Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-12-30
JOHN 4. 'LhRkE DECLARES Tt,rrv
SHOULD BE REDUCED.
SOMETHING MUST BE DONE
4 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN nE pr
FoRM SUGGESTED.
som" Startling Facts and Ffrur..
showing Hnw the Pennies uor.
Frittcred ~awn,-Enur-
mons Costs That Might
Easily BE saved.

'. moe '.tn forty wears tie s.ns.r
''.--"i '. p has .a-r0--ea tho arte.
49, 'A f#oH=a',-. uea sut-us.e
WIN The M -su-ut OF state affairs.
M"tgts a. governors. r.gurt- of star
AUDITORS an. public documents crar.rfr.
IRON various source, have I.-r r.,..-
"-'' discussions ~ this question and wiz
suggestions !n relation thereto. huI un Z,
."'7 'ine the lawulklng power has enact,
40 legislation TO arrest IFS growth. Il *
'-'~r.@'-'ia MOI eoatryverr.7s. that crim.
o. '""''i~" as population Increases b.,
To" costs oi criminal prosecutions are in.
,,'iSi- ~ "a m3nH greater ratio t:an pom.
tialon. :" great Is the volume Of in.
crease that expenditure for criminal cost !
threatens 10 absorb tho greater part Of on.
revenues.
iH 1870 State Auditor Mozely referred to
ne question as follows:
l'-L il my dEtE- TO cali the attention
~ l"1 general assembly TO the Increasing
'Ag@hsss under The mead Of costs in Grim
H". Gases This grovyf7, .vrsnea
S''-i. 1t. IN some manner, licked"
j." MS report for 1863 and $50 Auditor
Draper said:
from this statement IL VIII be seen that
~" COSTS % trials paid by the state are. in
IN '"9"7' more than the whole amount
OF me revenue fund received from tho
counties And that the aggregate amount is
"D,4- "he-siNin Of the revenue fund.
- very desirable that the amount oS
,',N' COSTS should DE- reduced. Il possible.
hlt $" long As the present system remains
~ i"''e II is more probable that il VIII
ne increased than diminished"
Ia ms report for Isl and 1872 Auditor
Draper further says.
again desire 10 cal! attention to the
enormous disrropor,ion Of this item Of ey- |
Is"'Ltute when compared with the results
~. H. -, nlI,,--. Ihe total expenditure /
N-Sgs ~ 'iHl past mas been $.li.- 1
VIZ! WIS S''s5. aud the average cost of cor
ling ti'h prisoner and delivering him =.
lh- i'@'t'@nflarl was SIZE.
sarif, r. .n,I-a-- ni population must neces-
"'iras- the volume of crime and
t"'HisF IN" aggregate" cost of trials
but the costs are evidently jrrr.Isino m
q ihsth greater ratio than p0uuI5fipu in
creating most con. usiy.Iv f-1r -. -
IaHi. AZ detects in our system. Their. i M,
i1.>NyH tiaf something must b. done 10
10 80 ~. rs II Is growing from year
-ns'rb me whol. revenue OF IN. ST -
ne report OF Auditor George Clark for
TT make TIE following reference:
costs il crIminal eases : - No. uSq.s9I
80. costs accrued in criminal trials
o. curse, largely in amount. accord
ihl - me delays procured. Thus The rosf- {
E!",I'"'' And even the Iaru.. mi {
OF costs cited in each Of rhes.. f.ir ~, ., 1
me- me-, nor lngiUae costs incurred in the SUI
prisoners 10 Tho pcuitentiarv. J.
ne immediate" raUse1 10 which the ~
,,,j,i, tt@lH certified against ih- state are b
,rSlSlati"n may De-. directed win adv L
az may he summed up ae follows. Z
fIFSt-Ite practice of granting fr.orra,t a.
'"t.ihnarets and changes of yeuu. Il
., 2cgend drawing UP ana prosecution II
Ihlrd-Ihn sumn"niue or large numbers "
gD!li,'rIlh or ImnuatrriRI witnesses ,
L" day. Preceding tn dav If TAI o- IS
'N'' iANfIsl'lrI- Of The fgrrz.. 20 la