duty by the body that created
me. I would not, if I could."

Mr. Sullivan took his seat, overruled by that body.

The Chairman asked all but the committee to retire, and, upon a
vote being taken, the objections of the defendants to Dr. Cronin
were overruled by the votes of the Chairman, Messrs. Burns, Rogers,
McCahey, and Cronin, the Secretary not voting. This was announced
to those making the objections, and the trial proceeded.

Before the trial proceeded, Col. Boland said he had a witness whose
expenses he wished to have guaranteed; that the witness resided at
Leadville. On motion it was ordered that the expenses of witness be
guaranteed.

Col. Boland called attention to the fact that many persons present
who were witnesses, etc., should not know what was going on. The
Colonel said that matters of grave importance might come before the
committee, and as it was common report that one witness had given
information to the British Government, that John Devoy had given
information to the British Government, he requested that none but
the attorneys for prosecution and the defendants remain before the
committee, each witness to be examined separately.

Dr. Cronin objected to this, saying, that as Devoy had been singled
out for animadversion by Col. Boland, it was not fair for the
committee to extend support to Boland's unjust attack.

On motion all but the committee retired. The committee then decided
that each prosecutor should remain with the attorney and that
witnesses be introduced separately; the defendants remaining also;
the committee admitting all those entitled to be present, the
charges were presented and specifications as follows:

1. That no active work had been performed by F. C. that had been
claimed by that body and its agents.

2. The men on errands of the brotherhood had been basely neglected
and their families left without support.

3. That bogus transfers to members of the organization had been
issued as coming from Ireland.

4. That the district convention was falsely instituted, etc.

5. That F. C. members sat as delegates in that convention in direct
violation of the constitution.

The proof of charges had shown:

1. That they had claimed that $87,467 had been expended in active
work. No voucher