The Crime of the Century; Or, The Assassination of Dr. Patrick Henry CroninHunt, Henry M.
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The Crime of the Century; Or, The Assassination of Dr. Patrick Henry Cronin
Hunt, Henry M.
Cronin, Patrick Henry, 1846-1889; Trials (Assassination) -- Illinois -- Chicago
an assault, and that they, the said Martin Burke, otherwise called
Martin Delaney, otherwise called Frank Williams, said John F.
Beggs, said Daniel Coughlin, said Patrick O'Sullivan, said Frank J.
Woodruff, otherwise called Frank J. Black, said Patrick Cooney,
said John Kunze, and said divers other persons, with certain means,
weapons, and instruments, a more particular description of which is
to the said jurors unknown, unlawfully, willfully, feloniously, and
of their malice aforethought, did strike, penetrate, and wound the
body, limbs, head, and face of him, the said Patrick Henry Cronin,
with the means, weapons, and instruments aforesaid, and upon divers
parts of the head, face, limbs, and body of him, the said Patrick
Henry Cronin, did inflict divers mortal wounds, bruises,
lacerations, and contusions, of which said mortal wounds, bruises,
lacerations, and contusions he, the said Patrick Henry Cronin, then
and there instantly died.
CHARGED WITH MURDER.
And so the jurors aforesaid, upon their oaths aforesaid, do say
that the said Martin Burke, otherwise called Martin Delaney,
otherwise called Frank Williams, said John F. Beggs, said Daniel
Coughlin, said Patrick O'Sullivan, said Frank J. Woodruff,
otherwise called Frank J. Black, said Patrick Cooney, said John
Kunze, and said divers other persons, him, the said Patrick Henry
Cronin, then and there in manner and form aforesaid, unlawfully,
willfully, feloniously, and of their malice aforethought, did kill
and murder, contrary to the statute and against the peace and
dignity of the same people of the State of Illinois.
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