ONE MURDER DAILY

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XLV, Issue 10168, 24 July 1924, Page 5

ONE MURDER DAILY

CHICAGO’S BAD RECORD.

TOTAL OF 177 SINCE JANUARY.

CRIME COMMISSION’S REPORT

(Per Press Association —Copyright.) (Received This Day, 9.10 a.m.) NEW YORK, July 22 Chicago has had one murder daily for June and 177 since the first- of the year. The report of the Chicago Crime Commission shows that the trend o murders is upward. About one-hall of those indicated at Chicago were convicted and only a small proportion executed. Of nine sentenced last year only one was executed.

patient and healer. CHICAGO PAPER’S CHARGE. JOURNALISTIC LYNCH LAW. (“ Sun ” Cable.) (Received July 24, 1.5 P-U l -) NEW YORK, July 23. Commenting on the Crime Commission’s statistics, the Chicago Tribune says: “Criminal justice in America has become a Roman holiday, and the courts are the Coliseum. British law is infinitely superior for conducting trials.” . . . ~ It adds: “The injury to justice is in the publicity before trial. Newspaper trials before the case is called have become an abomination, and journalistic lynch law is the rule. Prosecuting attorneys now hasten to newspapers with their theories and confessions, and defence attorneys do the same. Neither dare do otherwise. Half-witted juries or prejudiced juries are inevitable.” . , ~ The “ Tribune” admits it shares the blame, and insists that no newspaper can escape it. There is, it says, one remedy—drastic restriction of publicity before trial must be imposed by law.