The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-15


Amount in treasury to credit OF
fund.......... ............ .'''''''' - 70
Cash on hand............ ....'.'....' 100 ~
The cost of keeping 1852 prisoners lthe
average for one year.. 81, S63 80; per capita
per year. SIS "a: per capita per day. Sio oo.
FARM LOST HEAVILY.
The farm this year did not support itself
nv, s.. 4oi4a. This was due 10 the unus-
uallv bad season. especially for low
ground crops, the ground being either
too wet or too dry for work Then the
number of people at the farm are DRAM
inasmuch as they are largely those VINO
are sick. disabled. inhrm, old ana the
weak. Tha statement of the farm opera
lions Is as follows:
Cost of operating farm for the
year.. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. S-l'Stl %
Received from farm for the year l2'sll VI
The amount deposited with the state
Auditor during the year from the earn
ings OF the pFnitentiary was $lalZ0-'A'
the amount drawn during the same time
was S72 23l. 63 amount paid officers ana
guards ont Of general appropriation, Saz'-
SCI. 30 leaving a net balance after paying
operating expenses. Si6lo356.
The number Of convicts received dur
ing the year was AZ OF this number the
greatest number received any one month
% the fiscal year. was Il In October lsS'
the smallest number was in March ls".
The total cost Of bringing conyicts TO the
penltentiary was '}Sl6.S5.
THE DEATH RATE.
The average number Of prisoners in the
penit,ntiarv was 1852; the number OF
deaths. 8: number Of deaths per 1000 G.3S.
Tho number Of deaths I'm the peniten-
tiary during he year was only 3. OF these
two were white and six colored. The
causes Cf death were varied. including
typhoid fever. grip. apopleXy. etc. Deaths
al the farm were ~: 10 Of these were
from consumption; "A Of the dead were
coored.
surgeon Benjamin Harrison reports the
health of the institution phenomenallY
goo1 considering its poor sanitation,
crowded condition. etc The total num-
Der reported sick to the surgeon was
u l05: men excused from work on account
OF sickness, COB: women excused al
There were received during the year 70
white men. 35t colored men, and j. col
ored women.
Fifty-three white men. 304 colored men.
l white woman and % coored women
were discharged, escaped, pardoned ana
died.
During the year four persons were sent
to lunatic asylum all colored.
One prisoner escaped from the Capitol
Square. and one "trusty" from the peni-
tertiary escaped; white and colored
men escaped from the farm during the
wear. OF these Z were re-captured, leav-
ing still at large.
OF the Az prisoners received during the
year Richmond contributed 46; Danvine
and Norfolk 20 each; Fredericksburg sent
none-the only city in the state not send
ing a prisoner; Radford and Alexandra
sent l each.
The largest number received from any
one county was II from Norfolk county;
large number OF counties contributed
each: 20 counties sent no prisoners.
OTHER STATISTICS.
Only one foreigner was received during
the vear-1 Frenchman: 81 Of the years
recruits were native Virginians. 40 North
Carolinians. twenty-four States being
claimed by the prisoners as place Of their
nativity.
The crimes for which the convicts
were committed embrace all named in
the decalogue. and some unnamed. Alb
ductiOn. j. attempted robbery, 2; at
tempted assault. l.; breaking and en-
tering. 132: bigamy. .: burglary Is
burglary with intent 10 assault, ?; cat
tie stealing 20 felony, S, forgery. u.s.
grand larceny. 10; third offence Cpetit
larceny. p: demonstrating. IS; jail burn
ing g. malicious assault, 70; malicious
burning 9: manslaughter. s; murder, %
obstruc,ng railroads, 4; criminal as
sault. 3: robbery Is. riOting, q; seduction
I: stealing from person. 49, unlawful as
sault 81.
The number Of married prisoners was
MS. single S54 Those who could read
and write numbered 255; iliterates. 2l7
The moderate drinkers numbered 17S; in
temperates. 80; total abstainers, &o
Crhese are the claims Of the accused.
The trade and occupations are as fol-
lows: Laborers 3is; preachers. J.
bookkeepers 2: BARRIERS, &; tobacco
workers. Is; undertaken !; painters o.
merchants. .: plumber. I; soldiers, =
oystermen, z; cooks. s. craftsman ];
engineers 2: miners. 6; moulders' g.
farmers 70: horse-traders ?.
Conditional pardons were granted 70
Al white men, 40 colored men and col
oored women.
ruu pardons were granted TO q white
men % colored men and colored wo-
men,
Five negro boys were ordered sent 70
tho Negro Reformatory I'm Hanover coun-
~ by Governor Tyler.
The terms for which the prisoners
we're sentenced ranged from one year,
~ which there were g; 126 for ? years;
* 2 wears: 70. years; %. 10 years; y
Is years: I. q years and two for life
The ages OF the prisoners ranged from
4 90 % wears: . Of - years, on to 80 at q
Of NC