The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-07-26
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BACHELOR LEAD
IN CRIME ; TO |
Unmarried Criminals Far Out.
number Married Ones.
THREE-FOURIHS UNDER so.
Statistics Show That Married Men At
tempt Suicide More Frequently Than
Unmarried Ones Single Women
Criminals More Numerous

criminals More Numerous.
New York.-Many more unmarried
than married men commit crimes, ac-
cording to the report of Henry D.
Sayer. chief clerk of the district ettor-
ney's office. The report shows that H.
1912 there were 7S9 convictions of
married men in general sessions and
in the criminal branch of the supreme
court and that there were 2.O68 convic-
tons Of unmarried men, There were
IS convictions Of married women and
100 convictions of unmarried women.
Records show that in the last nine
years there have been 1906 convic-
lions of unma rried men. while among
men who had at some time led bride
to the altar there were but 1870 con
v1ctlOns. The unmarried men excel in
almost every crime on the calendar.
The most notable exception is in the
case of attempted Suicide Last year
the ratio was three married men to
one unmarried.
The report also shows that about
three-fourths Of the men who are
brought into court are under thirty
years Of age. OF the 1857 men con-
yfcted last year $40 were under the
age of twenty and 1878 were between
twenty -one and thirty years old. Aft
er the age of thirty the ratio gradually
decreases, there being but five men
over seventy who last year were con
v1cted OF ANY crime. Out Of 26.O79
persons convicted in the last nine
years HOSP were between the ages of
twenty one and thirty and 1928 were
between fifteen and twenty years.
Among the women two-thrids of
those convicted were under thirty. It
IS also apparent from the report that
In the last nine years there has been
,, 9 gradual increase in the number Of
young men Of criminal tendencies, the
number of convictions Of male crimi.
nails under the age Of thirty having in.
creased from ZOO in 1904 to 1900 in
1912. On the other hand. the number
Of convictions of men over the age
OF thirty has remained about station.
airy. 1890
The report shows that the Office dis
posed of 6,651 actions during the year.
There were 3,O23 convictions in gen
eral sessions and the supreme court,
Of which 2.383 were upon pleas of
guilty and $40 upon verdicts after
trial. There were 321 trials that re.
suited in acquittal.
There were more convictions for
murder In the first degree than in any
other year in the history of the coun-
ty. Thirteen persons were convicted
Of first degree murder. while the high
est number appearing in the records
Of other years is eight. 1t is also wor-
thy of note that for the first time on
record in this county four men were
Jointly tried and each found guilty of
murder in the first degree.
The average sentence imposed was
five years and six months, and the
total state prison terms amounted to
1891 years. The longest sentences
were for burglary in the first degree.
There has been gradual increase In
the length Of sentences imposed since
1904, when the average was four years
and six months. The most frequent
crime was grand larceny. with 66O
convictions. Next came burglary, with
1872 convictions.