New-York tribune., 1873-05-17

Total. 46O 5ss491 Ls2. .127,75G A2,263 $40
men was 81 less than for each ofender and among
the 127 1876 the average was $40 Tor each i6at
is WAe 100 males went 10 prison lS2 times 100 females
were imprisoned SAC times. This is what might DO
pected from the and origin Of their predominant
classes of IransgTessOn. man steals 800 worth OF
merc but he is either obliged 20 sell his booty at
very Iow price or it may be taken from him, and he
cams oomparatively little nothing by his dangerous
dyeure He is caught, convicted and sent 10 labor in
prison six months, without wages II Is matter OF
reflection with him. He has gained tue or hothlng.
He resolves TO get his money i'll al hOnester
and surer way thereafter. Gong togth IRON prison,
he has strong motive for hving IN ODedlence 10 inc
law for his comfort and lOr his psOht not for his con-
science sake. The drunkard the nighwaker, the va
grant, the victim OF sensuahty, goes 10 prlSOu usually
Tor a short perlOd-tWO, three or four months Tue
passion appetite, or animal desire which carried her
there denied gratncat0n While IN Jall YET remains an
irritating element within the body. some are queted,
and form good resolutions, which they adhere to for
forth many of them meet with their former tempa-
ons and their appetite again Graves indulgence Again
they yield, and AGAIN lhey are aIIes9G uleu, ana I'M
pIsOned several years ago stated these views To
Judge of city court lie s9ld " IAeIe is n the Guy
woman who complete lustration OF your pflneipe'
She is skiu tdilOress c0thescutter, but unior-
natey grossly addotedt TO drandllnkng In her nus oI
drunkenness she is taken up ny he ponce anu Drought
to court, and sent TO prison Tor Two or
three mouths When in prison she behaves perfectly
well, ana IS Wiling 70 Work sue Is SET 10 cutting gdI
ments for many seamstresses there' She WORKS
faithfully and rapidly and by the time her sentence ex-
pires she has large pie OF garments cur 10 ahSe oI
the But at length all these are made up Ihey
fully and economically and they want her back They
know from her habits nat she is probably drunk or she
frequently
He hnds her offending against the law Again she
goes and thence to the prison WORKSHOP Again
sine works willingly and prOhtaDy for the state. aud
again goes forth 20 her old haunts, TO be tempted to
fall and 70 back 10 the prison SO she has been
years and so she probably will long opportunity
allows dnk and health permits her 10 labor Tor
the body pOlti. in prison.
COMPARAIIyE RATIO OF OFFENDERS.
This criminal survey covers q wide field, from which
have gathered the foregoing facts Add to the SO62s
offenders whose ransgressOns stated in connection
their the others whose Ouenses are not gven
and we have in all l.7O1S95 persons visitors and
ents OF prisons from whose penal history these deduc.
tlOns have been drawn. Now 1t ~ safe To say that
almost the half of the male ohenses are OF graver ma
ture aud more Injurious society, while the great
Orty of the female Offenses VI "A lighter nature.
growing out of the phy steal organization. and are COM
paratyey harmless 10 the community IL is also safe
TO say that. from the nature Of their oenses, the
female errors are much more repeated than those OF
the males IL is further IL be considered that these
the whole Of their respective communities OF Of
tenders, all the males and all the females and that
5Os536 males and 203 females given with their
kinds of Oenses; that IS, for every 100 females there
100 males Again. II must be remembered that OF
the greater offenders. those who attacked persons
property 26S,273 males and 1908 females
for every 100 females there were 3lS males who the
greater and more dangerous enemies OF the public
safety In the same communities And even in sensual
males 26O25 Here may add that the law respect TO
sensuGlity is less ndugent 10 women than to IL
seems u demand higher morality and Is more ready
TO punish them for transgressOns OF this than
their more wicked brethren.
PRISON REFORM.
zeps OF the dishonest, pure and OF the i'm
pure sober self people Of the drunkars then
prisons should he ref0rmatories. moral hospitals 20
which and women OF morbid morals, the offenders
against the law may he sent persons OF morbid
and brains sent 90 hospitals appropriate To their
necessities, to remain there until they restored 10
society. There in these moral hospitals these moral
maades and the moral constitutions In which they ap
pear should be and traced heir and
The appropriate appliances made 20 each according It's
nature and ts powers It's origin. and the varied char
acter and necessities Of the offender. This implies the
necessity of jacr OF great sagdcity OF great moral
power. He should have the acutest intellect 10
read character and ready and tender sympathy
10 reach the heart aud win the confidence Of his ards
The chief aud all the aids in the prison adA staOn
should be alike brethren and sisters 10 those under
guardianship From them. from the holy Healer OF
old virtue should continually forth 20 heal all
should touch the hem Of their garments Dr. Jar
vis closed by mentioning few persons In whom the
snrtt Of reform In adv ocated had been exemphned
Win most beni1cent results he showed what Kindness
could do 10 winning the hearts OF the wayward and
now the delicate daughter OF TAILOR whom he knew
eoud Ouiet and restrain her fathers prisoners when
tbreaK nor commands could qunL
MTs Julia Ward Howe followed IN q few remarks. She