The Indianapolis journal., 1889-06-02
A ALULL In THE CRONIN CASE
No New Developments Brought to the
Light in the Last Twenty-FOur Hours.
A Statement that Clan Gael Members Will
BE Liberated from Their OathS, and the
Order Exonerated from Suspicion.

'O"hS Doai ooIH-StTcct dttOIllty, Is tnc IT,
puted senior guardian of the Columbia
Club. or Camp SO. of the Clan-na-Gael. 1t
was by this camp. as the story goes that
Dr. Cronin was tried for treason in star
chamber proceedings. and sentenced to
death. The police have for some days had
their eyes upon Mr.. Beggs, and have been
zeaiously labOring to collect evidence
enough to connect young Irish enthusiast
and his camp with the removal of DR..
Cronin. Mr.. Beggs was seen this afternoon,
and does not look at all like criminal or
an assassin. He appears to be about thirty
two years old, has light hair and mustache,
blue eyes and a ruddy. open countenance.
My belief is." said Mr.. Beggs, that the
oath OF Clan ma Gael forbids him to dis
close the names of the officers or members
OF the order, or its objects or proceedings
therefore, cannot answer your questions
as to who are members of the Columbia
Club, and whether am the senior guardian
or not. However, / will tell you frankly
that l hope the oath of secrecy may be
suspended until this thing is cleared up.
II the Clan-na-Gael does not acquit itself
of all connection with this crime it will be
totally wrecked, and the Irish cause in
AMERICA will perish with it. People will
say, We have contributed about S5,OOO 900
TO Tree Ireland, and SS2, 600 Of it has been
stolen, and hOrrid murder committed to
tribute another cent But if the oath of
secrecy should be suspended by the chief
executive officers of the order the order
Will be Instantly acquitted of completely
in the crime.
A. What makes you so sure about itf"
wen, l know positively. that if the
books of the order should be laid open be-
fore the grand jury, and all its members
subp9naed and examined as witnesses, it
would be made SO plain that the Clan-na-
Gael. as an order, had nothing to do with
the murder, that such thing would never
be thought OF again."
you must admit that several Clan-na-
Gael men were connected with it."
not Clan-na-Gael. McGeehan seems to
have extricated himself from suspicion.
The evidence against COughlin does not
seem to me to be very strong. Z. .. Sulli-
van Is in a worse fix. But / don't think
that enough Clan-na-G Gael people have been
connected with it, nor that they have been
closely enough connected with it to Justify
the belief that CrOnn was tried and ex-
ecuted by that order"
What do you think of the work of the
polices"
1T is all prosecuted on the theory of club
action; and as long as they work on that
theory they will fail They will have to
look in some other direction for the motive
or they Will never accomplish anything.
Therefore. Earnestly hope, and in fact I
may say that expect, that in a short time
the order will be liberated from its oath,
and will soon afterwards be easily, entirely
and universally exOnerated from having
any connection with the murder"
Father Dorney's Effort for peace.
CHICAGO, June 1--AmOng the many stories
which are appearing in the press in relation to
the Cronin case, is one to the effect that the Rev.
Father Dorney was summoned before a Clan-na-
Gael trial committee in Buff alo last summer to
testify as to his examination of the accounts of
member of the so-called triangle; that he was
crOssed-examined by DR.. CrOnin and refused to
answer the doctors questions, standing upon
his rights Priest, and insisting that his word
should be taken because he was a priest, and
that he should not be subjected to crossexamina-
tiOn.
ter last night. He was reluctant to talk on the
subject. but finally said: ~ was never before
any committee in Buffalo o.. any where else, of
which Dr. CrOnin was a member. 1 was never
sworn to testify before any committee on earth
nor was ever asked to do so. DIR. Cronin never,
either as an individual or a member of q COM
mittee, interrOgated or attempted to interrogate
me on any subject OnOne occasion several years
ago was asked by men who were hostile to Mr..
| Sullivan to get statement. They proposed my
name He did not Up to that time had only
| the slightest speaking acquaintance with Mr..
| Sullivan. Iconsented to act when both parties
had accepted me- hoping to get at the truth, and
| that the truth would bring about peace and good
will. Ibid as requested by the parties, and sent
a brief note stating the result of my examina-
| ton. ! found that grossly exaggerated state
ments had been put In circulation as to Mr.. Sui
livan's expenditures never made the ridicu-
| lOus statement that his income $4,000 q
year, nor was any other sum mentioned.
| merely stated in a brief note that he amply
| able to pay what he had paid Even then APP
peared before no committee, and was not asked
| to do So"
Alleged Defalcation in Irish Funds.