Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-01-05

number Of criminals confined in this
State, and also a statement of the
crimes for which they are confined.
The STATE PRIsoN. The num-
Der now under the direction Of Col
Harlow is sixty-6ve. Convicted for
murder, three man-slaughter, four ;
highway robbery, two; arson, one I;
rape, three; burglary, twelve for
gerry, three horse-stealing, six as
sault. three passing counterfeit
money, two; larceny, twenty-five !;
bigamy, one. Two of those con-
victed Of murder have had their
sentences committed one to i'm
prisonment for life, and the other for
fifteen years. The third is Halloran,
convicted at the last term Of the
Rutland County Court, and now in
solitary confinement.
We ask special attention to the
following extract from Col Harlow's
letter. Let it be read and remem-
bered. 1t speaks volumes.
"The pecuniary prospects Of our
Prison look rather gloomy for want
Of more Convicts; four years ago
now, we had 90 convicts; now, only
65. A large portion Of our expenses
are the same, with this small num-
Der, as when we had the larger
number, and the receipts must be
about $4,000 less for this year than
then.
al have looked about for the
cause; LIST. Thought Justice was
not meted out as it should be, by
our Courts. But | am driven to the
conclusion, after all, that our strin-
gent Liquor Lac is the real cause
which, | am sure, is an injury to the
Prison in this respect, and will be
the means of its calling on the State
Treasury for portion of its sup
port; when, if no Liquor Law was
in force, it would be able to pay a
small sum into the Treasury annual
ly. After all | think the law is do
ing more good than harm, end hope
it will be enforced more efficiently
than ever in future"
JAIL IN Franklin CoUSTY.-Now
confined, four. One for bigamy
two for stealing and one for assault
and battery. During the past year,
thirty-one different individuals have
been shut up in this Jail. During
the year previous, seventy-four.
CHIrrENDEN Co.-Number now 10
Jail, six. One for robbery two for
burglary one for larceny one for
debt; and one for drunkenness.
CALEDONIA Co.-Two are here in
carceratcd. One for passing coun-
terfeir money; and one for theft,
though not yet tried. Well done |!
Calvdon;a
ORANGE Coin the Jug, seven.-
Two for stealing from freight cars
two for burglary and larceny
broke Jail short time since, but
were retaken one for rape; one
for trespass one for stealing;
another has been shut up for steal
ing, but got out, and still evades
recovery.
LAMoILLE Co.-Empty
ADDISON Co.-All the citizens of
this County are out Of jail except
two. One-Sheldon Ponds ac-
cused of murder, but has not received
his trial F; the other committed as
sault and battery.
WINDSOR Co.--The most populous
county in VI. has four of its law
breakers housed up. One for as
sault and battery, with intent TO kill );
one for arson ; one for trespass one
for assault, with intent to kill.
WINDHAM Co.-No. now incarce-
rated onet So much for the preva-
lence Of Water cure
RUTLAND Co.-Law-breakers are
no favorites in this County, and by
the vigilance OF the executive off,
GERS and faiihfulness OF the courts,
large share of criminals are now
shut up. The number now behiI
the CRATES and bars is thirteen
Three for forgery one for suborna-
ton of perjury; one for rape four
for assault and battery two for sell
ling liquor aud two for petty lar
ceny.
WASHINGTON Co.-One man in
jail, and he for an attempt 10 commit