White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-04
REEVES MAKES
ANNUAL REPORT
DISTRICT ATTORNEY GIVES
STATISTICS AND OTHER TIME
LY INFORMATION IN HIS RE-

c. r. Reeves. district attorney, this
week forwarded his annual report to
Attorney General Stoddard at Carson
City. The report covers the work of
the district attorneys Office for the
year ending November /, 1910.
During the year there were 39 fell
ony cases filed in the justice court.
OF these, Is were dismissed or ac-
quilted on evidence, IL were bound
over to the grand jury and in of
them the accused persons were not
apprehended. There were 155 mis-
demeanor cases filed in the justice
court during the same period. Nine
ty-eight of these cases resulted in
convictions while 81 We're either abat-
ed. dismissed or acquitted. The to-
tai fines collected in misdemeanor
cases ives s902.50 and the average
Jail sentence was 22 days.
The total number of felony cases
heard before the grand jury was 56.
Indictments to the number of p were
found and % cases were dismissed
by the grand jury.
Concerning the attorney generals's
action in appointing a deputy at
torney general for this county and
his subsequent revocation of the ap-
pointment, the district attorney says:
Your subsequent action upon ascer-
tanning the facts was step toward
law and order and has been duly
appreciated by citizens who respect
justice in this county and who APP
prove your position.
1tx he af
ecution to White Pine county for the
year ending November /. 1910. as fol-
lows: Justice of the peace fees, ST.
345.57; constable fees. $1.445.92;
cost OF grand jury, s1,561.90; cost of
trial jury. s2,623.20; cost of meals
for trial jury. s217.S0; sheriff's sal
airy and expenses of prisoners while
in custody, s2,727.25; cost of at
torney's In criminal cases, including
district attorneys salary, $1,000; to-
tai, $23,53299.
In regard to crimes committed by
foreigners, the district attorney says.
As near as | can calculate. over so
per cent of the crimes committed
here are committed by the foreign
element between 70 and Is per cent
of whom have neither first nor second
papers. Crime is mostly due to the
disrespect of the foreign element to
our laws and especially having no
respect for truth and veracity while
on the witness stand. When a crime
is committed by an Austrian or a
Greek, they will commit perjury to
clear each other without hesitation
1neir revenge of a wrong done is
physical revenge, rather than legal
punishment. | estimate We have
about $500 Austrians and Greeks in
the district, which element furnishes
about 75 per cent of the crimes COM
mitted"
THE going into effect of the anti
gambling law has reduced costs in
criminal prosecutions a great deal
and will continue to do so as the
undesirable element following gamb-
ling have been eliminated from our
community. Expenses next year in
prosecutions will be much less than
heretofore"
This report would not be COM
plete if | failed TO mention the activ-
ity of the federal authorities in en-
forcing the recent federal law as to
white slaves and foreign prostitutes.
We have a considerable number of
this element in this district who left
Immediately upon investigation by
the federal officers, further action
along these lines being expected daily
at this time"
Il would suggest an amendment to
the law that these annual reports of
the district attorney be made for the
calendar year ending in the first Mon
day of January, so that each district
attorney could report his complete
work during his term Of Office"