Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-27
THE INCREASE OF HOMICIDE.

In spite alleged high place civilization and progressive
ness the United States the claim made by Saslcia that III
the recognized leading countries OF the world is the crime
Of murder this And the alarming fact is neng
steadily increasing So common have murders
that except by the community Immediately affected brutal
murder such that committed at Dlnick TIN IS soon all t LOT
gotten and hardly sensation Of than passing interest
OF the leading cities of the United States the rate
has nceased from 81 per 10000 % and
claimed that proporionae of increase obtains in the
rural communities. The New York EVCnng Post says that
at evident that social environment with its violence of temper
and isresp for law the chief OF high murder rate
Take away due drink and those due the OF
unassmated oregnbou and the total would still be shocking
compared with that OF the best European countries One reason
the readiness with which punishment eNaded III America
The New York World candidly says, "he probably
that what do and continues Capital punishment
is evidently not in itself sufficient pohbiton has
helped the war can blamed the increase be
fore o4 The growth OF huge cities and the cheapg OF lie by
modern industry be held the sole Nor tho there are
murders among negroes than whites does the clash OF
races explain the general condition twelve OF the
cities showing change for the worse in 1921 are IN the
North
But two OF the leading for the OF murder agreed
upon all authorities the with which the most danger
obtain deadly weapons and the small penalties tor their
possession and the difficulty for the hangnan lay his hand on
those clearly guilty OF murder
In the almost anyone and Under practically any
circumstances poison with little or no df
The possession gun by criminal during the
nilsson of crime carries with little penalty As evil
dlced BY Dmmick Hill murder there is possible way Of
tracing gun has been purchased Even the record OF its
original purchase loose in the extreme and purchased passes
hand hand freely and with responsibility remaining with
the original purchaser penalty for the person having his
Possession As "onehand gun constructed primarily ii
solely Tor the purpose OF taking human e improvement murder
statistics hardly he looked for until there decided improve
the existing laws and their enforcement this respect
The other primary for the Of murder agreed
by all axiy nefciency OF the bringing criminals
justice Take for instance the conditions mentioned by the Boston
Hfrud which says
edwin W. SIMS who gained national reputation by three
years study OF Chicago shows that April there
IS persons indicted for murder and awaiting trial the city,
and that these liberty bond He showed that in
much time had elapsed since the indictments
found that evidence had been lost witnesses had disappeared
prosecution been rendered difficult At
her of Judges volunteered try criminal effort clear
the murder docket Twelve Of these indicted persons hanged
and twelve the pietary for varying terms some Tor lite
What the result decrease the murder Of cent
instantly followed
Ii also shown that OF 1867 OF murder in 1918
e last years record available which probably better now
but cightyfne paid the death penalty
Other contributing for the increase OF homicide the
increasing congestion cities without corresponding provision for
play facilities the improved opportunities for lying in the
greater size Of cities the availability Of and other
Of rapid transportation and the disturbed economic condition Of the
last few years
The great reforms urged for decreasing the number OF
murders rcter laws governing the obtaining and possession
OF weapons and poson and the improvement OF procedure
which will give the prosecution show against the defense and
compel trial time within that all witnesses may not
die disappear be spirited away before the trial comes on