Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1841-03-06

MISSISSIPPI PENITENrIAR Stats.
TICS. An iudeialigable aud eloquent
member of our legislature, has furnished
us some minute statistics Of the convicls
IN our State Penitentiary, that may afford
both interest aud amusement. II is less
than year since the first convict entered
its walls. Adams county, we believe,
had the honor Of furnishing the prison
po,rlarch, who, if he lives, may see his
i!Ius'rlous heirs to the same inheritance,
Sin a long line descending"
Thirty.tour convicts, including one
woman and one negro, have enrolled their
names as permanent boarders or boarders
tor terms of years, with superintendent
Hart, who provides them not only with
lodging, bed and board, but kindly gives
them occupation also.
OF these thAty,four, twenty-four have
blue eyes, three black, five hazel, one
Fgrey, and one negro, who can show "de
white OBJ bis eye"
vi the convicts, two are six feet and
over in height; fourteen between five feet
four and five inches; four five feet four
inches-in all, 80 under six feet.
The occupations Of the convicts before
they entered the penitentiary, were as
iollows:-Of no trade, twenty four; car
| penters, two; cabinet makers, two; prin-
ter one; coach trimmer, one, black smith
one; sugar reiner, one; brick mason,one
gardner, one.
The crimes for which they were com
United, are rs follows:-Forgery, two
mnDslaugh'er. two; larceny, eighteen
robbery, three; rape, one; burglary, thEe'
passing counte riet money, one; sodomy
! one.
The counties ia which they were con
victed and the number in each, are a
follows Adams seven, Kinds five; War
rem three, Claiborne three; Carroll one
Covingon one; De Solo one; Green one
Itlwamba oDe; Jackson one; Lawrenc
two; LownGes one Lauderdale one
Pike one Rankin one TiPpah one
Wilkinson one Yalobusha one Annie
one, and one sent from The High Court o
Errors and Appeals.
The places Of nativity are as follows:-
England t&o; Ireland three; Nova SEQ
tia one New York five Georgia one
North Carolina four; Tennessee one; Mis-
sissippi three Virginia fonr; Rhode
Island one, Connecticut one Ohio four
Vernon; one; Maryland one; Louisiana
one; aud Indiana one. Total, "a.
Reviewing these statistics, we should
gravely pronounce that blue eyes are de-
cidedy reguish in men; hazel rather sus.
picious; black not quite so much, and
grey only wanting slight shade Of being
honest. Less than six feet is decidedly
the roguish height. Il is most remarkably
indicative Of vllany tohave no occupation.
Look out, We gerteel loaiers! heavy
recruits are expected from your numerous
and dainty class. The b4seting sin Of
Mississippi criminals would seem TO be
stealing; this arises from having TOO long
fingers, which may be known at birth, and
should be cut down TO the honest standard
by midwives or by parents. Adams Is
The "banner county" for the number
which its court has convicted; N. York
is the "banner State" for giving birth TO
our state pets.
Since their commitment, two or three
have been released forever by that dread
lailor, whose sullen tread equally crosses
the palace thresholds of the rich or the
cottages of the poor Oue ended his own
Days by his own hand, in shocking man.
ner-having been sent from Adams coun-
nv for one Of The most shocking Crimes
known to human nature, modeslly yelled
under the miIder designation of sodomy.
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