The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-01-10
MANY YOUNG CONvICTs.
Statistics of Felons in Connecticut state
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! Prisons.
| Some of the sta tistical tables in the
new annual report of the Connecticut
| state prison contain interesting facts
The table classifying by age the 494
convicts who were in confinement Sep
TENDER 80 shows that Sd were between
16 and 20 years OF age when convicted;
IS were between 20 and 20; Ill between
Is and 3d. "a between so and So; SO be-
tween So and 49, so between 40 and As;
SO between As and 50; 16 between SO and
55; four between S. and 60; seven be-
tween go and 65; three between GO and
| 70; and one over 10. 1t will thus be seen
that the period most prolific Of con-
viots Ia between 25 and 80 The fact
that $40 of the prisoners, or almost so
| per cent. of the total penal colony were
| under 80 years of age at the date of
conviction shows the comparative
youthfulness of large fraction Of
criminals
The 494 convicts represent 81 different
occupations. Laborers, of whom there
are 1876, stand at the head of the list
Farming, with its 60 devotees, is the
representation. There are 81 clerks, 10
painters, 16 hostlers, 10 cooks and an
equal number of walters, IA transfers,
13 carpenters and 10 blacksmiths, with
an equal number Of housekeepers. The
medical and legal profession each have
two representatives, but there's only
one clergyman. II will surprise (and
perhaps grleve) many people that there
are only two plumbers and one printer
in the list. Among the other occupa-
lions represented are architecture, art,
bookkeeping, buffing, brass working,
'bartending, baking, cattle herding, den
tistry, engraving, hating. hotel keep
ing, landscape gardening, molding,
meat cutting, music, nursing, proof
reading, peddling, shoemaking, stone
cutting tailoring, tinsmithing, tele-
graphy, tackmaking, weaving and
woodworking.
OF the 494 prisoners 1862 were born in
Connecticut, The neihboring state of
New York was the native place Of 81,
while Massachusetts contributed A.
The nativity of the prisoners is scatter
ed all over the United States from
Maine with it's quota of three to Cali
fOrnia with its one representative. OF
the foreign countries ITALY takes the
lead, and AZ convicts first saw the light |
under Italian skies. Ireland has "a rep
resentatives, Canada, Is, Poland Is, |
Germany u, and Russia II. Among the |
other foreign countries represented are |
China, England, France, |
Greece Hungary, Portugal. Switzer-
land, Scotland and Turkey.
Burglary and sta tutory burglary are
the crimes for which ITO of the 494 were
sent to prison Murder is the charge
against 40 Of the convicts while man
slaughter has IA opponents. Assault
with intent to kill made felons In 43
cases; assault with intent to rape in II
eases; and plain assault in three cases.
Theft was the cause of Imprisonment in
80 cases, and theft from the person in
81 cases. Rape was the crime of 27
horse stealing Of 20; forgery
IF Is; robbery of IA; breaking and en-
-ering of 10, and arson and counterfeit
ng of 10 each A few of the other Of
lenses for which prisoners are serving
line are abuse of minor female, aduI-
cry, abandonment of child bigamy,
conspiracy to defraud, escaping from
all, incest mutny and vitriol throw
ng.
The prisoner with the shortest SEN
ence is a fellow who is serving term |
# four months for being a tramp. The
ong definite sentence, apart from life,
g IS years. The sentence which has the
argest number Of exemplars is two Z.
rears and Is conviots are serving terms
# that length while the term in SO
asses is three years Not less than III
re in for ten years. while AZ were COM
nitted for five years. The 1b-year con-
Urgent has IA representatives. Just az :
prisoners are in for a year, and 2S for
ear and half.
or the 494 prisoners 443 are serving
rst sentences! 4S are in prison under
econd commitment; five under third:
ne under fourth and two under
fth.