pended U.
D.'s in New York, in January, 1886.

Yours, respectfully, P. MCCAHEY.

I concur in the within and foregoing report, and would recommend,
in strict fairness to all concerned, and in justice to the entire
organization, that the evidence, from which were deducted the
foregoing, be printed by F. C. and sent to each D. O. and by him
read at the general meeting or district over which he presides.

P. H. CRONIN.

Signed Jan. 19, 1889.

NOTES OF TESTIMONY.

First meeting, Westminster Hotel, New York, July 30.

J. D. McMahon, of Rome, N. Y., in the chair.

Committee met, and after some discussion as to choice of chairman
and secretary the matter was arranged by electing anew J. D.
McMahon as chairman, and P. A. O'Boyle as secretary. Members
present: McMahon, O'Boyle, McCahey, Rogers, Burns and Cronin.

Letters and telegrams were read showing that none of the defendants
were ready, owing to brief notice. Accusers on hand.

On motion, committee adjourned to meet at Buffalo, N. Y., Aug. 20,
1888.

Genesee House, Buffalo, N. Y., Aug. 20, 1888. Committee called to
order. J. D. McMahon, President; P. A. O'Boyle, Secretary.

Present: J. D. McMahon, P. A. O'Boyle, P. McCahey, J. J. Rogers, P.
H. Cronin, C. F. Burns, Sullivan, Feeley, Boland, Ryan, Devoy,
Trude, O'Neill, McCahey.

On announcement by the Chair that the committee was ready for
business, Mr. Sullivan stated that he had an objection to offer to
the constitution of the committee. The chairman asked if it was to
the committee as a whole, or to any particular person.

Sullivan answered that it was to the personnel of the committee;
that one of the committee was a malignant enemy of his
(Sullivan's); that the same party was forever pursuing him with a
design to injure him; that as an expelled member of the order, that
party referred to ought not to sit in any committee. Continuing,
Mr. Sullivan said that the party referred to was Dr. Cronin, who
recently had made statements through a newspaper in regard to him
that he knew to be false; that the newspaper editor (giving name of
paper and editor) had sent him (Sullivan) a letter of explanation,
and that for this and many other reasons he objected to being tried
by the committee as constituted.

M