ade 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.

Not less significant, as indicating the condition of public sentiment
and the interest maintained in the crime three months after the
physician had been "removed," were the demonstrations of August 16th.
For years it had been the practice of the various Irish organizations of
the city to unite in a patriotic demonstration in one of the large
groves adjacent to the city, the proceeds, which invariably aggregated
many thousands of dollars, being contributed to the treasury of the
Irish National League, and thus eventually finding their way across the
Atlantic for the support of the mov