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
"Now, a conspiracy is made up of certain acts by individuals,
either together or separate, and every act that was done by either
of these parties necessary to carry out the object of the
conspiracy binds the others who were in the conspiracy. For
instance, if a conspiracy existed, then the act of Coughlin in
hiring the horse was the act of Burke, the act of Sullivan, or the
act of Beggs, or any other person who engaged in that conspiracy.
The renting of the cottage by Burke under the name of Williams was
the same as if they had all gone there and rented it. The going
over to P. O'Sullivan's to tell him they had rented the cottage was
the going over of all those interested in the conspiracy, and so in
making the contract with Dr. Cronin. If O'Sullivan made a contract
and those other parties were in the conspiracy, and that was a part
of the conspiracy, then they all entered into that contract as a
part of the work to be done. Every act that was done by either of
those parties before the commission of the crime is the act of all,
if you believe there was a conspiracy to kill Dr. Cronin.
ALL ARE GUILTY.
"Another thing I wish to call attention to, and that is that the
accessory is the same as the principal. It does not matter whether
either of these parties struck the deadly blow; it does not matter
whether they were a thousand miles away from the cottage--if it was
a conspiracy and they were accessories to the crime, then they are
principals to the crime just as much as if they helped to strike
the deadly blow. For instance, three men may enter into a
conspiracy, knowing that you have $1,000 in your house. You may
live between Thirtieth and Thirty-first streets, on State. The
three men go to rob your house. One stands at Thirtieth street and
the other at Thirty-first street, and the other goes in and robs
you of your money. All of these three men have committed burglary.
The men who stood on the street corners are just as guilty as the
man who went inside for the purpose of stealing your money.
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