The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-01-16
FIRES AND CRIMES.

Flames Cause Big Increase In Losses
Over Those of 1901 -EmbezzIenaents,
Hangings, Lynchings, Suicides and MUIR
ders.
The total fire losses for the year
where the loss in each case was under
500, 900 amount to $40, 1858, $50, which,
added to the larger losses, make "a
grand total of Sl66, ,047, 900, as compared
with $lOs, 4l2, ,694 in 1880, $l43, 9O2, ,67O in
1889, 500, 900, 600 in 1883, $3.50, 0G0, 600 in
1887 and S1l5, 1000, 900 in 1856
A Record of Dishonesty.
The total amount of embezzlements
during 1891 is $19, 72O, 294, as compared
with IS, 622, 956 last year Pennsylvania
leads with S7,O55,3 ,3+6, New York comes
second with S., 51S,659 Massachusetts,
third with 81, ,492, and Illinois
fourth with $610,S74. The states ex-
empt are Florida, Idaho, North DakO-
ia, Oregon and Vermont.
Work of the Hangman.
The number of legal executions dur
ing the year was 1913, as compared with
1O2 in 1890, and is larger than in any OF
the ten previous years. The
executions in the several states
and territories were as follows:
Alabama, 3; Arkansas, 3; Cali
fornia, q Colorado, 8; Connecticut, l;
Delaware, 4; Georgia, 1G; Illinois, 2;
Kentucky, 2; Louisiana, o; Maryland, 2:
Minnesota, ?; Mississippi, s; Missouri,
s; Nebraska, i; New York, 4; North
Carolina, 2; Ohio, 9; Pennsyl-
vania, .; South Carolina, s; Tennes-
see, 9; Texas, ~; Virginia, 8; West
Virginia, /; Arizona, 2; Indian terri
tory, 3 OF the total number 81 were
whites G5 negroes 1 Mexican, 4 In
diaus and Japanese. Ninety-siX exc
cutions were in the south and 81 in tho
north.
Victims of the Mob.
Judge Lynch has executed during
the year 1875 victims, 1S9 men and 4
women, nn increase over last year of
69, and the largest mum ber ever lynched
in one year in this country before.
The lynchings in the various states and
territories were as follows: Alabama.
26; Arkansas, IL; California, 1; Col
orado, 9; Florida, 10; Georgia, II; Illi-
nois, l; Indiana, 8; Kentucky, IL; Lou
isiana 20; Maryland, l; Michigan, 2;
Mississippi, %; Missouri, 2; Montana,
5; Nebraska, 2; North Carolina, 2;
Ohio, 1; Oregon, 8; South Caro-
lima, 1; South Dakota, 5; Tennessee,
13; Texas, Is; Virginia, 5; West VirA
ginia, 2; Wisconsin, 1; Washington, 8;
Wyoming, /; Indian territory, 9. There
were 121 negroes, go whites, Indians
. Chinese and Mexican.
Suicides.
The number of persons who have
committed suicide in the United States
during the year, as gathered from
telegraph and mail reports is
1881, as compared with 2,64O last
year and 1924 in 1889. The'total is
larger than that of any of the ten pre-
ceding years OF this number 2,640
We're males and SOL females. The num-
Der of men as compared with women
is also larger in proportion than at any
time during the same period, The
causes of suicide were as follows:
| Dependency .....l 140I Liquor. ......... 25i
Unknown. ...... SollDisappontel love. 1875
| Insanity ........... 44JIIll health ....... lp5
Domestic infelicity 22oIBusiness losscs... 67
In these cases of self-murder 1908
shot themselves, 96l took poison, 4G5
hanged themselves, 3O3 drowned them
selves, 226 cut their throats, Is burned
themselves, SO threw themselves be-
fore locomotives, "a stabbed them
selves, So jumped from windows, 4
/ starved themselves, 2 scalded them
selves, 3 killed themselves with BON bs
and victim threw himself upon cir
cular saw.
| Murders.
The total nuinbers of murders COM
mitted in this country, as reported by
mail and telegraph during the gear
was 5000, as compared with 4,2OO in
1890 and 8, 567 in 1889. The list of mur-
ders during the last ten years shows a
steady increase The causes of these
murders may be classified as followsa
Quarrels. s2OL Resisting arrest. -. 1s9
LIQUOR. ....... s79lH hwaymen killed. "a
| Unknown.... ..,... bo0lSelf defense -. -. "a
Jealousy ...,... 44Sl Insanity .... ,,..,.. IO3
] by highwaymen... GAL lOutrages. .,.....,.. 20
! Infantcide ...,.,... 08IStrikes ......,...,. 10