Facts Gleaned From Reports Made By Co. Att’y T.O. Streissguth.

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65 OF 73 OFFENDERS

CONVICTED OF CHARGE

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Drunkenness And Violation

Of Liquor Laws Cause

Arrest Of Many.

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County Attorney T. O. Streissguth completed his annual report last Saturday and has filed the same with the Attorney General and the County Auditor. It will be submitted to the County Commissioners at their February meeting. The report for 1925 shows that 73 criminal cases were tried in the Courts of Brown County within the past year. This in a decrease of 17 in the number as compared with the year of 1924 when there were 90 cases tried. Of the 73 cases up for trial in the past year, 33 were tried in the district court and the remaining 40 were tried in the municipal and justice courts.

Liquor Offenders

Drunkenness and violation of the liquor laws are reported as the greatest individual factors in the report of the criminal proceedings for last year. Thirteen persons were taken before the municipal and justice courts on charges of drunkenness. Of this number, ten pleaded guilty to the charge placed against them, two were found guilty and one case was dismissed. Thus twelve out of the thirteen offenders were convicted. The total amount of fines assessed was $135. Costs assessed in these cases were $81.40.

Eight cases in the district court charged parties with violation of the liquor laws. Six of the offenders pleaded guilty to the charge and were convicted thereof. One case was nolle prossed and one case is pending. The six offenders were given jail sentences p and were ordered to pay fines. Of the $950 assessed in fines, $750 has been collected.

Of the 55 convictions secured against offenders, 21 were in the district court and 34 in municipal and justice courts. In the higher court 2 were acquitted of the charge against them, 6 cases were nolle prossed and 4 cases are pending. There was 1 acquittal in the municipal and justice courts and 5 of the actions were dismissed. Three of the offenders were sentenced to the state prison by the higher court and four to the county jail. In the district court 6 sentences were suspended while 8 sentences were suspended in the municipal and justice courts. The lower court sentenced four offenders to imprisonment in the county jail fines. The total Twenty-two paid costs taxed by both courts amounted to $1,169.96. Total fines assessed totaled $3,750 and the total amount collected was $4,719.96.

Offenses Charged

Cases with the following offenses were charged in the district court: murder in the 1st degree, 1; assault in first degree, 1; grand larceny in 1st degree, 2; grand larceny in 2nd degree,4; carnal knowledge, child under 14 years, 1; perjury and subornation of perjury, 9; bribery, 2; violation of liquor laws, 8; non-support, 1; abandonment of wife or child, 1; malicious mischief, 1; resisting an officer, 1; selling mortgaged property, 1; total 33.

Offenses charged in the cases tried in the municipal and justice courts were as follows: Assault in 3rd degree, 5; grand larceny in 2nd degree, 1; (dismissed); petit larceny, 7; carnal knowledge, child under 18 years, 1;(dismissed) violation of game and fish laws, 5; violation of pure foods law, 1; drunkenness, 13; violation of auto laws, 3; checking on bank without funds, 2; violation of school laws, 2; total, 40.

New Ulm Review,

January 20, 1926