St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-13
TIE CYTX's Criminals.

Offenders that Went Through the
CEty7s courts in = Twelve NJ ntIl--
Fines Collected.
The annual report of the municipal court
for the fiscal year ending Nov. 1. 1886, has
lust been completed by j. J. Ahern, the
clerk Of the court. The business of the
court has increased wonderfully during the
past year, more especially in the criminal
department. of this temple Of justice. Judge
Cory and Associate Judges Hall and Ford
had their judicial attention called to 6,02S
criminal cases. t. 459 being miSdemeanorS
and 427 offeHSes against the state, and in
1.360 of the cases cOntinuances were
granted The fines collected from criminal
eases amounted TO S21. 1910. The crimes
and ofFeAses Tor which persons were ar
laigned include almost every known crime
and oifenSe Oh the books. from murder
down To leaving horse unhitehed on the
public streets.
STATE CASES.
The arrajgnmentS fOr OffenSeS against the
state were as follows:
Assault with dangerous weapons, 81; for
gerry. L: burglary Ii: grand larceny, 50; EN-
bezZiement, Il; bastardy, l6; illegally prac-
tIcing medicine, ?; reckless driving, causing
death, /; attempted rape.&; incest, /; murders;
arson. ); seduction, 3; obtaining COOds under
false pretenses, /; horse stealing, ,; selling
Inortgaged property. /; burglary, u; mis-
nj cling railroad switch, 2; Swindiing 2; OBJ
taining none under false pretenses, 3;
adultery. Is; confidence game, l; receiving
stUle1 property, 3: cruelty to animals, /;
rape, =; kidnapping. 2; bgany. l; malicious
destruction Of property, ,. Total, 209.
out Of this number Of arrangements,
eight were females, three being charged
with adultery, two wiki Kidnapping one
with embeZZlement, one with assault with
q dangerous weapon and one with grand
LARCENY.
MISDEMEANORS.
The arralgnments for misdemeanOrS
numbered 4, 4y5, the Otfenses being given
below:
Drunkenness, 1922; drunk and disorderly,
al; disOrderly conduct, 1062: assault and
battery, PA; petty larceny, 400; vagrancy,
$50; keeping house OF ill-tame, 81; visiting
houses OF lll-iame, 2I; using abusive and
obscene language, IL; obstructing streets,
40; last driving, SO; selling liquor without
license A; incOrrigibiiity. 10; gambling, s;
contempt of court, s; swinoling, s.; saloons
open alter midnight, Z; failure to put out
danger signal, II; excavating in street, 6;
disCrGerlY houses, 5; violation of
militia law, 3; resisting officer.
5; selling liquor 10 minors, ~;
cealed weapons, s; suspicious characters, 10;
keeping gig dered horses, 3: violating drug
law, =: ietS .ng horses unh.tched. ,; blowing
locomotive whistle, l; exposing person. 3;
destroying properly, 4; shooting in city
limits, /: scattering paper on steeet, 5;
threatening with bodily harm. l keeping
saloon open on Sunday. 10; driving over tire
hose, /: street walking, Il; violating game
law, ,: breaking seat in railroad car, );
shooting hre-crackers, 4; keeping vicious
dog, 10; cruelty TO animals, 3; bathing in
river, Z; selling liquor on Sundays %; fail
.ng TO provide for family, l; confidence
game, /: delacing property, L; selling liquor
election day, /; VIE beating, ,;
till tapping, /; keeping gambling house. 2;
improper conduct. l; cOastiug on street, 2;
violating health ordinance, rs; builiing Ordin-.
Snce. sc: pound ordinance ID; railroad ordin-
Rnce Y; employment bureau ordinance, 4;
dog ordnance l; smoke ordinance, Z; run
ners' ordinance, =; BARRIERS ordinance, IL;
dray ordinance. 2: p2wnbrokers' ordinance, ];
plumbing ordinance, 4; junk ordinance, l.
Total, +.+59. Of this number of arraignmentS
427 were female, 133 being charged with dis
orderly conduct: SO with keeping house OF
iIi-fame; IS with drunkenness; 81 with drunk
and disCrderly; n with assault and battery;
Il with street walking: 10 with petit larceny;
Ii Win visiting houses of Ill-fame.
DISPOSITION OF CRIMINAL CASES.
The following summary shows the dis
position of the criminal cases.
Fines paid, 1.42l; committed to workhouse,
1911: committed TO House OF Good Shepherd,
L; discharged. l,+52; sentence suspended
222; bonds given to keep the peace, SO; held
to the grand jury. 8S committed TO the re-
form school, IL; certified 10 district court. Is;
appealed TO supreme court, s.; indefinitely
postponed. 20; prosecutions stayed, ID: sent
10 probate court, 5; fines remitted 4; bonds
forfeited, 5; taken under advis ement,6.
FINES COLLECTED.
The fines and costs in criminal cases reach
the large figure of SCI. 457 40, the sums
collected each month being:
November. $i,6l1 75June Isl, 1874 so
Decemoer.... 1887 r. July. 2,l20 90
january -. 1883 90 August. 2.34U 90
February 80. 1,Gl4 50September. 1896 80
March. 2G2l U0IOctober i. 7GI 90
April. 1855 col
May ........ 2,4l3 oil Total .S2i,4 5T 40
CIVIL BUSINESS.
The records Of the civil business of the
sourt are none the less important as show
ng the work done by the judges and clerk
during the twelve months. Tie total MUM
Der Of cases on the calendar during tie year
was |. I20. of which 81 were new actions
The ulmi}er Of Judgments entered was 334