Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-10-16
City N1arshaI,s aunr.erIy Report.
CITY MARsHAL's OFFICE,
0nfnher | 1876

City MarshnPs Quarterly Report.
CITY MARsHAL's OFFICE.
October l, 1856.
To the Honorable Mayor and Aldermen ofthe City of
WOrc ester
Gentlemen-Herewith present to your Hon.
orable Board my Third Quarterly Report of the
Police Department, for the quarter ending Sept.
80, 1856 =
The whole number of arrests and commitments
to the Watch House, for the quarter, has been $40
for the following causes, viz =
Drunkenness 22S, disorderly II, assault and
battery Is, assault on officer 7, disturbing the
peace 81, Migrants 3, enticing a girl from her
home to a house of ill fame l, keeping house of
i'll fame l. disobedent children 2, picking peck
ct |, larceny s, common drunkard s, fast driving
3. neglect to support family l, fornication H. driv-
ing away horse without authority so to do l, i'm
decent exposure l, gambling 6, larceny of fruit 2,
detained as witness l, embezzlement l, suspicious
person l, insane making in the whole $40.
Of this number l40 were non-residents all the
Others 200 claimed a residence in the City of
Worcester 60 have been discharged without
complaint before the Police Court; all others
have been complained of and disposed of by the
Court, according to the crimes and misdemeanors
they were charged with.
All those that have been discharged without
complaint before the Police Court, have been dis
charged for what seemed to me good cause. [
think the public we'll protected and the ends of
justice as well answered as though they had been
taken before the Court.
One hundred and thirty five persons have APP
piled for lodgings at the Watch House during the
EhGRR has 8efP tsga5PG 81 hends Others
in search of employment all of them We're with
out money or means to procure meal of victuals
or a nights lodging these applicants have all
been furnished with food in the same manner that
DriSOOprS have hpfn furnished. at the of
about 1880, and not one cent has been paid by
the Clerk of the Board of Overseers of the Poor
for this class of paupers-all has been done and
put to the Expense of the Police Department.
| have made, during the quarter, 372 complaints
before the Police Court for various crimes and
misdemeanors, which are follows wiz
Drunkenness IVA, assault and battery 6S, dis
turbng the peace 81, common drunkards II, lar
ceny A. assault on officers 10, gambling g.,
Migrants 6, keeping shop open on Sunday g.,
Disobedient children 2, fornicatOn 2, entieing a
young girl from her home to a house of i'll fame
2, keeping house of i'll fame l, fast driving Z,
picking pocket l, trespass l, keeping dog I'M
muzzled l. driving away horse without author
ity so to do /, leaving the contents of privy on
Main street l, selling berries in unsealed measures
l, enlightenment l, beating horse l, selling Lii
quor l, indecent exposure l /; making in the
| whole 372, of which l25 were non residents.
The expenses of the Police Department, aside
from the salaries of the Marshal, Assistant Mar
shal,pay OF the Watchmen, and pay of the Special
Police for public days. are as follows =
+. Warren, City Marshal, expenses on warrants,
and mittimuses from the Police Court, and
keeping prisoners per bill. 81
j. L. Baker, same as above................... 10 05
Mrs. wilkins, washing Blankets and bedding.... 90
). TAFT Son, bill. II 81
TOTAL. ......,.................$ 73 40
Deduct the amount it has cost to take care and
iced the poor that have applied for assistance at
the HOuGa tthin 10 aho mill
leave the actual expense of the Department this
Quarter, S59,S9.
The earnings of the Police Department during
the Quarter, have been as follows, which will
be due from J. IS. Dexter, Jr., Esq, Clerk of the
Police Court, and from the County Treasurer,
the after October Term of the Criminal Court -
F. Warren. City Marshall for the service of war
rants aud witness fees in Police Court. . S2l2 40
For the service OF mittimuses. ........,... 10 l6
j. L. Baker, Assistant Marshal, for the service Of
warrants and witness fees in Police Court 264 IA
For the service of mittimuses. 20 81
Witness Fees Of watchmen in Police Court. l3l 50
Total. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 1854 II
The whole expenses of the Police Department
for the Quarter, is as follows
Salary of City Marshal. $3.50 90
Salary Of Assistant Marshal .............. I75 90
Pay-koll Of Watchmen. ....................136 so
Pay OF Extra Police July and 5............ 100 90
Pay Of Police for Muster, Sept. 2,3and 4... 10 90
Pay of Police for Cattle Show, sept a. 25and 49, 80 90
suhuay fohce' 81 90
Keepog persons and extra expenses. 90 SO
Total. ..............."....... $219e 60
Deduct S654,l7. the amount earned by the De-
partment, leaves the actual expenses for the quar-
ter Sl642,52. You will perceive that the commit.
ments TO the Watch House, and complaints be-
fore the Police Court, and also the expenses
OF the Police Department. are somewhat
larger this, than the previous quarter; the
reason Tor this IS that we have had a large number
OF public days during this quarter with large and
promiseuous gatherings of people
Inc cause for the increase OF arrests and COM
plants before the Police Court, aud also the in
crease OF the expenses Of the Police Department,
isnearly iinot quite all, owing to the large num-
per OF pubic days that occurred during the quar-
ter and most confidently say, that there has
Deen but small increase of crime among our own
citizens. W. ~"
Respectfully submitted TO His Honor, the May
or, and Board Of Aldermen.
f. WARREN, City Marshal.
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