The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-06-18
COURTS HAVE
MORE BUSINESS
REPORT OF STATE STATS
TICIAN SHOWS A GAIN
IN CIVIL AND GRIM
INAL CASES
OVER
1906.

ana Bureau of Statistics. On &C
count of the changes which were
made in the blanks this year it is
impossible to compare the num-
Der of all classes of felonies and
misdemeanors with the number
of such cases last year, but it is
shown that the entire volume OF
business is in excess of that OF
last year.
The blanks which were sent
out this year were thought to be
far superior to those which were
used last year, and therefore the
information which has been gath
cred this year, it is believed, will
be much more useful than that
which has been collected previ-
ously. For example, last year in
formation was not gathered in
regard to the number of juvenile
cases filed and tried. This year
this information is given, and this
it is believed, will be very useful
in future years when comparisons
may be made as these compari-
sons will show whether or not
there is improvement in this line.
The number of civil cases filed
in the county courts of the State
in<19O7 was 2S,755 against 27,9S1
in 1906. The number of civil
cases disposed of in 1907 was &c.
602. The number of children'S
cases in Juvenile courts in 1907
was 1886. The number of guar
dianships issued in 1907 was g.
497, while the number i'll 1906
was 2,467. The number of DEGREES
of foreclosure entered in 1907 wa,
967 and the number in the pre-
vious year was 963. The number
of sheriff's sales in 1907 was 647,
against 764 in 1906. The number
of presons adjudged of unsound
mind in 1907 was 1855, while
the number in 1906 was 1,122.
The report on the number of
persons adjudged of unsound
mind last year is about the only
encouraging feature about the
court business. 1t would seem
that, despite financial depression
or any such conditions there was
not SO much worry which had
serious results as there was in
1906.
In the record of criminal cases,
the same slight increase in bust
ness is noticeable. In 1907 the
number of criminal cases filed
was 1879, and in 1906 the number
was S,102. The number of GRIM
inal cases disposed of in 1907 was
6,277, and the number dismissed
was 1919, while the figures. re-
spectively for 1906 were 5,713
and 1874. Convictions for 'elon-
les in 1907 numbered 1862, while
the number in 1906 was 1897.
Convictions for misdemeanors in
1907 were 1862. and the number
in 1906 was 2,123.
There were fewer cases of VIC
lation of the liquor laws and few
er convictions in 1897 than in
1906. The number of cases OF
violation in 1907 was 2,244, and
the number of convictions S91.
The number of cases of violation
in 1906 was 1880, and the num-
Der of convictions 943.
The greatest number of arrests
in 1907 in the felony class were
on the charges of assault and bat
terry with intent, grand larceny,
petit larceny, burglary, forgery
and embezzlement. The greatest
number of arrests in the misde-
meanor class were on the charges
of assault and battery, gambling,
trespass and violation of the liqu-
or laws. Gambling stood we'll at
the head of the list, the numbe,
of arrests on this charge being
459. The number of arrests for
violation OF the liquor law was
1,791.
During the year the number of
white men arrested on felony
charges was 1893, and the num-
Der of white women SO. The num-
Der of colored men was 80 and the
number of colored women II.
The greatest number of white
women were arrested on charges
of grand larceny or petit larceny,
showing that the desire to get
something for nothing proved to
be the greatest weakness among
women OF criminal inclinations
Four women were arrested on the
charge OF assault and battery
with intent, and four on the
charge of murder
More colored women were ar
rested on charges of grand lar
ceny, petit larceny and robbery
than on any other charge. The
number of native citizens arrested
on felony charges was 1868, and
the number of foreign-born 81.
OF the number arrested on felony
charges, the nationality of III
was unknown.
On misdemeanor charges A.
005 white men were arrested. The
number of white women arrested
was 200; the number of colored
men 1862, and the number of col
ored women AZ. The charges on
which women were arrested In
the order of the number of arrests
made on each were as follows:
Unclassi6ed misdemeanors, as
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