n England, and sent there for the
destruction of the lives of men, women and children. Dr. Cronin
protested against that. Now, in the case of John F. Beggs, from the
commencement of this trial down to the present time, there has been
no objection taken before you. Where has been the concealment of a
fact? Where has there been any objection against testimony? Where
has there been an exception to the ruling of the court? Now, I am
not complaining because the learned lawyer objected and excepted,
but I say on behalf of my client that his life and connection in
this case in its ramifications has been an open book before you.
They called him before the coroner, and for hours he testified and
was examined by the coroner as prompted by my learned friend. He
was called before the grand jury and examined by the State's
Attorney and his assistants by the hour as to every fact within his
knowledge, as to every circumstance as to his whereabouts, and
everything their ingenuity could suggest. That was the reason why I
called my friend, Judge Longenecker, to the witness stand. I wanted
to show you, gentlemen, and I wanted you to know that this man had
been examined twice with reference to all the circumstances
surrounding him in this historic Camp 20. That examination had been
taken by a stenographer in shorthand in both places, and not a
single statement that John F. Beggs made on either of these
occasions has been disputed, and the gentlemen know it.

"I was impressed with the idea of my client's innocence the first
time I ever talked with him, and I am more than ever satisfied of
it at the present time. Where did they get those letters which he
wrote to Spelman and received from Spelman? Did he not send for the
chief of police, and tell them where he would find them in his
office, and yet the prosecution in this case makes those very
letters the foundation on which this jury is asked to take him out
and strangle him and destroy his life. The first thing that my
client is supposed to have said or done in connection with this
case, as alleged by a witness, that he said Dr. Cronin ought not to
be put on the trial committee to try Alexander Sullivan. It is in
evidence that Dr. Cronin made all the charges of embezzlement of
the funds, and the sending of the brother