Evening star., 1938-07-02
DOCKET CLEARED
OF 1,514 CASES,
PINE D|SCL0SES
Statistics of U. S. Attorney
Show No First Degree
Murders Pending.
EFFORTS OF JUSTICES
CREDITED FOR RECORD
Prosecutors Office Aides Also
Responsible, Officials Say-l10
Charges Unfinished.

All the first-degree murder eases
have now been disposed Of, statistics
made public today by United States
Attorney David A. Pine revealed. In
showing that the docket, since the FIRST
OF the year. has been cleared of l,Sl4
cases Of all kinds in United States
District Court.
Credit for this speedy record is given
to the industrious efforts of the tus-
tices holding criminal court and the
assistants and clerks of the district
attorneys ONCE. officials said today.
REGARDING indictments returned in
March. April, May and June, 64.3 Der
cent OF the cases we're disposed of
within three weeks, Mr.. Pine said, and
1877 per cent Of the cases were disposed
OF within four weeks after arraien.
ment. June produced ia indictments.
and 81 Of these, representing II per
cent. were disposed OF during the
month, Mr.. Pine said.
Fifteen Awaiting Trial.
On Thursday IS were awaiting trial
23 were awaiting sentence, 81 were
awaiting indictment and one case was
on appeal, the tabulation showed.
considering f1rst-degree murder
cases, seven were pending January 1,
seven were commenced from January
1 to June 30; IA were disposed of
during the six-month period. Con-
cernlng second-degree murder cases.
IA were pending January /, 10 were
commenced during the last six months
and 70 were disposed of in that time.
leaving but four at the close Of busi-
ness at the end Of the fiscal year on
Thursday
There weA Is manslaughter case,
pending on January /, three were COM
menced In the past six months, Is were
disposed OF in the six-month period
ana There were none on hand when
the fiscal year closed.
Rape. incest and carnal knovledpe
accounted for % cases pending At New
years day. while % were started in
tne last six months. 40 disposed of and
nVe were pending at the fiscal years
close.
Assault with intent to rape was re-
sponsiole for six cases when the CAL
endar year started, three cases were
commenced in the interim and eight
were disposed of.
Assault with intent to kill and rs.
sault with q dangerous weapon was
accountable for 36 cases on Januarv
i; 81 were commenced in the interim
and 50 disposed of since.
I'll Robbery Gases Completed.
Robbery was held responsible for 81
cases. pending January /, 16s were
commenced in the six months since
while I'll were disposed Of. Assault
with intent to rob was the subject of
10 cases pending New Years Day: 16
cases were commenced in the interim.
70 were disposed Of and none was out
standing when the fiscal year ended
douseoreaking was the subject of
90 cases hanging fire on January l.
223 were commenced from January
l to June 80; 284 cases were disposed
OF In the interim and only i've were
pending at the close Of the Govern
ments' year.
Grand larceny. embezzlement and
similar offenses showed ia cases
pending January /; l53 were COM
menced from January / to June 30
and 246 were disposed of.
Under violations of the gambling
laws. s6 cases were pending on jan
uary l, "a cases were commenced in
the six-month period, while 1872 cases
were disposed Of in the interim, leav-
ing but eight cases on tap when the
year closed.
In the category Of miscellaneous
odenses, 1S5 were hanging fire at the
beginning of 1888, 233 were COM
menced in the past six months; 373
were disposed of and As were pending
at the close Of the fiscal year.
Mr.. Pine pointed out that this made
grand total of 629 cases pending on
January /; 995 commenced in the last
half year; 1,5l4 cases disposed of and
ITO cases pending at the close of the
fiscal years books