New-York tribune., 1889-10-30
RECORDS OF CAMP 20 SHOWN
TESTIMONY REGARDING THE MEETING OF
FEBRUARY 8.

PROGRESS OF THE PROSECUTION OF THE AL
LEGGED MURDERERs OF DIR. CRoNIN-sUs-
PIGEONS OF SENIOR GUARDIAN BEGGs-
MONEY FURNISHED LIE CARoN.
lBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIDUsEI
Chicago, Oct 29.-The feature of the Cronin
trial to-day was the testimony Of John +. O'COn-
nor, the secretary Of Camp 20, Clan-na-Gael, who
was present at the noted meeting of February s.
1t was at this meeting that the secret committee
to investigate the charges against DR.. Cron!n
was appointed. The witness was a most un-
willing one, and his memory was poor. How
ever, the record Of the camp was offered in
evidence and identified by O'Connor as a correct
account Of the proceedings Of the meeting written
by himself. The examination was punctuated
by innumerable objections from Mr.. Forrest al
all his associate lawyers, except Nj.
Foster, who stated that his client
Beggs courted the fullest investigation.
The fact that there is a division of interest in
the Defence and that Senior Guardian Beggs is
having his case conducted independently of the
others, caused some comment and suspicion that
Beggs may turn States evidence
Mrs. Winifred Dinan wife of Patrick Dinan,
the liveryman who owns the famous white horse.
was the first witness to-day. She testified to the
facts about the horse being taken and driven
north on the night of May 4, and his return.
John T. O'COnnOr, recording secretary of Camp
20, was next ploced on the stand. After numer-
Gus details as to their meetings and methods Of
uansactins business the witness testified that on
February last, at meeting of the camp, Thomas
F. O'Connor asked asked if they had heard
the report Of the Trial Committee that tried
the Triangle. The witness proceeded as follows;
Mr.. Beggs said he had not. o'Connor said It was
strange that our camp never got the report when no
heard IL read in another camp In the city; that he
heard man read IT, and would state the name OF the
camp and the man who read IT. We demanded t5 LII H.
who he said read IT, but there was some mcmber there
| who did hear 1t, ard l asked him, " What dd you
| say?" and I understood him to say DIR. Cronin"
After long wrangle between the lawyers the
court admitted the record of the proceedings of
Camp 30 on February &, made by the witness at
the time, and he proceeded TO read it, subject to
many interruptions in the way of questions and
objections. Generally, in referring to individual
members of the camp, numbers instead of names
were used and I'm one case in which it was noted
| that certain numbers were appointed a committee
| to investigate the qualifications of an applicant
! for membership, the States Attorney said he pro-
| posed to show that one of them was the number
| borne by one of the prisoners at the bar. Coming
down to the matter of the camps action on the
| supposed allegations against Dr. Cronin IN con-
| nection with the trial of the Triangle in Buffalo,
tie witness read as follows:
Moved and seconded that imperative demand be
made on The Executive Committee az once for The IN
| mediate Information Of the Trial Committee. IL was
amended that senior Guardian notify the district
mem er Of the report tha i going around hSdTuM,he M
tie report OF IN" 1r al committee right IN one 0i me
cam1 IN tbs cy Mo9n wa op,ttce Gapta of tbren
| be appointed by the senior Guardian 10 investgate
the aOa rgaldng the tr al OF the eA-eAecu'iNo
| LOdy Motion carried.
The Senior Guardian mentioned, the witness
sid, WIS John +. Beggs, one of the men now
/ On trial
The examination proceeded as follows:
what occurred there before the motions sSfaG SerG
oCI9nr I1y if WS' wa got 1G' the report of the com
mce that tried the TRIANGLE as it Is nov taa called: Ga LED
,ransc our camp got il; that he heard it read
in another camp in this city, and that he could teIl
the man that read IL and the camp that he hcd!u II
| real in, # IL was desired
An effort was made to show by the witness
that there was Il consultation between himself
and Michael j. Kelly, \. J. Ford and Z. II. Nolan
| about the advisabillty Of destroying the books
| Of the camp but the defence objected, ana the
| court sustained the objection.
At the opening Of the afternoon session. Andrew
| Fov, a member of Camp 20 was put on the stlhd
| ns a witness Mr.. FOy WAS "A HOn-cOmmlttal
witness. Finally he admitted that he made
| speech at the meeting Of Camp 20, when tlo
matter Of the report of the Triangle Irlal Com
| mltter cam" up lie sad: AS lar as relheH-
! bcr Captain O'C0nnOr made a certain statement
that this lie CarOn, who was witness, IL seemed,
| before the Pancll Commission at the tlIne was
, a paid agent of the executive body or the lrlSh
| organization IN this country" lAe eAaWliaIlon
| proceeded thus:
Q.-What csc did he say about the fund? Ale
said think-I got up. remember very strong when
/ heard t-that there was G2o,Ooo-I am nor pos'iNo
| whether there was F2s.OOO S40.OO0-there was
| ,2s 900 of tie funds of this organization gone to
lc Caron for object I'm England OF Ireland; le
| Il not
have got a general impression 1t was spent III
| England.
| This specch. the witness said, caused much eX-
| citcmcnt in the camp. NhaJ maze tie Wl'hcsS
angry 4" hot as hc expressed il was the thought
that lie Curon got any of the Clans funds Tor any
| purpoSn Whntcver.
| The next witness was Michael j. Kelly, foreman
! of the metal department OF the Adams ~ N9S,l"NF
| Camp 20 at thc time of the meeting OF fcoruIy
g. lie remembered that Foy had called lor INC INC
report OF the committee which tired the lrahsc'
and that his demand grew out oi n s,1oc 1+
ment bv CAPTAIN OConnor TO the clIeco
tbat bc ,O'Connorl had heard the report or Ihnt nv
c0nmutce rread i'm the eamp 9f WhTh VIZ
Cronin was a member, and thht Dr Cto!n ~ ";o i
the man who read it, flhis last statement ~ Ia ~
! controdiction of the evidence on this suDJcct
heretofore Given, and of all published H. H.ar-
mcnts heretofore made. ihey agrDe ontioS III S'' r
! that Captain OtOnnor dId hoI H -. .bo
Cronip's name but said that he would give tno
name of the mnn and IN" number OF me camp
if the Senior Guardian demanded tneiI. iii,
The witness believed that Dam Coughiih
one Of the defendants, was present Co,,, On
Anthony ] Ford. Past Guardian OF @ lamp Pr-b ~
testified that at meeting OF the camp on m ,D- rrp
ru2rv % Patrick McGarry ana hWHlllii = y nd
made speeches denouncng Vie n5idsording
that Senior Guardian BeggS TPliu"ii P.,i iors ~ tho
Alexander Sullivan, one OF inc mc,,''e'0 men -
Triangle 1t was a warm dlscuS'io"'
VI ,Trp pPTVTIEGFS.