Criminal Business In Washtenaw County

The report of Prosecuting Attorney Kearney to the attorney general for the six months ending December 21 shows 132 prosecutions during the six months, 112 convictions, 3 acquitals, 2 dismissed on payment of costs, 7 nolle prossed, 3 discharged on examination and 5 cases settled. , This is a surprisingly good record for the prosecuting attorney. The casesjprosecuted were on the following charges: Assault and battery, 24; burglary, 3; cruelty to animáis, 2; cursing, 1; defrauding hotel keepers, 4; disorderly drunks, 27; drunkards and tipplers, 2; unclassified drunks, 5; vagrants, 18; drunk in public places, 13; obtaining money under false pretenses, 2; jumping on moving train, 1; grand larceny, 8; petit larceny, 3; unclassified larceny, 13; malicious threats, 1; malicious struction to property, 2; stealingride onrailroad,3; violationof liquorlaws, keeping open on Sunday,4; keeping open af ter hours, 2. The convictions were as follows: Assault and battery, 20; burglary, 2; cruelty to animáis, 2; cursing, 1; defrauding hotel keepers, 3; drunk or disorderly, all classes, 37; jumping on moving train, 1; larceny, all classes, 17, malicious injury to property, 2; stealing rides on railroad, 3; violation of liquor law 4. The tliree acquitals were all for larceny. Four were sentenced to Jackson prison, four to Ionia, thirteen to the Detroit House of Correction and two to the Reform school, 52 were sent to jail, on 3 sentence was suspended and the rest were fined.