The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-30
BECGS ON HIS OWN HOOK
resttmewy Brooghs to Light by W1soeanaa
Neutrality-suspicious. late the seersss
of Csmp s0-ss~ggs' Cos0ecttOo
with the ClAn- m Sso~l.


CHICAGO. Oct. I9.--The fact thsrs, In o
division of interests in the defence TIN the
Cronin case and that Senior Guardian
b.gRs ~ having his cssss, conducted insio-
ps.nticntly OF the others WAS shown to-day
when Forrest in bs-hllf of the defendants.
objected to the admission OF O'Connor's
testimony. counsel for Begu,,
-.iid in the lattcr's behalf hc wantcsl the
record to show that no objsction is made
oIi hi. part to the introduction OF this tes-
tinhouy. He invites the fullest and clear
est investigation of his connection with
the Clan-r,.s-t.acl and does not object tn
any testimony that will forward the invess-
tigation-
AT the afternoon session AtI,lrs.w Foy, .
uieIut,sr of camp ID. was put on the stand
As - witness. He was very non-cornInittat.
aud with the greatest pertinacity avoided
giving positive answers To the most innn-
cent questions. Finally he was brouRhs
to admit that he had made "a speech az q
meeting of camp ~ when tlic matter of
the report of the triangle COMMITTEES. came
uP. tie made several attempts to ex-
plain the circumstances under which
BADLY tangled up. Finally hc said:
mad. the statements shat LeGaron was .
paid agent of tine executive bosly of the
Irish organization in this country. He
said. ! think, there were t2s,OD OF funds
of this organization. which had gone IN
Lct.aron for some object i'm England and
Foy also said O'Connor spoke of having
hcarvl the report of the trial COMMITTEES
rsccivssl i'm another camp. This caused
mvch excitcIncnt and WAS the OF
thu Witness speech. His anger was
caused, he said, by the Thoughts that Lee Caroa
got any of the Clans funds for any pur-
pose. and also to learn that she report of
the trial committee had been given oths
in other camps sooner than i'm camp -.
Michael j. Kelly, Junior guardian of
camp ~. told at the proceedings, though
his memory was deficient as to details.
He said the demand for the report OF
eI.s.n
statement to- the effect that lac. had heard
the report of the committee i'm the camp
of which Cronin was - mcfnlcr 10y Cronin
himself. This statement. by the way, 10
in contradiction of the evidence this
subject heretofore given, and of all pub
lishssi statements. which have agreed i'm
saying that D'Connor did not mention
trouin's name.
The cross examination of Kelly bro,ighs
out the fact that although he knew of the.
trial of ths. triangle. he did not know who
constituted that bssly till their names wcrc
| published in the newspapers.
Anthony j. Forsi.Iss.st guardian s,f Camp
2s testified ti,at at meeting the camp os
February -. Patrick Mc(iary and Richard
Powers made speeches dcnounciug tho
piled, defending Alexander sullivan, os,s,
Of the triangle. Ii was "a warm discussion
and Begg~ said il would have to tss. peace
ar war. or words tn that effect.
Steven Collcran, - laiporer, was the last
| witness: An attempt was made to get q
| detailed statement Of the proceedings of
| camp ID on the night OF February from
him, tp,it with poor success. He WAS qtls,ss-
what he knew of the relations of the vari-
! GUS defendants with each other and ths,is
movements. II WAS developed that Mar
tin Burke and Colisr;.n had gon. tn Beg1s
| office twice ia january and once in Feb
| r,iary. The witness said they went theirs
| tn secure Bs,HHs' aid i'm getting work.