Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1880-03-03
CRIMINAL, COSTS.
Figures showing what tho
criminal business cost Uni
on County During the
wear 1879

w SSiN"'HtN WIN tliS t1iiittIll Dlel-
ness cost our people during the last
year. The figures we shall give you
farther on, are accurate as near as
eau be a~scertained, and show only
what it has cost this county to deal
with its criminals. This docs not
embrace the road, bridge and poor
funds or the salaries of the County
Clerk or Superintendent Of Schools.
Or any other expenses. We are not
prepared to give the proportion the
criminal expenses bear to the other
expenses drumming the county, but
they are large. We find, BY careful
investigation, the Following eosts:
Witness fees in criminal. cases;
$45s.96.
Justices fees siss. 76.
Sheriff. fees in criminaiaases, which
include board Of prisoners, arrests.
amountsoaid depaties and bailias,
81 ,735.54.
District Attorney fees $4,000
sa' IS an = onfh soos~ III cFihifhai
This al makes a Grand total of
s4.635 80.
The levy for 1879 for county ex-
penscs, aside from bridge. road. Door
and judgments funds. was s2.J74oo.
You will observe THAI the criminal
businest ;s a4si 9o in excoss of,ho
entire levy Tho LARGO amo,n+ If
tovee oo,,ooto5 arr;,atha ,o.t ,.o,u
lay ,@,aorI,, no;a IN ,. H.
rertionad b,t tbesa to- 90 u.nra ,a,,o
from, other voars and tFn ho,aod
;olablo3ncss l. do ,,on,na,+ la
| h., t,osn dal;,,oro,,ts uho ~
u1o-o, ,,l ,a;l ~, o. !,
to- o., lain ,o;J ,,5 na3
81 ra,;,, 4ho f,,,1s .h.,. .rooto5
,bh,. ~ a.,,;o1 4
non.o
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az ona
st1,, .s.fS , ~
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49,, 49,, n~o aon
= ;,,a a..
n-r@sacnt;on - H. $3.50 conc ~,
worked mn oge s,;aht so, lv r,oI
alos,ma dishonnrah ln mott; f~,.,oors
vh,-ora meyer cor,toote,} nn,asa h,,,.
inc na;rhhors on,rrsl;,.g Tho Inc.
t;cos oftha noaaa ava ,ot 70 bc er;,;
c;ea,1 rcn,n.a {ho,, .ro oe;ro,u ,,f
! tbo loo, ANA l.,,a.j tn -. -, ;,,l,a.
oH "' We yi""si'C "S.oip ttlVs'i'
The Officers VINO make the arrests
are only performing their dudes
but tilc fault lies in the law. and The
p,e, u5,. ;,q,;.,;ata 4Leeo ,ress,
'lop'
Inc INV Is 1afaliJ defsotTe IN
reference to criminal prosecutions.
When a party is brought before a
;,,.+;,.a of ,ba ,ooco ,n1 e s,,ra
- -
suii'5' nc Las ei'iier 10 s'Nt ""ii VI
60 to jail. The lower court cannot
fine him. but lie has TO await the
| ~scti4,, Of the srand iurv. and does co
atan o,orn,oo,
" INC 'aA-payels ho0 only pay
his board for months, but pay wit
nesses and grand Jurors.
OF course Il j. necessary ,o ,rrest
.al b,1I - +h;a.~ 80 .
N ''' "' 0''lei
dangerous classes OF efilitilais' Tor,
II our Siiefii, ont not maze THESE
mel suffer ior tneir laWlessness, all
property would soon be unsafe to
. ror the ia5t year or more o
a thlei mas escaped aud the gang
that lhiest the eastern part OF TINS
county VIII soon be broken up.
those camps
,ba a rsst !, III ~ a,'n ,..slo - asb'
Union eounty eannot sta,rI itmany
years longer at the rate it is now
going into debt. We simply state
tiie pialii iacts Witfiout any deslre
o"ppe~ haaspoi"a. 49,
remedy we see. is to have the law
changed giving justices of the peace
larger jurisdiction, which will do
away WIN the large expense before
sha,'"o - w;i III, ~ - o.Gan :,
frown down third rate LAWYERS and
+bair st,or,,e,s5 wba oLa n,;t li,r