County Criminal Report

County Criminal Report. 

Prosecuting Attorney Seth C. Randall this week furnished the attorney general with his report upon the amount of criminal business done in the county during the past six months. The total number of persons prosecuted during this time was 236, of whom 164 were convicted, three acquitted, 52 dismissed on payment of costs, three nolle prossed, 11 discharged on examination, and three settled.

Of the cases, three were of arson, 42 of assault and battery, one of adultery, three of assault with intent to do great bodily harm, three of cruelty of animals, three of breaking into a freight car, seven of boarding trains while in motion, five of disturbing religious meeting, 68 of drunkenness, three of juvenile disorderly, four of prostitution, eight of violation of game laws, one of forgery, two of false pretenses, 12 of violation of liquor law, six of grand larceny, one of seduction. For the six months preceding the whole number of arrests had been 187 (making a total of 423 for the year). Of these 155 were convicted, one acquitted, 17 discharged on payment of costs, five nolle prossed, nine discharged on examination.