Doubtful, 19 110 Of the temperate, one was committed for cutting timber on land which he claimed as his own. One was acquitted, and two were young lads. Of the doubtful, I have no doubt, from circumstances connected with their commitments, that more than one half were intemperate. Of the intemperate, three were committed for abuse of their families, and one for incest. Doubtful,.... Intemperance, 38 178 A man that had been several days about the streets of Syracuse, in a state of intoxication, was brought here, and died three hours after while eating his supper. A woman eighty-six years old, is now supported here, who has four sons living in this county, all of whom are drunkards, and her husband died a drunkard. L. HOPKINS, Keeper. Onondaga, Aug. 23, 1833. The amount of expense for the detection and punishment of crime does not include the pay of judges or jurors. R. HEBBARD, Clerk of Sup. I afterwards called on the county treasurer for the amount paid judges and jurors, but could only learn that $1,300 were raised for that purpose; and that a considerable sum derived from lottery licenses was also applied to pay these officers. I therefore will take one-half this sum and add to the criminal expenses,. $750 00 Making the amount of poor and criminal expenses $9,663 84 This amount deducted from the ordinary county tax, leaves for other purposes, .... .... $9,153 12 I am satisfied that there is some mistake in relation to the pecuniary concerns of this county, as thus exhibited. Yet the investigation was a very thorough one. I see no reason why only about one-half of the tax in this county should be absorbed by the expenses of poor and crime, while a so much larger share of the tax in other counties is absorbed by them. ONTARIO COUNTY.-Population, 40,167. Balance,... $14,000 00 800 00 13,200 00 $3,085 92 5,104 89 -8,190 81 .... $5,009 19 HENRY CHAPIN, Clerk of Sup. ORANGE COUNTY.-Population 45,366. Jail. Intemperate, 50 Of the temperate, one imprisoned for selling cakes at a camp meeting, a riot ensuing; and three were females. Of the doubt D ful, a large proportion were sent here from Newburgh; quite a number of them were foreigners seven of them were committed for assault and battery!! Of the intemperate, four were women, and one of them was sent here for assault and battery !! One man was sent here for stabbing another; one for whipping his wife; one for not providing for his family; the family was sent to the poor-house; one was a farmer worth $2,000, før stealing, while intoxicated, a shawl worth fifty cents; he was convicted and fined $25. I should not dare to say under oath, that I believe, during the two years I have kept this jail, that five strictly temperate persons have been committed for crime. ZOPHER FINCH, Jailer., Among the temperate, I have classed nineteen lunatics, sixteen idiots, and five mutes; I am unable to say how many have been assisted here within a year, but it will be safe to say double the number, that is, 454 who may be classed as to their habits as above. F. A. WEBB, Keeper. Goshen, Dec. 6, 1833. D. M. WESTCOTT, Clerk of Sup. Treasurer of Orange County ORLEANS COUNTY.-Population 18,773 R. R. WHEELOCK, Clerk of Sup. OSWEGO COUNTY.-Population 27,104. Of the 9 doubtful, two were lads; one committed for assault and battery, the other for Sabbath-breaking—also one man for assault and battery. Of the intemperate, three were committed for whipping their wives. Pulaski, Sept, 2 1833. WM. HALE, Sheriff. N. B. At the moment when Mr. Hale sat down with me in his office, to make the examination, he was called upon to lock up a prisoner that had just been brought from Oswego. I went with him, and found at once that the prisoner would add one to the list of the intemperate. The account given by the constable who brought him was this; The prisoner was a strolling drunkard. A miscreant in the village of Oswego, resolving to revenge himself on a citizen of that place for some real or imagined injury, came to the determination of executing his diabolical purpose by mutilating or killing the cows of the person against whom he harbored this malignant feeling. Needing assistance, and knowing the character of the prisoner, he treated him very freely with spirit, asked him to walk out with him in the evening on the common, and there made known his purpose; and pointing out the cows of his enemy, gave him (the prisoner,) a large knife, and told him to go to work. He did so, and four cows were soon mutilated in a most shocking manner. One had her neck cut half off-others had their entrails let out, and one or more had their ham-strings cut. This was a deed at which we cannot find language to express our abhorrence. And here the mind is irresistibly led to a train of reflections-crime! ardent spirit! a manufacturer ! a vender! and doubtless the vender licensed according to law !!! $2,331 18 Left for other purposes a balance of There is also a sum of $768,83 reported by the superintendents of poor, which is probably to be added to poor expenses. The question was, whether it belonged to town or county poor, A. G. M'CARTY. ON. B. Mr. M'Carty is a partner in the law business with Mr. Helm, the clerk of supervisors. Mr. H. being absent, Mr. M'Carty examined the books and gave his certificate.. OTSEGO COUNTY.Population 51,372. Jail. Whole number committed to this jail in one year,. Temperate, Doubtful, Intemperate, 4 113 45 1952 .1 Of the temperate, one was a lad 13 or 14 years old; one was a man on charge of assault and battery, and was acquitted on trial; another was committed for want of sureties to keep the peace. Of the Intemperate, one was imprisoned for stabbing his brother; two for abusing their wives; two a brother and sister, for INCEST and ARSON; four others were a father, mother and two sons. DON F. HERRICK, Sheriff Cooperstown, 25th Nov. 1833. |