1915 — Page 540

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2. Indictments and Informations in the Supreme Court,

including Courts analogous to the Courts of Quarter Sessions in England, i.e., District Courts, &c. (Year 1915.)

Showing how the cases tried in the Superior Courts endeil.

(Each prisoner tried counts as separate case; where a large number of prison- ers have been convicted ! together, the fiet is meu- tioned in a note.)

Total,

Judgment for the Crown,... 70 Judgment for the prisoner, 30 Prisoner found insane,

Cases which fell through for want of prosecution or absence of accused, and cases thrown ont by the Grand Jury (Attorney General).... J

Cases postponed,

Murder.

2

x

Including Attempts and Conspiracies to commit the several offences.

Manslaughter.

Attempt at Murder.

Concealment of Birth.

I

104

6

9

Abortion.

Rape.

Unnatural Crimes.

Robbery with Violence.

Other Offences against

the Person.

Offences against Property.

Miscellaneous Offences.

:

11

37

16

201

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:

:

...

N

13

58

18

3.—Beturn of Criminal Cases that have been brought under Cognizance

during the last ten years.

Postponed.

Charges Ahamloued.

Number Number

YEAR.

of Cnses.

of | Convicted. | Acquitted. Persons.

No. of Cases.

No. of Persons.

No. of Cuses,

No. of P'ersous.

1906,

37

67

12

12

13

1907.

28

70

48

13

1908,

26

53

24

6

1909.

55

100

73

11

20

1910,

સમ

115

98 (a)

6

(b)

Total..

234

405

279

99

32

58

2

7

1911,

1912,

1913,

1914,

1915,

58888

97

134

60

103

66

94

30

49

100

32632

94

76

66

35

70

Total,

308

480

341

139

954818

5

+

4

2 (b)

1

1

3

3

1

1 (b)

21

3

*

Average of 1st

Period,

46%

81

19

63

113

Average of 2nd į

Period,

61

96

681

27/

23

(4.) In one case the prisoner was bound over to come up for

judgment wheu ralled upon.

(b) Recognizance estreated.

N

que

EXA

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