what does he say? You must remember that these three
witnesses were not what might be called willing witnesses. These
three witnesses that were first called here upon the stand were
unwilling witnesses for the people; but we called them. We called
Michael Kelly to the stand, and he remembers that a speech was made
by Foy, and he remembered that Thomas F. O'Connor made a speech,
and that Le Caron's name perhaps was mentioned, but he does not
remember much about it. He does tell you, however, that Thomas F.
O'Connor stated that he had heard Dr. Cronin read that report in
his, Dr. Cronin's, camp. That is about all we got out of him. We
then called to the stand Anthony J. Ford, who was very fair in the
witness stand, and he goes on and tells you that Andrew Foy made a
speech, but he does not remember very much about Foy's speech. He
also remembers that Thomas F. O'Connor made a speech in reply to
that, and he tells you here in reference to that matter. We called
Stephen Colleran here, a friend of Burke's, and he remembered and
tells you that he heard some remarks made by Andrew Foy, and he
also heard the speech made by Thomas O'Connor, and he recollects
that three or four talked of the appointment of a committee to
investigate the matter alluded to in O'Connor's speech, but whether
it was a secret committee or not he does not remember."

PURPOSE OF THE SECRET COMMITTEE.

"You will bear that in mind in regard to Colleran, because I shall
not go into details with his evidence on this particular point, as
he touches another line of evidence in the case. Then Denis
O'Connor was called here, who says that he has belonged to the
order for fifteen or sixteen years, and he testifies that it was
charged in Camp 20, at that meeting to which I have referred, that
Dr. Cronin had read a report of the trial committee; he says Foy
had made a speech, that Captain O'Connor had replied to him in
another speech, and that he understood that a committee was
appointed. What for?" again exclaimed the State's Attorney, with
considerable emphasis. "To go up to visit Dr. Cronin's camp, he
says, for the purpose of ascertaining why he read this report in
his, Dr. Cronin's, camp. That we find in the record, gentlemen,
there is no dispute on that point. You will remember that the