The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-10-03
ATTORNEY GENERALS REPORT.
lie Advises appointment Of Foremen Of
Petit Juries.


The biennial report Of the attorney
general OF Vermont for the two years
crding June 30. 1910, has been issued.
In the recommendations Of attorney.
general Sargent he expresses belief
that in the trial 81 cases in county court,
justice would be promoted by tne APP
pointment Of foremen Of petit juries BY
the court, as IS the law st present.
70 secure attendance Of witnesses at
trial courts, he advises that the statutes
be SO amended that such witnesses may
be required TO give a recognizanee with
sufficient sufeties.
He recommends that the statute gov
ening the summoning Of grand iuries be
amended to provide that they be sum
mcned only wnen ordered by judge Of
the court they are to attend, thereby
saving much unnecessary expense. He
also recommends that there should be
legislation authorizing compulsory exam.
nation under oath by states attorneys
If witnesses in state causes.
lie would have added to the statute
authorizing his office to employ detective
service in securing evidence against re-
spondents in criminal cases, authority to
secure eyidencve in any matter in which
the state Is interested and authority to
secure legal service in any cause when
in the Judgment Of the attorney general
the interest Of the state requires ii.
He adds that this authority is needed
owing to the fact that in one or more
counties every biennial term, the states
attorney is either dishonest, incompetent
or incapacitated by dissipation.
The report contains a recommends
ton that the law be SO amended that
uries in municipal and city courts given
Jurisdiction concurrent with the county
courts to try and finally determine all
complaints and informations for viola
tions Of the law in which the punish
ment does not exceed five years in state
prison. without appeal to the county
courts, thereby decreasing the expense
Of the administration Of the criminal
law.
The following prosecutions in county
court in al counties during the past two
years were reported by the states attor-
new: Adultery g., allowing domestic
fowls at large /. arson 1t. assault with
intent to kill 20. assault with intent
e. commit rape 3, assault with intent
to rob /, bigamy 10. bis sphemy i,
breach Of peace l52, burglary 81 con-
spiraey cruelty to animals 4 dealing
IN Christmas trees without license L,
distributing sample medicines 3, embez-
element Z. exposing poison 3, extortion
> forgery u gambling 5, gross lewdness
G, horse stealing Q. incest 3, iniuring
highways 2 keeping house Of i'll fame
o, keeping inn without license l., keeping
pool room |. kidnapping /, larceny H.
malicious mischief 6, manslaugater s.,
murder is, neglect to support family
is. negligence OF railroad engineer l.
obstructiug railroad track / obtaining
money under false preteuees 4, peddling
without license ?. perjury J poIluting
drinking water =. prison breach III pro-
curing death % illegtimate child l.
rape 30, receiving stolen goods & re-
fusing 20 obey subpoena ;, refusing to
paw fare robbery 8, selling bob veal q
selling cigarettes TO minors ., selling
niortgaged property 4, selling watered
milk i tearing down telephone line /,
telephone discrimination 1. unlawful
marriage / uttering forged check l. vio-
lntion automobile law s, violation FISH
and game law 43. violation liquor law
PSI violation school law 3. violation
Sunday law I, violation oleomargrine
law q violating burial law 81 total SAT.
Washineton and Windsor counties an