New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-06-03
Lawyer Urges
Repeal of Law
Against Pistols
J. Noble Hayes Tells Bar
Assn Committee Citizens
Should Have Right to Pro-
teci Selves Against Thugs
Blames Moving Pictures
Asserts That 20 Per Cent of
Lawbreskers Are Less
Than 81 Years Old

TIE sullivan law shoulc be removed
ron 81, statute books and every eiti-
7.a gwen the RICH; 20 keep a pistol
With which % defend himself J Noble
HAYES. % TIE County Lawyers Assoei-
alton. declared before the committee
o. law enforcement ~ the American
Bar Association yesterday. Nr Hayes
Is chairman ~ the laws delays com
ni,tes o. th. county association. and
vss ore 81 ire two witnesses whom fhe
American Bar Association COMMITTEES
heard befor, 10 concluded its New York
sessions on eurbing crime yesterday
forenoon
sor-s - Mr Hayes reconrends-
lions az % IN. reconstruetioa 81 Amer
ican criminal procedure cifered ma
terisily from those made on thursday
hv former Justice Gof. District Attor-
usy Banton and Judge niks. Of Brook
lyn, who would rake radlcs' changes
IN the rules and practice.
Il believe m tire right ~ citizen
% earn arms and / believe ir abolish T.
,rg the sullivan law Mr.. Hayes SAID
A citizen should have the right 70
rro.ect himseif against hoid-un men
and burglars by shooting them. y rec
essary. There should be no such re-
strictlor o. ftis right ss - contained
n ths Sullivan law.
~ yoI arc going 20 - % lessen
crime tv cutting down the salutory
rules 60 evidence. YOU vii be making
e misfake" Mr. Hayes SAID. The e.
fsctiVersss o. fhs police would be in
created Q miiiionfold, he said II New
York would es'sblish neigtbofhood
protective associations. tho members o.
Which would see that the laws were
enforced in their localities
Mr Hayes said that 70 pr cent Of
those who commit crimes are under
fwenty-cre. for which he held moving
pictures responsible. he thought that
films showing eonvicts az hard labor
~ prison would have a lettering effect
On young despersdoes.
Frederick n Within. secretary Of
the Committee Of Fourteen. said crime
could Re rcpressed. just as his organ
ration had repressed vice He SAID
that many public officials were anxious
% do their full duty. but we're fre-
ouently afraid Of making themselves
unpopular
Mr Within recommended that maris.
trates be kept informed a. 20 the disp0-
sition made b. the Sessions courts Of
cases originating IN the police courts
and also that Q volunteer law enforce
r1ent committee. similar 20 the Com
mit,ee e Fourteen. be organized.
The Committe on Law Enforcement
will submit its report az the American
Tar Association meeting in san Fran
cisco next July. Judge Marcus Kav-
qnaRh. the chairman. said the NeU
York hearings had been very helpful.
lie VII preside az the murder trials
@ The Indicted Chicago labor leaders.
beginning Mordsy.
a more effective control over the
possession o. firearms than the Sui
Ivan law is urged in o presentnent
returned yesterday By the May grand
jury 10 County Jude Mclaughlin IN
Brooklyn The jury suggests that the
Governor or commission appointed
BY him issue : call % those states
deemed necessary for a conference 20
establish reciprocal agreement for
The proper regulation o. this matter.
Discussing the sullivan Lave the pre-
sentiment reads. 1t has been clearly
demonstrates that this law IS rot only
ineffective. but vicious. as II penalties
.he innocent Householder IN the pro-
lection OF his home. while the criminal
- inclined openly fout u. 10 one
state can control this and u would not
seem 20 be within the limitation o.
the power conferred on the Federal
government b. the Constitution