The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-02
cording 70 the number of prisoners in each
charged with homicide il As follows:

Mississippi and Ohio have each the same
number f2l7l The population OF Missis-
sippi il L2ss. 800; of Ohio, 1872 3ls. Ore
gon and Arizona have each the same num-
Der T54l. The population OF Oregon -
3i3, T67: of Arizona, Sc, $40. Maine and
Washington have each the same number
(42l The population of Name is 66l, Os6;
OF Washington. 81. 800 New Hampshire
and Utah have each the same num-
Der Coz The population of New Hamp-
shire is 1860: of Utah, 207,9)6
In dealing with the figures relating to any
II IS OF great Importance always to keep
the size of each state, measured bv popu-
lation, in mind.
As to sex, 6,95s were men and 1913 were
women. Percentage of men. 9465; of
women. SIS. The percentage of male
homicides in the census Of 1880 was o455.
and of women 5.45.
As to color, 4. AS we're white, 2.s39 were
negroes, 81 were Chinese, was japanese
and 92 were Indians. Percentage of
whites, GOD; of negroes, 1926; of Chi
nese and Japanese. L29; of Indians, LIS.
As to the nativity of the 4.43 whites,
3,157 were born in the United States, l,213
were born abroad and the birthplace of S.
is unknown. Omitting those whose ma
tivity is not given, the percentage of
whites was 7224. and of foreign
whites q rs. The Chinese and Japanese
were of course from abroad, the Indians
at home. The negroes may be supposed
10 have been born in this country. but
of them are reported as aliens and as
naturalized.
OF the 3.I57 whites born in the United
States. 2, 1872 had native father and ma
tive mother, 494 had both parents foreign
born, 1I6 had one native and one foreign
parent and the parentage of 305 is I'M
known as to one or both parents. The
percentage of native whites of purely ma
tive origin was 1851, of the purely foreign
origin 1872, and OF mixed origin GIT
The number of white prisoners charged
with homicide born in the United States
but having both parents foreign was 4y4
t4S0 men and IA women) OF these 49i
there were AT (434 men and IS women)
whose parents were of the same NATIONAL
ity; and there were AZ (46 men and l
wOmau) whose parents were of different
Mathematics. Of the AT who compose the
first of these two groups 257 were Irish,
lO2 German, % English, q Mexican. OF
the AZ who compose the second group ID
had English and II German fathers; II
had Irish and Ii had English fathers.
The number of white prisoners charged
with homicide born In the United States
who had one native parent and one
parent foreign born was l76 iii men
and women.) OF these l76 there
were IS (62 men and 5 women) with an
American father, and Ill (l09 men and 2
women) with an American mother.
OF the foreign born fathers "a were Irish, p
English, 20 German, IL Scotch. OF the
foreign-born mothers q were Irish, IA
English. Fifty-six and fourteen one hum
dredths per cent. of homicide COM
mitted by white men and women is charge-
able to the native white element of the
population. and 1886 per cent. to the for
eign element. The negro element con-
tributed more largely to this part of the
prison population, not only relatively, but
absolutely. than either foreign immigrants
or native whites. On the same scale of
4,6l4 to 1905. the negro contribution is
represented by 5.478