The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-01-29
STATISTICS OF CRIME.

EDITOR BULLETIN:- After waiting
patiently long time in hopes that
Mr.. Horner would come to 'conclud-
ed or at least make one point in
his class-moeting story, | see that
he only intends to continue making
false assertions.
In Daily BULLETIN Jan. 9th, he
asserts that thlre-fourths of all
crimes are committed by persons
while under thu influence of rum.
Such an extraordinary falsehood
may be acceptable teaching to pro-
hibition fanatics ur it might be be-
lieved by infant classes in Sunday
Schools, but. to make such state
ments for the instruction of this en-
lightencd community is an insult, to
say tle beast. .a- --4 s.,s ~ N.-
\ few statistics from the L. S.
Reports 1880, vol. ., pages 1854 to
l7l2 show us that in that year there
were in all the penitentiaries, iails
aud reformatures of the United
States 80, ,255 criminals. Statistical
facts gathered by Missouri's most
eminent lawyer, James G. McGinnis,
and facts gathered by Congressman
Peter V. Deuster and Senator Geo.
G.. Best prove TO us that only one,
fourth of the criminals are or have
been Incorporate drinkers. The
annual report of the Maine State
Prison Inspectors made to the Gov
ernor on Noy. 30th, 1882, page 32,
shows that out of ~ convicts sent to
the peuitentiary that year 18 were
total ahstainers and had never
drunk Il drop OF liquor, wine or
beer.
The report of the Maryland Peni-
Tertiary for 1881 shows that out Of
532 convicts only four were intem-
perate drinkers and III were and
always had been total abstainers.
The report of the Superintendent
of the Auburn, n. Y, State Prison,
for 1880, shows that out of 9l2 CON
victs, PIP were and always had been
prohibitionists. The reports from
over 100 penitenliaries prove that
fully 20 per cent. of the criminals
have always been total abstainers
from liquor. About. 80 per cent.
have been moderate drinkers and do
not attribute their downfall to drink
while 25 per cent. claim that the
use of liquor has been their ruin.
In view of these facts, which any
one can verify by writing to the
wardens of the penitentiarie;
throughout the United States how
can our prohibition friends assert
that liquor drinking is the principal
cause Of all crmr'
The facts are HAT only about 49,
600 out of $4,000 criminals have be
come such-admitting their owl
statement-by the use of liquor.
This, however, leaves 10 900 pro
hibition criminals and 80, 900 moder
ate drinkers who assert that thei
downfall is not attributable t
T. drink.
DO you ever hear of our prohibi
ton friends advocating Legislation
that will keep their $4,000 prohibi
ton friends out OF the penitentlary
Never.
They only take deep interest i
the $4,000 poor fellows who b.
drink become criminals.
Among crimes committed by so
Der men, necessarily, by their yer
nature, | will only mention infant
eide, bank defaulters-generall
Sunday School superintendent
gambling, burglaries, highway roh
berry, theft of almost every kind
; forgery, and perjury. Simply be
cause a man processes religion doe
? not make him an honest, uprigh
man, nor should man if he make
beast of himself by getting drum
, be considered criminal.
Mr.. Horner tells some storie
! about two or three of his former as