The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-05-16
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A BAD BAD SSfHiOW SHOWING " ING.
of Aomioidss in South Carolina Compared with tho
:.... Records elsewhere.

The Columbia correspondent Of the
Charleston News and Courier sends
his paper the. following uuder date Of
April 20: .. =. ....
Columbia, april 29.-Soms time
! ago when Bishop Capers took occa-
sicn to comment on the fearful num-
Der Of murders committed in this
State there were some who protested
on the ground that while this may be
so. there was no special use to talk
about it.. .
4 1t is very we'll to remember that
4 publicity is about the only thing that
will arouse public sentiment in this
j respect. Conditions are no better now
a than they were some time ago, when
y the last publ shed stat ement was made
4 in the News and Courier. !.
q A comparative statement, as gath
d cred from the records, has been pre-.
q pared by an observant student of such
q matters and this comparison has been
q given the press for such effect as it
A may have. - IL. .....
q The study Of the records is as fol-
4 lows: .,..E ~. go. s..
q The report from authenticated Of.
B fetal sources shows that in the city
q Of Chicago there were 143 murders
ssluripg the. lass year (190D: This
k katement has received wide cireuia.
h ton and eiioited tho gravest comment
81 Of the press as showing that in that
q great city. violence lie dominant / and
Il human life is cheaper than in any
q other like center Of population on the
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d Compa,ison is made between Chi.
SSoago, with it's 143 murders. and New
81 York; with its 72; Philadelphia, l3;
81 London, "a; and Paris Is murders for
the same period, and it, would seem to
n Justify the conclusion that Chicago
holds the nnenviable worlds record
Sior murders. .-.>. =:, ,,..z. ,,@.
81 But what: must be said Of the hor.
@SSrfying fact that during the same Pc
Ssiod, according to the rersrt Of the
attorney. General, made 20 the legie-
Iature Of South Caroline, 25S homicide
q g,ases were disposed Of 'insthe criminal,
#sourts or the several counties, @ @nob
sounting the cases Of murder: end
M]ynshiDgs, which have not found their
Esay to- the rssords o. the courts. z,s;:::. ::-:
III The people Of the Sstste have be-.
sSeome TO some extent aroused to the;
'Ee1istense of . spirit OF erime which
lis RAMPANT: hnk vary sezzi: zgI !. have given
more than : i passing sthoughtSto ito
/ Real extent, and the local public sen.
iment has been: Satisfied Sby giving
- p7o65i1n 10 enc iind5gnation tsmpo-:
Assrily excited by the Occurrences of
agRame revolving murder committed ia
hsir midst, S.: !.
IA Is ID not sime to face theEetern re-:
Alities disclosed II By Sthe record and.
live grave oonside ideration 10 the ca=.sssss;.
this appalling obn5ition and the
3 smelies for its oorreo otion. !s3:
III Now as TO these facts: n Chicago: !:
aisl a population Of ,698, ,b75, haIl
,ugPad one murder 80 each E5sI ] ,96I & B of.
" opulatian, while ins South Carolina,
ith 1900, ,Q3O, there Wal IA on s. ia each
76s of populate ion 81 :sor more thsn
J, sice the pfoportio ionate Il s. numb ZOE:
W The record ass to o u her senterss io,f off,
pulati stand aa follow S$a sS:ss B.
81 New OH pppalatio 5. 4437 ,2O2..
~. murdera ri eaoh 7se 81 S.
!, Philade lphis. ,popu ation ], ,,2g3, ,697 Il
~ murd Ell Ia SseAoih Ds, IS. 81
!. London, ,s pIpepiEs Ipi Eslation g, 800, ,s1s 24
al ard dera; tp Gao 2Ss
Paris, palation Z, Z q, 06s. II, mur:,
rs, ltoseaeh ls0, 81
s, Taking the rsco sd of ssey,sraii3 3ofI tha*
"a pntissS Hill stat &. lh3e ho!wipg2 2iis 2iis
4 s. ill mors sppsIl :s's n 81
Iaat AlkeIlsS tsoult iths 21 EMqBde.s,; 3
'T ovs murder 'to sae,h \ i, 4 ,,.ss9 Is ops:
3, ations 5sss
Gree enaills e,osn.sns NTH S22 mnrs.
= BE, shows murdis dissifl ff fo ssshS 4si of
% pulati isSss
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