Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1889-05-09
CRIMINAL BUSINESS.
The Quarterly Report of the DIS
lriCt Attorney.

trict Attorney.
The District Attorney has prepared the
following report of the work done by his
Office during the first quarter OF the year
from January 9TH to March 3lst, which
which was presented to the Board OF su-
pervisors at a recent meeting:
Your District Attorney takes opportunity to
make you a report showing the numper on GRIM M
ioal cases misdemeanors and felonles trleu IN
the Justices' Courts and in the superior courts
of this county. and to call your atseauon 10 the
large volume of business when unis report sHI
and the Justices of the Peace and other offces
have to take care of. There are now in the city
of Los Angeles six Superior Soul.s ana nye
hearing felony cases and high misdemeanors
the Ave Justices Courts having jurisdiction of
examinations for felonfes and trials OF other
There were heard and tried in Justice H. C.
Austin's Court during the period described
45. In the City Justices Court, w. G. Lockwood,
Justice misdemeanors (trialsl SO, examine
,tions 90 In City Township Court, Theodore
savage presiding. trials 81, examinations so.
Busiuess transacted by James McLocklan,
Deputy, Pasadena, examinations IL, defen-
daats held, 2; defendants discharged, 8; trials
90; convictions, 4O discharged, %; fined, FL;
fines collected, 1919.
Business transacted by G. H. Morgan, Santa
Ana: Examinations, 81; defendants, 5; defen
dants discharged. 1; trials, So; convictions,
$io5.
Pomona: Examinations, 8; defendants held, 1;
defendants DISCHARGED, 2; trials, 81; convictions
80; discharged, a; fined 8; fines collected
$4O.25.
Business transacted by R. R. Tanner, Deputy
at Sa lta Monica; Examinations, 3; defendants
b @ d, 2; defendants discharged, 1 trials IL
de endants convicted 11;defendants discharged.
Bus ness transacted by W H. Savage, deputy
at San Pedro: Examinations, l; defendants
held. i TRIALS, ID; convictions, 16; discharged,
Amount of work done by the District
Attorneys office: 1nformations filed, AZ cases
tried 30; c,nvictions. IS; acquittals, Ia; disa;
guilty, 26; cases on appeal tried. 2 convic- |
tons, !; acquittals Il; motion for new trial,
,5 motions j. x1 babsas Of 9 1sess
writs of habeas corpus dismissed, 2; OF the
same sustained, 2.
there were AS trials for rnisdemeanors in the
different courts throughout the county, and, |
IL examinations in which the District Attor |
Besides, there were filed in the Superior Court |
At informations, there were 80 cases tried, |
writs of habeas corpus argued, A motions for
new trials, and cases on appeal. Besides /
that there were many motions heard and ar
gued and great amount OF time consumed in |
appearance in the different courts in the ar |
We have not the means of knowing how |
much money was taken in in the different |
courts on the payment of fines, but we believe |
it would run into thousands of dollars.
1t will thus be seen that the District Attorney /
and his corps of deputies have been kept pretty |
busy during that time. The purpose OF his re-
port is to show the governing power of this |
county the amount of crime that confronts the /
law officers who have to deal with it.
Since the addition of one Superior court that |
tries criminal business, making two Superior
courts hearing and determining criminal cases.
and the new Police courts created by reason of
the Charter of the city of Los Angeles the Dis
trict Attorney has not sufficient help to have
appearances at all times when desired in cases
that are called in the different departments
and different Justices courts. There are
FIVE Justices courts in the city of
Los Angeles demanding the attention
every day of some person from the Office of the
District Attorney. There are also two Superior
Courts in which there must be deputy to
hear and take care of the criminal business in
that department The office is constantly be-
sieged by parties desiring information in re-
gard to county business. demanding the max
ing and drawing of complaints and innumer
able other matters which the District Attorney |
must attend to, besides the demands mad |
upon our time by the reference to many things
which the Board of Supervisors desire the Dis |
frict AttOrnev IN mass IIDon