The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-04-12
CRIME IS INCREASING
CRIMINAL ARRESTS MORE THAN 'DOUolto
UNDER RADICAL RULE
The Attorney Generals Report Bears out Inc
Statement That Radicalism Has Been
Accompanied by Increase OF
Crime.

Attorney General Walser to-day gave
~ the press u summary OF MS hfSt :
nort on criminal statistics. 1t i Tor the
ra,r ending July 1. 1897. In the ~"
ronor, only the more important crimes
were reported by name. Inc present
o;ros The names Of nearly all the
crimes and misdemean"rS.
The report up TO July /. $50 S'Ne
: ~ the number of murders IN the hrs'
daoreo for two wears. Strange TO 81!
,ha lar report gives II for one year
OF murders in the degree 'hel'
wore 76 for the two years: now there
ore a for one year. this wv an
increase.
of ranes. there were % in the two
years M 10 July 1. 1896; the last report
shows 10: ii very large increase
or arson 6 cases are reported Tor tiie
voar. this being the rarest OF the capl'al
crimes in this State. The Attorney cen
oral doeS not think any otnef State
shows so small a number.
As to burglary in the first degree the
two wears report showed II cases
while the new report shows 10. quite an
increase. For the two years there were
II cases of burglary III the second de-
gree. while for the last year there were
only 22.
OF the forgery cases the two year 5
rnnort showed %. while the last report
shows 90. IL very great increase.
or larceny for the two years. there
were oSS6 cases. and the last report
shows 1850. 50 the proportion is about
the same.
or assaults with intent to commit
rape. there were for the two years 30,
and last year %.
OF manslaughter. there We're 33 cases
for the two years, and II for the last
year.
The report shows the following mum
her of trials: For assault and battery.
72G: abandonment, 81: abortion, ); as
sault with deadly weapon, 314: affrayS.
90: assault. 1863: attempt to burn dwell
ling. ,: bastardy. 30: bi@amy. s: carrying
concealed 961: compromising 4
felony. /; conspiracy. 40: cruelty to am
mails. 4S; disorderly houses, %; dhsposlng
of mortgaged property. GO: disturbing
religious congregations. 1O3; escapes. -
embezzlement, 33; fornication and adul-
try. 800; failure to list tax, Il; false i'm
prisonment. L.: false pretence. 90: forci-
BILE trespass. 211: gambling, 254; house
breaking. 46: house burning, %; incest
-: injury to property, 63: injury tC
stock, II; libel, 1: ~obstructing public
highway. %; perjury. 81: removing
crop. 36: resisting officer, 81; retailing
whiskey without license. 6 riot. 80
robbing. II: Selling liquor to minors. y
SANDER. CT: selection. -: trespass, III
miscellaneous minor crimes. $
The total number Of cases tried fol
the year. ending July /, 1897. was. there
fore. S.S12. For two years previous. the
total WAS 1000. an average of S,o39
50 there was some increase in crime.
OF whites convicted. there were fol
the year. 1883: negroes. 4.39S; Indians
&c. There were 5000 males, and Il:
females.
The convictions in these cases, includ
ing submissions, were 5,S13; the acquit
al. 1927: noll pros, 1.5J1; other dis
posed of 121.
There were no lynchings during The
twelve months. There was % escapes
from jails. There were ; crimina in
sane. There were two executions. tina
Of Monroe Johnson. cOlOred. in Mecklen
burg, for burglary in the first degree
and that of Henry Dowden. colored. il
| halifax for the murdcr of Engineer
| DOdd.