The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-04-10
CRIME is INCREASING
CRIMINAL ARRESTS MORE THAN DOUBLED
UNDER RADICAL RULE
The Attorney Generals Report Bears Out the
Statement That RadcaIism Has Been
Accompanied by Increase of
Crimo

Attorney General Walser to-day gave
to the press a summary of his first re-
port on criminal statistics. 1t is for the
year ending July /, 1897. In the 1896
report only the more important crimes
were reported by name. The present
report gives the names of nearly all the
crimes and misdemeanors.
The report up to July ], 1896, gave
81 as the number of murders in the first
degree for two years. Strange to say
the last report gives IL for one year.
Of murders in the second degree, there
were 76 for the two years; now there
are fl for one year, this showing an
increase.
OF rapes, there were % in the two
years up to July /, 1896 the last report
shows 10; Il very large increase.
Of arson 6 eases are reported for the
year. this being the rarest of the capital
crimes in this State. The Attorney Gen
eral does not think any other State
shows so small a number.
As to burglary in the first degree, the
two years report showed IA cases
while the new report shows 10, quite an
increase. For the two years there were
81 cases of burglary in the second de-
gree, while for the last year there were
only %.
OF the forgery eases the two years
report showed 90, while the last report
shows 62, a very great increase.
Of larceny for the two years, there
were 2,SS6 cases, and the last report
eh I m ,IN>
the same.
OF assaults with intent to commit
rape, there were for the two years, 50.
and last year %.
OF manslaughter, there were 33 cases
for the two years, and IL for the last
year.
The report shows the following num-
Der of trials: For assault and battery.
726; abandonment, 81; abortion, 3: as
sault with deadly weapon, 974: affrays.
300; assault, 1863; attempt to burn dwell
ling, 3; bastardy, 20; bigamy, 8; carrying
concealed weapons 961; compromising n
felony, /; conspiracy, 40; cruelty to ami
mails, 4S; disorderly houses, 81; disposing
of mortgaged property, sc; disturbing
religious congregations, 1903; escapes, %;
embezzlement, 80; fornication and adul-
tl9s ooUf luHuIc W llSL ldA, IL, raise I'LL
prisonment, l.: false pretence. Sc; forci-
BILE trespass. 217; gambling, 254; house
breaking, 46; house burning, -; incest.
II; injury to property, g. injury to
stock, At; libel, /: obstructing public
highway, %; perjury, 81; removing
crop, 36; resisting officer, ST. retailing
whiskey without license, 426; riot, 80:
robbing, IL; Selling liquor to minors, ~;
SANDER, 81; selection. 10; trespass, III;
miscellaneous minor crimes, 4S3.
The total number of cases tried for
the year, ending July /, 1897, was, there
fore. S,S12. For two years previous, the
total was 1000, an average of $3.50,
SO there was some increase in crime.
OF whites convicted, there were for
the year, 1883; negroes, 1893; Indians,
26. There were 5000 males. and 713
females.
The convictions in these cases, includ-
ing submissions, were 5,S13; the acquit-
tai, 1927; noll pros, 1861; other dis
posed of 121.
There We're no lynchings during the
twelve months. There was % escapes
from jails. There were 3 criminal in
sane. There were two executions that
of Monroe Johnson, colored, in Mecklen-
burg, for burglary in the first degree,
and that of Henry Dowden, colored, in
halifax, for the murder of Engineer
Dodd.