Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-01-06
MAr issIA,a1Ebli
Criminal Statistics Shownel gAe Ne4
2 cessity for a Branch Psnftehtiary
for Southern California.

An interesting exhibit OF the duties
which deyolve upon district attorney
Of t4is1 t0h6iy, ana hiio * 'thes iii66mbsear oi
crimes which have been punished sf,tha
hands of justice. is to be found in the
following list Of cases. carefully CON-
Epiled by HERALD reporter yesterday.
Ffhe total npnber'ot criminsl. cases. tried
|wAsil1A divided a. 10 grimes, aefdlnws:
g Gfaaniaa alia 4 1llafssfx 5cy RefiaEys murder.
rs; embezzlement, 5, forgery, s.; barg-
larry. IS; 35s'a assault With "a deadly, weapon. !,
n; Y sfsohs sofs e aisattt fo idhnit MI r. @ A f T.
2ll;tinjuring Jail, q, asssulti to rape, u !
feqsiaihs dtalsaR dtalsaRs properly, sSlpit III I;
|tpbbery, Is; attempt to rob. !; poison
ing panimalss % IL ibigamy sail, ppactioipg
medicine without'A licsRse, |; malicious
mischief, i; false personation. 1; at
tempt at burglary u INCEST tssh 81 this
lumber LAT convictions were secured.
most Of thsmtbsing fesesimes punishabls
wi&sGA 6km&l K GA.e's Yrssd ana
the terms OF which ranged from six
months to life septenaes.a Forty seven
Civ,l cases were tried, all of which re-
suited speeesfplly fos thecqpnty4 The
lstgj6 Nod Mlphes all eases Adtdt.
ally tried by District Attorney Brown
during his tiys Off bHisG a psfidaef
two years and ten months. 1t is due to
Mr.. sIIsssasts ssxy Matt .isibH Ode
Voice as to the manner in which he has
administered the ungrateful duties of
his.offises and that 10, that he has. been
. faithful ana efSsii's'nIit officer. f:.'' ai'a sa
TIE showing made "a apS3 3ye y bnts part
of the many reasons rwhieh might be
aargsa j. fAsSfa ;,tAs essaRrsbh,usksni 81 III
branch penitensiary for Southern csliai
.fotnia. Here are nearly one hundred
trahsboF13 560s amiIt ANY afffbm ilie
scene of their crimes to serve out their
sentences. This makes snihShfAge of
fifty per year, taken from this county
alona TO Sam Qneutines Nov takink INTO
cdhsids citation II 3 Me,seoasss sa Of tiain;porfatisa
Of these fifty and the number Of counties
shhFsaesdb y q b,iHsthsa asactpAs a0ssnse
Southern California, the importance of
immediate stepsBtHso osa6pssa.a io8khs
towards the establishment Of spen. an
nstitutioaf becsshss frpsfept 4 2, sss.s
We hava. or owonld b have. plsn " of
wptk @ t tAa d0astets n is. slS si.l,1 s.l,1htss hts sRrsss
'sraxslsne .espenses' s'sincan e;y 4 !, < en- ssys
stAi coantas. IN. saBaiasi Is xGsssa'sSi ! 81 ss
away woald thus ID ayr q q ana ..tthis
" no inconsiderable iteD, when the data
,aBoye. given are considered, There .is
another and n potsnt reason to be
urged. Let the method oarthsV iawx
punishment be br9yshsta ID Eithin the sight
Of thsdcriminals .classss, .iilst ithemses
that doing q. States PfisSfn1 hasssi ssi not. t one
little of d ihols4s,e inipatbp TIE 'Npprth'
about it, let than judsedos Ahsnssisss,
odplarly, ;. Of the .awfnl life which COZ,
victs head slet the tefrots of theaik kw be
thus ever present satos. .fhsa,4 md. he
chances are all NJ faeori 'oP u elimination
in the number Of grimes annrally COM,
mitted in this sssttobl Sllsho ns} hi
terested in the development Of our
splendtd ,pasia ofisa SaleSdia sssase
Should take up and vigorously prosecute
3nliirsfss ,rt1qA oilal Ss.lo t1f'-4s .ii2Dls ~
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