Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-07-13
One Hundred and Is
Indictments
We're Returned During
Last Fiscal Year.
BOYS Must Behave-Court House
News.

During the fiscal year when CLOSED
June 30, 125 indictments were return
cd 10y the Grand Juries which were
called to investigate the charges made
against alleged offenders
Crimes are placed under three
classes viz: Crimes against persons.
crimes against property aud crimes
against public peace, public health,
public justice, public policy and public
morality, The division this year is as
follows Against persons % against
property 81 and against public peace,
etc, 10.
There has never been period in
the history of the county when the
criminal business has been as heavy
as during the past II months. This
was due, to II large extent to the riot.
Taking the number of indictments
returned in connection with that out
VI ll' tpihl anu Inv tS Si' S''' 10 t'
about the same as other years.
Under the first classification, crimes
against persons the indictments were
found as follows: Murder /, man
slaughter 1, rape 3, assault with intent
to kill or wound 10, assault and bat
terry L. Twenty indictments were dis.
posed of, there being IA convictions,
Six indictments, including those held
over from the preceding year, are still
pending. Twelve of the defendants
We're sent to the penitentiary and two
to the county Jail In Is cases the at
torney's fees were paid by the coun
ty. Twelve of the crimes are alleged
to have been committed while the de
PENDANTS were under the influence OF
liquor
Fifty-seven indictments were return
ed for offenses against property. The
division Is as follows: Arson i, burg
larry II, cmbcaalement 3, grand larceny
Z, petit larceny =, horse stealing 3, re
ceiving stolen property 3, obstructing
railroad property II, malicious de
struction of property >, obtaining prop
crty under false pretenses 3, othel
otfenses l, Seventeen offenders wer,
sent to the penitentlary, eight to tn,
Mansfield Reformatory and i've to tn,
county Jail There We're 33 convictions
and eight cases are still pending, Ii
- cases the costs were paid by tho
county.
True bills were found m 45 casei
called To the attention of the Crane
Jury under the third classification an(
for the following otfenses; Riot II
other crimes against public peace 10
perjury :, violation of liquor laws j
bigamy =, against public morality l
Illegal voting |, Six OF those VIII,
were indicted were sent to the penl
tentiary, two TO the Mansfield Re
formatory, three to the workhousc
nine to the county Jail and six I,
the reform school. There were Il
convictions and IL indictments still
pending. In II cases the crimes wer
committed while the defendants wer
under the influence of liquor. Tn
county paid the attorneys fees in 1
cases.
SENTENCE SUSPENDED.
Harry Hailstock, Don Fields an,
Ray Glover three boys arrested 10
petit larceny and assault. were sen
tence to the reform school by Judg
Anderson, Saturday morning, III
boys all promised to do better AM
sentence was suspended by the cour
so long as they behave thmeselve,
AS soon rs they offend again the
| VIII pe taken 10 Lancaster,
THREE CHARGES.
Mrs, Amelia C, Fleming has filed
petition In Common Pleas court, ash
ing for divorce from George /
Fleming. They were married Jal
III, 1850, She alleges that he la
wasted all that he has earned in dli
sipatlon, She charges him wit
drunkenness, cruelty and gross ne,
leet,
DIVORCE DECREE.
The divorce case of Mrs. Lucia
Whiting VS.. =, h. whiting was hear
by Judge Kohler, Saturday morning
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