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
"At 11 o'clock the committee of three with the chairman sitting on
the trunk came driving along eastward on Fullerton avenue, and at
half past 11, a block north of Fullerton avenue, the three men were
seen with what seemed to be a carpenter's chest, by Officer Smith,
going north. They were seen by Way, the private watchman, in the
morning of that fatal night; they were seen to get off the wagon;
they were seen to look about the lake, and when this was discovered
they said, 'Where is the Lake Shore Drive?' showing that they had
either missed their way or missed their connection in some way or
else they were getting ready to dispose of their tool chest or
trunk. Follow that back. On their return the wagon was there, but
no trunk and no tool chest, and Officer Smith said to the other
officer, 'Why, that is the same wagon I saw going north about 12
o'clock, and here they come back on Evanston avenue.' Here comes
back the committee of three. They came to return their sealed
verdicts. Their work had been accomplished; they thought that
everything was sealed from the outside world. Have you any doubt as
to what was in that trunk? Have you any doubt as to who guided that
wagon and directed its course? If you have any doubts, tell me who
did it. Here is the evidence piling up pile upon pile. Well, the
night went on. Mr. and Mrs. Conklin slept; the sun rose in the east
on the 5th of May. Dr. Cronin did not appear. Frank Scanlon, the
last friend that saw the Doctor when he rode away, mentioned that
the Doctor said when he was asked when he would come back, 'God
knows when I will get back.' God did not tell him when he would
come back, but God above stands ready to-day to direct this
prosecution aright, and to say that the men who destroyed the life
of that man shall be punished for this terrible crime."
DR. CRONIN IS FIRST MISSED.
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