The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-07-13
MANY MISTAKES
MADE: BY CUPID
IN KNOX COUNTY
"Boners" OF The Little God,
Shown In Court,
Number 67
CLERKS REPORT GIVES
INTERESTING FIGURES
Annual Summary OF Court
Business Compiled By
Clerk Taylor

SiXty-sevcn persons have tired OF
the bonds that held them to tho
straight and narrow path of matri-
mony in Knox county since July !,
| l9lG-perhaps there were more than
that tired, but only G7 appealed to the
common pleas court for Official de-
crees releasing them from their re-
spective life partners These figures
were CLEANED from the annual report
of Clerk of Courts o. G. Taylor, re-
Gently filed with the secretary of
state.
On July of this year Gl of these
cases had pccn decided on and "a were
| still pending, there having been 26
cases pending at the beginning of the
year. OF the % divorce petitions filed
wives were complainants in 81 cases
and husbands in 33.
Alimony was granted to wives in
IA cases. Fourteen husbands were
given divorces by the court and one
0Hll blouShI Wy tuc lDId VI tlt hpHo'
was dismissed. In cases where the
wife was the plaintiff 35 DEGREES were
granted, one was refused and ten were
dismissed. 1t is interesting to note
that only one divorce was granted ON
the plaintiffs allegation of immoral
ity of the lie-partner and in that
case the husband was the complain
ant.
The remaining divorces were grant
ed as follows: Absence and neglect
Al, cruelty u, drunkenness 3, miscel-
laneous L.
During this same period, the court
assessed Sill in fines and Il total of
$L2li,75 taxed; ;in,Gosts. ttS
Civil Judgments -nunabe'1hg i3 and
amounting toj.$2G5775B were return
ed. or these, SO were for money on
ly The number of final decrces was
80. .5.
The total amount OF jury fees paid
out during that time IS $l,330.3O
OF indictments for crimes against
| the person, one was for administering
poison with intent to kill, in which
| two persons were implicated, and
three for assault with intent to kill,
three persons being concerned. OF
the latter, two convictions were OBJ
| tanned.
Additional crimes against the per-
son were ms follows: Assault 2, point
Ing firearms I, rape 2, miscellaneous
II. Total prosecutions were s, mum
bcr Of persons s and number OF con
victionS s.
Crimes against property were ns
follows; Arson / burglary 2, cmbc2-
element I, forgery 3, petit larceny 3,
fraudulent transfer t. miscellaneous I.
two persons and one conviction was
secured.
For olfcnscs against the public
peace there was one indictment foI
rioting in which seven persons were
concerned, whilo there wcro three
miscellaneous indictments. TOtn
prosecutions were 2, number of per
sons and convictions T.
Coroners and Justices of the peace
held total of l3 inquests during the
year,
On July I, 1916, there were 100
cases pending in the common pleas
court and II in the court of appeals
During the year 226 new cases were
filed in the local court and % made
their appearance in the court of ap
poals making a total of dl6 ON the
common pleas docket and 3G to be con
sidered by the higher court, The
common pleas court disposed Of 20t
OF these cases, % were appealed and
ON June 80. 1917, the court docket con
tanned 1SS cases,
In the court or appeals with 80
cases on the docket 10 were disposed
of, 4 were taken to higher court
and II remained on the docket at the
close OF tho year
Four men became naturalized citi.
ems of the United States in this coun.
ty during the year. or this number
/ two were Greeks and two were Can.