The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-01-06
OFFICES FILLED By
ABLE: MEN
COUNTY ATTORNEY KEMP HAS
MADE ANNUAL REPORT TO
GOV. HAY AND PAYS TRIBUTE
TO OFFICIALDOM OF COUNTY.

1 Attorney freq hcHp lOi the ycdi
| ending December 81. 1909, just pre-
sented to Governor Hay as required
by law, shows that. of the informa-
tions filed and handled in the SUI
perior court since Mr.. Kemp went
| into Office there have been % con-
victions, 7 acquittals, 4 cases dis
missed by the court on constitutional
or other questions of law, cases
nolle-prossed before trial because Of
failure or insuficiency of evidence,
and one case, that of the State
against John G. Fritz, still pen ding.
OF the 90 criminal cases handled
by the prosecutor in the various JUS
tice courts of the county, q convic-
tons were had to two acquittals.
In the superior court during the
last year the fines imposed amounted
to $685., all of which has been paid
except the 800 fine against ]. c.
Mccormick of Cashmere for selling
intoxicating liquor to a minor, which
case was taken to the supreme court
! in appeal, but there just recently af-
| firmed. The justice court fines i'm
posed during this period amounted
altogether to $6SS. The larger of
the superior court fines included a
fine of $3.50 imposed against Henry
Ellis of Cashmere for selling intox-
icating liquor without license after
the town council had revoked his
license, and the fine of $500 against
E. C. Carter of Chiwaukum for SELL
ing intoxicating liquor without a Ii
ccnse.
Two cases were presented before
the state supreme court, appeals hav-
ing been taken in the cases of the
State against Ludwig Myrberg on a
conviction of rape, and the State
against j. C. Mccormick: both of the
judgments of guilty had in the lower
court were there affirmed One case
is still pending before the supreme
court, the case of the State versus
John E. Praul, convicted of trespass
upon a mineral claim in the Red
Mountain mining district north of
Leavenworth.
Besides the criminal cases the
prosecuting attorney has represented
~, fa+o fvryo dnfn
vorce cases tried in the superior court
of Chelan county this last year. He
has prosecuted to judgment four tax
foreclosure cases, ana at this time has
several other such actions pending.
During the year there was compro-
missed favorably to the county a civil
suit brought by the county against
the Lilly Lake Irrigation Co. for
damages to the county road up Stem
lit canyon caused by the breaking of
the lake reservoir.
The law provides that the prose
cutting attorney shall at the end of
each year make a report to the gov
ernor, not only of the amount and
nature of the business transacted by
him, but calls for such other state
ments and suggestions as may be
deemed useful, and Mr.. Kemp's re-
port concludes as follows:
Il beg to report that the county
offices are all filled by capable and
conscientious men, who are giving
the county good and faithful service
in their respective positions. My
examination of their offices has sat
isfied me that the county work is be-
ing done we'll, and as thoroughly and
methodically as the conveniences
furnished by the county will permit.
The jail is wholly inadequate to pres
ent needs, but it is clean and the
prisoners are we'll cared for. The
plans for a separate jail building of
modern construction and to cost
about $4,000 are now in prepare
/ ton, and the present board of coun-
ty commissioners has favorably con-
sidered the building of such a Jail
in the near future.
I'm connection with my own official
duties and the enforcement Of the
law, I beg to make special mention Of
the work of the sheriff, ]. E. Fer
guson. to whom much of the credit is
due for what success we have had In
the prosecution of criminal cases.
Personally I can not conceive Of
there being an efficient prosecution
of criminal business and the admin
istration of justice unless these two
offices In particular be united and CO.
operate to uphold the law. I also
want to note my appreciation OF the
support given by the good citizens of
Chelan county (and they are in the
very great majority in the enforce
ment of law, for in the last analysis
all law and order depends, not upon
courts and prosecutors, but upon the
people themselves"