The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-01-30
MORE SHOOTING HOMICIDES
1910 ~ VIEW YORk MAD ~
'REtSE or IS OVER iNOo.
sor"'rrS \cicd In ). AOS deaths as show II
" \n''uai Report Three Remedies
suggested for the Restriction ot
the on,ilscrimInatc sale Of Circaru,

me annual report and statistics for th.
oroh"rs office has been submitted to
'he Board OF Coroners bv Antonio Dal.s
sahdro tn" chief clerk of the Office, and
approved bv the toroners The report
SHOWS That the toron.iS acted last wear
WI D. "" deaths, II slight incr.as. over 1909
WI ines" deaths, ? is3 wee Of a violent
hi'ur". following wounds from assaul,
or accidents
'hor" were IS5 homicd.s. which il
s"v"ntv-four more han in 1909 or ,b,.s,
boinlcldes los wer. by sL,o,inv an in-
crease OF forty-eight over the wear hefor.
mere wer" 3ji deaths due To runoycrs,
elevator accidents and similar causes.
which ~ 2Os more than there were in 1863.
mere were 'O7 persont k killed as the r,sul II
Oh injuries sustained 10y falling rock
''hb"r and accidental falls OF this
hummer ~ per cent were mon cnga god
IN Their daily work Accidental burns
caused the death of 30 persons of whom
1872 were childrcn,
suicides for the year numbered az
''aS was popular ii2 of he suicide. using
tnis method Df the death. of the wear
a'o were al first reported as unknown
parsons. OF whom 100 siill remain I'M
identified The city buried ii3 children
~ the cours" of the vel- because tn.
parents Were too poor To- bury them
The doctors performed g8I autopsi"s
Three hundred and forty three prisune. :,
We" disposed of by the Corou"rs. de
cr"as" from the pre- cdlng year of 100
which decrease was due TO MayorGaynor' :,
INSTRUCTION To the polio. thai un,"ss q
u"Nh uuC to "a iiinOV"" or tn" lii" was
obviously not on. pf accident th"V should
not maze an arrest
IN" torone-s subpPnaed and took
testimony from IL. 900 witnesses during
IN" N"'r. Ih' report also lcslCWS many
c '"- which IN" toronc"s handled during
IN" vrtr which We're unusual IN character
and have all boon printed in III" news
pauc"s
NJ ps lessar,.'o points o,n IN tho re-
nfii that the increase "f h"inl,ide by
y p'ing inoicates that the authorities
f"ult "eHulitc nor" st'iCtlv tn. sale
md carry ing "f firearms, George p. IL.
''Hn who has been in tn. tproner's Office
~ tnirje"n wears and has noticed los. "
IL" increase" thinks 50 too. He r"mem-
'"r- that n 1880 there w-r. iS5 suicides
Z" n carbolic acid. which could D- easily
ih'ilned 'n.n. Since II. sale pf poisons
uIs been regulltcd b, law he has noticed
decrease. aud last y>.ar there wer. only
tw"nty-on" cases "f death hy "arbolic
i'id. Nj. l.e Bf'un has gon. INTO th"
mnre- d--pl, and suggests u cur" for the
,udisCrimInat. sal. of firearms fir~t.
n" suggests. a shopkeeper -huuld b"
maie to pay we'll for "A license. which
would giv. ia. stat. n hold On him. a.
should he abuse his IICht - sell guns.
his license could be revoked
Furthermore. h" suggests that tn"
p'ICo in issuing permits to carry -
o., ivers should issue them IN duplicate.
me To- be filled by the man who sells Nh.
weapon and m" other to be- kept 10y tn"
pirCr1se",
VI" also suggests - bureau connected
with tn" Police Department To oversee the
'"l" If the weapons. This bureau also
could investigat. applications for per
mitS and see that the applicant wanted
the permit for legitimate purpose