The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-11-23
CRIME IN NORTH CAROLINA
Figures From the Report of the Attor-
ney General-Foot Ball Cranks Great
Iy In Evidence, Wonderful Preser-
walton of Foliage in the Forests
MESSENGER Bureau.

Raleigh, N. c.. November II.
The report of Attorney General Wal
ser on crime in North Carolina for the
two years ending July l, 1900, was made
public today. 1t gives the number of
trials for each crime for each of the
two years. To save space, your CORE
spondent gives the figures for the two
years, SO as to show those for 1899, and
those for 1900, thus: Assault and bat
terry 57S and 452; abandonment 81 and
Al; abortion 4 n Q; affray 900 and
$40; arson IL and 10: assault 81 and
313; assault with intent to commit rape
q and 81; assault with deadly Weapon
1,026 and 1,OO1; attempt to poison 1 and
26; abduction 1 and 4; bastardy % n
16; bigamy 10 and 10; burglary, first
degree, 80 and 10; burglary, second de-.
gree Z and Is; burnngs other thar
arson IL and %; burglary s and 4; car
rying concealed weakons S94 and 934;
compromising a felony 3 and 2; con-
spiracy II and 10; cruelty to animals
68 and So; counterfeiting 5 and o; con-
cealing birth 6 and Is; disorderly house
IS and 46; disturbing meetings 122 and
III; escape Is and IS; embezzlement 81
and A; fonication and adultery 341 n
316; false pretence 116 and 1902; forcible
trespass 1874 n FOG; forgery 4s and IS:
fraud s and 10; gambling PIG and 131;
HOUSEKEEPING rs and Is; house burning
10 and 10; incest 10 and 10; injury to
property Sc and Sc; injury to stock q
and %; illegal registration 1 and 0; lar
ceny 1852 and 1929; libel 0 and 6; man
slaughter II and IA: murder, first de-
gree, II n 80; murder, second degree,
5 n "a; miscellaneous 3S1 n 1876;
malicious mischief 1 and 9; m~alfeasance
in office 2 and 5; nuisance Al and 40;
o~bstructing highway 9 n 16; OBJ
structing river 2 n 2; perjury 80 and
43; practicing medicine without license
% and 81: rape IA and q; robbery 8 and
16; retailing liquor without license 5e5
and 537; selling liquor to minors 81 and
43; selling liquor on Sunday 80 and IA;
murder 46 and "a; seduction 30 and Is;
selling adulterated turpentine 2 and g.;
trespass 1O7 and 50; resisting officer 55
and "A; riot "a n "a; total for 1893.
1857 and for 1900, S,265.
OF those tried in 1899 there were 1854
males and Cos females; 1896 white. B.
GA colored, II Indians; convictions s.
402, acquittals LIPS, moi pros l, 75S, other
wise disposed of ~.
OF those tried in 1900 there were T.
651 males and GIT females; 4,259 white,
1888 colored, Is Indians; convictions s.
A3, acquittals 1,199 mol pros 1,543, ether
wise disposed of SO.
Attorney General Walser said: THE
man who does not think crime goes by
clockwork in North Carolina is mis-
taken. Take the total of crime for the
two years above given. In the first
year there were Of criminal males T.
694 and in the second 1861; Of females
the first year 663, and the second GIT.
But, more remarkable still. there Were
Of whites the first veal 1856 and the
secold 1853; colored for the first year
3,947 and for the second 1888; convic-
tons for the first year 5,402, second
year 5.443.
For 1872 there were II, 00S trials;
for 1884 there were 1926; for 1856
there were 10, s93; for 1S97-9S there were
1854 and for 1S99-1900 there were 1887.
The decrease during The past two years
of almost 1000 cases as compared with
the two years previous is remarkable
OF the four capital crimes arson was
about the same in 1899 and 1900, while
burglary fell off from 80 to 10; murder
IN the first degree rose from Il to SO
and rape rose from IA to 81. No less
than 1873 persons were therefore tried
for their lives in the yea ended