The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-02-28
CRIME IN TEXAS.
A COMPARISON OF FIGURES.
THAT ARE NOT FLATTERING.
Number of Felony Gases Tried in the Dis
triet Courts During the Last Two
Years and Other Interesting
Notes.

Attorney General Culberson's- report
Tor the past two years is out and it con-
tains the following interesting statistics:
A comparison of the number of crimi-
nal offenses committed in the State for
tne past two years, as shown by this re-
port, Wlth'the two years ending December
81, IS92, as shown by my former report.
SHOWS marked increase in crime During
the former period 12,4S7 indictments for
1elonles We're returned by grand juries,
against 1861 for the latter period, an in
crease of 1920 for the past two, wears
The informations for misdemeanors filed
Tor the same periods were 1885, against
ILo4S. Ot indictments for felonies for
the past two years there was an increase
OF AZ for arson; an increase of 34S for
burglary; an iCcr Mss. of ~ for embezzle-
mient; an increase of q for forgery; an
increase IN OF 1t for murder; an increase of
93 for perjury; an increase of 20 for rape:
an increase of 80 for robbery; an increase
or 6oi for theft, and an increase of 553
for other felonies. There were 1920 more
indictments for misdemeanors the past
two years than for the two years pre-
ceding. Decrease in death penalties. IL:
decrease in life imprisonments, %; in
crease in total years in penitentiary,
1889; decrease Of average years in the
penitentiary of OS of a year. In q total
of trials for felonies for the two years
ending December 81, 1892, of 5000, there
were 3227 convictions and 1902 acquit-
tails; while for the last two years. in total
of trials of $685., there were 1925 convic-
tons and 2004 acquittals, or an increase
of convictions during the latter period of
.004
A COMPARISON.
Following shows felony indictments
for the years 1S93-94, as compared with
indictments for the years 1S90-92:
Bexar County-First two years, 42S;
last two, 426.
Dallas-First two years, 23S, last two,.
sos.
4SS.
Grayson-First two years, 27O; last two,
BOG. u III I...".'.
Harris-First two years, 26e; last two,
500.
McLennan-First two years, 172; last
two, 267. M ...
Tarrant-First two years, 21o;las two,
Travis-First two years, 1876; last two,
The greatest number of indictments for
felonies returned in any county for the
past two years was sos in Dallas, and the
greatest percentage of increase was IL
per cent in Dallas county.
During the two years ending December
81, 1892, the total of fines imposed was
S2S7, 712, and of fines collected was
$131 $50, while for the past two years
the total of fines imposed was $3.50, 043,
and of fines collected, $126,553.
CRIMINAL MATTERS.
Following is summary of criminal
| matters during the past two years:
ACKNOWLEDGMENT 1877; trials, SO;
convictions, 80; acquittals, Al:
| Observation-Disclosures 1888: trials,
112S; convictions, 923; aequittals, PIG.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 316; trials,
81; convictions, %; acquittals, %.
Forgery 691;, trials, 300;
convictions, 242; acquittals. 81.
der-Indictments, 3I3; trials Off,
convictions, 29S; acquittals, $50.
Perjury-Indictments 800; trials, 100;
convictions, So; acquittals, 70.
Rape-Indictments, 155; trials, 1G; con-
victions, 43; acquittals, 33.
Robbery-Indictment 271; trials, 119;
convictions, 1917; acquittals, %.
Theft, felones-Indictment 4235s
trials, 2004; convictions, 1872; acquit-
| tails, $780,
Other felonies- Indictments, 3700;
trials, 1861; convictions, $50; acquittals,
Total indictments, t2,4S7; trials, $685.,
convictions, 1925; acquittals, 2004.
Total misdemeanor indictments, IL
775 trials, 17,407; convictions, 1855;
acquittals, 1861.
nole pressed, 440S; misdemeanors quash-
ed, 695; nolle pressed, 95S1. oo
Death penalties. ......... ~
Life Imprisonment. ....... ~
Total years in penitentiary.. l2,6Sz
Average years in penitentiary 90
Total fines imposed. ..... .$253 DAB W
Total fines RENTED. ........ 4,649 0o