, 1889-10-31
IN THE CLAN GAEL.
Secret Proceedings Disclosed
on the Witness Stand.
RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS.
Interesting Testimony Given In tho
Cronin Murder Trial at
Chicago.

CHICAGO, Oct. 20. The fact that thecr
is a division of interests in the Cronin
case, and that Senior Guardian Dcgss
is having his case conducted indopond-
emily of the others, was shown to-day
when Forrest, on behalf of the defend
ant, objected to the admission OF
O'Connor's testimony.
John f. O'Connor, secretary of camp
20, Clan-na-Gael, produced record Of
the proceedings of the camp ON the night
of February -, 1888, when 1t Is alleged
the order was made for the appointment
ofn secret committee to try Cronin.
The records showed that the resolution
was passed and that Senior Guardian
Beggs notified the district officer that 1t
was understood that the report Of
the committee which tried sullivan,
Boland and Feeley, members of the
triangle in Buffalo in October, 1888, had
boon given out in some of the camps,
but had not been received by camp 20.
Ii was also ordered that secret COM
mittee of three be appointed by the
senior guardian to investigate a rumor
atioat regarding the trial of the cxecu.
tive body.
Foy, member of camp 20, was put on
the stand as witness. lie was very
non -committal and with the greatest
pcrtinacity. avoided giving positive
answer to the most innocent questions
Finally he was brought To talk about a
speech he made at u meeting of camp 20
when the matter of the reports Of the
triangle trial came up. He made several
attempts to explain the circumstances
under which he made the speech, and
got badly tangled up. Finally he said
so far as | remember O'Connor said
l.eCaron was u paid agent of the OK.
ecutive body of the Irish organization In
this country. He said, l think, that
$2S, 900 of the funds of this organization
had gone to 1.eCaron for the same object
in England or Ireland Foy also said
that O'Connor spoke of having heard
that report of the trial committee had
been received in another camp. This
caused much excitement and was the
cause of witness speech. His anger
was caused, he said, by the thought
that LeCaron got any of the clans funds
for any purpose, and also to learn that
the report OF the trial committee had
been given out in other camps sooner
than in camp 20.
Michael j. Kelly, guardian of camp 20
told of the committee, though his mem.
ory was deficient. He said the demand
for report of the trial committee grew
out of O'Connor's statement to the effect
that he had had report of the com.
mittee read In the camp of which
Cronin was member by Cronin him
self
This statement is in contradiction OF
evidence on this subject heretofore
given and of all published statements,
which have agreed in saying that OCon-
| nor did not mention Cronin's sname
Characterization of Kelly brought
out the fact that although he knew of
the triangle he did not know who con-
stituted that body until their names
were published.
A. j. Ford, past guardian of camp 90
testified that at "a meeting of the camp
February 20, Patrick McGary and Rich
ard Powers made speeches denounCing
| the triangle, and that Senior Guardian
Beggs replied, defending Alexander Sui
livan as one of the trangle's members.
1t was a warm discussion and Beggs said
it would have to be peace or war" or
words to that effect.
Steven Collcran, a laborer, was the
last witness. An attempt was made to
get a detailed statement of the proceed
ings of camp 20 on the night OF July 5
from him, but with poor success. He was
questioned sharply by the prosecution
as to what he knew of the relations of
the various defendants to each other
and their movements. 1t was developed
that Martin Burke and Coleran fad
gone to Beggs' office twice In January
and once in February. Witness said
they went to secure Beggs' aid in getting
work.