Note 40 — WILLIAM BENJAMIN SMITH (continued 4)
Reading edition
Here is the penitentiary record for 1900:
Whites. Negroes.
Convicts 253 2,147
For Homicide 59 366
" Rape 3 41
" Arson 3 38
" Forgery 7 42
" Burglary 34 432
" Major offences 106 919
Population per felon 3,270 317