t of certain
speculations by Sullivan on the Chicago Board of Trade. That such a
deposit had been made was confirmed some time later, when the bank in
question failed and its records, as the outcome of legal proceedings,
became public property.

SULLIVAN ON TRIAL.

But the troubles of the warring factions could not last for ever. There
were influential men on both sides who wanted harmony, and were
determined to secure it. Finally, the two sides came together at a
convention held in Chicago in 1888. Peace was restored, and the Camps
and individuals that had been expelled by the Triangle were declared to
be again in good standing. It was decided that the accounts and acts of
the Clan-na-Gael society from 1881 should be investigated, and three men
were chosen from each faction as a trial committee. They were as
follows:

Dr. P. H. Cronin, of Chicago.
Dr. P. McCahey, of Philadelphia.
John D. McMahon, of Rome, N. Y.
P. A. O'Boyle, of Pittston, Pa.
Christopher F. Byrne, of Saxonville, Mass.
James J. Rogers, of Brooklyn, N. Y.

The sessions of the committee commenced at Buffalo, in 1888, but the
fact that there were a large number of witnesses from points adjacent to
New York City, induced the body to make a change of base to that city,
and the inquiry was resumed at the Westminster Hotel during the heat of
the Harrison-Cleveland presidential campaign. It was soon found that the
hotel was altogether too public a place for the inquiry and a hall was
hired in another locality. Alexander Sullivan, who, with Boland and
Feeley, was present in person, entered a formal protest against the
participation of Dr. Cronin, couched in the most vituperative language.
It read as follows:

SULLIVAN'S CELEBRATED PROTEST.

NEW YORK, SEPT. 15, 1888.
P. O. BOYLE, _Secretary_.

DEAR SIR:--At the opening of this investigation in Buffalo I
protested against the presence of P. H. Cronin as a member of the
committee to investigate any charges against me. The committee
decided that it had no power to act in the matter, but, through its
chairman, said that I could file my protest in writing. Therefore I
formally and in writing renew said protest. My grounds are

First, he is a personal enemy; second, he has expressed opinions in
this case; third, he is a perjurer and scoundrel, unfit to be
placed on any jury.

To the first objection I cite the me