New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-10-12

fourteen days, !; fifteen DAYS, /; seventeen
days, l; one month. 6: two months. .
total, %.
Embezzlement-One year, l..
False imprisonment-One day. .: :vc
| days, L. total, ,.
Forgery-Five years, I.
Lareeny-One hour. /; one iay, 81; two
days, 3 five days, 3; ten days, Is; on,
month, 8; two months, 3: three months, 4
tour months, s.; six months, 20 eigh
months, 10; one year, "a; eighteen months
| l5: two years, -; total, 1873.
| Neutrality-suspicious. day, l: two months
|; three years, |; seven years, l; total, (.
Malicious mischiet-One hour, /; one
| month, l.; total, ?.
Mule stealing-Two years. |: three wears,
| l; total, g
Murder-For life, 5: death, l.; total, s.
Obtaining money under false pretenses-
Six months, |.
Rape-Death, I.
for liie. j; total, B.
Receiving stolen eoods-Eight months, I.
WoundlAg less than ;nayhem-Six
months. 9
Of sentences of one minute there are ,:
less than one day, 81; less than one
month. AS; less than one year. lO2: one
year and over, l04.
BY far the greater portion Of the sen.
tences for the different grades of assaul.
(even the one with inten: to murder; car
rying concealed weapons, false imprison-
ment, nanelaughter and malicious mischief.
are commutable for sum of money vary.
ing with the mood OF his honor. They run
as follows:
A Assault--Ien cents. 81. g. 50. s.. $40.
With intent to murder-Fifty dollars.
Assault and battery-One dollar, s. 50.
s., $40, $40. S25, $50, $40. 500.
Carrying concealed weapOn--Twenty.
five cents. 81. s. SO. s.. S25. $50. $40, so.
False imprisonment-Two dollars and
fifty cents, $40.
Manslaughter-One dollar.
Malicious mischiet-Twenty-fv dollars.
Perhaps these fines, which sometimes in.
clude the costs OF prosecution and some.
times not, ought to be deducted from the
total. but we are not aware that the city
has received them. Neither have we any
evidence that the costs paid by convicts
have been deducted from any bill rendered.
Ii they have been. the city is SO much a
gamer, but there is no record of it.
VIII the 1913, 900 good people look care.
fully at these tables and see if the thing
pays: Is it worth while to pay $9295 % to
be secure from twenty-three convicts less
than one day, or $67 ,s95 50 for immunity
from them when they will be turned loose
in less than three weeks:
Take the lS3 thieves and say if you ge:
the value of your $2i.3i9 10. when sixty of
the most pestilentia! of all. the small!
thieves. are only confined for ten days or
less. You pay $23.Sl4 26 for those who se.
a month and over. and $25.S6i 96 for those
who. without money. influence. sympathy
or friends, have got their just dues. one.
third out Of the whole number. by :mp::..
onment FOR one and two year..
AZ. the cases OF assault and CARVING
concealed weapons. Is it any advantage to
pay %i0i II TO have tho courtroom: con.
vr.sed at fines of one dime and two bits.
The Judge was very severe on an officer
whose duty required him 10 wear revolver
Is his reproot OF any value when
he commutes sentences az such rate.
Notice the enon-uni.orinity ofthe sentenoes,
=. two null. steaiers one gets one year.
anothe. two. Was there any difference in
:ae mules: Every possible combination of
hours, days. and months i. made
use OF to vary the punishment. The queer
sentence Of fourteen, seventeen and twenty.
one days are made that length to cover the
Tine the convict has been in Jail 6ctorc
sentence. and consequently these were no:
nl n1I =, l.
o. a bully or thief wien there j. 20 ce:.
aoty of punishment.
AS proved By the statement above. it i. a F!
oss up whether he gets an hour or yea.
!: Wa, to remedy this judicial indecision |!
IA: Robert Dale Owen devised the plan of |
avin, the jury fix the punishment. But |
ne sentences Of Indiana iuries were a. !
eccentric as are these o: Judge Abel.
The cost Of these conyic:icGs would seem !
ess than nothing if. when the iua. ac; Of !
Isticc is decreed By the judge, the purpose
E. the law was fulfilled. The remedy is IN
he hands OF the court; IN delivering sen
eace it IS not enough 20 consider whether
le convict i. OF good family. has stolen
luch OK little. suffered more or less. has in
Centia. friends or nc:. wen: do so any
ere or will t:y i: again. But some Oh.
e.varCe Of the prevalence OF crime, the
s.Piessness .: the community unless K IS
sstrained, and the necessity that il. perpe-
'a:cr. should have little terror OF TIE
w, should Influence tae :aOu:hp.ece o: TIE
Iw.
la conclusion br:e: abs.rsc: o: the s.a:u-
~ nenalties for the above offenses is given
y The purpose Of comparison:
Assault-Fine not 10 exceed 500, or IN.
'l.onment not more than three months.
.a-sanlt with intent TO roo. rape 0r uuT.
er-Sot exceeding Two years,
ArsOn-Death.
Assault and oatte.--F:l. and .mp,..o:.-
ent at discretion.
Burg rglary-Death. :
Burglary, not .smed - 10: exceeding ! !
urteen years.
Garry iDg concealed wea aroHs--So. exceed.
2 twenty years. 5
Embezziement-tinee equal to;amount and '
p;iscnment from SIX mouths 20 five years.
False lmprisonment-Eine and 'mp:i.ois
eGt at discretion.
/ torgery--Two to fourteen years I
.4arceny-Not exceeding two yeats. :
3iansiaughter-Eine Not more than $!N-l.
d Imprisonment not s.ceeGin. twenty -
ar.. s
IS
Malicious mische:-E.ra q: no. more :ilsn .
~. ana Imprisonment L.. exceeding ~Ie
az. -
5btaining Morer. e::.-Nc: exceeding ! 4
elye months :,
Mule stealing-t.os less thac one year
more than I've. q
t:
tobbery-Not NOR. than fourteen ~ea,s
.ec"iVlng stolen goods-Not exceeding A,
. year. and in default u restoring the :,
Ids ,~oo,