The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-12
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yv7H1LE in most civilized countries
| N/ OF the world the carrying OF
I wv weapons is Strictly forbidden
! 10 civilians, in the new-tiedged
| kingdom OF Montenegro 1t Is obliga :
tory 1t is legal requirement, more
over, that every chamber OF the re-
| volver should be loaded save one,
| the empty chamber being for the
| purpose OF enabling its bearer to have
| Just a second or TWO of reflection be-
fore proceeding to slaughter. SO strict
| is this rule that King Nicholas. when
out walking or riding, VIII often
| stop any OF his subjects whom he may
encounter and demand TO examine his
revolver; and woe betidc the man
Ii 1t is not loaded as demanded by
statute and custom, and ready for
| instant use! The King is on such
occasions quite likely as not to in
tiict personal castpation. In fact. his
methods of government are extremely
patriarchal, and when on certain
occasion he found one of his ljeges
promenading about the streets OF Get
TIME holding an umbrella over his
head TO shield himself from the glare
of the sun, he promptly proceeded to
seize 1t and TO break ii over the mans
head, demanding. in tones OF indescrib-
able scorn, How he, an hero, dared to
carry a woman's sunshade.' For, Ntheo-
retically, all Montenegrins are heroes.
They all claim TO be, and u good many
of them are entitled TO the popular
definition.
In England. on the other hand, the
carrying OF weapons by civilians is
very strictly forbidden. Nor is this all
BY the pistols act of 1903, the sale of
barrel less than fourteen inches in
length, is forbidden. save to people
provided with q special police permit
These are delivered to applicants on
payment of fee of 50. after having
furnished the police with name and
address, with recommendation from
two respectable citizens and n declara-
ion as TO whether the revolver or pis-
tol is to be kept at home or to be
carried away on a journey. Violation
Of these. legal requirements. either by
the vendor or by the purchaser of a
revolver. is punishable by fine and
Imprisonment. The law makes no diff
terence between the sale and the loan
ing or renting out of pistol. Moreover.
people under eighteen years of age are
absolutely forbidden under any cir
cuHstances to purchase, rent or carry
revolver, and the sale to them of
ipldden; while any person guilty OF
having sold tirearm to notorious
u; az iil or person Of unbalanced mind
~ - liable to three months imprisonment
WIN nard labor and to a heavy fine:
The result of this law of 1908. the
adoption of which should be recon-
nended here in America in It's en-
llretg' has been to reduce shooting out
ihdeed throughout England When mur-
derous outrages are committed, it is
almost IN every case by some other
means than revolver; and to such
me police In London and the other big
cities OF the United Kingdom nor yet
the provincial constabulary find it nee
e essay 10 carry firearms Not being
usually manage to deal with criminals
without firearms themselves. 1t Is only
When not merely the carrying OF re-
VoiVers, put even the sale and owner
enforced that such wholesale shooting
outrases will be prevented as took
place. for instance in and around
New York on Labor Day.
young Alexander Elphinston. who, styl-
ing, himself Lord Elphinstone,' and
claiming to be a son of that Lord
Bombay. but who was never married,
cut wide swath in New York and
Newport societs and wound up in
jail g hotel ,.l beat, In New York. After
the authorities finally came to the
conclusion that he must be crazy and
Consigned him to the institution for
the insane on Blackwells Island.
AZ He has Just turned up again In Lon
don, under arrest, charged with Of
lenses in connection with the bank
ruptcy act, and It is unlikely that he
will recover. his liberty very soon; for
against him, mainly in connection with
obtaining goods and money under false
pretenses, and thescattertng. of checks
on banks where sot n not nnk only had
While here in America he passed
Off as being still lieutenant
of the crack lancer regiment In which !
he at one time held commission and
senger. 1t is quite true that when he
came came Of age he inherited s25o.ooo,
which lie promptly proceeded to squan-
der. In fact. he was hoDelesslY hank-I