The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-01-01

This institution, under the charge OF
Captain Samuel c. Williams, supcrintcnd-
emf, has nowWithin its walls and ON public
works 0lS cOnyicts. being ~ less than were
on hand at the end OF the fiscal ycar0f 1880.
During the past fiscal year there were re-
ceiycd 233 crimnal>-to wit: White men,
Il: colorod men. lG6; white women, L;
colorcd women, -. During the same pc
Rod 800 were discharged, 30 died, ) were
pardoned, and is escaped.
The number of cOnyictS accredited TO
Richmond for 1881 is IS white and u
coorcd.
The total number confined in the H,titu-
ton from Richmond is S3-27 white and 80
colorcd.
The number OF prisoners confined for
life i larson. 3; arson and murder, / :;
murder, II: and third conviction, ,.
The number OF prisoners confined for
offences for terms ranging from % to 81
years i 10. The ji-ycar prisoner, Robert
Hogan, i confined under three convictions
for DEMONSTRATING. The youngest convict
Is eleven years OF age, and the two oldest
are Scycnty-fye OF the cOnyicts, 21G are
under twcnty-onc years OF age. Not in
Guiding those i'm for life. the term OF con-
fncment OF the prisoner OF longest sem
tcncc now in durence would expire in the
year 1920.
The occupation and distribution OF the
conyicts i'm the pcnitentiary and on public
work, at the close OF the fiscal year was 4,
follows:
Male I'm Prison: ,o-
Tobacco manufacturer. l.aru' ~ Brother
contractors. ~
Coopcr-. Fairhank & Coz, contrlctor......... -
Cook, johbCrs, specials, CIpllol-Slutrc
hands. llborcr~. IN hospital, disabled. I'M
firm old men. servers and nur,'s........,..l2l
Males Oh Public Works:
Richmond and Alltghauy railroad. ..........2lO
Bristol Coal and Iron wilro1d............... ~
Danyillc and Ncw-Riycr rJilruad............. 81
Females in Prison:
contractors u
Iaundrc,sts............. ......''....''''..
Seams sse5...........,...... .............. 10
Totfi...................... ..................9iS
The average term OF the sentences oil the
convict, i eight years seven months and
six days; and their average age is twenty
seven years and twcniy-nine days.
The crimes and number Of convictions
under each head is a. follows: Arson, 3:
arson and murder. !: murder, IL; third
conviction, ,; assault with intent 10 All, /;
burglary and larceny. ,: burglary, larce-
nv. and housc-brcaking, >; burglary and
iail-burning, / ; burglary and robbery, >
grand larceny. /; DEMONSTRATING, O.; house
breaking. =; housC-brcaking and arson,
hOusc-brcaking and larceny, (; house
breaking and robbery, I; h0u,e-burning,
/; murder in second degree, ]; murder in
second degree and forgery, /; malicious
assault. /; malicious poisoning, ; robbie
~, ,; rape, 10; arson or incendiari,m, 81;
assaults, malicious or felonious, -; abduc-
ton, .; aiding prisoners to escape, 1; ac-
ccssory 10 murder, bieamy. s; burgla-
~. "A; breaking iail, |; countcrfeiting,
defamation Of character, l. forgery, 81;
grand larceny, 50: having burglar, tools
in possession, ,; hor,e-stealing, Gj; house
breaking, 1j3; housc-breaking and larce-
ny, So; infanticide, .; manSlaughter, II;
manning, ,; mule-stealing, 6; murder in
second degree, l0G; miScegenation, >: OBJ
structing railroads, 8, perjury, >; poison
Ing, /; robbery, 10; rape, or attempt
thereat, Gj; sodomy, l; stealing cattle, 3.