The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-01-16

~ regard IN all our charitable or other
y" BIC ms ltntions, invite criticisr md
any apnse exists anywhere, let il he ex-
posed wlfhont regard to CONSEQUENCE.
pcrsonai or political.
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL,
tn report Of The managers and suner.
'"'endent of the Industrial School nre.
seat q most favorable exhibit of that in.
ststutiAn.
In number Of inmates is 347 and thev
are Constantly increasing Tn school ia
Ve:y mace crowded, and he trustees ask
Tor barge additions
W"nld the state of the treasury Justify
y, should recommend L that is asked
I"r ny ne managers Another family
nnii ing ot the character of those aiready
: reed Is indispensable, and recommend
'ne necessary appropriations for that.
regard fhl, as an institution that ia ac-
c"mp'lshl"g great good, and IA one adj
IN rabiy managed, and it will M d,nht
meet from you the most favorabl. conaid.
Grafton. The addition to he main mild
ing which is asked for, can he ere,ted ~
1914; if the present Legislature will pro-
vide the means for doing so. which T
recommend.
STATE PRISON. #.aE
t'nrre IS no subject more WORTHY of the
careful attention of the Legislature than
that or our penal institu ions.
The best OF men have been Divided In
opinion as to the best methods If the
treatment tor the vciou and criminal nor
''ons or society. For some years past
more attention has been given 20 the re.
formation OF our erin nal classes than for
merly, and punishmrnts have assumed a
less vlndictive character,
In JdIy next, twenty years will have
elapsed since The death penaltv was aboI-
ished IL this Stare The experin,eet met
win strong opposition from "a large por-
ton OF the people If the State, who pre-.
nlc1ed that largo increase ~ crime would
result from that change That prediction
happily has not been verified and the
facts which | am about 10 State. coneIn.
slvely show hat no state in this Union
can boast greater exemO'iOn from crime
than Wisconsin. With population of
] aO0,0OO, representing almost every M.
tIonailty, and twn-fitths IT fOrr,oo birth
statistics show that criple instead in
creaslng with he growth of the safe. has
actually diminished This - in - great
degree due To high toned public senti
ment which causes the violated law 70
be promptly vindicated.
Since the abolition or the death oenaltv
there have been tr ed, convicted and san.
fenced to the penitentiars for life II
persons IN all. Of that number 3g now
lemain, the rest having either died been
pardoned or discharged by proper au-
thority.
There can be no doubt that the chanse
IN the law has rendered the punishment
much more certain, and | but express the
opinion Of those who have most carefullv
considered the question, as well az NV
own, when | state but for that CHANGE n
the law, at least one-half Of those hereto
fore convicted would have escaped all
punishment, so difficult is convictions
when the penalty is death Tn the five
years that elapsed from 1849 to 1861. T
have no knowledge of more than one ner-
son having suffered the extreme penaltw
OF the law This was NOT because 0flack
OF offelses but of the extreme difficulkv
of conviction.
In the year 1854, the number of cnnVic.
tions for murder was three; in 1855 TIRES,
in 1856, three; il 1857, three; IN 1853 five.
IN 1859, none; in 1860, two; ia 1881. none.
IN 1862, two. in 1868, eight; in lS64nonss
IN 1855, Ave; in 1865, one; in 1852, four;iR
1868, five; in 1869, two; in 1870 four: In
1871, three; in 1879, one. I have taken
some pains IT. learn what the conduct has
been, since discharged from prison. Of
those convicted of the crime Of murder
who have been pardoned, and have fail
ed to learn of any instance where the par
ty had made himself amenable to the law,
On the contrary, so far as known. thew
have proved honest and peaceable citi~
zens-extremely careful and circumsneck
in their intercourse with their fellow men
The state prison, financially, does not
present. as good showing as could be
deslred; but as this arises in great de-
gree from the limited number of prison.
ers The State has good reason to be salts.
he'd. The expense of keeping 10 the
prison organization would be Increased
but little with double the number of priS
onsrs. The recommendation of the State
Board OF Charities and Reform that the
prison should be placed under the man.
agement of board of trustees is one in
which fully concur. .... ~,
The number of convicts in the state
prison or the 30fh of September last was
1876. being less number than at any time
within the last six years, and less BY five
than one year ago.
The number of pardons granted during
the past year is SO, as follows: from the
state prison, 49, from the Milwaukee
county House of correction, q; from coun.
ty jails 10. To this number should be
added "a who were pardoned within ten
days OF the expiration of their term oe
service, because of good conduct in priy.
On, and to restore citizenship. A report