Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-04
| annual REPORT
|0f Attorney General Ham
lin for the Year 1906.
Number Of Prosecutions In
State During Year, 4023.
Cumberland County Had Most,
2227, Sagadahoe Least, s.

The report shows that during the
past year in Androscoggin county
there were 740 prosecutions Instituted
of which number 622 were for viola
lions Of the liquor law, two for homi-
eide. one for arson, 16 for larceny.
seven for compound larceny, four for
robbery. one for assault with felonious
intent. % for assault and battery and
81 miscellaneous. Two persons were
sentenced to States prison, 14S paid
fines and costs, 10 cases were mol
pressed on the payment of the costs.
I13S cases were mol pressed or dis
missed, 1873 were convicted and
| sentenced, five were acquitted and 1872
cases were placed on file. The costs
and expenses of prosecution were $4.-
| 565.57 and the fines and costs amount
| ed to SIG, 163.7O of which amount the
| sum Of $13,599.7O was collected. The
| amount paid for the support of
prisoners in the Jail was $7,964.2S;
| paid grand jurors. $649.OS; paid ira
verse jurors, s1,632.06; and paid for
the suppression Of the liquor traffic.
| S2.754.35.
In ArOostOok county there were 43
prosecutions instituted during the year
of which eight were liquor cases, Two
| for homicide. two for forgery and
| countcrfeiting, six for larceny. three
| for assault with felOnious intent, eight
! for assault and battery and IA miscel-
| laneOus. OF this number Is paid fines.
| three went to States prison and Is to
| the county Jail. Five cases were mol
pressed on payment of the costs. 80
were mol pressed or dismissed. 80 were
| convicted and sentenced. three were
| acquitted and nine cases were placed
| on file. The costs and expenses of
prosecution amounted to $4,5S4.96 and
the amount of the fines and costs i'm
posed was $1,407.SS of which the sum
| of s776.SS was collected. The amount
paid for the support of the prisoners
in the Jail was $1,O6036; paid grand
| jurors, $61S00; and paid travero.
jurors, s3,2O6.24
In Cumberland county there were
| 2227 prosecutions of which SO were
| liquor cases, two homicide, Is burglary,
II assault and battery, five malicious
| mischiefs and three assault with
| feISni0us intent. OF this number 127
were convicted and sentenced, IS were
sent to States prison, % to the county
| Jail, 90 cases were mol pressed or dis
| missed and 40 were placed on file.
The costs of prosecution were s11.-
54f.14 and the fines and costs imposed
| were ys17,3S3.46 of which the sum of
17,105.2S was collected. The amount
paid fcr the support of the prisoners
in the iai was s14,093.G0; paid grand
jurors. $1,05S.SS: pair traverse jurors.
s1,472.54; and paid for the suppression
of the liquor traffic. s7,964.72.
In Franklin county there were 20
prosecutions of which 81 were liquor
cases, three assault and battery, one
compound larceny. one larceny and
three miscellaneous. There was one
States prison sentence, five Jail
sentences, two were acquitted, six
cases were placed on file and six cases
were mol pressed or dismissed. The
costs of prosecution were $770.50 and
the fines and costs imposed were
| $321.59 of which the sum of $246.59
was collected. The amount paid for
the support of prisoners was $1.396.75;
paid grand jurors, $243.96; and paid
traverse jurors, s1,461.68.
In Honcock county there were As
prosecutions, II being liquor cases. six
| assault and battery. eight burglary,
| five larceny, two forging and counter
feiting, and 10 miscellaneous. There
were three States prison sentences,
IA Jail sentences and two paid fines.
Five cases were mol pressed on pay
| ment of costs. % were mol pressed or
dismissed and six were PLACED on file.
The costs of prosecution amounted to
s1,570.75 and the fines and costs i'm
| posed We're $1,6S3.77 of which the sum
of s1.61S.77 was collected. The sup
port Of prisoners in Jail amounted to
$731.16; paid grand jurors. s434.9O;
paid traverse jurors. $1.4S3.52; and
paid for the suppression of the liquor.
| traffic, s2,62O.97.
In Kennebec county there were As
prosecutions OF which "a were liquor
| cases. six compound larceny. seven
larceny, three assault with feloniOus
intent two assault and battery and ~"
rest miscellaneous. There were six
| States prison and six Jail sentences.
| 10 cases were mol pressed or dismissed
nine were placed on file and four were
| continued open. The costs and ex-
penses Of prosecution were $13,367 A
and the fines and costs imposed
amounted to sS.525.9S of which the
sum of s3.26126 was collected. The
amount paid for the board of prisoners
was S7,491.3S: paid grand jurors,
sS1o16: paid traverse Jurors. s2,933.6s;
paid for the suppression of the liquor
traffic. $557.40.
In Knox county there were 113
prosecutions. IS being liquor cases. II
larceny. five assault and battery and
| the rest miscellaneous. There were
two States prison and three Jail
sentences and 16 persons paid fines.
Six cases were quashed, six were mol
| pressed on payment of costs, 90 were
mol pressed or dismissed. three were
| placed on file, % were continued open
| and IL We're continued for sentence
| The costs and expenses of prosecrl-
| ton We're s2,420SO and tie fines and
costs imposed were sl.s5252, all of
which was collected. The amount paid
for the support Of the prisoners in jail
was s1,21f.s5: paid grand jurors. s523 80:
| and paid traverse jurors, $1.S99.S0.
| In Lincoln county there were 40
prosecutions of which % were liquor
cases. There were two States prison