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
Several other addresses were made. C. G. Dixon, a prominent labor
leader, spoke for the working classes, Dr. G. Frank Lydston for the
medical profession, Louis Nettelhorst, a member of the Board of
Education, for the youth of the city, and Frank Adams, Member of
Congress, touched upon the crime in its national aspect. The singing
society rendered Frech's exquisite song, "Suess und Ruhig ist der
Schlummer," and an original poem, entitled, "Cronin, the Martyr," was
read by H. E. Bartholomew. After this the resolutions prepared by the
Personal Rights League were presented. They read in this wise:
We, as citizens of the United States, residents of the cosmopolitan
city of Chicago, in mass meeting assembled to do honor to the
memory of a fellow-citizen, Dr. P. H. Cronin, who, because he
advocated that which seemed right to him, we believe to have been
the victim of a conspiracy concocted for basest purposes, and
appalled by the monstrous cruelty of his murder, we declare:
1. That from the facts so far made public, it seems the
assassination of Dr. P. H. Cronin was instigated by most foul and
criminal malice.
2. Every citizen has a right to life, liberty and property
guaranteed by the laws of the land, and it is utterly foreign to
the spirit of our people, as well as to the laws, that any man be
deprived of either except by due process of law.
3. That we hold no nationality or organization responsible for the
crime nor for the causes which led to it.
4. That we honor and respect love for native land, but condemn
perversion of that noble sentiment to personal ends.
5. That we hope no lawful means will be neglected to bring to
justice the instigators and perpetrators of this atrocious crime;
and that we resent as a public outrage any attempt to clog the
wheels of justice or to use undue influence to shield the guilty.
Public officers must feel that their highest duty is to the people.
6. We call upon the public prosecutors to see to it that no
innocent man is condemned, and that no guilty man escapes.
Therefore, be it
_Resolved_, That we encourage all lawful efforts to bring to
justice, which shall not discriminate, and to adequate punishment,
the instigators and perpetrators of this murder.
_Resolved_, That it is the sense of this meeting that the Citizens'
Association be invited to co-operate with and assist in every
lawful manner the authorities in bringing to justice the murderers
of Dr. P. H. Cronin.
When the vote on the resolutions was called, every man, woman and child
in the audience rose to their feet, and with the singing of the "Star
Spangled Banner," in which all joined, one of the most remarkable
gatherings in the history of Chicago came to an end.
THE GATHERING AT CHELTENHAM BEACH.
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