New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-18
FEDERAL JUSTICE ~ NETWORK.
ANNUAL REPORT OF UNITED STATES DIS

ANNUAL REPORT OF UNITED STATES DIS
TRICT ATTORNEY HENRY l. BURNETT.
Washington. Aug. II (SpeclaD.-The annual report
Of Henry l.. Burnett United States Attorney for
the Southern District OF NewYork, reached the
Department OF Justice to-day. The report shows
n substantial falling of in the number Of criminal
prosecutions as compared with the preceding year.
and a substantial decrease in the number Of cases
pending on June 30 last as compared with the year
ending June 3d. 1898. 1t is ms follows:
Number OF civil cases terminated during the fiscal
ending June 30 iss 70 So, which the
(, pOstoffice. l; miscellaneous, l6i total. $50.
Judgments for the United states-Customs, ?;
postofiice, l; isceaneous 2 total by entry OF 2t
judgments against the, United States miscela,
United States, customs 1871. Number dismissed or
observation-disclosures. y; Internal revenue q;
miscellaneous, 10; total, 30. Number appeaaed 70
miscellaneous e /; total, Is.
Aggregate amount Of judgments OBTAINED duT1ms
l2 q Posoice 81 3d. mSce liam scb tad IT,
ioa SbSned Dung the PSS1e
miscellaneous 81 30; total $50 1913 u. Amount real
80. 60. Amount otherwise realized during the
year from civil suits-Customs. sd 80 s...
coTTis JUN /. isss including appeals from United
States go irtSrnaI rGVex s
Number of suits pending against Collector or Gus
toms. 3.79i Number Of criminal prosecutions pend
postoffices. II: embezzement 2; miscellaneous, o.
total. H. Number Of convictions, usioms. =, u ~
ternal revenue u; postoff1ce, a. miscellaneous ~
total. TO- Number Of acQuittals-Customs. g. inter
nal revenue, O. postofce, q miscellaneous !: total,
s Number noe prossed-CustOms 3; Internal reNe-
nue. /; postoffce :; embezzement 2; miscellane-
Gus. Il: total 81. -
Aggregate amount OF fines. forfeiturcs and pen
alties imposed during the year-lnternal revenue
81 poo postofice s3.625; misce aneous. SECS total
500 593 Amount realized on fines. forfeitures ana
penalties imposed during the year-Customs. <l'~,'
internal revenue $l72j; miscellaneous. $-Jo; total
Si75. ~, ,,
Number Of criminal prosecutions pending July !.
1S49-Customs. Is: Internal revenue, 81; postoilce'
43; naura ton acts, 2, pension laws T. tmb'z-
element T. miscellaneous. 63; total 10
Suits 10 which the United States was not party
Bankruptcy excepted, number pending July J. lfN
Admiralty LOS: all other suits. except SUITS IN
hankruptcy II 400. Number begun during the ms
cal Admiralty. 277 all other suits. 10 \ UNI
Der terminated during the same period-Admirh.S ~
PCS: all other suits 42s. Judgments FOR plalnunS
Admiralty sc: all other suits. lZ6 Judgments TOT
ofendants-Admiralty Is; all other suits; ~ sum
her terminated by entry Of decree or oTdeI Dut III
which no Judgments have Deen entered Admlrhity,
none: all other suits e. Number discontinued OF
Observation-Disclosures. 1872 all other suits, ~. ,,.
Amount OF judgments for p'aintins-AdlnTaiI
sa3I l94 OF: all other suits. except SUITS III nhth-
ruptcy s542 375 81. Net amount or Judgments Lor
Observation-Disclosures. S.l25 g; all otner SUITS
81 467 o. Number pending July J. lN9- hnInirA'ty
6SS all other SUITS except suits in bankruptcy
77s