Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1910-10-06

mark IN receipt OF the nUmoct Oa
inmates. although each month shows
an increase in the total number. The =
District of Columbia being en- =,
tirely within the jurisdiction OF the Z
United States Courts has sent the 3
Largest Quota. North Carolina claims
second place with Alabama and New
YORK closely contcsting for third po-
sition. Pennsylvania comes sixth
while Illinois has the lowest record
sending but one man. The crimes
for which the most number or PMS
loners have been sentenced are
lcounterfeiting. violation of the In
lternal Revenue Law. Illicit diSnlling.
breaking into post offices, murder.
embezzlement Of u. ). mail. etc.
The sentence most frequently I'M
posed is one year and one cay
while there are a number oil con-
victs sentenced 10 two years ano
+ tive wears. 20 for over a term OF ~
wears and oS for lite Imprisonment.
I me nativity OF the men IN comm
. ment Is as follows: North Carolina |
u no. Virginia %. Georgia g. Dis
trict OF Columbia IS, Alabama o.,
Is etc. Pennsylvania IS near TO the
e bottom OF the list with 50. OF
a. foreign birth. Italy may claim 81.
~ Russia IS and Germany T. while
~ other foreign countries have much
- smaller representation
S. In occupation. the labOTers are
60 FAR in the LEAD with 397. while the
4 farmers are next with 255. There
= are 2 artists. y bankers, 2 brokers,
. civil engineer. 4 contractors >
y cowboys. 5 druggists, z insurance
- AGENTS. 2 jewellers. lawyers, Il
y letter carriers, 10 mschlnists'
y physicians, is post Office officials
u l policeman, 3 preachers, . sailors
~ school teacher, : soldiers,
a tsiors. etc. On the entire PTisoi
. roll. % can not read or write anS
the 7O7 are ill .terste. The conJugal &c
ar lstions Of all prisoners received ca
ar. % simply stated. Single 4Se
Jars married 500, widowed Of. divorce
me %. In their personal habits o.
cen use liquor and tobacco, II use Aque
IS. So only. sos use tobacco only and :
are temperate
teen The ages OF the cOnyiots range
tely follows: From fourteen 70 twenr
eng 70: twenty 10 thirty, $50; thirty
aine torty. 5O3: forty 10 fifty, Ia; ov
ono 50. 142. The professed religions
COZ church preference of most OF 4
only prisoners IS for the Baptist demon
/. - nation with the Methodist. Catnoll
ignI Presbyterian. EpiscopalIsn IN {
ne order named, while rs have
loer' church preference. More than tw
's'Cn thirds OF the prisoners have be
cen convicted only fer the hrst IN
seIEe SIS have both parents living a
OF ; 4Ol have neither parent living.
o4ute race and number OF each race Ia
Dc are TAI white and 592 black with
INT, Indians.
rmso II concluding this series ot aruol
eaon I wish 70 mention the remsrka
nose progress made under SuPerinteno
ano Mover. During MS adminisuat
there has been a continual effort
Puon make the institution selt-suPPort
lol1s and al the same ume, through
& i school. to better the social and NC
-. - as well as the intellectual status
the criminal. The results attaii
..., BY him II both respects IS surp
ing. Crime is very often the re-
OF ignorance and II has been
d ca PO'lOy u II-e ------.-- -. - -. 60
'ersge lil0se q -1s' :. - ;Ii;+-~.,-
!. those convicts who may have b
- better educated.
IS THE END.