'Sulli-
van very closely about his contract with
Cronin and described the twltching of
O'Sullivan's face. Adjourned till to-
morrow.