The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-02-09
COUNTY COURTS.


In accordance with the requirements
Of article 90, code of criminal procedure,
che attorney general reports for the year
Beginning ON December /, 1880, and
ending November 80, 1881, that there
have been:
Four thousand two hundred and
eight indictments for fclonies, and seven
thousand two hundred and ninety-four
indictments for misdemeanors, found by
the grand juries.
That four thousand one hundred and
ninety-eight informations have been pre-
sented.
There have been seven thousand two
hundred and four trials resulting in four
thousand four hundred and seventy-six
convictions, and two thousand four hun
dred and seventy-four acquittals, whilst
there are now pending nine thousand
eight hundred and twenty-seven cases.
General McLeary adds: "homicides.
the great curse of this, as well as of other
states, are, of all great crimes, the most
prevalent. include in this class assaults
with intent to murder. l attribute the
escape from conviction of such large
number of the parties who commit this
class of crimes, to the length of time
which, from one cause or other, inter-
venes between the time of the commits
sion of the offense and the trial of the
offender. This, without trenching on
any of the constitutional rights of the
accused, could, think, by wise legisla-
ton, be obviated, and the accused be
brought TO trial within very few days
Of the commission of the otfense.
Should you see ut to call the attention of
the legislature TO this matter, will pre-
pare bill embodying my views, and
submit the same"
on the land forgers six have been con-
victed, three acquitted and three cases
,'sill pending.
REPORTS.
The district clerks of Duval, Dimmit
AMI San Augustine counties have failed
70 report any terms OF their respective
gonrts
The district clerks of Ell Paso, Hamil-
ton and Tyler counties have neglected to
seport the fall terms of their respective
courts.
The county clerks of the following
counties wholly failed to report: Bell,
Morris, Wise andWilliamson.
The county clerks of the following
counties failed to report for the last, half
year Arkansas. Brazos, Cameron, Cole
man, Cooke, Clay, Colorado, Dallas,
Fort Bend, Freestone, Grayson, Guada,
lnpo. Henderson, JACKSON, John on
Limestone, Lamar, Madison, Matagorsd a
NcLennan, Milan, Nolan, Rask, Smith,
Stephens, Van Zandt, Waller and Webb.
The district attorneys of the following
districts have made no reports; First,
second, seventh, eighth, twentieth and
tWenly-flfth The following have re.
ported for none of their counties for the
last half year The attorneys of the
third, fourth, tenth, seventeenth, eight
zenith. nineteenth, tweRty-lhird, thir-
ticth, thirty.flrst and thirty-third, and the
Galveston and Harris criminal district.
From the county attorneys of The fol-
lowing counties no reports have been re-
ceiyed: Cameron, Colorado, Concho,
Duyal, FL Paso, Fort Bend, Frio, Gregg,
Gaudalupe, Hardin, Hidalgo, jackson,
Jasper, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, La
Sale. Ma;agorda, Menard, Nueces,
Pecos. Preside, San Augustine, Sabine,
San Saba, Starr, Van zandt and Wash
in1fon.
From the county attorneys of the fol-
lowing counties 10 report for the last
half year has been received: Anderson,
Angelina, Arkansas, Austin, Bee, Bexar,
8Ianco. Bosque, Brazoria, Brown, Bur
lesson, Calhoun, Chambers, Clay, Cole
man. Collin, Comal, Cooke, Coryell,
Dallas. Dlmmit, Duval, Ellis, Fan
Mn. Gillespie, Gonzales, Grayson.
Hamilton, Harrison, Houston, Jefferson