The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-16

to particulars, making the comparison by
items and more particularly as to Addison
and Rutland counties.
In Addison county the amount paid for
board of prisoners IN Jail was, in 1S47,
only Sl7.56, while in 1874, It, amounted to
$572.79. In 1s47, the same expenses in
Rutland county were $l9776; in 1874.
$3,205 90.
In lS47, the grand jury debenture' for
Addison county was 1888 SO, and in 1874
800 20; in Rutland county, in 1S47, it
was $163.72, and in 1874, $464 10; paid
witnesses in Addison county in 1S47,
$l0s 05, and in 1874, 1910 22; in Rutland
county, in 1917, $294.s5, and in 1874,
$63l so.
In 1S47, there was paid in Addison
county, for criminal expenses, inquests,
sheriif's and clerks fees and Jail expenses
's72G.3O and, in 1874, these expenditures
amounted to 81, 2S607 in Rutland comfy,
in 1877, the same class of expenditures
were $l,l41.55 but which, in 1874, footed
up at Si2,5 "a. In the entire state, in
1S47, these expenses were Sl5, S34.5 81, and
in 1874 500, 09060. The expenditures for
"crimnal proceedings before magistrates"
for the entire state in 1S47, were So, 572. "a,
for Addison county $ll714, and in Rut
land county $lS2 60 in Addison county in
1874 1920 9S, Rutland county $5,2S2.04.
We have not the exact figures for the
state, but the increase will average about
seven or eight hundred per cent, if not
more, for the state. Bennington county go
ing up from S1l2 G2 to S944 II, and Wash
ington county from S1GS 20 to 81 500. 1G.
As we stated the other day, Rutland county
showed, in 1874, n larger proportion of
fines and costs collected, so now il shows a
much larger per cent of increase Of this
class of expenses than almost any other
county in the state
We must, for the present, pass by a fur
Their comparison Of this class of statistics,
and come now To the number of convic-
tons, ard the nature Of the crimes, pre-
missing that in 1915 we had license law
and that, the next year, the question of III
d" cense" or "no license" was submitted To
the people aud that their vote was in favor
of 'license.' What bearing, if any, this
may have on the matter we will not pre-
sumo to say, but, rs it seems to be called
for by the Journals suggestion, we give it
for what it is worth.
In 1871, sixteen persons were convicted
by the several courts of this state, of
crimes punishable by Imprisonment in the
state prison and of these one was from
Rutland county, five from Chittenden, three
from Franklin, two each from Washing
ton and Orange, and one each from the
counies of Wndham, Orleans and Essex
In 1874, there were thirty-tive such convic-
tions and these were distributed among the
several counties az follows; Rutland
three Addison, six bennington and
Windsor three each Caledonia, five !;
Chittenden and Wndham, four each :;
Washington, Orange and Franklin, two
each, and Essex, one
For what crimes were they convicted /?
In lS47, there were sixty-eight convc,s in
the Vermont state prison, and for the fol-
lowing crimes : Murder, two; assault with
intent to kill, three rape, two arson,
three; polygamy, two; counterfeiting, six
forgery,l six burglary, ten ; horse steal
ing, seven larceny and "theft," twenty
two; obtaining goods under false pretences,
two and one each for receiving stolen
goods, and for impeding an officer.
In 1874 there were eighty-fve convicts
in the state prison, all except one having
been convicted since 1854, and save four
since January /, 1SGS-for the following
crimes: Murder, five; assault with intent
to kill. five; manslaughter, four rape,
four; adultery, four attempt to commit
rape, one arson. five; forgery, three
perjury, one burglary, twelve having
burglars tools, one highway robbery,
one; burglary and larceny, one horse
stealing, eleven larceny, twenty-five
and breaking Jail, two
We will dismiss the whole matter, for
the present, with the remark that while the
whole sixty-eight convcts, in 1S47, cost
the state S5,972 more than they earned,
the eighty-fve convicts, in 1874, earned
the state SO, 33l.3 more than they cost,
This is the nearest bright side 10 the pic
iure there is, and let us take such consola-
ton from it as we can