The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-09-20
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The fault found by some OF our contem-
poraries with the Connecticut authorities
tor the manner In which they are conduct
ing the investigation Of the Rose Amber
Q Use does not appear to us 10 be justified by
the facts. 30 far as they are known. The
authorities are really doing all that car be
asked Of them, ard all that II is in their du-
nected with the Crsmer murder case led the
Connecticut legislature 10 alter Its system
OF investigating murders, sIo the new
method is based on that In force In Massa
chusetts. The coroner Is appointed by the
Judge OF the supreme court. and he appoints
a medical examiner in each township.
When death occurs under suspicious cir
cumstances, the medical examiner lakes
charge Of the body, summons the coroner,
who makes an inquiry, which Is either pri-
vate or public, MS he deems best.
In the Amber case the body OF the muir
dered woman wss discovered on the morn
ing after she vas killed, lying IN field
close by the main street Of the New EGG
and village and within a short walk OF q
large city. Curiosity at once drew crowds
10 the sDot, but " was not for some hours
that the examining physician wss inform
I'd OF the discovery. Undoubtedly he
ought 10 have been summoned at once,
and Il ID extremely unfortunate that he
was not. The result q not summoning him
was that the scene OF The crime was visited
by q large crowd, who irampled down the
grass, viewed the TemaiBs,' Obiterated
the traces which might have led 10 the dir
covery Of the murderer, and, moreover, left
behind them 81 toriE OF "clues.' which are
b. log diligeuilg worked % BY an active
corps Of smateur detectives. and have al
r sdy plscsd several pefiectly innocent peo-
ple-among others the husband OF the
m urdered uoman-in the very disafreeable
position OF suspected mnrderers.
As soon a. the medical examiner and the
ooroDer we're informed. they o. one pro-
ceeded 10 hold en- cxarninsti0n. which they
wisely determined 10 make private. This
rnouiiy. We believe, is now going On, aDo II
10 one Il the frsf attem pts 70 conduit an M
quiry Of this sort 10 a rational way. The
pubiBify q coroner inqnesis IN murder
cases has l0ra. been rerognfzsd - their
most donhfiul feai ure. II serves chiefly 20
ken The criminal Informed OF the proE1efs
Of toe Investigation. and this j. the reason
shy the new sysfcm has been adopted in
CouDsciicut.
Tis. however. thc privacy which hes led
20 the Outcry in the press - 20 the inyesii-
cation. The dctection Of crime hss 81 lste
vrsrs orefied ~ q new feld In journalism.
fsssed. VIII great ENTERPRISE and SUCCESS.
nd wherever the old system II public IN
quiry D kepf ND the prsss fiii reDders IN
frnu7rtart ard N ths Direction a crime. II
urtlicify l. rtlied on. there can hardly b
10, much 81 A.. and the reporter. ia tracing
oui The various cIues w1icn are always -
plenty after the conn issiOn Of q crime. o1ly
as-ist fhe cDrouer. I1er 0iIfn beaf the 20
Iice in fhis WORK ~ usa sh0xn IN the cese
~ a. a M ruurlIr.r. In fhir r-fr. uherr ID
uns = reporter wnr otiected lils murderer,
ard therefore saTed nn Innocent man from
being racrifsed % ave the rrputation 81
the r0IIce-
Bat rhen fbs pr'vsts inquiry system Il
uncs adorIfed to w1rEinr NJ RI cluez %
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