New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-03-03

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discipline. Under this head the confinement Of witness
fines as par Of criminal sentences the dOuche and
the yoke a punishment, Gstssuoa for ra and prison
statistics the principal TOPICS discussed In regard
10 witnesses the report states an Interesting case OF
woman who bad beenindueed 10 purchase what is called
a lottery policy under which she cheated. a. =
too often The S1sTtng under Der loses she APP
Piled 10 the police warrant was tssnsi. the policy
deser arrested and brought . the CRY Prison. eNarn
ed and held % h-, which he procured and st AZ
liberty The injured witness, WHO came FOR redress,
wss also held 10 bail for her appearance 10 prose-
eu.e but no, having arlasseG wealth by crime she
nc; as fortunate a. the accused IN finding friend %
bail her and she cast into prison, snd maize 20 az
pafe the crime OF daring 70 enforce law OF the state
ty an Improvement Of 81 days AZ the end NJ tais cis
the tral OF the policy dealer came on lie confessed
his guilt tined $40 which he Immediately pald, anu
scharcsi The law having further use Tor the
POOR woman. she also discharged. but Nlfhou' one
cent compensation for her loss Of time and the derSaSe
ment Of her Srs and probably taught by her suffer-
ings never again 10 seek re'iress nom the law on
similar occasion.
there no remedy Ter this pervcrsicn Of legislation
Must the accuser thus suffer for the criminal shall
the Wholesome operations OF the ss be thus converter
into instruments Of torture 20 those whom taey
were intended 20 protccti THIS u oy no means sou,
tary example The evil Is so common thss u has passed.
into pruyerb that rich policy dealer or gambler can
hardly De convicted On the subject OF mes several
cases Of extreme hardship cited, AMI Is tndy re
commended that in all cases Of fines imposed by our
Courts every days imprisonment should hqUds'e q
given amount OF the hne nat tire prisoner should
have absolute recf when the term Of his punihmenih has
expired The doUche and yoke instruments OF punish
ueut are denounced contrary 20 law and cruel
ana dangerous than cst and the expence Of twenty
months IN the State Prison OF Maine : cited 20 snow tn
solitary confinement bresd aud wsfer = IN al cases,
suffcieui,o subdue the most refractory. Tnc following
is the language Of the warden Il will be seen. BY re-
fcrrnc 20 the lists Of puuaments that they have been
very aht during the past year There have been nut
sevtntyone days solitary during the year and these TOR
trfirg nscs This act Is far more gratifying 70 me,
k frfl.a off A
the discipline better" In cases of detention
for trial II represented INST great injustice Is often
done 20 the individual fetainet-hs character injured,
and besides the loss OF 0c.ty he Il often subjected 10
p.curisrv oss of serious ua'ure Whenever the ndi
vdua Is proved 20 be innocent suggests .he prOprety
OF making him some compensation for his loss OF time.
The statistics Of our prisons present many interesting
facts in relation 20 the progress Of crime.
The first that snail notice y tnat in the Cry OF
New York Since 1919, ds0vderly conduct IN almost
every instance the resalt OF rum has, notwithstanding
the efforts Of temperance and philanthropy, me- 'ad
from 703 20 1900, 2ls per cent that intoHcatoa
has increased about Is per cent and the two together
from 5,579 to II 1sO BY comparison OF the prison
sai.tcs for the last I'VE years appears thar crimes
against properly have increased only about 30 per
cent; but that crimes against the person have IN
creased 10 per cent, from 500 IN lSS, 10 2S-V IN
ls52 An slarmng feature OF this truly appalling lac,
is that the increase 70 be regular year ~ year,
aud not a. is sometimes the case, ae result OF some
sta-mouic effect
Ar,thor csuse Of sern may be found in the facttiat
the increase has been greatest IN the highest crimes
Thus hnd assauit 10 XII was y In lolS aud ~ ~
81 and ~ m 1852 three iod Atnsl'ugter m lcs,
was & and then 4, To- II IN 1852 almost four told.
Murder IN lsis ., and 3 -, II. and % in isol'
OF more than slvtod. This rapid SUD 'irtul Increase
I'll The most henious crimes demands the most serious
consideration II the Statesman, the phan,rophlst and
Tie Christian g. tle fact tdat 90 per cent OF the whole
number committed 10 this Prison curing IL" pat year
were intempera-e The statistics OF siN-cen S's'e
Prsons for the year lsJ give IA grand total OF AJOI
~
against property and = against the per.on.
ON sraruing over the he of 9tistics, tor these seye
raj prison. the only renarka lc facts INA" present tueu
selves ere that in the state OF Nw-lOfk alone tnere
are greater number Of cases of bgauy end perjury
than in al The other htecn states there being twenty.
one cases OF hramy in Nsw.iork, aad only heeen In
the other State aud seventeen cases OF perjury 10
three in sl the other States The nyeuge period OF
confinement in the several states has diminished STAGE
within few years At present. Connecticut seems 10
administer the longest period of imprsonmtnL me aver
aCe beng years months, - days; and the Eestern
Pcniteuary Of Pennsylvania the shores Il being only
2years { months and days There are IN all these
prisons i39 iemsles and gu eolored persons
The report then passes 10 the consideration ~ tue
sui icct OF dis ,harged cOnvictpays n tribute OF res
pect 10 the memory OF their late friend aud eold'
tutor the venerable I-ssc r. Hopper-pr~en,s the
Statistics of the Committee for the year, and OF the
house of the female department. and ofers several
cases Of reform which have been tested by the expo
rence of years and closes with the assertion thst AFTER
eight ~ ers Of toll In this unlnvitng ncld OF EFFORT the
Committee 81 confidence Ia assuring the public that
At least eight entbs of their beneiciares saved from
future imprisonment and crime
JOHN CocHBANE, Esq. then came forward 10 move
the adoption OF the report He said that the mind Of
man was never more egtmaely pursuing It's true i'm
puses than when pursuing the paths OF the destitute
ard the fallen administering to their wants and lead
inc them back to virtue This has been the aim OF
many yirtuous and great men, and have made
more efforts in th than the distinguished Clark
son In his time il was the exception 10 be IN favor of
ameorsting the consiton Of the prisoner or attempt
Ing 20 reform criminals but society has improved since
until he who would oppose such measures Will be
then the exception and not what be u no" the
rule by which society Is moved and governed. Even
this Association would receive within ts warm EN-
brace all who would be willing 70 receive tnelr ASSIST
ance and endeayor 70 heal the wounds which harsh
snd cruel treatment had inflicted Tho objects the So
eiety he'd in view he considered pracucsOe anu tne re-
sHi might be easily anticipated as all societies iOuhieu
en- iust grounds. when properly governed Woa'i sue
coed The details Of the Society were also properly
carried out the knew that no association
10; based On facts could succeed IL wa. melancholy
that they met this evening for The purpose Of en-
deavoring to correct the evils which sooaet SANITARY
laws had made and % endeayOr TO arrest crime whlcn
the laws 20 rsprees crime had inflicted on society
lie did not consider was necessary Tor me Tei oe
of the community thai living victims should be offered
M % sacrifice 10 appease the legal judgment which
society had set up idol 20 worship. Inc learned
gentleman then alluded To the scene winch TOOK piace
a the Tomb- at the execution Of Saul and H0~et !
have been told .aid be, that they were penitent
hope they were but Il Il might be allowed 70 fahoie
nsn TO Judge wosld say that ! never Witnessed
scene less calculated 70 prepare human being Tor
eternity | saw them these young men came
OUT under the scaaold ! watched the hectic fush
which nantled their cheeks acquaintance afer ae'
ousinisnce whether persons merely known " tnen
or NJ ely companions IN CRIME up 20 shake their
hand and bid them a final farewell, and ] thought
could perceive that they thought more Of being con-
sidered the heros If the day OF being sacrificed that
Rome uight hold q Jubilee, than they did o: re-
psptaBee or eternity. Such would be the case
While such public exhibitions were sanctioned BY
law and when the object was vengeance no,
reform II Wa certain that crime the increase
ali over the states a. well rs In NewYork City, where
II had advanced with great sridee, bot 90 palliative,
would check this evil but the esuse which produced
teu should be reached and % do the object d
tie Pr<On Association.
Mar n HAyESs then read the report u the home
or female department and sad that The association