The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-12-21

the praise Oh mtHhiuu. TsVUiy uoW hHoVs
| that no creatures or serfs OF any secret league
| can do murder In America at the bidding OF
| their infamous masters and go unscathed OF
justice.
The Herald: When the passion excited by tho
monstrous crime has cooled, II may be seen that
the fury have made wiser disposition OF the
case than II the lives ofthe defendants had been
exacted. In the living tomb OF the penitentiary
there may come time when these men may
feel that they have borne the burden long
enough. They will not have in prison
the luxuries OF living that even jail
affords when powerful friends are on the
outside. There will be nothing but the monot-
ony OF daily toll and common prison fare, and
this with the prospect that IL can be ended only
with life. They will be more than human In
their endurance II they suffer all this, knowing
that those who are most guilty have their free
dom Sooner or later they will make confession,
and Justice will then claim her own.
The Times: The verdict in the Cronin case
Is grievous disappointment The obstinacy
OF one man defeats partially the ends OF justice.
The Globe: The verdict finds a measure OF
punishment for all the prison crs except one.
The exception Is, OF course, "A triumph for tho
Clanna Gael as an organization, and especially
for Camp 30 This is "a victory which clouds
In some degree the other results OF the trial ;
for II the murder OF DR.. Cronin has no con-
nect!on In that quarter one will search in vain
for the motive which actuated the assassns.
New York, Dec. 1.-THE views OF
the newspapers Of this city on the
verdict in the Cronin case are given here.
The Herald says:
IL is "A compromise and disappointment. II
fails 10 mete out to the aSsaSsins OF DR.. Cronn
the penalty which their disbolcal crime merits.
and falls short of that full justice which society
has a right 10 demand.
The Times: The verdict was doubtless the
best that could be got, but it is in effect an out
rageous miscarriage OF justice. No more
atrocous cold boodcd and ineXcusablc taking
OF human life could be imagined, and all the
concomitants OF the case were such as called
for the extreme penalty provided by human
law.
The World: The only explanation OF this YER
dict which can be offered Is that the jury prob
ably regarded the removal Of Cronin as politi'
cal crime. II Il TO be greatly regretted that the
prime movers behind this black conspiracy
have not yet been dragged to light.
ST.. LOUIS Dec. 17.-The Republic in
discussing the Cronin verdict says 1t
will give entire satisfaction to few.
Those who hold that the three men sem
fenced to life Imprisonment were inno-
cent will object to the penalty and the
great majority of those who believe in
capital punishment will condemn the
verdict on the ground that the penalty
is inadequate.
New ORLEANS, Dec. 17.-Of the
Cronin verdict the s-Democrat
says: The country will applaud the
verdict. 1t teaches the lawless that
life, liberty and the pursuit of happi'
ness are rights which can not be taken
away from the citizens without their
being made to feel the vengeance Of the
law.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Dec. H. The
Journal says, in commenting on the
Cronin verdict, that the people again
feel that Chicago has upheld the
majesty of the law.
LONDON, Dec. 17.-The Daily News
commenting on the verdict of the jury
in the Cronin trial says: Three Of the
yilest wretches ever left unhung have
received subscquential justice" The
Telegraph expresses surprise at the
verdict, but is thankful for small mer-
cies. The Post says: SHOULD the case
result in thorough awakening
of American public opinion to
the true character of the Clan-na-
Gael, the murder of DR.. Cronin will
not have been wholly in vain. The
Standard says the illogical verdict
speaks little for the manner In which
criminal Jurisprudence is conducted in
America, that it should have occupied
so long time to arrive at such an
abortivo result. The Times says that
considering the difficulty experienced
in impaneling jury the verdict may
be regarded as satisfactory, and the
trial as proving plainly that the murder
was caused by financial squabbles.