The Press., 1883-07-19

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 THR new law concerning coroners in brief provides for the appointment by the judges of the superior court, upon the rec ommendation of the state attorney, of 8 coroner, who shall be an attorney at law in the county, familiar with criminal practice and medical jurisprudence. He is ap- pointed for three years, unless sooner re- moved. This coroner shall appoint from each town in the county medical exam iner. When case of violent death or one from suspicious or unknown causes shall occur, it is the duty of the medical exam iner to investigate, and if he deems that an inquest is by the circumstances made ad- visable or necessary, he shall as speedily as possible notify the coroner; otherwise shall certify to the natural or accidental cause of death, and that no inquest was required, and send such notification to the coroner, and deliver the body to friends or proper authorities for burial. When the coroner by notification of the examiner, and by his own inspection shall see cir cumstances attending the case demanding investigation, he may cause an autopsy to be made, and then, if further inquiry be expedient, may summon jury of six judi cious men of the county and hold inquest in the usual form.
 The act, which contains "A sections, dis. places all previous enactments, and has many details, which officials and others in- terested will need to read, to inform them selves as to its full scope. The compensa- tion of the coroner is $15 for each day of necessary service and fees for records made of the medical examiner ten cents per mile for necessary travel, s for ex- ternal examination, and $2O for autopsy to the officer same fees as for similar ser vices in criminal prosecution, and for at- tendance on the coroner when requested $1 50 per day; to witnesses same fees as in criminal prosecutions sum not exceed ing $5 for services in bringing to land the body of any drowned person for pictures | of dead body reasonable sum; also for keeping and removing dead bodies reas- enable sum; also for chemical or micro scopic examinations when deemed neces- sary. As under the old law jurors seem to be expected to serve without pay-an in- justice surely. A fee of fifty cents goes to the man who first reports to the medical examiner the finding of dead body, or of sudden, violent or untimely death, and the law makes it the duty of any one con- ing to such knowledge to so report. As before published the coroner for Holland County is Attorney Charles Phelps of Rockville, of Windham County, Samuel H. Seward of Putnam. The medical exam iners for Holland County have all been ap- pointed excepting for the towns of Colum- bia and Union, the list being as follows:
 Tolland-D. Wm. H. Clark.
 Bolton-Dr. Chas. F. Sumner.
 Columbia
 Coventry-Dr. M. B. Bennett.
 Ellington-Dr. Joel A. Warren.
 Hebron-Dr. Cyrus H. Pendleton.
 MansAeld-Dr. Edwin G. Sumder.
 Somers-Dr. Wm. B. Woods.
 Staford-Dr. 0. B. Newton.
 Vernon-Dr. Thos. E. Rockwell.
 Wilington-Dr. Wm. l.. Kelsey.
 Andover-Dr. M. B. Bennett.
 Coroner Seward has made the following appointments of examiners for Windham county :-
 Willimantic and Scotland-Char J. Fox
 Brooklyn-Jesse M. Coburn.
 Canterbury George J. Ross.
 Chaplin-Orrin Witter.
 Eastford-Elisha K. Robbins.
 Killingly-Olin M Jenkins.
 Plainfeld-William A. Lewis.
 Sterling William A. Lewis.
 Pomfret-F. s. Sawtelle. '.@1.
 Putnam-John B. Kent.-5.a
 Thompson-Henry M. Braken.
 Woodstock George P. Bowen.
 Ashford-John H. Simmons