Richmond, Feb. 27, 1834. ROCKLAND COUNTY.-Population 9,388. Jail. Whole No. committed from Sept, 1832, to Sept. The three classed as temperate, are lads who were engaged in an affray in an academy, which resulted in the breaking of windows, &c. The doubtful one, I think made use of spirits. Of the eleven, one was sent here for abusing his wife; two for rape ; one for breaking into a distillery and stealing a pail full of whiskey, in a pail which he had stolen for that purpose; in order that he might drink the whiskey thus obtained, in peace and quietness, he went into a hog's bed and remained there until nearly starved : another was sentenced to jail 20 days for stealing green corn from the field and selling it for whiskey; another who was imprisoned for passing counterfeit money, had lived in this vicinity and was considered as a temperate man, a temperate drinker, but after his commitment, he manifested a very craving appetite for liquor, begged for it in the most importunate manner, and his children brought it to the jail in a covered pail with a view of conveying it to him, under the pretence of having honey. HARMAN BLAUVELT, Jailer. Clarkstown, Dec. 10 1833. There is no county poor-house in this county. N. B. The money raised for the support of town poor the last year, was $1,700. JOHN COLE. Clerk of Sup. Clarkstown, Dec. 12, 1833. Of the temperate, two were women, and two were quite young girls, and the fifth was acquitted on trial. Of the doubtful, 2 were vagrants; 2 were acquitted on trial, and 2 for assault and battery; I do not recollect their persons; and 3 were gambers. Of the temperate one was John Watkins, who has been executed for a murder committed under the influence of ardent spirit; another is now in jail, charged with assisting Watkins in his escape; another was a woman, who hung herself within three hours after she was brought here; one was committed by the name of "none of your business," as this was the only answer he would give to the interrogatories put to him on his examination; one for threatening to kill his wife, and FIVE FOR WHIPPING THEIR WIVES, or abuse to their families. Most of the twenty were sent here on conviction, or after an examination, from distant towns; of course I could not know as to their habits, but judging from appearances and circumstances, it is my decided opinion that most of them were intemperate. WM DUNNING, Jailer. A majority of the doubtful were transient foreigners, and I presume that most of them were brought here by intemperance. D. A. COLLAMER, Keeper. Ballston, Feb. 7, 1834. Expenses. County tax,.. $12,200 00 In which is included, toward paying for the 1,627 00 Of the temperate, one was a young girl; one was a boy; one man for trespass; seven for passing counterfeit money; one was a gambler; one was committed for assault and battery, and makes use of ardent spirits. Of the doubtful, 3 for riot, one was a boy; two for assault and battery; one for not appearing as a witness; three by the name of John Doe, one was a gambler, and two for trespass. Of the intemperate, one was a woman for abuse to her husband, and SIXTEEN men for abuse to their wives. Schenectady, Feb. 10, 1834. ISAAC J. YATES, Sheriff. The Sheriff is an old inhabitant of the county, and is as well acquainted with, and as capable of deciding as to their habits, as any man in it. He supposes that both those classed as temperate and doubtful, make use of ardent spirit. A very respectable inhabitant of the city who was present at the examination, told me afterwards, that while he perfectly approved of the classification made by the sheriff, that is, of the caution he used, yet he did not believe there had been a strictly temperate person committed to that jail the past year. Poor-House. Whole No. assisted at this poor-house from July 1832, to July 1833, .. 117 3 20 94 Intemperance, Those classed as doubtful were most of them transient persons, who were here but a short time. Of the doubtful, one was a girl, and one was a lad; two for assault and battery; one with intent to kill; one other for threatening to kill; the 18 I know to be decidedly intemperate. Schoharie Dec. 30, 1833. PETER OSTERHOUT, Sheriff. Poor-House. Whole number received into poor-house,. Doubtful, Intemperance, Middleburgh, Dec. 31, 1833. 32 7 9 16 M. BELLINGER, Keeper. N. B. On the evening of the day on which I made this examination, I was informed at Sloanville, that a man had been sent that afternoon from that village to the poor-house, who beggared himself and family by intemperance. Expenses. County tax for 1833,.... Raised for support of poor.. 1055 02 Balance,... $3,124 00 1337 29 2,392 31 731 69 HENRY HAMILTON, Sup. of Schoharie. N. B. The clerk of the board resided at a distance from the court-house, where his papers were kept, and Mr. H. having been a long time familiar with the business of the county, and one of its supervisors, took the accounts of the clerk and gave me the above statement. SENECA COUNTY.-Population 21,041. Jail.-(Ovid.) 1 N. B. Mr. Cole says that he has never had so large a share of temperate persons since he has kept the jail. Whole No. Doubtful, Jail.-(Waterloo.) committed in one year,. 31 2 1 28 Intemperate, Particulars. One of the temperate was acquitted on trial. A very large proportion of the prisoners are intoxicated when brought to jail. It is rare that I turn the key for the first time upon a prisoner who is not intoxicated. Three of the intemperate were committed for abuse of their families, one three times. Among the intemperate, is a physician, who once was a very respectable citizen and practitioner. G. LEWIS, Keeper, STEUBEN COUNTY.-Population, 33,851. Seneca-Falls, Sept. 12, 1833. Three were committed for abusing their wives; and one son for whipping his father. Bath, Aug. 12, 1833. GEORGE HUNTINGTON, Sheriff. |