Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-12-25
cRIMEs's CARNIVAL,
statIsties Of nurdsEs, Executions
and LyachinSs
DURING THE YEAR JUST CLOSING
Where the Bloody Crimes Of the CoIoty
Have Been Committed-food Of
Interest for Thought
ful Minds.

NV YORK, December ?i.-During
the past year crime has been on
the increase. and. as will be seen BY the
statistic, siyen below, has held high csrni.
val In the United States. On an average
| there have been four murders and two
| suicide. each day. On the other hand, eK-
| ecution. have averaged only two In week
ard lynchings about the same number.
Last wear there were on an average OF two
murders and one suicide day, and two
hansinss ard one lynching week. Since
this year l,sa6 persons have met death 81
| the hands OF their fellow men, against I'D
last year. One hundred and eighty.two Of
these were mysteriousiy murdered. Thirty.
nine children were killed By their parents.
There were eighty cases Of wife murder.
ten OF the murder Of husbands, seven par
ricides, thirteen fratricides, and one sorori-
eide. There were thirty double, seven
triple and three quadruple murders. There
were also eighteen cases In which there
were two assassins implicated, ten In which
three, two in which four, and one each In
six, eight ten and eleven were charged
with the crime Fifty four Of the muir
derers committed suicide.
" here tho trimes were <'smmittsd.
one hundred and four ot the murders
were committed in this State, hf'y'fonr
occurring in this city. The Others were
distributed among the various States ana
Territories as follows: Ohio. iid; Missouri
iOI; rennsylvanis, 81. kentucky, 20;
Texas, 81, Georgia and Louisiana, % each;
Indiana. S., Nirsinia, tS. North Carolina,
AZ; Illinois. ~; Mississippi. ~; Tennessee,
10; Colorado, 81; Arkansas and MssSschu'
set,s, 81 each; Maryland, -; New Jersey.
%; California, q; Michigan, y; Maine. ~;
Iowa, -; Connecticut and West Virginia.
Is each; MCntana, Il; Alabama and Nan
ia. 10 cFch Nevada. New Mexico and w .
co,,in IL each; Indian Territory, Is; Ds-
! ots. Florida and South Carolina, II each;
Iisho, Nebraska and Wyoming, III each;
A,iYona ard Utah. ~ each; Minnesoia,
New HAMPSHIRE, Oregon and Washington
Territory, each; Delaware :: Rhode is.
snd and Vermont, each; District OF
Columbia and Alaska, } each. Last year
there were l3l murders In this State and
80 IN this city.
since January l last IO5 persons have eK.
plated their crimes by death at the hands OF
tIt law. VI tuOst i't Wttc hehkS's eaN -
an Indian, was shot in Indian Territory,
according to Choctsw law. In this city
men were hanged-Micbael Il. No
Gloin, for the murder Of Louis Han
icr; Pasousls Malone, for the murder
OF his wife, and Edward Hoyey, Tor
killing his sister in.law, Mrs. Fannie Yer.
milyta. Slnety-threr OF the executions
were for murder, II for felonious assault,
end I for arson. Three women were exc
- ,.I al Rt.hV n
Va and one at Calhoun, Ga. OF the per.
sons hanged ! was ChinamAn, ! an Indian,
90 were negroes aud - whites There were
four double and two triple eNeeutins and ]
qusdruple execution. Arkansas leads with
IL hnngings. The other States and Terri.
tories rank as follows Georgia. -, Texas
and Virginia : each; Louisiana, New York
and South Carolins, y each Mississippi aud
North Carolina, each; Indiana, 4 Ala
bsms, Illinois, Maryland. Ohio and Penn
Sivania, 3 each; Kentucky, New Mexico
and Tennessee, z each; California, Dakota
District of Columbia, Florida, Indian Ter.
ritory, Mstachusetn. Missouri, Montana,
| Utah and Vermont, ] each. In 1882 there
were IOl executions, I occurring In New
York nnd in this city.
LynchisE.
Judge Lynch has been very busy during
| tie past yesr in the Houth and West.
| Through the fundamentally :of vigilance
committees and m0bs summary justice was
| n eted out to 92 culprits. against 81 10 1882.
| Eleven OF them were shot, eighty we're
hanged. and one Ia negro) vas burned at
| the stake at Edgcrly. la. Three Indians
we're hanged after being tried by com NIT.
tee OF citizens. Forty seven OF the lynch.
| irgs we're for murder, % for stealing, u
| for fclonious assault, and THAT Of . post.
master In Montana Terntory-for barn
burning. Thirty six OF those who thus
met their fate were negroes, and 81 were
whites One Cbinaman and four lndisns
| triple and = quadruple lynchings. The
largest number OF lynchlngs In any State
was In Tennessee, where there were II. In
I Mississippi and Texas there were each
| GPoryis, 7; Louisiana, q; Dakota, Kentucky
aud Missouri, 3 each North Carolina, yiT.
gnia and Washington Territory, I ssch;
AlSsia ard Iowa, 3; Arkansas, Colorado.
Kanssp, Minnesots, Nsbrasks and New
| aeIico. 2 ehrh; Alabama, Illinois, Indians,
Michignn, Montana, South Carolins and
| Ut'b. ! each.
| In the various parts OF the Union oi0
| persons put an end 70 their earthly exist.
eDcs by drowning, frs, gas, razor, pistol,
/ IOpr. III lN0s thriS WNIo olo UHsos W
| suicide. This year New York leads With
pa cases, against ls4 In 1852. OF this
| number 1873 occurred In this city. where's
| only I25 killed themselves there last year.
Pennyylvania follows the Empire Btats
| with w cases OF self destruction. Ths
other States and Territories rank % fol.
lows: New Jersey. %; Ohio, 10; MAssa.
chusetts, 20; Kentucky, 80; Tsnnsssss, Is /;
| Louisians, -; illinois, ~; Delaware and
Virginia, - each; Maryland and Missoari.
u eacn; Connecticut, rs; Arkansas and Cal
ifornis, Is each; Colorado and Texas, -
each Alabams, District OF Columbls, lndi-
ana and North JIoliBs, IL each Michigan,
| II; Gsorgis, Idaho, lows, Minnesota, SsH
Mexico, Rhode Island and South Csrolins,
Honan.' q each: W.st vireinia =: Wiz.
oonsin, q; Maine, New Hampshire. Utah
and Wyoming. o each; Dakota, Gsbrasks.
Oregon and Washington Territory, 4 each !,
Arisons, Indian Territory. Hsvsas sod