The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-01-11
CRIME lN R1AHME.
Annual Report of the Attorney General.

From the forthcoming report of Hon. II. B.
Cleaves, Attorney General of Maine, for the
year ending Dec. l, 1883, we CLEAN the follow
ing information:
The suis against the Portland Saco & Portsmouth
Railroad Company has been adjusted and tho entire
TAX OF Slz,ooo aud interest paid into the State
treasury. The proceedings against the Grand
Trunk Railway Company of Canada to recover the
taxes due the State still pending in the United
States Court. The suit against the Androscog il,
Eailroad Company is now pending before the Law
Court upon questions of law. The Suit Instituted
by the Home Insurance Company of New York, ,e-
latlng to he taxation OF insural ce comp MES aud
now pending IN the Supreme Court of the State will
probably be adjusted Several suits have been com
menced against corporations Tor negle to make the
returns required by law, and In cases proceed
1Dgs are now pending.
Joseph Henderson was tried In Somerset county
at the December term, 1882. for the u urder Of
William Mcdaniel, and was found guilty of muir
der. 49,
At the September term of the court In Aroostook
county John Swanbaek was tried for the n1uIder of
John Hanson of Chapman plantation and was
found guilty of msnslaughter
be case OF Sergt. Kelly of the United States
arm I9dieted for the murder of Frank A. Smith
at Fort Popham, is 1ef re the Jaw JIpon ones
tions OF law relating to jurisdiction.
Inc Attorney General calls attention to the ap-
paIlng Increase OF murders in State and thinks
the frequency these crimes admonshes ms Thai the
laws must be most vigorously enforced. Arrests
nave been promptly made and the criminals now
We append herewith summary by counties of
state Cases carried to the Law court in which deci
slons have been rendered since Nov. l, 1882;
county OF Androscoggin-Seven case, exceptions
overruied Judgment for The state. All of Skeso
againt private individuals with one exception and
that against the Inhabitants of Leeds
Cumberland County-14I cases. judgment for
Inc State as foiiows; Search and seizure IA; nui-
sanees, 40; gaming hous 5, q; drinking houses 3;
illegal trapsportati IN; other cases, 8.
kuox uuty-17 cases. exceptions OVER uled
Judgments for the State In IA cases; remanded
with in tructious, q exceptions and demurrer sus-
tanned, indictment quashed.
Kennebec County-1z cases; exceptions over
ruled; judgment for State 81 dismissed 2; excep-
tons susta ned, /.
Sagadahoc County-2 cases, Judgment for the
Safe.
Somerset County--l case, judgment arrested
Aroostook County-5 cases, judgment for the
Penobscot County-9 cases, judgment for the
State.
Piscataquis County case. Chadbourne. for
murder Judgment on the verdict.
The following shows the number Of prosecutions
and Offences for the year by counties;
Androscoggin-119: Arson 1; forgery and conn
terfeiting, !; compound larc' n.y. IA; larceny, A.
assault with felonious intent assault and battery
8; Offences against chastity morality etc 4: ma
licious mischief, 2; cheating and conspiraeles, q
defects in ghways, Is nuisances, 80; violation of
the liquor law, 40; other offences, IL.
Arc stook-40: Homicide 1; arson 8: larceny
- assault with feloDlous INTENT 2; assault and bat
terry, 2; defects in highway, /; violation of the o-
uOI law, "a; OJn6r OHeuctS, D.
Cumberland-323: perjury, etc. 1; forgery and
uuterfeit ng, 2; compound larceny, 3; larceny s;
robbery l; rape l; assault, -; cheating and con
law, 1885, other offences, SO.
Frankln-29 Compound larceny, 8; larceny, 4;
assault and battery, cheating, etc., 81 violation
or liquor law, IL other fences 3.
Hancock 81: CO.. pound larceny 3: larceny
assault, .; violation OF liquor law, z ether offences
Kennebec-94: larceny, Iii assault. 10: offences
against chastity, morality, etc !, 3 malci us mis-
Chief Il violation of liquor law, 81, other Offences
Knox a. homicide /; larceny, 7; assault and
81; other offences, 10.
ceny, l; assault and battery, 3; violation Of liquor
law, IL. ~
oxford %; larceny, 2; rape, 1; assault and bat.
terry, 2; violation liquor law Is; other utfences o.
P, nobscot LIS. Compound larceny, IL; larceny.
IA; burglary, i; robbery, Il assault and battery
~; violation liquor law, SO; other often e. IT,
l.; ssault and battery, 3; other offeLces, I'll
Sagadahec 40: larceny, 4, burg AIRY, 2; assault
with feol ious intent, 3; assault and battery, A:
cheating, ETC., Il violation of liquor law, 81 ether
offences. 3.
SomerseS-4S: homicide, L; arson, 1 larceny. A;
assault with feonious iltent 2; assau battery
2; violation Of liquor law, 81; other offences, z.
Waldo-74: perjury, etc. Il larceny, z; burglar
~, L: assault aud battery, 9; malicious mischief
b; violation OF liquor law 8; other offences ~
nston-45: homicide 1; compound larceny,
2; larceny 2; assault with felonious INTENT 81 as
ssult and battery, s.; nuisance and violation of
liquor law, IL; other offences, 8.
York l9o; arson l; forgery, 1; compound lar.
ceny, larceny, 6; burglary. l. robbery i; assault
and battery, 4; offences against chastity morality
etc., 2; defects in highway, 4; violation of liquor.
law IL; other offences. l.
Total 1343 IS follows Homicides A. arosn 7:
perjury, fore ery and counterfeiting A; com.
pound larceny, 40; larceny. 83; burglary, =; rob-
berry, 3; rape, 3; assault it'll feonio1s intent. 20;
assault aud battery, l"S Offences against Oh tstity
morality, etc. 8; malicious mischief /: cheating
anu conspiraces defects in highway 5; nuisauces'
iol violation Ut The Liquor Law, 62S; other offences,
The following shows the amount of fines
and costs as penalties, the amount collected and
costs OF prosecution in each county including
costs before magistrates as allowed by county