The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1909-05-12
ESTIMATE OF THE
COST OF COURTS
In This, the Sixth Judicial
District.
FACTS IN AUDITORS REPORT
Show a Gradual and SubStan-
tial Saving Each Succeed
ing Year.

The Auditors report for the years
back OF June 80, 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 30, 1903, was
$J,S60.43, of which $1,9o1 20 accumu-
lated in Ohio county Mclean, $500;
Hancock, $366.34; Daviess. $1,539.GI
The juries for the same year in
this district cost the State $i3,275.3T.
of which $3,317.63 was the 'cost of
juries in Ohio county. Mclean. 81
49492; Hancock. $2,O39.22; Daviess,
$6,519.60. The total cost of criminal
prosecutions in the district Tor that
year was $1O,7S7.65. of which Ohio
rounty's part is S3,675.jS. Mclean,
s472.6O, Hancock, $S56.74, and Da-
viess. $5,7S2.7S.
For the fiscal year ending June
20, 1904, these figures are as follows:
Total cost of witnesses in criminal
prosecutions in the district, $2,624.3l,
of which Ohio county, part is ST.
642.3S; Mclean, 5000; Hancock. s123.-
"A: Daviess, $S1S.14 The juries for
the same year in this district cost the
State $l3, 216.SG. OF which Ohio coun-
ty received $3,S1-.1S: Mclean, S1,499,-
GS; Hancock, S1,266.90; Daviess, So,
G33 90, and the total cost of criminal
prosecutions in the district was 49,
1910. of which Ohio county's part
was S3,6S4.17; Mclean, S334.20; Han
cock, $37212, and Daviess, $5,396.61.
For the fiscal year ending June 30,
1866, the cost of witnesses in criminal
prosecutions in the district WIS S.
j6722, of which Ohio county's part
was 1920. AZ; Mclean, $255.12; Han
cock, Sl34.60; Daviess, $S57O7. The
idIies for the same year in this dis
trict cost the State $1O.202.15, and
Ohio county's part Of that is S3,05I,-
o.. Mclean, $1,JT796; Hancock, $685.
So. and Daviess, $4,6SO.32. Total cost
Of criminal prosecutions for that year
in the district was 81 469 % of which
Ohio countys part was S1,275,27; Nc
Lean, $707S2; Hancock, S414.15, and
Daviess, $5,072.69.
For the fiscal year ending June
Of ,t-ftY in pVi NJ
nal prosecutions was Sl,346.S3, Of
which Ohio courty's part is $599.O';
Mclean, $21; Hancock, S1S6.6O; Da-
viess, SCALA. The juries for the
same year in this districJ SS,320.@4, Of
Which $2,564.70 was the cost OF juries
in Ohio county. Mclean, S67S.62;Iian-
cock, $1.OO5.2S; Daviess, $4,O76.74. The
total cost of criminal prosecutions
IN the district for that year was So
1880. of which Ohio county's part is
Sl.5G2.13; Mclean, S491.6i; Hancock,
S6OO.S0; Daviess, S4,521.23.
For the fiscal year ending June 30,
1907, the following figures are shown
The cost of witnesses i'll criminal
prosecutions was $1,1O1.74, of which
81 S3.S4 accumulated in Ohio county,
Mclean, SIS; Hancock, $92.SS; Da-
vicss, $SO702. The juries for the
same year in this district cost tile
State SO, 1859 of which S2,2Sd.6O was
the cost Of juries inOhio county. Nc
Lean, s1,O17.64; Hancock. $S1S.7O; Da-
viess, $5,2SS.02. And the total cost
of criminal prosecutions in this dis
trict was $5,553.5S, of which Ohio
county's part was 1915 so; Mclean,
s29C. 10; Hancock, $292.1s; Daviess $4,-
OS9. so.
For the fiscal year ending June
80, 1908, the following figures are
shown:
Cost of witnesses in criminal pros
ecutions was, $79S.S4, of which Ohio
county had ST.; Mclean. $4S; Han
cock, $11; Daviess, s66S.S4. The total
cost of grand and petit juries was
81 266.0O, of which Ohio county had
5" ,O9S.OO; Mclean, $1,07S.O0; Hancock
$6OS.OO; Daviess. $S,4S2.00.
In this statement of jury fees there
is embraced jury fees in civil cases.
AS we'll as in criminal cases. Total
cost of criminal prosecutions in this
district was $5,4O9.21, of which Ohio
part was $6Sl.22; Mclean,
s2S5.4O; Hancock. $1S457; Daviess'
s4.SOS.O2.
From these figures 1t will be seen