, 1876-01-13
rro Gives tho People IN Account
oflIfs Stewardship.
aut; Treats Of Lore. Pinto, rsychomachJ,
tho Julian Laws, and the Fourth
of July;
With Dissertations on Quaokory, 0oronor'a
Fees, Infantioide, and American
Philanthropy
And Also Gives Choice Collection Of
Statistical Information.

iabors for the past soar, which, bo!ng enriched
with philosophical observations, ombollIahod by
ANTIQUARIAN tesearctoB, aud animated by llls
poetic spirit, dlflors vastly from tho ordinary
run Of tepor.s made by county olllcora,-tlo
Shosilf, for instanoe,-and Ia honoo given In
full. Tho presout Coroner matchos Zimri In
having been "chymiBt, Adjlor. and stAtcsuaap."
aud suporadils the accomplishments OF ability 10
write good pootry and torun saloon. Further.
n,ore, with Tho exception Of Mr. Heed. 10 ia tho
ouly otsicor In Cook County who can quote Pluto.
Following is tho report:
Assuming sLat Il may bs Of interest to many Of my
feow-eizens 10 obtain some denntto Information as
10 Tho various dutacs Of Coroner, snl knowing It 10
10 fact that largo rar+ Of tho public have but very
tudst!nct and vague ideas the subject Of tho man
fold branches Of Coronora public husiucss, beg 10
offer 10 the public TIM following review of my otlcIal
scton during the past year, belsvo II to DO the duty
Of public oiIlcor surytug tho pcopls under demo-
hs aeo and experiences from ss Hma 10 s!me, ~.
onl! sd'Ra sneh REPORTS can tho legislative tcpIa-
sensatiyes of tho peolle draw conclusions to the
necessary chanRes and amendments In our laws.
ThdrO ID probably mol public fnnctIonary In onr
sy.tam Of goTernnent who II tbs eonacIenuous o1s-
rution OF hiH duties incotA with
MORE DIFFICULTIES AND unEArEn oDsrAcLKs
than Coroner, mad FREQ to asy that during tho
;ao. time Of y s. 6. career h.vs freansn.
portan.ly eonneetea With rho various functions of tho
oco y be quite Insufficient. Tho Coroner il Indeed
IN cssc, where thsro fs "ncr,culum In noran1na "na
hero a moet always n Coronc1s ca.cs-ths rnsninca-
nons St his manifold auea tpequsn,y reach Into
.oSs. Sometimes 10 VIII haye 10 s.sums @ ssocuiiso
!nelions Tho those Of Sheriff, and then again act in
n eatos Attorney, aai tuen nar,sns y. ,'ss
ofhees; now a phys!ian then a. tlruggst, chon.
mi public duties shortly Altar nv aisct,o y. wa.
Ere.tly encouraged by liz mapuaunons nonavoionsn @
xhch Al, trny tlantfu XII ~ noox UoIRty tos
which hxve rot srarcI any efforts In ntin, nv a,.
uio %s for tas gs;isst!on + tseiassi iaosless
having been lie Coroner for Two yests .haiI ns,
ably hlye mastered ali tho intscactos Of t,S o.ieo
a saa 'sn s no so @ t matD
once Al I was VI hen slcctod. NV N0A'' ~ 'N'
10 bo nv constant comnsninna IN @ "w ~oua nSo
to a eyon ths most distant narle of Tia cnlnty. Iar
epy mi 's ~ III 'ne aeean @ hoyu Of 10y
ou; fosns of SocI.1 viec hav an,a .ae easa
sraened aganss al poSa Of sssana mnr,,.ons e 10
ere Tenor ct theis wsy unlnoyaI ~ ts n ~ H.
naiion,a " >'~'' wy A'A''S1 ~ P''' os 'aa'9'
In LOOKING oyse - -
ronr,,ca :. ~ aiasa saAtstlcAi. - ~. TAnLEs
ccn.ra ssiss s'oss ns ~ 'Gn ySa nna Tug following
E1x11 ,.sn Is " .nr ootouet 0aco: from Uec:
Ill ocan,i1g aS.s mere Tora ~ tn0ucata Al
tSss oT fay hss ascGsdng " 70 f1om
~ ~ ~ " w. yeas sna Eoroner Nss oeaily en-:
Eassa on !o!tythscc' hxty.two lnlucats werc held
Ssss tSa ' sst dssh a'sa Was oana
ss '19,4 s4 1ssasSts ai, q &c + whsh tsoE ,es Th
AZ ~ "tV ~ .ce'49uts on eegatofs. accidental
stnr. hsss. M nIG4uo I4aas iA1antlenle explo-
nuimnn,rx con'ismt. M diseases o. the ora4. ~:
td I7:ipfsnliio eonyninns II XIX oa aesa
resIcd frn1n nrcat vn rntx ~. @ Ii ~ LII. o. sa.es
worthy smona seh sro H. fos" :" e mnss n9te
In eonsequeilse Of having ieen httsn +, snr usa @
pcrsons wern suiToc.toI viii sara,g ~ - .e'r IN nWp
dren go. II. rr.E = .1..H NApu6 H~H t"o eAll-
u ao, an r. 70 twn petaons were frozen
sssa a;s;;sd ssds III ,s
Ge country Theo i persoas dsd of tseo sn II
sss s, ws,S victim. .. .eest!on ssssn died from Eon-
iIed 6Y {sllua ' rom n,ai ,Wnntyona were
Teen by accidos. iu IN b,nainc Rn ~ .iI
darahe ~ ~ to a. truth not
Stan "uo our nua s,1 DI 1n. s9Djee whsch
In thia an Wv sGo-a ar ha'e q Iefoft laat
Hoiias nat i.sa In, Wsso aounn ui.th iha CITY
rose,l u,mc1iatry after Grtl ~; t, ~ ,. At ~
den various plices Unfortunately Gsys Isason
suthoses In ysv Of aeh ~ asnarsa ~ oi @ no
the eood oid Toman '0 ias nus IT, aa b.R on
10 martandls oEdipjLus." hy Witch 1 tnt r.is,n
pf larga families Of children WA ravar.jci' anHI
eebacy taxeJ ty hnes Al mr. unnt i'm nInicnu,
,ideaton fur to weaSe, sc. vch Ia .ways ecn S1,
characteristic Of tho American ncopto la tho rrrt of
encouraging th!a particular aars Il crime, !nas muc
tho American Jurors treat this rrcsk mnrai
much too mildly. Or tho si1 women against whom
there wese charGes Of iu&antcidc well 6vssinoI hy
luses At inqusss and psrtly " the Grspi sud Fill
!usiea Of tue Criminal Court wltlo only one. WHO had
&ssd, atllt awaits har trial, "&'~' 'A4'
THE SUICIDES,
In The 50 cascs Of suicide OF the n,r,on. ct ,,.r
thepats With rnzore II connittei sn,c,n 1 ~ t. u'.
is bJ poisoning. ID ty shontImg ~, ~ W nsnS1nR'
Forty.niuo Of tho sucirns worn ,ner ~, n,s
Tho ran lfnder vnInan Amon. 1tnt, ~ poss' sna
mans, II Amezie.ns md iia rcn"ns- VETO t uGr I
kttbuted enona nuInher ~ ";tar "et" ,t ~"
prepoadcrunca If Iio,nmJsn. Il n,i' ~ VIII q
ar away from tho lsa3ims1n ~ s LII .p u
should undertake 70 e.nisin tkcso r"rt s e,,
Me curious fact int hstn ~ III ~ 'es.Rsse
bvetyuhe,e tho 0erm,ps frnish In ,nr,sst ,1o.
eontsos Of sujcTrs n dna. a t'u 1aIneAl per.
lses Ilato} Ia patticulsrY ticro,onsa IN nn.n Us
knd That thAy rcsdiy fall victims TO psychoma
one taet however. viii DO Of esocIal ttsreat TO Tie
am3aole ady seadrts to.ws: that among forty.niis .
male suicides, only Que could DO found uf vnnm N
VA actually iclnonstrated that 1t wxs
LnvE-nl8ArrolNTEp. J1LTep LOVE.
-ht tS,trn t1.I 1t tI.