The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-03-13
CITY INTELLIG ENCE
[BOr Additional ciiy Intelligence see Iii .ia P5e.l


THE PHILADELPHIA COUNTY PR1soN.-
The Nineteenth Annual Report OF the Board OF
inspectors OF the Philadelphia County Prison
has been sent 10 the Legislature. From this
report it appears that during 1865 the total
number of commitments was lG,142, or 2175
more than in 1854. o. the whole number, II, 1913
were white males, 4l38 white females, 63l
colored males, aud GGl colored females, making
total of l6,8SS, to which add 275 who we're in
prison December 81, making the grand total for
the year, IL l63 During the year. 1G, 3Sl were
dlschargtd leaving 1872 in the prison, December
5lst, 1868, OF whom 800 were COuvicts TO hard
labor. OF the whole number, Gj05 we're received
for trial, 1886 were vagrants: $3.50 were
charged with disorder and breaches Of the
peace. OF those convicted during the
year, 4G3 were sentenced to hard Ia
Dor; of these lOl were 20 years and
under, and l15 from 20 to 30 years; l8l had
learned trade and ls1 had no trades; q could
not read ana 2l6 could both read and write; l57
were moderate drinkers Ia temperate and l02
Incorporate. or the l6,l4 commitments, 675l
were discharged by tue committing magistrates,
and 264 we're ignored by the Grand Jury. Of the
99l5 commitments for vagrancy, drunkenness,
and disorderly conduct, 5Sl5 were discharged
by the Inspectors before the expiration of tJe
term OF commitment. The actual cost 10 the
city for the maintenance Of the prison during
the year was sos, 2J233 The physiclan's report
attached states that the number requiring treat
ment during the year was 2O07; OF these, 1886 re.
covered or much improved, AZ died, and 20 re-
was twenty-five hundredths of one per cent, or
AZ deaths out OF population OF 1928
POLICE ITEMs.-Wilson Carlisle and Will
liam stroud were bound over by Alderman God
bou yesterday, upon suspicion of larceny.
Alderman Thomas, OF Germantown, has COM
mitted a young man on suspicion of having fired
a hay barrack on the Logan estate, Twenty
second Ward.
William Curtin was committed by Alderman
White, yesterday, charged on the oath of Thos.
G. Robinson with breach OF the peace, by con-
ducung himself in a violent and riotous manner
on the premises of the complainant
Alfred Beckals, alias Gavitt, has been arrested
and committed tor further hearing, at the in
stance of Fire Marshal Blackburn, for setting fire
to the stable in the. neishbSrhood of Sixteenth
and Race streets, which was partially destroyed
on the same night that the great fire was raging
in North Third street. The prisoner was followed
to New York, where he was arrested at the Ma
rine Barracks by Officers Mutt and Berry, of the
Second Police District. He was brought to this
city and sent to prison on Saturday night.
colored man, named Harrison Higgins,
employed as head waiter at the United States
Hotel had hearing before Alderman Better
yesterday afternoon, charged with committing
an assault upon Charles Howell, boy, aged
ten years, the son of Mr.. Bradley A. Howell.
Mrs. Caroline Isaacson testi6ed that on last Sat
urday evening the lad was seated at a table in
the dining-room, and was placing some sugar on
piece of bread, when the prisoner stepped up,
and pulling the chair from under him, threw
him on the floor. He then caught hold of him,
and walked hm out of the room. The de-
fendant was bound over to answer the charge
at Court.