The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1892-11-23
The State Penitcntiary.

The annual report Of the superinten-
dent and board Of directors Of the peni-
tentiary show number Of interesting
facts about the States penal institution.
The tables show that the receipts of tho
375,0S1.41. All Of this excepting Sl4, 125.
is has been spcnt to operate the institu-
ton.
The report shows that at this time
there are in the penitentiary.
Males, hite................ SO
Females, Observation-Disclosures. l
Males, ........ .............S05
Females, colored. So
Total. ..".......9OO
The average attendance has been 845
3-l2.- There wore eighty-seren convicts
to escape during the year. Forty-two
prisoners died whilo under sentence, all
but five dying at the penitentiary.
An interesting table is given showing
the character Of the crimes and offenses
committed in the State. They are:
Murder, 10; manslaughter, 81; rape,
berry and larceny, 13; perjury, 3; big
amy, 7; assault and battery, 4; assault
and battery with intent to ravish, 6;
assault with intent to kill, SO assault
with intent to kill and carrying concealed
weapons, 19; assault and battery Of
high and aggravated nature, "a; carrying
concealed weapons, 1S; vagrancy, 2; SELL
ing liquor without license, 2, resisting
an officer, A; violating section 5,457 r. S.
U. S., /; gambling, 5; kidnapping, l;
keeping bawdy house, L; fornication, 2;
safe keeping for murder, l; safe keeping
for rape, /; aiding prisoner to escape, l.
Arso3 6, burglary %, burglary and
grand larceny four, burglary and larceny
As, burglary and compound larceny Q,
grand larceny 40, larceny 81, housebreak-
ing and larceny 1l6, larceny of live stock
81, larceny from the field l6, larceny from
the person 8, housebreaking and COM
intent ito steal 5, entcring railroad car
with intent 10 steal and larceny 9, OBJ
structing railroad track 8, malicious mis-
chief S, disposing Of property under lien
Z, obtaining money under false pretense
8, breach of trust 8. Total 400.
The population at the Penitentlary has
been made up from the counties as fol-
lows: Abbeville 10, Anderson 26, Aiken
25, Beaufort 13, Barnwell 26, Berkeley 80,
Charleston SO, Chesterfield 10, Chester z2,
Clarendon 2, Colleton 12, Darlington IA,
Edgeield 80, Fairfield II, Florence 13,
Greenville 81, Georgetown 8, Hampton
Z, Horny s, Kershaw 9, Lancaster l3,
Laurens 26, Lexington 13, Marion 25,
Orangeburg "a, Pickens 6, Richlaud 81,
Spartanburg "a, Sumter Is, Union 6, Will
| liamsburg Z, York 33. Total GIG.
The occupation of the convicts prior to
| their conviction is as follows:
Farmers, 372; laborers, 119; walters,
%; cooks, 81; portcrs, 3; buffers, 4;
| blacksmiths, 4; wagoncrs, 4; fremep,
s; nurses, 2; carpenters, 8; hostlers, 8;
| BARRIERS, 3; baker, painters, 8; butch
ers, 3; clerk, l; bricklayers, 3; seam
tress, l !; timer, j.; fisherman, /; boot
black, 2; upholsterer, / washerwomen,
4; boilermaker, +; teamster, l; coopers,
| S; shinglemaker, tailor, cigarmak-
er, drummer, 1 !; boatman, g; Wheel
wright, l. totals, GIG.
The majority Of the prisoners are under
sen ntence for less than two years, and 147
of these for one year.
The prisoners ut the farms arc distribu-
| ted as follows:
Al; at -GGfeen-Hilly "A; Big Lako, 81
Litzsey's, q; Spigner's, Fl; Wolfe's, -
at Aughtry's, q during 81 81 days, A.; on on
cauaA uuIlpS ~ uays, ot aS DsS"ai'
Quarry during 279 days, 50; at Rivers's
Camp during Iaa sos days, Is; at sherToods cd
2sO days, %; at Ragsdales during 27C
days, "a at Hampton's during 225 days,
13; at Rogers during 252 days, a; at
Newell's during 40 days, 8; and at Clem.
son College during 366 days, "a.
The board in its report gives para
graph highly eulogistic of the manage
ment of Superintendent Talbert.-Colnm'
I biG State,