Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-02
THE COUNTY JAIL.
Jailer Darcy's Annual Report of His
Hotel.
Over Three Thousand Prisoners During
the Year-The Offenses for Which
They Were Punished.

two years has had charge OF the county
jail, has prepared his annual report,
from which the following extracts are
taken:
"On the first Monday of January,
1889, took charge of the Jail and re-
ceived from w. II. Russell, my prede-
cessor, 179 prisoners, and the report
now shows only As on hand-an indica-
ton OF more permanent class OF law
abiding citizens.
"a thorough renovation was made and
the tanks, cells and corridors were all
neatly painted, and every precaution
taken in regard to it's sanitary condi-
tion; but little sickness has occurred
and but two deaths-one the accidental
burning of young woman, through her
own carelessness, and the breach of
prison rules; the other the suicide of an
insane Indian.
s.''No escapes have been made from the
Jail, and no attempts made but, what
were detected. Two turnkeys stand
guard during the day and one at night,
who is obliged to make hourly rounds
of inspection, and oftener, if necessary.
''New rules govern the inmates, and
the once dreaded kangaroo court" in
which those newly incarcerated were
robbed of what little they had, is
abolished. Meritorious conduct is re-
warded by doing light work around the
Jail for which they receive many privi-
leges. No favoritism is shown, all are
judged and treated according to their
own conduct and obedience to prison
rules.
son my taking charge l found that
small boys were being sentenced here
for vagrancy- The attention of the su-
pervisors was at once called to the fact,
and now we do not receive any. Those
that may be sent here are separated
from old criminals and kept by them
selves.
"Old men and women charged with
vagrancy should be sent to the county
farm or hospital, according to their con-
dition.
1.-The report shows III insane sent
from the jail; 26 others were sent who
were not registered, making a total of
143 sent from the county for this period.
Prisoners were committed for the
named offenses as follows:
Accessory to murder, l !; administering
drugged liquor, 3; adultery, 8, including
one female; arson, IS; assault, 25; as
sault with deadly weapon, 70; assault to
commit crime against nature, 1; assault
to murder, 46, including one female |;
assault to commit rape, 4 assault to
commit robbery, 8; attempt to perform
abortion, 2; awaiting sentence, 10; await
ing verdict of jury, 8; attempt to commit
arson, l; absconding with attempt to de-
fraud, 2; aiding and abetting Chinese to
enter the United States. A attempt to
bribe, 2; battery, 115, including one fe-
male; begging. IA; bigamy, g.; bribery,
4; burglary, l20, including females !;
breaking Jail in 1856, l; carrying con-
cealed weapons, Al; contempt of court,
16; conspiracy, 5: cruelty to animals, 2 I;
crime against nature, 6; criminal libel,
2; cruelty to children, 2; cutting timber
on government land, 81; counterfeiting
and defrauding, 2; deserting from the
United States army, 2; disobeying Of
ders on the high seas, L; dis
turbing the peace, 1856, including
"a females; drunkenness, SO, includ-
ing 10 females; defrauding boarding
houses, 8; drawing lottery, z; drunk
and disorderly- Z, including females /;
defrauding, 2; extortion, 3; embezzle-
ment, 26; exposure of person, Is; en-
bracery, l /; en- route to other places. IL /;
felony, %, including females; false
imprisonment, Il false impersonation,
Q; gambling, 1856; grand larceny, Sc, in
cluding 10 females; held as witnesses,
Al, including female; held to keep
the peace, s.; harboring prisoners, q;
highway robbery, q; incest, 2; insanity,
1856, including "a females; illegal vot-
ing, 2; keeping disorderly house, l;
keeping opium den. a; kidnapping, a
larceny, 13, including female; med
ical treatment, 8 malicious mischief,
As; mailing obscene literature and let
ters, 4; maintaining public nuisance,
%; manslaughter, 8 misdemeanor, 291
including females; mayhem,1; murder
81; obtaining money and property under
false pretenses, q, including female
opening letter without authority, J.
passing counterfeit money, 2; perjury
6; petit larceny, 295, including 13 fe
males rape, 16; receiving stolen goods
Z; robbery "a, including l female; rob
bing United States mail. 2; returned
from penitentiary for new trial, 8; re-
sisting an officer, n; roaming about, 6
selling liquor to Indians, "a; seduction
s; smuggling 8; suspicion, 10; solicit
ing, threats against life and property
II; vagrancy, 744, including 26 females
visiting opium den, /; violation ex
clusion act, 81; violation census law, 4
Total males, 3078; females, 165.
Prisoners were disposed of as follows
Discharged af.er serving time, 1713
by court, 5S4 on payment of tine, 20
on writ of habeas corpus, 18; on bail
366; sent to penitentiary, 1872 to insane
asylum, III to county hospital, 28; tt
county farm, /; to city Jail, IA; to Boys
and Girls home, l28; to other institu