CHAPTER XXXV.
| A VISIT TO THE DEATH HOUSE AT SING SING A never-to-be-forgotten visit—Supreme Court orders—The earliest victims—The escape of Pallister and Roche—What I saw—The men present—Casconea’s experience. | Page [277] |
CHAPTER XXXVI.
| A TRAMP COLONY What shall be done with our tramps?—Organize a colony—How graded—Working on business principles—The cost of such an undertaking—What the French do—Habitual criminals and misdemeanants—How they may be segregated and classified. | Page [284] |
CHAPTER XXXVII
| THE COST OF CRIME IN GREATER NEW YORK A staggering question—Rikers Prison—A national waste—Careful study of the cost of crime—Crime on the increase—Direct expenditures—Indirect expenditures—Tables showing how money is spent—Criminal loopholes—Results. | Page [291] |
CHAPTER XXXVIII.
| THE AGE OF GRAFT. The bane of our municipal government—New York’s prosperity—What it cost to run the city—Assessments and commissions—Ancient and modern grafters—Police graft—Fortunes for the few—Various grafting schemes—The new water works. | Page [296] |
