The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-11-24
CERTAINLY HAD
A BUSY COURT
Report Filed by Clerk Of
Circuit Court Reflects
Busiest Year.
los DAYS IN COURT

Litigation in Kenosha county had its
busiest year during 1921. This was
shown conclusively on Saturday in the
report for the past year filed with the
county board by Clerk of the Circuit
Court Benjamin NJ DeDiemar During
the year there were 236 new civil cas-
es started in the circuit court as
against III cases shown on the report
presented to the board the preceding
November; there were 263 cases start
ed IN the county court against $50 for
the preceding period; then in addi-
ton there were 80 criminal cases to
be tried, number far in excess of
the ones heard during the prior year,
which totalled only eight.
The fact is made more emphatic by
comparison of the number Of days
in court. 1920 it was in session
sixty days; i'll 1921 it was in session
106 days.
Busiest in Many Years.
"This is by far the busiest year that
the court has had since I have been
clerk" declared Mr.. DeDiemar in com
menting on the report. "In 1911, it
was thought to have been busy when
there were ninety days Of court and
that was before the days of the Indus
trial Commission when all personal in
jury cases came into this court. The
pendulum has swung back again due
to the automobile business, which
brings scores of litigants into courts.
and the halls of justice are crowded
more than ever. Then too part of this
increase may be traced to the activities
OF the special grand jury in Kenosha
county, although the most of the court
time for it will be shown on the next
report"
The report was also given as evil
dence of the remarkable growth of
kenosha in recent years as shown in
the increase in the volume of legal
transactions carried on in it's courts.
Reflected in Court Orders.
The increase in business for the
court is also reflected in the amount
of the court orders and the fees re-
ceived. Court orders were issued for
total amount of $9,748.23 as against
$1,873.77, This sum includes the fees
paid to the special grand jury and
some of the increase may be traceable
to that cause. Then the sum also in
cludes funds paid out to special prose
cutors in cases where this was found
to be necessary by the court.
The fees in the court for the same
period amounted to $1,461.80.
There is noticeable increase in the
number Of cases on the criminal cal
endar of the court, namely SO. Of
course, large number of these-more
than siXty--are directly traceable to
the grand jury, but despite this the
increase is much more than was anti
! cipated. This leaves more than a
In order to appreciate the differ
ence, the records for previous years
are shown; the criminal cases in 1920
numbered 8; in 1919, 10; in 1918, 6;
in 1917 7. Whether crime is one of
the increase in Kenosha county and
the law is not respected as it should
be as intimated from the bench sew
eral weeks ago, or whether the officers
of the law are becoming more vigilant
is the question raised by the report.
SymmOnds o. KS Scholey's Bill.
At the Saturday afternoon session
of the board, District Attorney Frank
Symmonds, when asked to give a de-
cision regarding the bill for $3.50 pre-
sented by Crusader John Scholey for
fees in connection with slot machine
raids in the county, declared that in
his opinion the bill should be allowed
The fees were paid to former Under
sheriff Alex Ritter by municipal court
order and never got into the county
funds. For that reason the affair is
much complicated and if Scholey is
paid some way must be found to get
the money back into the treasury.
Resolutions Of coincidence were in
troduced on the death of former Coun-
ty Supervisors Charles Kline, Henry
F. Jordan and Byron Dowse, and
unanimously passed by the board and
ordered printed.
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