The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-12
Habitual Criminals Who
Seem Beyond Reform.
With Them Freedom Is Only
an Occasional Episode.
Official Returns Show Many Offend
ers to Be Inc0rrigible.

| In the report just lsSueu Oh tne Eastern
Penitentiary of Pennsylvania, in that II
| gives the criminal history Of every pris-
oner received during 1896, and strangely
enough not one of these was sent up for
| the first time. This seems TO indicate a
| persistency in crime and the growth OF a
permanent class of lawbreakers whose
causes and remedies call for the most
| serious consideration.
Some of the more prominent Of these,
by reason of their frequent convictions
| and the brief lapses of liberty that inter-
vene, are cited in the Philadelphia Tele-
gram to show the utter disregard evinced
| by these prisoners for the law and its
terrors. In each case it is stated whether
the parents of the boy were living or dead
at the time he was 16 years old, as having
| more or less bearing on his future life.
A Si65-Received Jan. z, 1896, Aug. l,
1875 when % years of age, he was con-
yicted of larceny and sentenced to one
year, from which he was discharged
under the Communication law, July !, 1877
Jan. 2, 1879, he was convicted Of larceny
and sentenced to two years and six
months, from which he was discharged
May 2, 1881. Oct. 10, 1885, he was con-
victed of larceny and sentenced to two
years, from which he was discharged Aug.
10, 1885. Nov. %, 1886, he was convicted
of larceny and sentenced to two years
and nine months, from which he was
discharged June 20, 1889. Dec. 6, 1S93 he
was convicted of larceny and sentenced to
one year and six months, from which
he was discharged May 6, 1885, Jan. 6,
1896, he was convicted of attempted lar
ceny and sentenced TO two years and nine
months, which he is now serving. He
has also served five terms in the Phila-
delphia county prison, aggregating seven
years All of his IL convictions have
been in Philadelphia, and all for larceny.
He is native of New York, now 43 years
of age and unmarried. He attended
school less than two years, and learned
no trade. His father died before he was
16 years of age.
A si76-Received Jan. 10. 1896 Aug.5,
1880, when twenty years of age he was con-
victed of aggravated assault and battery
and sentenced to one year, from which he
was discharged, under the communication
law, July s. 1881. Feb. l3, 1883, he was
convicted of robbery and sentenced to two
years from which he was discharged Dec.
13 1884. Forty days thereafter, Jan. %,
1885, he was convicted of burglary and
sentenced TO one year and six months, from
which he was discharged June 22, 1885.
Jan. 8, 1SS7,a little more than six months
after his discharge, he was convicted of lar
ceny and sentenced to two years and six
months, from which he was discharged
May ), 1889 Jan. z, 1890, eight months
after his discharge he was convicted of
larceny and sentenced TO three years, from
which he was discharged Sept z, 1892.
Jan. 10, 1885, he was convicted of larceny
and sentenced TO three years, his present
term. He has also served two terms i'm
Philadelphia county prison, two years and
one year for larceny. He also served a
commitment to the House of Refuge for
three years
Each of his eight convictions was in
Philadelphia of which he is a native. He
attended school five years. Both of his
parents were living when he was sixteen
years of age. He Is unmarried. His uncle
"a $780, is now serving his fifteenth sem
tence, his eighth in this prison, most of
them for burglary, the total of his
sentences being forty-six years and four
months. His brother CA 1850, served
term of one year and six months for lar
ceny
A oh
1878, when, years of age, he was con-
yicted of larceny and sentenced to one
year, from which he was discharged,
under the Communication law, Oct. e. 1879.
March %, 1881, he was convicted of
larceny and sentenced to one year, from
which he was discharged Feb. 23 1882.
Jan. l, 1888 he was convicted of larceny
and sentenced to one year and two
months, from which he was discharged
Feb 1, 1884. Aug. 10, 1884, he was con-
victcd of counterfeiting and sentenced to
two years from which he was discharged
July 10 1886. Sept. 10, 1856, less than
two months after his discharge, he was
convicted of larceny and sentenced to
three years, from which he was discharged
May 9, 1889. -Four months later, Sept.
G. 1889, ne was convicted of burglary and
sentenced to three years and one month
from which he was discharged Aug. G,
1892 Forty-one days later, on Sept. 10,
1Sg2 he was convicted of larceny and SEN
fenced TO one year and six months, from
which he was discharged Feb. IA, 1896.
Feb 10, 1896 he was convicted of larceny
and sentenced TO three years, which he is
now serving. He has also served two
terms in Philadelphia county prison for
larceny; six months and three months
lie is a native of Philadelphia where all
these offences have been committed; now
80 years old; married, with no children.
At 10 years of age both parents were liv-
ing; attended school two years; learned
no trade
A STg3-Re ccived June l2, 1906 March
1o, 1878, whcnthirty years of age he was
convicted of larceny and sentenced to one
year from which he was discharged under
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