Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-12-11
CRIME In CAROLINA.
ATToaNev-cENsRAL's REPORT FOR
TWO YEARS ENDING JULY tST.
Remarkable and Interesting Criminal sta
tistics-Executioas. Lynchings, and
Acqaittais--other state Affsira
Especial telegram 70 the pispa.ca.,

RAtKreu. N. c., December i0.-The re.
port Of the Attorney General shows that
for the two years ending July LIST last
there were tried in North Carolina courts
iS,27l criminal cases. while 10, 4S7 were tried
for the eighteen months ending July 1,
1890. When the FIRST report was made
under the new statute requiring the tabu-
lation Of criminal statistics there was ono
rescue--Fields Anderson. under death
sentence for murder; who was taken from
jail in Allegheny county by mob OF hts
friends and set at liberty. He had APP
psaled TO the Supreme Court
OTHER CASES.
OF lynchings there were two only, while
during the previous eighteen months
there were Ave.
OF executions there we're two. both for
murder against FIVE during the previous
eighteen months eleven prisoners became
insane after being put In jail and were
transferred to the ssylums- During the
two years twenty Cherokee Indians we're
tired. OF the persons tried 1856 were
whites, 5,5s5 blacks; 1905 were males, and
1887 females.
OF convictions, including submissions,
there were S,5l3; acquittals. 2025; nosf
prosecuted, 2.659. and 81 were dismissed.
REsPITEp.
Governor Holt respited George Best
(oolosed), who was 20 have been hanged
December 10th until December 30th. Best
vas convicted of murder last May and
sentenced to be hanged July 3Oth, but APP
pealed.
To-day your correspondent interviewed
Mr.. Philip IL. Andrews, who is IN charge
of the payments of the direct-taK fund.
He has issued to Gate 1886 tax warrants.
These cover $3.50 900, leaving IS. 900 OF the
S4O4, 900 received from the government
now on hand. Mr.. Andrews says applica-
tons for payments now come IN VERY
slowly. There has been marked falling
of In their number. There are yet re
naming four years for the settlement OF
these taxes. Some considerable amounts
are as vet unclaimed. though IN some cases
the parties have information as 10 the
matter.
MILITARY COMMISSIONS.
Governor Holt to-day issued many mill
tary commissions as follows: Second ne
giment-John Z. Bruton. colonel; walker
TAYLOR, lieutenant colonel; w. W. Slmms'
major, /. II. Nadal, captain. and W. ;.
Harris and E. q Blount, lieutenants Com
pany ID. at Wilson. Third Regiment.
NJ, flaws, Oxford, surgeon: f. K. Michaux,
assistant surgeon; j. n. Craig, major Sc
oond battalion; j. II. Bridgers, sdJutsnt;
J.F. Cothran, second lieutenant Company
ID, Durham. Fourth Regiment-J. NJ. Arm
field, colonel; i. L. Young. lieutenant
colonel; 4. z. Mangum, major First Bat
talon; j. M Allison, captain, and h. j..
Flanagan end L. A. Fry, heutenants. Is.
c. Dunn was commissioned second heuten-
ant Of the Scotland Neck Rltlemen.
The Board of Public Charities TO-DAY
sent in very complete report TO the
Governor. The report shows that the
board has done q great deal of good in tho
improvement of prisons. charitable Insti-
tutions. &c. Tho movement for better
jaIls IS now strong one.
Near Liberty. on the Cape Fear and
Yadkin-Valley railroad. yesterday the body
OF a man was found on the track. 1t is
not known whether he was killed by the
train or murdered and placed on the
track.