Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-15
ANNUAL REPORTS
Of County Attorneys Filed
With Attorney General,
Eleven Arrests For Homicide
In State During Past Year.
1914 Cases Instituted For Violation
Of Prohibitory Law.

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| persons were arrested for homicide
during the past year, one each in Lin
coin, Franklin, Knox, Oxford and Sag
adahoc counties and two each in Aroos-
took. Cumberland and Penobscot coun-
| ties. The costs and expenses of prose-
/ cutlon were highest in PenobScOt
county. with Aroostook county second
| and Androscoggin county third. while
| the smallest expense was incurred in
| Franklin county.
The returns from the county attor-
| neys show that during the past year.
2,139 cases were instituted by the sew
| eral prosecuting officers. 1874 of which
were in violation of the prohibitory
liquor law. Convictions were obtained
| and sentences imposed in Sl1 cases. An
| droscoggin county leads the list in the
| largest number Of liquor cases. with
Cumberland county second and Penob-
| scot county third. Lincoln and ArooS-
took counties are tied for having the
smallest number of liquor cases. each
having had 10 during the past year.
In AndroScoggin county during the
| past year 47a cases We're instituted for
| the following crimes: Compound lar
| ceny. Il; larceny, 16; burglary. one:
| robbery. four; assault with felonious
intent. three; assault and battery, Sc;
offenscs against chastity, morality,
| etc. 12I: cheating and conspiracins
| eight; violation OF liquor law. 2S3:
other offences. one. Disposition OF
cases during the year We're as follows:
| No, pressed on payment Of costs. four;
| mol pressed or dismissal, i0l: convic-
| ton and sentence. 1913; acquitted. six:
| placed on file. ISIS; continued OPEN pS:
| continued for sentence. nine: continued
| marked law" one; sentenced to state
| prison. six: sentenced to county Jail cr
house OF correction. "a; fined. I4l. The
costs and expenses OF prosecution were
| Si.S59.i0. the fines and costs imposed
| were $li.9S2.4i and the fines and costs
| collected were $l4,65ISo
| In ArooStook county the costs and
| expenses Of prosecution were $7,470.13
| the fines and cCstS imposed We're 500. -
| ana the fines and costs collected were
s'O.I5. During the past year IL cases
| were Instituted for the follow in Z
crimes: Homicide. two; larceny. five;
assault with fclonious intent two; as
sault and battery, 10: otfenses against
mischief, TWO; violation Of liquor law.
10: other offcnses. six. Disposition Of
cases were made as follows during The
past year: MOL pressed on payment OF
costs. two; mol pressed or dismissed,
IS; conviction and sentence. nine; ac-
quilted. two; placed on file. o2; con-
tlnued open, nine; continued marked!
law one; sentenced to state prison,
-
of correction. four: fined six.
In Cumb erland county during the
past year 354 cases were instituted for
the following crimes: Homicide, two;
forgery and counterfeiting. five; COM
pound larceny, II; larceny. IL; robbery,
two; rape. four; assault with felonious
intent. Is; assault and battery. IS: Of
lenses against chastity, morality, etc,
nine: malicious mischief three; liquor
nuisance. SIS; other violations of the
liquor law, 1871; other offenses, q. Dis
position of cases were made during the
year as follows: mol pressed or dis
missed, 1874; conviction and sentence,
149; acquitted. three; placed on file.
81; continued open, "a; continued
marked law nine; sentenced to State
prison, IS; sentenced to county Jail and
house of correction, five; fined, lis;
placed on probation, 80. The costs
and expenses Of prosecution were
$2,SS2.91. the fines and costs imposed
amounted to s17,151.91 and the fines
and costs collected were Sl6,927.91.
The costs and expenses Of prosecution
in Franklin county the past year we're
$991.37. the fines and costs imposed
81. 1925 and the fines and costs col
lected S7S5.GG. Forty-tWO cases were
instituted for the following crimes:
Homicide. one; larceny. six; assault
with Telonious intent, two: assault and
battery, seven; malicious mischief.
two: violation of the liquor law, Fl;
otner offenseS, two. Disposition Of
cases were made during the year as
follows: Quashed. three; mol pressed on
payment of costs, three; mol pressed or
dismissed. eight; conviction and SEN
tence, Is; acquitted, three; continued
open. II; continued for sentence. enc:
continued marked law" two; SEN
fenced to State prison. one; sentenced
to county Jail and house of correction,
four.
IN Hancock county during the past
year 81 cases were instituted LOT lne
following crimes: Forgery and counter
feiting, two; compound larceny. five;
larceny, three; assault with felonious
intent. three: assault and battery. lo;
ARRAYS and riots, four; malicious mis-
chief. two; violation of liquor law, 10:
other offenSes, seven. disposition OF
cases was made during the year as fol-
lows: Quashed, one; mol pressed on pay
ment of costs, nine; mol pressed or dis
missed, seven; conviction and sentence.
eight: acquitted. one; placed on file p;
continued open, seven; continued for
sentence, eight; continued marked
claw" one; sentenced to state prison,
three: sentenced to county Jail. one;
fined, II. The costs and expenses OF
prosecution in Hancock county were
s1.670.6S. the fines and costs imposed
amounted to sSs9.55 and the fines and
costs collected were s1,0o4.55.
In Kennebec county during the past
year the costs and expenses of prose-
cution were 34,074.39, the fines and costs
imposed amounted to s12,9s5.04 and the
fines and costs collected We're S.
$3.50 One hundred ard Sixty-Iiye