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
The grand jurors aforesaid chosen, selected, and sworn in in the
name of and by the authority of the State of Illinois, and through
the County of Cook in the State of Illinois, upon their oaths
aforesaid, do further present that one Martin Burke, otherwise
called Martin Delaney, otherwise called Frank Williams, one John F.
Beggs, one Daniel Coughlin, one Patrick O'Sullivan, one Frank J.
Woodruff, otherwise called Frank J. Black, one Patrick Cooney, and
one John Kunze, late of the County of Cook, May 4, in the year of
our Lord 1889, in said County of Cook, in the State of Illinois
aforesaid, in and upon one Patrick Henry Cronin, in the peace of
the people of the State of Illinois then and there being,
unlawfully, willfully, feloniously and of their malice
aforethought, did make 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, with certain means,
instruments, and weapons, a more particular description of which is
to the said jurors unknown, unlawfully, willfully, feloniously, and
of their malice aforethought, did then and there strike, penetrate,
and wound the body, limbs, head, and face of him, the said Patrick
Henry Cronin, then and there giving to him, the said Patrick Henry
Cronin, with the means, weapons and instruments, aforesaid in and
upon divers parts of the head, face, limbs and body of him, the
said Patrick Henry Cronin, 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. 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, and
said John Kunze, 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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