Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-01-04

ulary force, making up the balance of the department.
hays given their regular ATTENDANCE at the Police oce
i've force Of the department Upon public DAYS for
augmented by the appointment of an extra force and
during some portion Of the summer mouths extra day
the order and quiet Of the City
MORALS OF THE CITY
AS general thing although the force employed in
i've duty has not been large some former wears
the administration of this department of the government
have occurred none Of our citizens have any
heNy loss from the operations of burglars thieves
any description excepting the few breaks during tho
Firemens Muster. Life and property have been safe
within our borders, citizens have pursued their ori-
families have remained quietly in their domiciis, with
none 10 modest or make afraid Nevertheless has
instances surrendered their manhood the control Of
their baser passions.
CRIME AMONG THE YOUNG.
It is fact worthy of notice. that there is an increasing
tendency TO crime among minors 1t is safe to estimate
city, @o 9 Rf@1 a vGu 5isne committed this
Houses Of Correction and Jais well prisoners
ocks IN our courts of Justice sad illustrations this
TACT The late City Marshal has, on several occasions
your attention to the alarming increase crime
aoY INC young Of THIS city, and has also pointed out
what ne conceived might be remedy the establish
ucaed and reformed and tile passage of an ordinance for
nuug These Juveniles from gathering house ofal from
Already been acted qpon and it is confidently believed
that your action and udicous execution Of the ori-
much crime among the young To the first suggestion
pespeetqly ask your candid consideration, being
the decision of which will rest to great extent the fIi
ture moral welfare of the city. ~
The whole number of arrests during the year was nine
hundred and thirty, for the following causes Viz
saut Waterman i Assault on oee is:r BuT 81 As
Bre eas Glass = Common Drunkars 80; Drunken
ness $50; Dsorderly AL Disturbing the Peace So De-
tanned as Witnesses, s; Driving away horse i; Disobe
Driving y fea cFPnft q HSrgeEy Fast
/; Fugitive from Justice, l.; Fraud, /; Gambling 8;
uorse oteais, % Hawker and Pedlar without license
lusune IL Ille ana DlSS0lute /.
neriy House 2; Keeping House of lii Fame, /; Keeping
Chief, 2; Maintaining Nuisance, i; Obtaining money by
false pretences, Passing Counterfeit Bank-Bills, 4
bills, Il Raising False Alarm of Fire, Selling Louor
i IS Suspicious .,L lou persons, 6; yagrancy, IS.
VI the above number committed to the watch-house
n Were alsGnarged no complaint being entered against
as me cause Of Justice seemed to require Three hundred
ana thirty Of the above number of arrests resi-
dents OF this city.
large amount OF labor is performed every year. by
lodgings for those whose necessous condition. compes
them to ask assistance OF the city The number of travel
preceding year. which affords gratifying proof that those
who seek employment enabled to find it readily
ta during the lateryear when all branches of mecha-
zeal and manufacturing business suffered general stag
snnned Yg o o ana az Mr9se persons have been
ing the year. the cost Of providing food for these persons
two cents and formerly, although more properly be-
longing to the Pauper Department. this expense has been
we have provided lodgings tentyniae Kindred and
strone persons during the year. and this has been done
with only twelve hunks or beds. 1t sometimes mat
ter of close calculation with the officers be able to ac
comps the feat of twenty persons upon
twelve single beds We often lodge many as twenty
IN one night The accommodations for this department,
are not what they should be- and trust provisions
may be made to meet the daily and nightly wants of those
who do business at the Police office
COMPLAINTS IN COURT
The City Marshal and his assistants have made during
the year eight hundred and thrtyour complaints in the
Police Court, as follows, viz:
Assault ana battery, Ol assault Waterman, S.
sault on officer, 81 arson, Il adultery, 3; attempt to
break break and enter burglary, s. bigamy l. breaking
glass ~ common drunkard, 81 drunkenness 324; dis
turDng the peace, 6 dsObedient child s. driving away
horse, /; embezzlement, |; fraud |; fast driving 81
forgery Il fornicaton 5; furnishing liquor prisoner in
lookup, Il hawker and pedler unlicensed /; idle and
absolute persons, q keeping open shop Sunday 6;
Keeping intelligence office without license 8; keeping
pawnbrokers shop without license 81 keeping dsorderly
house 4; keeping house Of ifame, q keeping liquor
with intent to SELL 5; keeping dog unnuzzed 4; keeping
common gaming house. = larceny 80; murder l. mali
liclous mlschef |; maintaining nuisance, 8; obstrucng
street. obtaining money by false pretelcns passing
counterfeit CON- 2; passing counterfeit bank bills, 81
passing worthless bank bills raising false alarm ufre
l; rescue OF property attached selling intoxicating Ii
quor 6S selling unmeasured wood, /; suborraton of
perjury, /; vagrancy, 81 violating city ordinance l.
Or the above number of complaints, two hundred and
eighteen were against persons who nonresdents