The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1907-09-18
THE COST OF COURTS
In This, the Sixth, Jul
diCial District.
FACTS FROM AUDITORS REPORT
Show a Gradual and Sub
Stantial Saving Each SUE
ceeding Year.

The Auditors report for the years
back of June so, 1907, afford an in
teresting comparison of this subject
In this district the cost of witnesses
in criminal prosecutions for the fis-
cal year ending June 80, 1908, was
$3,S6043, of which $1,901.S5 accumu-
lated in Ohio county Mclean, $3.50;
Hancock, $S66.S4; Daviess, $1,599.64.
The juries for the same year in
this district cost the State $1S,275.37,
of which $9,317.63 was the cost of
juries in Ohio county. Mclean, ST.
4Oi92; Hancock, $2,09322; Daviess,
81. 1880. The total cost of criminal
prosecutions in the district for that
year was s1O,7S765, of which Ohio
countys part is $3,6755S. Mclean,
$472.60; Hancock, $S56.74, and Da-
viess, $5,7S2.7S.
For the fiscal year ending June
80, 1904, these figures are as follows:
Total cost of witnesses in criminal
prosecutions III the district, $2,624.31,
OF which Ohio county's part is ST.
642.33; Mclean, 5000; Hancock, 1923.
A; Daviess, sS1S.14. The juries for
the same year in this district cost the
State $13,2169G, of which Ohio coun-
ty received $3,S171S; Mclean, 81, 499.-
6S; Hancock, $1,266.90; Daviess, So
1920, and the total cost of criminal
prosecutions in the district was So
1910, of which Ohio county's part
was $3,GS417; Mclean, sS342O; Han
cock, $372.12, and Daviess, $5,S96.61.
For the fiscal year ending June 80,
1905, the cost of witnesses in criminal
prosecutions in the district was ST.
1922, of which Ohio county's part
was $32O.43; Mclean, $255.12; Han
cock, $1346O; Daviess, $S5707. The
juries for the same year in this dis
trict cost the State $10,202.15, and
Ohio county's part of that is $9,O57.-
O4; Mclean, $1.577.96; Hancock, $780,
SO, and Daviess, $4,6SO.32. Total cost
of criminal prosecutions for that year
in the district was $7,469.93, Of which
Ohio county's part was $1,275.27; Nc
Lean, $707.S2; Hancock, $414.15, and
Daviess, $5,O72.69.
For tho fiscal year ending June
80, 1906, the cost of witnesses in GRIM
inal prosecutions was $1,34OS3, of
which Ohio county's part is $599.O9;
Mclean, $21; Hancock, $1S6.6O; Da-
viess, $534.14. The juries for the
same year in this district $S,S20.34, of
which $2,564.70 was the cost Of juries
In Ohio county. Mclean, s673.62; Han
cock, $1,0O5.2s; Daviess, $4,076.74. The
total cost of criminal prosecutions
in the district for that year was ST.
1880, of which Ohio county's part is
$1,562.13; Mclean, $4S1.64; Hancock,
$6OO.SO; Daviess, s4,521.23.
For the fiscal year ending June 30,
1907, the following figures are shown:
The cost of witnesses in criminal
prosecutions was $1,1O1.74, of which
$1S3.S4 accumulated in Ohio county.
Mclean, $18: Hancock, $92.S8; Da-
viess, $SO7O2. The juries for the
same year in this district cost the
State $9,4O5.96, of which $2,2S660 was
the cost of juries in Ohio county. Nc
Lean, $1,01764; Hancock, $S13.70; Da-
viess,. $5,2SS.O2. And the total cost
of criminal prosecutions in this dis
trict was $5,5535S, of which Ohio
county's part was $S75.5O; Mclean,
$296.1O; Hancock, $292.1S; Daviess, $4,-
0S9.S0.
From these figures it will be seen
that the total expense of running the
Circuit Courts in this Judicial Dis
trict, including cost in examining
courts. for the fiscal year ending June
80, 1908, including jury fees in civil
causes, amounts to the sum of $24,-
O63, 02.
For the fiscal year ending June
80, 1904, 1t is $23,004.06.
For the fiscal year ending June 30,
1905. $17,670.OS.
For the fiscal year ending June 30,
1906. $15.5O6.14.
For the fiscal year ending June 80.
1907, $14.959.54.
From the foregoing it will be seen
that there has been a gradual and sub,
stantial saving each succeeding year.
The saving for the fiscal year ending
s.se Sc. 1904. over that Of the fiscal
year ending June &c, 1908. is $1,o5s.s6.
70 ccving Of the fiscal year ending
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