The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-01-13

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Loss. Gain.
Expense department.. $1,641.11
Clothing. ng...,--.......-... l,34S.64
Subsistence. .......-..... 6,830SS
Fuel and lights. 1,991.93
Discharged conylcts.... 759.05
Transporting 49,. -. 5801O
Carriage department. S9,969.07
Harness department.. 1,125.33
Visitors feeS......-...... 20.63
Buildings and TepairS... 457. "a
Sl31gl.el s17.g82o7
Deduct gains ............ 11,832.07
Department losses. ....... s1,s1954
Appropriations for all
officers salaries. ....... 100000
Appropriation for library 10000
Regular running ex-
penses. ...........s11, 1884
Add special appropria-
tions for building and
For new shop and appur-
tenanceS. ..........-..... b,6OOO0
Total expenses. ........ SIT ,61954
Statement "C'' makes the following show
ing:
Net assets, Dec. /, 1884 s1o2,e72.e
Collected on old bills re-
celYable. e....-....-.. 49O.46
s1o3, ,1e3.o7
Less department losses
Of flS8o--..,...''.'.'.zi, zsso,s $lol, ,S4S.SS
Stock on hand Dec. /,
1,sf 1881 g In. raco,vs1,s 7s'z9s.5s s z9s 5s
liHPs1sS agents ana asssnees ssHaS : 18,ls1s5
Due from appropriation
for officers salar1es.... 100000
Cash h............ :. II
Liabilities
Current liabilities ........S 7,553.81
Balance of same held as
contingent surplus 3,76S.O4
Balance blacksmith shop
appropriation 5S7.63
Net assets Dec L, 1885. $1O1, ,S43. .53
Number of convicts in custody Dec. 1st,
1884, 1863; committed since, 81; escaped and
returned, l. Discharged during the year by
expiration of sentence, 36; pardoned, 6; re-
moved to the Insane Hospital, 1; executed,
/ deceased, 1. Present number, 181.
The crimes for which sentences are being
served are as follows: adultery, 2; aiding an
assault /; arson, 8 5;assault, L; assault and
larceny, 1; assault and robbery, q: assault
to kill, 6 !; assault to rape, 3; aSsaulting Off
Ger, /; breaking and entering, s.; breaking,
entering and larceny, "a burglary, z; burgla-
ry and assaulting officer, Il burglary and lar
ceny, / cheating by false pretences, 2; com
mon thief, g.; compound larceny, 18; COM
pound larceny and assault and battery, q;
felonious assault, 1; forgery, 4; forgery and
compound larceny, /; larceny, 80; larceny
from person, 8; larceny and forgery, / muir
der, q murder in the second degree, Z; man.
slaughter, Z: perjury, 2; piracy, 2; passing
counterfeit money, 2; rape, q; robbery, 81;
stealing from postofice, 1; incest, 1.
Thirty are under sentence of years; 80,
3 years; %, years l. IA years; 8, 10 years !;
50. life l, to be hanged. Average sentence
years. II months, 81 days.
The average age of those sentenced has
been 80 years and 2 months. The oldest be-
ing aged 90 and youngest 13.
Androscoggin county has furnished 20 con-
victs, Aroostook u, Cumberland 80, Frank
lin 1, Hancock T. Kennebec 8, Knox II, Lin
coin g. Oxford 4, Penobscot 15 Piscataquis 5,
SagadahOc s, Somerset 4, Waldo 4, Washing
ton 9, York q, U. S. Court 5.
There have been six convicts pardoned by
the Governor and Council during the year,
as follows John Green, three years, for
gerry; John Daily, life, burglary; Edward H.
Wells, one year and half, larceny; Sarah
F. Whitten, life, murder in the second de-
gree; Calvin Plaisted, life, arson; John +.
Ryder, five years, common thief OF the
conVicts, 108 were natives of Maine, 81 of
other States and 80 foreign.
The physician reports one death has ocss
cured Jane Henderson, on November
Goth, the only one since October, 1888
JAILS.
The inspectors report: The condition of
the several jails in the State is satisfactory,
with few exceptions. AS general rule
the statistics show that in some counties
where there are no jails there is less crime.
In some counties no sentences are seen for
drunkenness or for selling intoxicating Ii
quor.
The total number of commissions to jail
during the year was 1896; in 1884, 3,072,
showing an increase of 323. Number com
mtted for drunkenness in 1885, 1,761; 1884,
1920; showing an increase of Al. Number
sentenced to Jail for selling liquors in 1885,
1888; 1884, 150, showing an increase of 3S.
Number in jail Nov. 80, 1884, BOG; Nov. 20,
1885, 373. Number of tramps, 121. Number
pardoned by the Governor and Council, 4.