Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-21
CORONER HARRIS
Issues Proelamations 10 the Public aud
Police.


Police.
The following promulgations have
been issuoi by Coroner Harris;
To the undertakcrs Of Salt Lake city and
County,
You are hereby notified that you are
not to handle ur remove the body Of any
person that comes under the Jurisdiction
Of the coroner, until after the coroner has
boon notified and has passed upon u ~ To
what disposition shall DO made Of u. Any
violation, after tho date Of this notice,
will be prosecuted 10 tue full extent of
the law. Ny Office Is NJ 3l7 south Main
street, aud my telephone number Is $50.
Dated vt my Office this @l.h day OF
August, 1891.
n. u. llNnms, Coroner.
10 the City Marshal aud officers Of salt
Lake Cityi
You arc hereby notified that In the case
OF q violent or accidental death, the cor
oncr il the first nnd only person to be
notified. The Office aud morW1e i "
1l7 south Main street; telephone No. $50.
You will please tnko notice and govern
yourselves accordingly. | will furnish
my own dead wagon for the removal Of
all bodies, which will be on hand on all
occasions.
Dated At my Office this 2oth day Of
August, 1891. u. 4. HAnHi-,
Coroner.
The above carnations afo In
excess OF any warrant contained
In the law. A dead body found ex.
posed may be removed to some suitable
place, by any person, without the In.
tervontiOn Of the coroner, and without
his knowing anything about such re-
moval, aud no oilense under tho laws
ofth.. Territory will be thereby com.
mitted. Persons making such removal
need have no fears VI being "prosecu-
ted 10 the full extent Of the law" rs
the law does not extend far enough to
reach them.
Tor coroner 10 undertake ~ Instruct
IA, city marshal auj police force Of un
/ Incorporated city In their duties II n
new departure, strongly HavOring Of
the farrical, and the declaration that
'thn corner IL the first and only
per,1n 20 be notified, IN the casen
/ Of violent or accidental DEATH" IN sim.
ply absurd. The relatives and friends
| OF the deceased, " known % the OIL
cers, should also bo notified M soon M
| possible.
The dead whgon Of my undertaken,
a. well NJ that Of the coroner, may ht
employed for the removal Of
amy dead body; 20 may amy
other vehicle, for that matter. IL I,
unusual TOT cotOnofs 10 have dead
wagons, though they have right e
maintain them, aud let them 10 such
~ may desire to use aud pay for them.
The law upon this subject ~ strictly
In harmony with common sense land
advanced civilization. IL would often
be a violation Of all deCuucy aud pro
priuty 90 allow dead body, whatever
the cause VI death, 10 lie exposed Until
the coroner could DO communi
Gated with aud attend Il
it, removal. To Illustrate; Tht
writer was present on One occasion Ia
this city, during the dying moments
OF man who had fatally shot himself
In tbs head with suicidal Intent. IL,
lay upon the ground, weltoflng IN hi
blood, while hot summers sun beat
down upon him. Rubbish and refus,
covered the spot where he lay, fliei
swarmed about the wound from which
the brains were Oozing, ant
the body was lying In
campcd position. The sight wa
ghastly and horrlfying Ia tho extreme
Yet there the body lay untouched for
considerable time, u curious crow,
gazing upon II, until the cOrOnel
could be mott Ted aud take action.
Humanity and deccncy demanded
that the body be ut once removed 4
some private and suitable place, bu
the ridiculous notion that. the coronc
| utlfst uFEi aHp II uraNnilpl
| IL IL proper that the coroner shoult
be notified Of all deaths by accident o
violence; hut pending his arrival o
his action such temporary disposition
Of the remalnH as docency, prophet,
and n propeI respect for tho dvpartei
require, may be made.