New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-18
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at all but was still in the mouse. Inc nuepaho
was in the house, having sent for them to come
and help him, and accordingly they arrested
him. He was locked up at midnight before his
wife died He might just as well have been
left at liberty and watched but failure to de-
tect the murderer instantly would have been
a great blow TO the reputation OF the detectives
in the eyes Of the sensational newspapers. A
murderer must be found, and there was nobody
handy except Mr.. Kronman as basis for OPP
eratlons Accordingly he was locked up.
Then came the funeral Of the murdered
woman and one OF the most disgracefu scenes
of police brutality and insolence we have known
for long time Mr.. Kronman was not even
allowed TO stand by his wife's body without
being tortured. Detective Carey attempted to
work the third degree" on him there, and was
compelled TO dcslst, not by his own sense OF
decency. but by the indignation OF the people
at the service For several days the police
simply assumed that he was the murderer, and,
II now appears, without any proof and not even
suspicion that warranted anything more than
n close scrutiny into his dOngs as well as those
of everybody else possibly connected with the
case Such suspicious should have been kept
secret and the Investigations conducted IN
silence Instead Mr. Kronman was proclaimed
q murderer from the housetops and the TACT
that he was in the Tomhs announced TO his
fellow citizens in letters two Inches long one
dav Detective Nichalcs would declare 10 a re-
nortcr. 81 guess there's no doubt he did H..
on another Captain Cooney was maintaining
nositiyoly TO all inaurers that he had the muir
derer under arrest Indeed Mr.. Kronman would
hc in the Tombs now II Coroner had not dis
PLAYED little sense. declared that in spite of
the pollcc he couldn't see any evidence against
him. and. to the disgust of the officers. released
him on $4,000 bail And now. before week
is passed the police tell us that the murder
was certainly committed by an entirely differ
cnt person.
Is there ANYTHING that can compensate this
man for the injury of this false accusation ana
persecution? At the instant when he finds his
wife killed a thlckheaded and brutal lot or
blunderers. to whom this city for It's sins Is
compelled to trust for the detection OF crimes
and the protection OF life and property, drag
him of TO jail and pose for the admiration or
the saloon population as marvcls or insight!
And II Is not merely this one man and MS IN
cflaceahc sorrow that Is 10 be considered Ev-
ery citizen is subject to the same oppression.
What are we TO think Of other men under ar
rest on evidence such ms seems to satisfy these
officials? Suppose they had not found their
new suspect. They would have held kron-
man. and. as far ara able TO tell. with
Just exactly as much justice as any other man
accused OF murder on circumstantial evidence
who may he now in the Tombs while the off,
Gals I'll the newspapers with their positive
assurances Of his guilt. The Kronman case
throws a great deal OF light on the adminlstra-
ton OF criminal law in New-York.