Salt Lake Telegram | 1921-07-14 | Page 10 | Major Crimes Record Increase

MAJOR CRIMES RECORD INCREASE CINCIN ATT O. O July 14 H. Hamil ton county officials were Inclined to question the tho correctness of the figUres fig fig- ures tires touching upon crime in Cincin nati since prohibition became me a n law Jaw as given out b by the board of ot tem tem- perance and public morals of ot the Episcopal church today I would uld like to kno know where the Methodist board got ol its figures Louis H. H CApelle N county prosecutor r said It a Is 8 true that tho the workhouses workhouses work- work houses are arc being closed for tor lack tack of prisoners Js but at the same time the penitentiaries and jails are n being filled to th their fr capacity This This shows that while misdemeanors nors nora which should not be classed as ns I crimes in the proper sense of ot the J word are arc on the decrease the major I crimes are nrc showing a large Increase since prohibition became effective I j For instance there have been I twenty-eight twenty killings in Hamilton count county within the six and one halt I months since January 1 This la Is i four moro more than the number of ot killIngs kill- kill I inga Ings for Cor the entire year ear of or 1920 How lIow many more there thero will be before the j i end of oC this year Rr cannot be foretold