The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-29

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Folks who maks light ~ the Coronsrs
rrobably never @w Julius HarbusResi
ltherwi~. they would reform. he IL the
mos, serious Coroner New York ever had.
liz Il short and has big brown eyes, Ike =
ohfld'a, and every sw cass IL 10 him u ghost
story nj which his eyes bulge the minute
,he telephone jinglss and tho report 81
another ons comes In. lie always whispers
tho word murder" sitting on tho edge %
hla chair. ready 70 Jump and With his eyes
On tho door, And no calls automobiles
menaces.
rive never been in one. and never would
got In one, being Economically inclined, .
no said. yesterday, "if public duty didn't
demand II. We are 90 busy.
How many hours slsep did I have last
night, Francisf' he asked Of hls secretary.
'one hour and twenty minutes,' replied
Francis, peering over q neat bundle Of
m~anslaughters TO see his chief.
sone hour and twenty minutes re-
psated the Coroner, as II TO himself. 'and
many narrowing scenes. The city Ia
full Of spots where bodies are found,
and nobody can tell that IL Il q body till
the Coroner gets there. The policeman
doesn't know: It may be only Q suspicious
trance. Did you ever notice how they
always say that the Coroner pronounced
him dead2 Nobody else can do that, and
really a man isn't dead until we say 90.
Isn't that 90, Francisf'
Yes, your Honor
That why we want and must have
automobiles. Not expensive, SNOWY ones,
but something that will let US do our duty
and get some sleep too. ! am not myself
now because Of loss of sleep and 80 many
murders. The blood has coagulated in
my head, as the Coroner's physician would
by one and my removal was authorized.
AS l was saying, we only want two OF
these things which I generally think OF as
menaces,a and when their drivers are brought
before me for killing people I am very
severe In my denunciation. Am / severe,
very bitter said the secretary; hold
ing out a bundle Of murders at arms length
for exercise. The secretary's fad Is calls
themes.
so we do not want racing machines,'
resumed the Coroner, after betting the
bioeps just to humor the secretary. We
do want moderate priced machines that
will enable US to 60 from a spot at the Battery
for instance, to a spot in Harlem in thirty
minutes. This is a growing CITY and It's
C Coecness n must keep abreast Of the times.
Some people in this town sniff at New York
and belittle 1t and say that Chicago or Lon
don lave more murders than We do. But
those people lack local pride.
Inc maCTln6 L nave III uiliU Woulu. Coet
the city only about 81 800. 1t Is cheap
because 1t Is or a three or four.year-oid
model, but that's what we want. They call
II a shudder machine because wheni 1t stands
still it shudders all over and makes q noise
and II you don't watch it the lever shoulders
until It shakes itself down and catches IN
tho cog wheel n starts the machine on
alone.
That's Just what we need-two neat
shudder ces with black chauffeurs
to dart from spot to spot Gay or night hS ia and "a
enough time for Sleep
Couldn't the tonneau be fashioned In
the shape OF a skull?" -.
Il want to ask you two questions, said
President Hamburger sharply, First, are
you, too, making light OF the Coroners, and
second, what il a ~tonneau?"
Then the telephone rang as II II meant
business and the secretary grabbed the
receiver.
Il am about to be notified exclaimed
the Coroner excitedly, grabbing the arms OF
his chair n staring at the telephone.
Listen, you are here just at the right m
to see for yourself.
what is it, Francis, on a sidewalk or in
q lonely vacant lot?'
Yes, l can hear you better now shouted
Francis with the receiver. "Yes, go ahead.
Three of them you say-oh, thirteen, no
three, Yes, three on Broadway"
Triple murder in the heart Of the metrop-
olis!" whispered the Coroner.
- you want the Coroner this evening;
yes, go ahead
They're going to commit murder this
evening and probably val me personally.
You see I'm the president of the board"
said the Coroner modestly, but with a flush
Of pleasure.
- tonight sure at 8 o'clock. All
right, I'll be there. Broadway and Fifty
third street."
Right under the elevated whispered
Hamburger; "a dark, lonely, spot at night"
- yes, / got that 5000"
Its to be a murder for purposes Of rob-
berry" whispered the Coroner, taking notes
and drawing an imaginary diagram in the
air, with a cross near the left hand lower
corner.
and make some statement
"Ante-mortem ,sof course you can see
now for yourself 10 much we have to
think Of
You say she's q peach
Some bright young woman is going
to be murdered, interpreted the Coroner.
Don't let them get away, Francis? Ask
If it's going to be in a cab and what the
calbre Is. Be sure and get the calibre.'
But Francis had lost the connection.
Three men, he reported to his chief,
swho are agents for an automobile concern
on Broadway near Fifty-third street wan
to give you a sample ride in one Of their