The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1883-01-18
The Crime OF 1882.

II there was a lingering suspicion in any
quarter that this country is approaching
the millennium it will be dispelled by
glance at the statistics of capital crime for
the year just past On MI average there
have been each day two murders and one
suicide. On the other hand executions
have averaged only two in a week, and
lynchings one. During the year 72O per.
sons have met their deaths at the hands OF
their fellow men. One hundred and TWEEN
~ five were mysterious murders; there
Of husbands, six parricides, four matri-
cides, FIVE fratriciies and two sorocides
Forty children we're killed by their par
ents. In twenty two of the crimes there
were two assassins, in three instances there
were three Of them. Twenty four OF the
murderers committed suicide and one died
in Jail. One hlndred and one persons
paid the penalty OF their crimes by death
the past year. OF this number ninety
eight died on the gallows, and three were
shot. Three hundred and nine persons
committed suicide.
As to geographical divisions, New York
leads in murders as well as in more desir
able respects During the year 1t had l3l
murlers. OF which 70 were committed I'M
New York city aud IA in Brook N. Stand
ing nest to New York is Missouri. whose
record is stained with A murders; aud the
numl~r runs down IN diminishing rtio
until Vermont. Montana aud Delaware are
credited With one each At the South the
homicide business has been particularly
attention OF the Boston Post. which said
the other day that mo southern state Of
$50, 900 inhabitants can shos an annual
record OF crime as black aud monstrous
as that OF Vermont Nov OF the southern
states, Missouri had "A murders during
the year, Virginia IS. Kentucky 81, Texas
81, Arkansas "a Tennessee 81, North Car
olna 10. Geo,gla l6, Mississippi, ID, Ala.
bama aud Maryland cigLt each, South Ca.
olina and Louisiana seven each. and Flor
ida three. Tbi. shows. therefore, tina, the
most peaceful souti.fn state had three
times as many murders as Vermont; aud
the average number Tor the thirteen south
err states named Is nearly %; but this by |
no means tells the whole story. Daring |
the year there we're five lyuchings in Ala
bans. four each Ia Kentucky, Louisiana
aud South Carolina, three in Missouri, |
two each ia Florida, Mississippi and Tex.
az. aud one each In Arkansas, Louisiana,
Missouri an,l Virginia Ia other words.
there aas a, least one lynching in every 1
southern state except North Carolina. II
this alone--lo say nothing Of the rapss,
arsons. aflrsys. exc. reported from almost
every equity 81 the south does not con-
s,iluie ''fecurl Of Grim" far more black
aud monstrous than that Of Vermont, We
do not zee why.
Bu, TO rrtnrn 10 our figures. II appears
FROM the statistics OF suicide that 3s3 per
scrs ia the various parts Of the country
have grown tired Of life. usherei them.
selves into eternity by means Of the pistol,
gun, katie. fire. the rope and in various
viher ~sys. Ia New York City l23 per.
sous committed suicide aud in Brooklyn
there we're % cAses. Of all the states and
territories New York ranks fret with isi
cascs. New Jersey 80. Pennsylvania ~,
Ohio "a. Maryland IS, Missouri IS Hi
nols Q California Z. Arkansas and Dela-
ware esch. Connecticut, Massachusetts,,
North C.rol,ns each. Alabama, Georgia,
Isdiapp. Maine, Rhode Island aud Virgin.
IA 4 each, District Of Coiumbla, Loaisiana.
Mississippi and New Hampshire each,