The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-11-15 00:00:00

THE ANNUAL POLICE REPORT.

At a meeting of the Watch Committee Mr. Coward,
the Head Constable presented bis, eleventh minuet
crimival report for the year ending September 29th,
1881. It was aa follows :
Gentlemen,—l beg most respectfully to lay before you
my eleventh annual criminal report and occurrence re.
turn, showing the amount of crime committed within the
b .rough of Dorchester, forth. year ending 29th September,
1891, as per tabular statement pr.ipared and sent to the
Home Odic*, TR.:-
1.-I'ode. Establishment —Acreage, 635 ; population
(138), 7,548; heed constable, 1; orrsent., 1; acting-ier.
pant, 1: constables, 5; total tome, &
1.--Cost of Police Est.stelishuieut —Salmis, sad pay,
£566; clothing end accoutrement., £65 14s. 31. ; contin-
gent expenses and ellostenms, Llti 12s. Eal grithities
pad out 04 Watch rate to pe15005 assist Alla the police,
El 5.. ; station house chums (which includes coal,, gar,
printing, and stationery, lc.), .641' 15s. 21. ; outecelleneou.
charges (which includes .gl6 tor expenses incurred on
account el the riot ius proceedings at ths late Perlis,.
sower? ekution), LH Os. 95.; total cost £482 7a. 7d.
One hall of the pay and clothing re-paid by toe Treasury.
2.—Claas of persons promeded against, via— On Indict-
meat —Known thieves, melee, 4; suspicious characters,
males, 1 ,• previous good obarecusre, maim, 8 ; females, 1;
lota/. males, 13 ; females, L Summarily: ILaewn thieves,
males, 6; prostitutes, 13 • vagrants and tramps, males,
1; swpicious sad other. bad characters, males, M •
females, ; habitual drunkards, females, 4 ; previous good
characters, males, 48; females, 11; character unknown,
melee, 48; females, 1. totel, mmes, 1411; WWII, 31.
The teem known thieves only applies to those Parsons
that are known to be getting their living by diabouest
practicer.
4,—lndictable Off anose—Number of Crimes Committed,
ms.--Unlawfully wounding, 1; housebreming, 1 ; simple
laroeny. 13; larceny by aerreata in the Poet Otlice, 1;
breaking Into Mops, 1 ; obtaining goods by faLe premiums.
1; attempting to commit suicide, 1; thirteen melee and
ma ferrule were apprehended, sad 13 males committed
for trial, sad one female duckweed for want of evidence,
and dealt with as follows, viz. :—One, 7 years, and two
ymm police supervision; one, 5 years; two, 13 months,
sad two years* pollee supervisLu ; one, 12 months ; one, 9
months; two, 6, months; and one 1 year's police supervision;
two. 3 months ; oae, 3 weeks ;one 1, day ; aid 1 to come up
for Judgement when called upon. The indictable off once.
tins year show an increase of 30 impaled with last year.
s.—Offences determined minium tly by Justices, vie
Amanita on police, convistait melee, 13; females, 2;
common ammo+, oonvic:ed, males, 9; females. 3;
die-
charged,
.011111111, 1 ; breaches of the peaoe, convicted, males,
3; essteesaa disown (Animal.) Alt, discharged, males,
5; cruelty to animals, convicted, males, 1; discharged.
males, I ; elernentary Education Act, convicted, males, 33;
females, ; Fleheries Acts, convicted, males. 1; drunk...,-
sees and drunk and disorder, v, convicted, melee, II;
fonsalas, 0; permitting di, aderly conduct in licensed
hemsea, convicted, males, 2; Local Acta and Borough Bye
Laws, convicted, maim 6; females, 2; discharged, males,
1; inaliedously destroying • wall, convicted. males, 2;
willed damage, convicted, males, 3: discharged, males, 2;
Anne Act, convicted, aisle!, 11; Navy Acts convicted,
• maim, 4; Militia Act, convicted, males, 1; discharged,
males, 1; selllng unsound food, convicted, maim, ; dis-
charged, males, 1; receiving stolen goods (Summary
Jurisdiction Act, 18791. discharged, males, 1 ; Exam
Agt,, convicted, mans, 1; &admired. melee, j;
simple lemony (Swam ar Jurisdiction Act, 18/111,
convicted, males, 13; females, I; discharged, males,
4 ; larceny from the person, convicted, females, 1• steal-
tat fruit or vegetable productions, convicted, males, 11;
vigilant act, vii., prostitutes, convicted, 7; having no
visible means of subsistence, convicted, males, 1; High-
way Act, convicted, coals*. 1; other offences, convicted,
males. I—Total convicted, males, 131 females, 31; dis-
charged, melee, 18. The offences determined summarily
were disposed of SI follow., viz. :—Two months and above
one month, 3; one montn and above 14 days. ld ; 14 days
and under. 17; fiord. 109 to find sureties, 4; delivered to
army and navy. U. wince show an increase of 52 compared
with last year. which, in a greet measure, is attribut-
able to the increase of persons proceeded against under
the Education Act.
Robberies.—The number of robberies reported to the
police have been 29; the number detected, 23; value of
property stolen, £39 She. Old. ; amount recovered,
£0410.. 21.
Insecure Premises reported by the police, between the
hours of ten pm. and six a.m., for the past year are as
follows, vie :—Front doors, 17; windows, 41 ; front garden
gates and doors leading to rear of premises, 35; store doors,
12—total 106.
The Fire Engine attended five fires in the country and
two in the borough, and £99 was received for ass of game,
and paid to the credit of the Urban Sanitary Authority.
Inspection of Weights, Illeseures, and Scales. —lmpacted
at sbops—weigbts—oress, 561, iron. 533; measures, 48;
scales, 151. Inspected at the Police Station—weight., 876;
measures, 22 ; melee 6. Number stamped—brass, 48; lroo,
211; measures, 19. Fees received an paid to treasurer,
£lO.. 711 Donau the year 132 weights have been repaired
at the Police Station at monthly inspections.
Greeting and Endorsing Pedlars' Certiflcates.—Granted
at Os. each, males, IS; females, 5. Eodonied at U. each,
males, 75; females, 18. Fees received, V 6s. 61, and paid
to the Watch Rata. Since the Wad o Anguth last persons
taking out certificated in one district can travel and expose
their goods in any other district without any endorsement
being required.
Coot otioue Diseases (Animals) Act—During the put
year there has not been a single case reported in the
moor 'ugh, but the order in C iuncil regulating the move-
ment of cattle from an Infected area, requiring the licensee
to be endorsed by the Inspector of the Local Authority, Into
which such mottle are about to be moved, has been duly
enforced here. There are 14 persons registered under the
Milkabop and Dunes Order in the district.
The Petroleum Act has bare strictly enforced, and the
following persons had their licenses renewed on the 4th ult.
for the sale and storing of petroleum at their premises :
Mews. Crocker and 0., ironmomers, High Wait-street,
and at Fordington ; to Mrs. S. Hazel,
_ironmonger, High
West-street and trinity-street; toKr. A. W. Groves,
tallow merchant, Fordington ; to Kr. G. Mutford, plumber
and painter, Wet Font-s.reet and Bell-street; to Mr. H.
Groves, of Fordington ; to Mrs. 8.. Billet,
Holloway-row, Fordington ; to Mr. It. Moors, Grove-build-
ing.; and to Mx. George Prince. Louis-road, Fordington.
I bare obtained samples from each of the above-named
persons, and on being tested war found in accordance with
the requirements of the regulations laid down by the
Petroleum Act,
The Explosive Act has been enforced In the Borough,
Imo the following premises are registered for the keeping
of gunpowder and mixed implosives, viz : Messrs. Crocker
and Ca, ironmongers, High Weetstrint and Pease-lane ;
Mr. C. Jeff err. gunonith_,_ High East-wrest ; Mrs. S.
Hazel ironmonger, High West-street and Trinity.street ;
Mr. It. R. Stainer, Mr. Totten, and Mr. T. Rogers, all of
MA West-street, for the sale of fireworks.
The Chimney Sweepers' Act has been enforced, and four
esegliksates granted during the year on payment of gs. 64.
eseh, and credited to the Watch Rata
Licensing Act, 1874.—Tne sangria annual lionizing
meeting wee held on the 19th of August last, when 36
genera licensed houses, five beerhouses licensed on the
premises and two off, and one refreshment house licensed
.on the premises and one off, were renewed, being one
I licensed home less than UM year, on amount of
the George Inn, With West-street, being closed for a
private dwellinehouso ; the conduct of which, on the
whole, during the past year has been satisfactory. Two
publicans have been
annual
licensing and convicted, and
license endorsed. At the ourned eeneral
Booming meeting Mr. William owe, of Grove-buildings,
was granted • oertacate to sell beer off the premises. Of
persone found drunk and drunk and disorderly there have
been 22 proceeded against, vie:-13 males and nine
females convicted. The same number last year Invemded
against, of whom 19 were c.mvicted and those discharged.
Lighting of the Politic I. imps.—During the year 401
lamps were reported by the police extinguished between
nine p.m. and six a.m.
Inqueste—Three inquests have been held during the
year, and the following verdicts returned, viz.:—Ons from
" Natural Causes" and two" Accidentally."
The Superannuation Fund now amounts to about £340.
The receipts for the past year from all sources have been
£2818.. 7d.
Captain W. P. Elise, A.M. Inspector of Constabulary,
made his annual lospectionof the force, clothing, appoint.
meats, station, cell,, and bookr, Mrs the Witb April last in
the preemies of the Mayor (W. Diode°, ), G. Curme,
Esq., G. J. G. Gregory, Em., F. Lock. Fug.. and H.
Symonds, Esq. (Deputy Town Ciert), when everything
owed off satisfactorily.
In conclusion, I have much pleasure in stating that the
conduct of the sergeants and the constables during the
year hes been satisfactory. One constable resigned and
vacancy filled up at once
I have the honour to be, gentlemen,
Your most obedient servant.
Cites. COWARD. Head Constable.
Borough Police OPlice, Dorchester, November 9th, 1851.