Show ABSURD THEORIES THE mae cronin murder case has perhaps been more prolific of sensational and absurd stories and anc theories than any other on record the newspapers have exhibited vigorous rivalry in their manufacture the explosion of one after another of them does not seem seem to have the slightest effect in curtailing their production the latest is a tale to the effect that cronin was assassinated by paid agents of the british governments government the object of the deed being to gain possession of certain papers held by the deceased this th Is is a thin theory on its ite aft for instance let it be admitted teat mhd british agents wished to gainge session of certain documents held bold by cronin whatever course they pursued in relation to him would be with a view to attaining atta attaining inin g that 0 object b to hold that the desired lipets could be obtained by these agents hiring a cottage taking steps stepp to lure the unfortunate man within jig id walls murder hint him carry his body a considerable distance and damp if into a sewer manhole man hole is insanity fly the idea would vf have to be based on en the theory that for the accommodation of those who ho had designs his life it appears he expected to be killed cronin took his valuable papers from a secure place of keep ing anti and carried cameau them around on big person then who really believes that the british government has gone into the business of hiring assassins to td do its dirty work on the retail principle when that nation goes into the killing industry it does it on a sweeping scale by the agency of its ite army and navy seeing that the trial of the cronin case is on the newspapers would do well not to drag in the british government as a species of defendant until regular developments warrant it |