New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-02-27

General Assembly, an annual and full state
ment OF all the transactions and affairs Of
that institution, and that the Governor
| shall lay the same before the General AS
sembly within the first ten days of eacI
session.
This not having been complied with, has
| deprived your committee OF much import
ant information. which must necessarily De
| obtained in order TO make thorough ana
| decisive report OF that institution.
In compliance with the resolution OF VI 4
| Ingraham your COMMITTEE submit me io'
| lowing list and information as 10 hlho1s
| con fine in the Penitentiary, VIZ
List of minors confined in the Louisiana
Penitentiary January IL, 1873;
Samuel Wilson, murder, received Septehi
| Der IS, 1870, Bienville parish. nine years olu'
| sentenced September /, 1870, Tor ne; ,,o,
Henry CLAY, rape, received March ., Iooo,
| jefferson parish. fifteen years old, sehteh'0 "
February %. 1868. for life.
William Wood, crime against nature,
received May 80, 1868, Orleans parish, M
teen years old, sentenced April 4, looS, Tor
life.
Hannah Davip attempt at arson, received
September 8, 1863, Orleans parish, sixteen
wears old, sentenced August 8, 1868, for i've
years.
Georre Williams, murder, received Oc-
tobe- q, 1865 DeSoto parish, sixteen years
old, sentenced October Il, 1868, for life.
George Jones, horse stealing, received
MAY 30, 1870, St. Landry parish, fourteen
wears old, sentenced May q, 1870. for four
years.
Frank Parker, horse stealing, received
July 18, 1870, East Baton Rouge parish.
seventeen years old, sentenced July 9, 1870.
for FIVE years
Jerry Cooper, murder, received Novem-
Der H. 1870, DeSOto parish, fifteen years
old, sentenced October 3, 1870, for life.
Thomas Jefferson, first, burglary, second.
cutting less than mayhem, received Janu-
ary II, 1871, Iberville parish, eighteen years
old. sentenced January II, 1871, for three
years. 90
1871, Richland parish. eighteen years old.
sentenced March t. 1871. for life.
Martin Caulfeld, murder, received March
81, 1871, East Feliciana parish, eighteen
wears old, sentenced January :, 1871. for
life.
Cary Jones. granddaughter. received April
II, 1871, Ouachita parish. eighteen years
old sentenced April IS, 1877 |, for three years
Henry Franklin, horse stealing, received
November q, 1871, st. Landry parish. six.
teen years old, sentenced November "a.
1871, for three years
Henry johnson, larceny, received Janu.
d Y y
old. January ,, 1872, for eighteen months.
Frank Jefferson, forgery, received Janu.
airy IS, 1872, COncOrdia parish, nineteen
years old, sentenced January Il, 1872, for
five years.
Edward Higgins, feloniously entering
dwellinghouse and larceny, received March
81, 1872, Orleans parish, eighteen years old.
sentenced December 9, 1871, for three years.
NJ johnson, alias J. johnson, larceny, re-
pntn
parish, twelve years old, sentenced April
Is. 1879, for two years.
Herbert Mitchell, larceny. received Au-
gust A, 1872, Orleans parish. sixteen years
old, sentenced July %. 1872, for eighteen
months.
George Brown, larceny, received August
I, 1872, Orleans parish, fifteen years old.
sentenced July l6, 1872, for eight months.
Henry Stanton, robbery, received August
Z. 1872, Iberville parish, fifteen years old.
sentenced August I, 1872 for one year.
Henry Wilson, larceny, received October
%. 1872, Orleans parish, sixteen years old.
sentenced August y, 1872, for two years.
Sam Booker, manslaughter, received No
vember 30. 1872, DeSotO parish. eighteen
years old, sentenced October %. 1872. for
life.
Mark Porter, larceny, received December
8, 1872, Orleans parish. sixteen years old.
sentenced November s. 1872, for Elk months.
George Fannery, larceny, received De.
cember 8, 1872, Orleans parish. seventeen
years old, sentenced November 5. 1872, for
one year.
Patrick Morrissey. larceny. received De.
cember s, 1872. Orleans parish, seventeen
years old, sentenced December 6, 1872. for
one year.
Mary Williams. larceny, received Deem
Der 3, 1872, Orleans parish. sixteen years
old, sentenced December $. 1872, for one
year.
Eliza johnson. larceny. received Decem.
Der 6. lS1 !! Orleans parish. seventeen years
Old, sentenced November Q. 1872, for one
year.
Philip Moore. manslaughter. received
December 26, 1872. Carroll parish, eighteen
years old. sentenced December Il, 1872. for
ten years.
Number Of prisoners remaining in confne
ment January %. 1873:
Total number of prisoners. .............3 80
Number Of State prisoners.
Number of United States prisoners..... IS
Total. ............... ...............5 30
Number Of colored males. ..............31G
Number OF colOred females. ............ Il
OF white males. ................lJ J
Number of white females. ............. ]
Total. $40
Number of deaths during the year 1872. 70
of escapes during the year 1872. u
Places where employed:
itallroau' -. 1900 ....'''''''....' -,
Brady's plantation NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ~
Penltentlary.. 40
TOTAL. .......... .949
The following are the answers 10 ques.
tons left with Mr.. Malta, clerk of the Peni.
tertiary. by this committee, as previously
reported to your honorable body, viz:
The following number of prisoners worked |
put in the year OF 1872. and at the below |
named places:
At Kemp's levee. about 100 men.
A Brady's levee. about fifty men.
At Oaks levee. about twenty men.
On railroad. from ifty-two flor one |
month"; to 460 men.
On James McCullom's plantation, East |
Baton Rosge. fifty men.
On Thompson J. Birds plantation. East |
5aton Rouge. from twenty to thirty men.
On William J. Gays plantation. West
Baton Rouge, fifty men.
On Mr.. Won Phuls plantation. West
Saton Rouge. fifty men.
On General Scott's plantation. Crosse
etc, thirty men.
The above plantations were all worked |
n shares, except the plantation of Mr. Won
hui. in West Baton Rouge for which the
sssees were to receive $4,000 for fifty
ands. for one years work, twenty-six
avs to the month. The lessees paying ex-
enses of guarding, feeding, clothing, physi-
ian, etc.
Railroad-Haye never seen the contract,
nd do not know what they receive for the
lbor.
The hands that worked on shares, on ac-
punt of the failure of the crops, did not
ay expenses.
IL costs per hand from Sl5 to $50 per
lOuth to work the labor outside.
Do not know any other lessee than Major
L. James at this time.
Ihn method Of nunishment nsnallr |