The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-04-28
UNCLE SANS COURTS.
The Work of His Judges in New
J~ersey-Cost and Results
Snecinl 10 the .Lerseu Cltu Nems.

Specfue 10 tHe Jersey cry NeUS.
TRENTON, April 81, ls92.-The State of
New Jersey forms part of the Third Fed
eral judicial Circuit, presided over by
Judge Marcus W. Achesou of Pittsburg,
and is district of its own, presided over
by Judge Edward 4. Green Of Trenton.
The business of both Circuit and District
Courts last year was exceedingly heavy.
as will be seen by the statistics herewith
presented. The creation of the new Cir
cuit Courts of Appeals is not probable
either to relieve the Supreme Court of the
United States or to facilitate the business
in the Circuit Courts, because the Fifty
first Congress. creating these courts, also
passed acts permitting q review OF all
criminal cases by the Supreme Court
formerly only permissible in capital
cases) aud criminals with money are apt
to take advantage OF this, and giving
jurisdiction in the matter of claims to
the Circuit and District Courts. hitherto
only possessed by the official Court of
Claims at Washington. AT the eud of the
fiscal year, 1891, there were still pending
in the United States courts for New Jer-
sey ten civil suits in which the United
States were a party, six arising from Gus
toms, two from internal revenue and two
miscellaneous suits. During the year
seventeen civil cases, in which the United
States were a party. were terminated, in
six judgments being rendered in favor of
the United States, one in favor of the
defendants and ten were dismissed or dis
continued. The judgments in the civil
cases and fines imposed IN criminal prose-
cutions amounted to $7,417.31.
W HUNDRED N THIRTY SUITS.
During the year $50 actions were
brought in which the United States were
not a party, of which 143 were suits in Adj
miralty. Disposed were ITO cases in Adj
rnip,1Uxr ord "a athor c1titc Tn A lpntru1tu
Al were decided for the plaintiffs and 66
dismissed or discontinued; in the other
cases judgment was granted for the
plaintiff in Is, for the defendant in 2 cases.
and the rest were discontinued. There
are still pending 1,212 cases, of which 210
to plaintiffs was S109, S26. SO. and to de-
PENDANTS S ,C59.76. Seventy prosecutions
were pending in the criminal branch of
the District Court at the end OF the fiscal
year, 4 being prosecutions under the Gus
toms, 6 under the internal revenue Z I'M
der the postal, 10 under the election, 20
under the naturalization and 8 under
miscellaneous laws. Sixty-four prosecu-
lions terminated during the year,, and In
SO cases conviction was mad. Most of the
convictions (30) were for violation Of the
postal laws.
WHAT IT ALL COSTS.
The payments for expe lses during the
fCdl HVbO dS tohoios TOsolO Z
jurors, $1,000; witnesses, $500; prison.
ers. $3,517.S8 Ia considerable portion of
this sum is properly c%hargeable TO the
previous year; baiiiffs, $3,467. "a; miscel-
ianeous, $3.50. 08; United States Attorneys,
50, 397. 10; Assistant United States Attor-
neys, 81, 100: clerks, $1,878. 4S (this does not
include clerks fees i'll private civil cases.;
United States Commissioners, $500. 50;
rents, $3.50; total, SIG 800. II. On account
of Supervisors of Elections the sum of
Sc, $50. 35 was pail. The solicitor insti-
tuted nine suits on postmasters' bonds
and collected Judgments amounting to
$40 thereon, On judgments obtained
prior to 1891 the sum of SLIGO 81 is still
outstanding. He also brought fourteen
suits under the customs and navigation
laws, the amounts sued for ag%gregating
SO, 305, of which So, 1872 40 were collected.
In old suits additional S675.40 were col
lected. He also broughtpine miscella-
neous suits. all of which were decided in
favor OF the government, and judgment
given for So, 1926, but no collections We're
made, but S72 ON old miscellaneous ac-
counts were obtained. Total collections
through the Solicitor of the Treasury,
"a. $50. 80.
AT the end of the fiscal year eight
United States prisoners remained con-
fined in the New Jersey State Prison, the
same numbe in the Hudson G ounty Peui-