New-York tribune., 1870-10-18

very able paper was contributed by NJ. Bonneville
Marsangy, counselor OF the State Imperial Court Of
Paris and OF the most eminent students of criminal
matters of Europe; it read by Dr. Wines. The
paper treated OF NJ de Marsangy's remarkable in
ventiOn (which has been in in France twenty
years. called Criminal Registers Coasters Judiciaires
The writer says: Suppose crime committed and proved
With 10 just punishment what must be con-
the alarm caused To society, and the peryersy of the
criminal. These three elements must be weighed in
order 10 a due appOrtOnment OF the punishment which
Isntees ~ The pTbc secTrv against reIanse ~ ibe
criminal by his regeneration II follows that punishment
must be at once repressiVe, deterrent and TefOrma
tory hence IL becomes necessary that the judge
ascertain and consider the durability Of the convicted
malcfactOr. IL is necessary TO know the character
habits and criminal antecedents the delinquent be-
fore prOnOuncng sentence just the physician before
prescribing his remedy examines the condition of his
patient Now the instrument Of this moral diagnosis Of
The denquent is the criminal reg ster What, then,
The criminal regiserl IL is institution most eleme
tary, most simple, and capable OF application TO all cOun
tries There is provided at the registry Of each tribunal
case resembling bookcase which Is secured by lock
and key. In this case there sunclent number Of
boxes or movable registers wood OF pdsebOard each
labeled with letter Of the alphabet As soon as sen
tence is pronounced by gwen tribunal me cerk makes
an abbreviated copy and transmits II 10 the clerk OF the
tribunal, in whose jurisdiction the convict was born
Tdc leaf which this abbreviated copy j. Witeh Is az
placed In the movable register bearing the initial
letter of the family name Of the convict; e, -, .h,
Every easily IN advance the eHect Oi ths
measure. At whatever point IN the TERRITORY or state
the sentence Is pronounced the cerhca'e oi one ei NJ
tenoe immediately goes as were, ol ls E"n ~, ~
ceuIaize and arrange lseu alphaDctcdly III the Icks
Try OF the court whose luTsdctloh inc
his birth Now let us suppose this practice established
in the United states for number Of years. III VIII nap
pen that an individual born, We VIII say at fhaIt
pia and convicted suecessiveiy at cincinnati at bt
faO, at Detroit and at other places, commits crime at
New-YOrk. The judge at NeW-York, instead OF beng
obliged 10 seek, at haphHzard, information concerning
the accused from all the tribunals or the United states
Will be able by applying at 10 the clerk OF the court
al Philadelphia u obtain exact recapitulaiOn of all
the prior sentences which this stranger may have under
gone In all the States Of America. IL thus appears that
the Regis er Is sort Of glass OF Archnedes, with this
difference, that instead Of burning 1t enightens; in
eject concentrating IN simple focus 1.-THE place Of his
brth all the records Of convictions applicable TO given
person IL furnishes lnstatancOusly 10 the judicial al
hhlstrahOn OF State lrue and authentic Information
OF all the prior sentences Of such person. aud
whenever pronounced.
EXPLORATORY DISCIPLINE.
4-e Hon Gaylord T. Hsbbel, late warden Of Sing Sing