Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-08-27

From the observations luuS aHurueu NllueSS
hao felt himself amply justified in denouncng from
the bench the penal system of the State a course
of instruction in crime, and the State Prisons as
colleges of crime.
Judge Darwin, for many years acting District At
torney in the criminal Courts of San Francisco con.
| irmed by his testimony the existence of strong
criminal tendencies in the prison system of the
State.
| Captain l. w Lees, for twenty.eight years. de.
tective officer in this State stated in his evidence
given before that discharged convicts and con-
rmed criminals from other States and from Europe,
having informed themselves OF the character of our
prisons deliberately choose this state the theater
81 criminal operati This officer also gave it as
his opinion, and abundantly fortified by uumistaken
instances that the light punitive character of the
| prison discipline does not exert lettering in
| fuence upon the dlstinctivey criminal classes in
this State. The testimony given before US, CON-
| bined with the examination made by us Of large
number of the conyicts themselves, forced upon
minds the conviction that to the influence of the
prisoners themselves is attributable the fact that
the proportion OF conyicts to the whole population
| Is abnoTmally large. For example, the State of
| Michigan, with a population so per cent. greater
than that of California, has less than onehalf the
number of convicts i'll her prisons to be found in
| ours Even the State of New York, with over five
times our population, has less than double our num-
| Der of convicts.
Another evidence of the demoralizing tendency of
the system is to be found in the statistics Of recon-
| initials. During the administration of Warden
| Ames witch was inaugurated in February 1850,
and which, at the me OF our examination, had been
in existence but seventeen months forty five of the
convicts discharged during that period have been
recommitted, an average OF nearly three for each
| month. Since there are forty discharges in each
| month this would indicate percentage of
| recommittals equaling eight per cent. This
| expression of fact by mere figures does not
not convey adequa tely the true implications. The
short intervals of time betweenj these recommit-
ments is so highly suggestive as to justify the full
| presentation OF the record here.
| Statement showing the record of prisoners dis
I.I. D~,,l Al
administration of D. P. Ames Warden, and returned
again upon a new charge; also the county sent from
| and their charge
Case No. RECEIVED June 4. 1875; grand larceny
years Los Angeles discharged February 4, 1880
| Received April l, 1880; grand larceny; years ;
| MERGED.
Case No. 2-Received June l, 1873 burglary first
degree years; Sacramento; discharged February
| l, 1880. Received May 5, 1880; burglary, second
| degree years Marin.
| Case No 3-Received July 26, 1878; burglary,
second degree; years; San Diego: discharged
| March 26, 1880 Received May l6, 1880; burglary,
second degree; l year; Los Angeles; discharged
| March IS, 1881.
Case No 4-Receved May a. 1859 grand larceny;
| wears Amador; discharged May "a, 1851. Re-
ceived April 81, 1867 burglary and grand larceny
| years Ell Dorado pardoned, discharged August
s. 1872. Received May 5, 1874; housebreaking 8
years; Ell Dorado; discharged April 5, 1850. Re-
| ceived June II, 1880 burglary and prior convic-
| tons 10 years Ell Dorado.
| Case No 5-Received June 3, 1877 grand larceny;
81 years !; San Francisco; discharged February 2,
dooreo vaar San Francisco. discharged April
1ssI
Case No. G. Received April Is, 1877; burglary,
first degree, and felony; 4 years; Alameda; dis
| s. $50 = ,,aar -, roIn.,
Case No. RECEIVED May 10, 1862; grand lar
ceny; 2 years; Butte; discharged May 2, 1864.
Re ,eived January IA, 1860 grand larceny years
.,o IoSs I'D iarcary ri Tears San Frsnn
eelCei ., too, Eehrnarv $50 R,ce;~ed ini,
1se gooo hr,-;er sr.t dre rs.r sIamed
| l" 80 - p.c.;,ed December 10 1874 bonsa
odse w. ~ ,nentn d;scb.rr,ad ec,oher
M 1S1se 'psoo;red .nans. 1sze. bnrylary q
-, ro.0 s.r Eranc;sco. S;scharoed lime % isso
San;Io a. ii ~ 1sso hnrgor second deoree
~ oen,u,;,wantsS. Z years. San Francisco
Y com M ssn,amher % is7a bnr.
Case W. Iat..oe. eor. Won,are,. d;scb.r,ad
glary, secoio %, NJ g. So
July ~, isso hese''ea ~ i'oo' burglary
| y eais S'' In psoa;,ad Nav % 1879. hrrol.r,,
Case NO. no.ee nsars n no. 100
S I,',,ar 5a lsso Received sentembsr $50
oa.ui 49,. 80 y.or. los Angeles -
Sianu iSloery s 80 o,nhdr OF 1899 hro,,r
Osse w. Saar,n,srto d;scbarged MAJ IN ISL
o yesis, Sae, ,'t1 YS,, homsasraaL;y. ouaars
discbar,ea Anr;i ~ 1874 Received Nav
"A, 1873; houseDreaHih g. year; s9iano, a ns
ci sg re2i uy ~ &C. 10. MIN dc; s'
dSao, 1,,ar 1o $50 Receiyed Sentember
leso; DurgiaIy nsse ueree SSare !, 1s9e
case NO d;scharned sn.eher on
larceny 3ear ,,,ne 81 ISIS bnraiarv first d.
1917. heceifet ouo ~ 49, - u yoSo
gree 5eaIs Ieso ,st a ioo oo
heGei'eu oe'oDei ~, t 80. &c I, -. - M W o.
ond degree years C9h.ra Sosta.
Case No l3-keceived Apii ~, $50; ou1giary
= ears San joaquin uisc',a gu Apan 10, Io.o.
heceVed November ~ no'S uu ~, o. 49, &c
years oaGralen'o oo o'cnalg .ey o. ,o3o ne
ceved oceooel 40, .oo 70 ioo a'ii piioi
pett larceny years pan lauclseo. ,o-c. -,
| LAST ANu. lf-hSSci'Su .'SPeSAioei low S'a-u
larceny years sa o. Su va =. Jpn
1851. S a, .0oo 1' " 'o' Du
assault ~ M poaS Se,anhar re dsee
Sse No ,o, toVV I'll
Iaiy Seas ~ 90 81 ~, =,
1867 heceise4 july 90 is1, Eo 80
10 Rsceired Wovember ~ Isso attemntei
rssa N keccyad .%nst Il Is7o bnrarv
case no sr 20, ~ I IH5o
Re seI Noyember u $50 b9rrIary second de.
a ausei' 4 car a,u San Joaanin
81 60 ~ pao';vad i,,1,, Or 1szn. Grand Ior
Dae ~ ars V,ha Sisr}bo- ~, a. snr e ~,
paaoiod fannsr IN Is1a nef,t Iaraenv second
fsoso. Taars San Matao disrborgeI Ssntenhar
o oa rs 80; a I -, Iezs S iar,.
80 io.o Ut S;od NJ NJ, ~ $50 Pece;vsi
= e -, $50. ,d Iaroa,, N ,,oars. 81,
H Ioo,',,in - i''O' e'"'N ~
Gasn " - pece;ved Jrl,, q 1878. for,er, ,
,.oor-o soc-I,,anto. iiscbayoei Narch al isso
s n s"S N"bo % 1Sea ,a aars.
80 r, ~ N'D'si --' -00'
N' ca No 10 Received lapuorv 1870. robbery
1 -. 1, -, ,J;scha,ral Noyap,ber 81 pa
80 va i,,Ia . IszS brral,rv sccond Jegree .
80. Sants tlar, discbargcd October , Isso
ooaieJ Noyenhar % $50. assault In m,,r,er. IA
Y ars San Francisco
Csc No so Received October 10 1878. BURGLARY
socond decree 81 wears San Francisco dischsrped
S"tnbar Ie 1se6. Peceivcd NoveTnher % $50
bnyoIarv second decree wears San Francisco.
60 ' r. 81 Pec.ireS Noyenbar 10 1s7s felonv.
II aars Alameda disci,srsred Febrnarr % is7S
$1,000 I,Ine IN 1870. hTrglarv. year: Kern:
Is,o.oS - % $50 psnand 6ecanober 70
80. h,p derce : ars San Franc;sco
60 NJ % Pec;yed AMI, o. 1875. bnrgisrv
| e. "a 49, go. 81 rrorc;sco discI,ar,,ssd
.,,,et 81 1sso Peee;ved Dacember "a IsSo
nus 1ss ~ 20 80. oil ID -. sI ' -0''
o' - 80 Il ~ Poo;,od 6e5csrbo Ie10 assault
ot ~ III W. $50 Son.a cIora die
$500 uo So go .mt Ys95 P@nsiyed Nsv 81
chaiseu eeP1eh.Uer 70. ioiZ. neGeiseu 80 81,
io'9, assS", win SgSuiy SoIi
1Is, MAJ eu -, io9o ooS -
1921 i"So'i! feai n, me- S,,to a. 100
Use ~. 80. Gu W., ;;nSeoi 80,
IeiomS Sa ~, ,sz9 b,1r,7Ior, seco,J
~, Io' eeeV I . 20 $3.50. ~ $500,
uesiee . aeain oa'1, Sila ,a -
per 10, ioo. hecelseu reuIua :, 1901 "uiS'"i''
secohd osgree' year., santa Lara. 7oe, ,..,
Ease No h S c Aus us; ., Iooi -
iarcehY yea, santa Tare Sune -
800; received November ~, loo' out
San fI;hc:sco aischaIseu 1ule y ieoo. 80.
Su'y -, i9oo, "y'9 y, az, rS;,, IL
Cruz discharged February ~, lel. Received July
"a, 1871 burg larry and grand larceny Years Ana
media discharged october D, 100. heceiVeo 9uIy
Il 1870; burglary years aiaheda uischS re-
FEBRUARY ~, loeo. Received feoruary :. 1891
DuIgiaIN, HISt 10 years.