New-York tribune., 1921-11-01
Sober Facts From Greene Cou1tu
Court Records Do Not Indicate That the CatskM Region Has
Been Spree. Nor Do Bank Deposits
To the Editor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: A recent issue Of The Tribune
contains lengthy letter written by a
local resident who signs his name,
tho letter appearing under the caption
Greene County on Spree"
|, The letter in question does not pre-
sent facts that can be verified Greene
County is not, and has not, been on a
spree, as the many thousand residents
of greater New York who spent the
summer months here can testify.
The records of the Supreme Court
of Greene County show seventeen con-
victions in 1919, of which four were
for violation of liquor tax laws, one
for blackmail, four for burglary, four
for larceny, two for robbery. one for
abduction and one for rape.
For 1920 there were twelve convic-
tions in the same court, including eight
for violation Of liquor tax law, one for
forgery, one for burglary, one for re-
cciving stolen property and one for
grand larceny.
During the present year there have
been ten convictions, Of which five
were for violation Of liquor tax laws,
one for grand larceny. one for main
tanning slot machines, two for burglary
and one for assault.
AS compared with 1919. the figures
for 1921 show a decrease Of 10 per
cent in crimes brought before the Su-
preme Court.
Police courts and Justice Of the
peace records on file IN the Greene
County Clerksss office show twenty-three
eenvictions in the county during 1919,
of which three were for violation of
the highway and motor vehicle laws.
four for vagrancy, four for assault and
battery, one for public intoxication, five
for petty larceny, one for violation of
state conservation law, one for cruelty
to animals, one for disorderly conduct,
one for carrying firearms, one for
maintaining public nuisance and one
for poisoning animals.
During 1920 the records show sew
cnty-four convictions, as follows: Vio-
lation of highway and motor vehicle
laws, Sd; vagrancy, 2; cruelty to ami
mails, 1; assault and battery, 4; viola
ton Of liquor tax law, 0; public in
toxication, O.; disorderly conduct, q;
petty larceny, g.; grand larceny, l.;
juvenile delinquency, 1; violation of
educational law, Il; malicious mischief,
l.; frequenting house of i'll fame, l.;
malicious injury, /; keeping slot ma
chimes, 1; public sports on Sunday, 1.
For the. period from January to
October 20, 1921, the records show So
convictions, of which % were for vio-
iation of the motor and vehicle laws, 5
for vagrancy, for cruelty to animals,
2 for assault and battery, 2 for viola
tion of liquor tax. law, none for public
intoxication, for violation of general
business law, for stealing fruit, for
disorderly conduct, 4 for misdemeanors
and for trespassing.
The above records are from the files
of the County Clerks Office at Cats
kill and have been verified by the Clerk
~ N'SShN (ouhsy. slhSy SHOW presLy
conciusiyely that instead of going on
a spree, as indicated by the letter in
The Tribune, Greene County. policed
by local officers and state troopers, has
for county with resident popula-
tion of 10000 people and summer pop
ulation of nearly 100000 on vacations
from greater New York pretty clear
record in the matter of public intoxi-
cation. During three years there has
been one arrest for public intoxi-
cation in county where the fee sys-
tenn, based on arrests and trials, is an
incentive to make arrests.
The increase in the number OF cases
in justices court is due entirely 20 the