Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-11-27

l2-Month Period; Several
Women Serve Terms;
Good Food Is Furnished;
Il All Costs The County
Money.
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One hundred and ffty-seven pris-
Forks county jail during the unofficial
year beginning November 1. and end
Ing November 1, 1892, according to
statistics compiled in the ONCE OF the
county sheriff. Eight prisoners have
been hopsed in the Jail during the cur.
rent month, 1t was learned, bringing
the total up to t166.
This number, according to members
Of the sherif's once. 10 somewhat
larger than the average figure, for the
past several years. although the diff
feSence - not very great. The ex-
ceptionally large number Of convic.
tion. recorded in district court AGAINST
criminals charged. with Violations OF the
state prohibition laws. a, majority ot
them obtaining during the months OF
January, May and July, accounts for
the increased number OF jail inmates
this year., they pAy. ~ Il
These months, together. with Sep
tember and October OF the presen;
year. mark the height of criminal &C.
tivity In the county. the officials stat
ed. January. 1921, led ali other
months during the u%noticial year in
| fhA NSS~aNAn o -nS~nA~- ,h~ -rA<
placed behind the bars, a total Of "a
coming into the custody Of the off
cials during that month. September
was next high with 2p prisoners CON
fined in the jail; July and October
followed with ~ each. andlin May the
! number was 10. The figures for the
other months of the year follow:
\ November and December, 1921, and
August. 1922, ~ each; April and June
1922, Z each; March, 4; and April 3
Few Crimes Plentiful.
T%wo-thirds OF the prisoners confin.
ed in the local Jail during the unoti.
: cial year were sentenced to serve
terms following convictions on one o.
four principal charges. Violaters OF
the liquor laws headed the list will
! a\total Of 80 alleged criminals charg.
cd with this {~offense in one form O,
another serving terms here. Twenty
eight prisoners were confined or
grand; % were convicted of habitua
drunkenness; and - were confined
in the jail es insanity Victims. Prison
ers were sent to jail for other crimes
In much smaller numbers, the mos
pronounced being II taken as fugi
tives from justice in other jurisdic'
tons, II Migrants and q convictet
burglars.
Peculiar twists in the. criminal rec
ord reveal- that during the year on
man was arrested and convicted on 1
charge of cruelty to animals. Con
viction on this crime is exceptional
say officials. One man was confined
in the jail during the year charged
with attempted murder. but was lat
er released on bail, with his case We
pending. Ono alien made d brief" visi
to the county institution. A complct
list. showing the number OF prisoner
f~conVicted- Of each. ofthe ~ crimes.f 70
WHICH they were compelled to go Z
the local Jail, follows:
Detailed List.
Liquor violations, 80: larceny, 20
drunkenness. %: insanity, 10: fugi
;tives, ~; vagrancy. II; burglary, x
assault and battery, 4; assault will
dangerous weapon, 3;jrape, g.; incor
rigibility, q: embezzlement. 3: keepe
dtisord erly house. 2; passing ba.
= checks, O.; held for u. 8. marshral, l
receiving stolen property. i; forgery
1; cruelty to animals, l.: attempted
murder, !; Carrying concealed weap
ons, !; gambling. 1: wife desertion
1; alien, l. Total, 1875. ''
Board Cost Increases.
The cost Of housing and boarding.
the prisoners in the county Jail durinl
the fiscal year Of 1922 which endet
on June 80, last, exceeded the cor
responding expense ! n both the fisca
j;sa4rs Of 1921 and 1920. in the Nnrst in
5000 in round Plumbers, according t
figures obtained from the county au
dltor.
Board Of prisoners amounted to 81,
747.40 in tho fiscal year OF 1920; 81.
37s.30 in 1891; and $3.809.9t in 1922
The expense for the third]4uarter o
he current year, including tn,
months Of July. August and Septem
ber.e totaled 3l.10S.2t. This amour,
which is somewhat larger than for tn
average quarter, was increased by tn
costs of housing prisoners from out o
the county. the rate being higher II
SAAH0c AAokd1ICcS. AA0 COSl VI UOSlIUl1l]
~prtsosers subsequent to the first o
October. 1922, has not been ascer
tanned: yet, stieed ofacials. jail au
thorlties are allowed Is cents per pfis
onsr per day for board by the county
Sentences me!ed out to prlabner
who gracsd the local penal instity
ton ranged from 10 days to 10 month
In length, Il was stated. One law VIC
lator was confined for a period of /
months. one for eight months. sever
al f6r, six month periods. and the grea
majority for periodsr varying from 3
to 80 days Most Of the latter wer
chArgSd With liquor. law Wolationi
the c6mmon sentences lnt these case
bstnE ~ days An jail plus = fnes o
SAGE or more. V
Several Women Prisoners.
Twelve women wore among the jai
; inmates turing the ~ear,Ithree or fou
being convicted on liQuor charges. an,
1theFOthers being confined for disorder
" conduct and vagrancy..
Prisoners in the local Jail are pro
vtded with good food, considerin)
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