The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-11-05
UNWILLING WITNESS,
speIImau's Story Disappoiut'
the Prosecution,
HE SAYs'HE MADE A MISTAKE
In His Testimony Before the Grand
Jury and contralIcts It-BeggS
Letters Read Important Evil
dence Against o'sulllyan,

CHICAGO, NOV, 4.-The hrst witness
called in the Cronin trial this morning
was Edward spellman, Of Peoria, Ills,
who was examined on behalf ofthepros'
ecution by the States Attorney. He
testified that he was Treasurer Of the
Great Eastern Dlstllliug Company,
"Are you a member Of the Olan'na'
Gael, or United Brotherhood2" he was
asked. --f
~ am a member Of the United Broth,
erhood, ,"he replied.
Commonly called the Clau,ns,G Gael ~
~ do not know anything about that.
do not know what you call It,"
swell, you have heard it called that"
~ have heard good deal said about
1t In that way since this trial began"
"You have heard OF the Clan'na'Gael
Guards9"
"Yes."
"Ald In order to be a member Of the
Clan.Ifa, Gael Guards, you must be a
member Of the United Brotherhood"
~ do not know anything aboutthat," I"
The witness went on TO testify that he
was district officer Of District 10, embrac.
ing Illinois and Michigan. lie said he
was then highest officer in the district,
and that his duties wore laid down by
the constitution. The Executives" Is a
body in itself, and the duties are also
DFOVile0 nv the ConRtituLiOn
"Do you know who constitutes that
body2"
Air. Forrest-We would like to have
the record show, on behalf OF the clients
| represent, an objection to all Of this
testimony respecting the executive board
aud the officers.
The Court-0f course you can make
your objection and may take an excep.
ton,
AIR, Spellman then proceeded to an
swer the question, and said he knew the
names Of u iewof them, Mortimer Scan.
lon was one, Lawrence Buckley another,
Rouayne, Of New York, another.
AS the examination Of the witness
proceeded 1t became evident that he was
an unwilling witness aud that his testi-
mony was different from that he gave
before the grand Jury and from what the
prosecution expected. He said be met
Beggs April 20, and lie said the matter
referred to In their correspondence, viz:
that the proceedings Of the trial COM
mittee had been read In a certain camp
ln violation OF the rules had been AMIGA.
bly, settled.
"Dld you not tell me Beggs said the
matter had been attended TOT" asked
the States Attorney.
mo- answered the witness, ~ have
no recollection ofit.".
Mr.. Spellman then testified that he
knew Dan Coughlin, who, with a man
named Kunze, had visited Peoria q year
ago and presented q letter Of introduC.
tion. He had NO conversation with
Coughlin about pr. Cronin,
This was In direct contradiction OF
Speilman'b previous testimony, and he
was asked by Mr.. lsongeneCker Il he had
not sworn that Coug6lip spoketo him
about DR.. Orouin, There was a long
wrapgle over this question, which was
finally allowed ant. .Spellman answered: /:
II said before the grand jury that
in the coversation with C0ughlln at
Peoria he said that Cronin was as
b., but on reflection and consultation
with the other two men present sent
my attorney to Chicago to notify the
District Attorney that | was mistaken
My attorney was unable TO find Judge
L0ngeneckr, 80 | came myself specially
10 Chicago aud notified Judge Long.
eneCker and the other counsel that Il
they asked me that question on the
stand l should have to deny 1t In order
to do justice 10 my own self and 70 the
faets.H
The correspondence between Beggs
and Spellman was then read. February
IS Begg3 wrote: "Why In Gods name,
If men are sincere, will they insist upon
opening old sores. The majority Of
our men believe the parties charged to
be innQCept Of any criminal wrong, and
TO have the charges made continually
that they are guilty creates a bitterness
and ill.feeling, and the man or men who
continue to bring the charges are not
the friends OF the Irish Unity. .
The rank and file are sincere. They
want peace and the time is not far dis.
tant when they will have 1t, even II II
has 70 come to war"
"The men who are the power will in
time realiEe tho motives df thoae who
are continually producing disorder In
their ranks, and a day Of punishment
will come"
After the reading Of the correspond.
ence, Of which extracts only are given
above, q long crOss.exainination was
conducted by Mr.. Forrest.
Al the opening Of the afternoon ses.
sion ol the Oronin case Mrs. Addie i.
Farrar was called, and testified 10 a Cop.
verSation which took place between
herself aud 0'Sulliyan soon after DR..
Cronin' . body was found, The witness
said u had read In the papers an &C.
count Of tue finding Of the body VI pr,
Cfoniu. Then | spoke Of " 10 Mi.
O'Sullivan. said 10 him, Waa not II q
terrible murder7 Mr.. O'Sullivan said
yes said 1t was something fearful 10
deCoy physician away and murder
him In that manner. Mr.. 0'sulliyan
did not say anything for few minutes
and then he said, They say he was q
British spy said, d,'Well, Why should
they kill himP Mt. O'Sulliyan said,
'He gave away the secrets ot a secret or.
der, aud q lngl thst did that hp ought 70
be Killed. II he did that he got no more
than he deserved aid that II he did
he was another Morgan. He said,
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