Deseret Evening News | 1904-02-23 | Page 5 | Murder in South Carolina

I I MURDER IN SOUTH SO CAROLINA The rime number r of ot murders er to tn Carolina by bT time tho la last t year ear was wn 22 The rime proportion of or mur murders murders ders lIers for tor tho time Unite States per Ier of or i population was something more than II 11 und and the lie proportion per 10 OvO of at i f t linn in South 8 uth Carolina was wua more moro than bait t I 15 IG living UN us time the th of or every doubt N r i time tho fact tot remains that wo we do morn more I than our share of oC murd murder r per imer acre anti and i iper per capita c In South Houth Carolina arolina Iler 1011 than lit Is I Idono done lono In Iii nn other oilier dints or territory of oC this country Comparative figures In es M it tho th legree of 08 our Dur blood guilt I ors are ar of account however time tho Ii main point Is I that Is not punish M OIt In Houth Carolina n its all the time law directs direct minI nil murder l is III becoming mores mora common I every oVer year par Then Therl mutt must bo ho a II reckoning i h I Moran day clay and when that reckoning IK is i 3 made IliadI time Ilia of ot this generation genera lion will willbe willbe willLie be Lie utterly condemned Charleston News Newl i und Courier I IJ J i t C