Triumphs and wonders of the 19th century, the true mirror of a phenomenal era, a volume of original, entertaining and instructive historic and descriptive writings, showing the many and marvellous achievements which distinguish an hundred years of material, intellectual, social and moral progress .. . aw inflicted deathfor 160 crimes, some great and many otherwise, about the period of our Revo-lution, and in 1819 this number had become 200. American jurisprudencenever had such stain of blood, yet 10 crimes were punishable with deathin Massachusetts, and 20 in Delaware, at the time of the Revol
Triumphs and wonders of the 19th century, the true mirror of a phenomenal era, a volume of original, entertaining and instructive historic and descriptive writings, showing the many and marvellous achievements which distinguish an hundred years of material, intellectual, social and moral progress .. . aw inflicted deathfor 160 crimes, some great and many otherwise, about the period of our Revo-lution, and in 1819 this number had become 200. American jurisprudencenever had such stain of blood, yet 10 crimes were punishable with deathin Massachusetts, and 20 in Delaware, at the time of the Revolution, and thepillory, stocks, shears, branding-irons, and lash were busy. Horrible pri-sons existed, filled with every foulness and immorality. The older peni-tentiary system has been modified in 20 States by the parole system underpolice supervision, and in 4 the policy of indeterminate sentences withinfixed limits and ages has been adopted. Bertillon and other methods of ADVANCE IN LAW AND JUSTICE 669 identification have greatly lessened crime in England. The law of deodand,whereby the valne of an object causing accidental death was forfeited forcharities, was abolished in England in 1846. Societies to prevent cruelty tochildren, or to animals, attest the advance of refinement and HON. MELVILLE FULLER.(Chief Justice U. S. Supreme Court.) VI I. Capital Punishment. — In England, treason and felony, exceptpetty larceny and mayhem, were punishable with death. The fiction by whichmales who could read were supposed to be of the clergy saved first offenders,who escaped with branding. In the eighteenth century, the fiction was for-bidden, and death imposed on additional offenses, so that 160 crimes wereso punishable. In 1826, the efforts of Sir Samuel Romilly and Sir James 670 TRIUMPHS AND WONDERS OF THE XIX™ CENTURY Mackintosh, and later of Sir John Russell, resulted in a more merciful spirit,and since 1861 murder, treason, and firing of the great dock yards, havebee
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