St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-06-07
Alexander Sullivan's Private
Account With New York
Brokers.
Will Patrick Egan Return
Home and Explains Ger
tain Matters?
Capt. Douglass Jumps on an
Editor and Is Promptly
Killed.

CHICAGO, June O.-luo CTOlllu III
quest was resumed this morning. Will
lard j. Smith, the young man who was
for time suspected to be COughlln's
friend from Michigan. was the first wit
ness. Nothing new was developed by
his testimony. One of the sensations
promised for the day is the introduc-
ton of the books of the firm of j. L.
Lester & Co., containing the ac-
count of the dealings of Alex
ander Sullivan with the concern.
j. w. Moore, cashier of John Il. Les
ter & Co., brokers, testified that June
l, 1882, and April 8, 1883, Alexander
Sullivan paid to the firm, on transac-
tions with the firm, the sum OF $l53, 800;
that during the same period he drew
out sI15,35S in checks; stocks worth
$4,000, showing net loss of about
81 500. One of Lester & Co.'s book
keepers was put OH the stand and pro-
ceeded to read an abstract of the trans
actions in stocks which Sullivan had
with the firm during the period men
toned, The list was quite long and
was not all read. John A. Beggs, the
lawyer who has figured in the case as
A PERSONAL FRIEND
of Alexander Sullivan's and who went
East Oh a mysterious. mission for
the latter, was the principal witness.
Under a close cross-examination he ad-
mitted that he was the present senior
guardian of Camp 20 of the Clan-na-
Gael. There was no roster of the camp
in existence. He could not swear that
he did not meet Detective COughlin on
the day of Cronin's disappearance, nor
on the following day, pleading faulty
memory. He remembered, however.
that he was at the Grand Pacific on the
night in question with a party of friends.
At camp meeting in January he said
there were several attacks by inuendO
upon Alex Sullivan, and in response he
pitched into the speakers and handled
them without gloves, telling them that
if they wanted to abuse Sullivan they
should mention his name and not attack
him under cover in cOWardly man.
ner. He repeated the story of going
to New York May ID and meeting
man named Powers, who told him that
he had met Starkey, the fugitive jury
b riber. From thence he went to Spring
Valley, N. Y. Witness emphaticaIly
denied that he had sent dispatch from
that point signed with his initials and
to the effect that he had met DIR. Cronln.
From Spring Valley he went to Niagara
Falls, where he met John FL. Romayne.
a member of the Clan-na-Gael executive
committee. They had general talk.
He had seen Alex Sullivan since his
return, but not word passed about the
finding of the body. Replying to a final
question, Beggs said that he had no
theory regarding the murder. A. j.
Ford, anorher member of Camp 20, cor
roborated previous witnesses regarding
Cronin having been expelled at the
time from the order. incidentally it
of the Miss Murphy who claimed to
have seen DR.. Cronin in a street car on
the night of the murder, was member
of
THE TRIAL COMMITTEE.
The inquest will he resumed to-mor-
row. The Inter Ocean, in an editorial
this morning, says:
The testimony of Byron L. Smith before
the coroners jury yesterday was decidedly
cOnfirmatorv of the theory of DR.. CrOnin's
friends as to where the money came from
that Alexander Sullivan lost in specializing
in stocks Their theory is that the 100000
urer Of the Land league and after he fled to
Paris They say that Alexander Sullivan
went to Paris and remained there some time.
much of which he spent in close communion
with Egan. After he left there, according to
the testimony of Mr.. Smith, who is receiver of
the Traders bank. as given yesterday. $780,
600 was sent from Monroe d Co., bankers i'll
Paris, to the Continental National bank OF
New York, and by the Metropolitan for
Warded to the Traders bank of this city, to
be placed to the credit of Mr.. Sullivan. Of
course it is not impossible that the funds re-
ferred to may have been sent to Mr.. Sullivan
by some one else residing in Paris, but it
seems improbable. 1t looks as though Mr..
comfortable way with the affairs Of Mr.. Sui
livan. People will now remember when Mr..
Egan were here ON his way to Washington,
he was rather facetious over the disappear
ance of DIR. Cronin, and was sure that the
doctor would turn up in due time. Mr..
of DR.. Cronin to expose the improper use
of Irish funds and undoubtedly knew that
there were people hoping and believing that
DR.. Cronin never would turn up" Dr.
talking about him. Did Mr.. Egan dream of
the real truth? President Harrison is good
lawyer and knows the force of testimony. 1t
may become question in his mind whether
Mr.. Egan caunot be relieved of his diplomatic
duties long enough to come home and ex-
plain. How would it do for our government
to request Minister Reid to call on Messrs
Monroe Il Co. for an explanation in regard to
the money furnished the Continental Ma
tional bank of New York? The fact that
crnment to foreign power makes it impor-
tant for the government to be assured that his
hunds are clean and his record without seri-
Gus stain. Will Mr.. Egan's hands and record
stand the close test that innocent honest
men court?
THE OTHER SIDE.
The Daily News tomorrow will say:
1t does not appear that the Irish cause
lost any money by Alexander Sullivan's
banking operations. Mr.. Sullivan, when
asked what bank his account was trans
ferred to from the Traders, promptly
replied the Chicago National. Lawyer
A. S. Trude. speaking for Mr.. Sullivan
in an interview, said:
':Mr. Sullivan was simply the agent of per-
sons or a combination desiring to operate on
the board of trade, and his receipts all show
the word agent Mr.. Sullivan did not know
anything about speculations Of this charac-
call His name was simply used on Lester
& Co. IS books by syndicate of bucket shop
men in order that they might do business on
the board of trade when their orders made it
necessary for them to do SO. The syndicate
was made up Of such firms as Murphy &
CO. Mr.. Sullivan met some of these par
ties in his law practice, and was given large
sums of money, with explicit written direc-
tions what to do with it. They or their Gus
toners were the gamers or losers by the
transactions made by Lester & Co., not Alex
ander Sullivan. The public knows very well
that the board Of trade would not ction
Lester & Co., or any other firm doing an open
business for a bucket shop, and this was the
reason for concealment and the use Of Mr..
Sullivan's name. Mr.. Sullivan never drew
check in favor Of any syndicate of bucket
shop men for any sum until he had the