Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-11-30
LOCAL NEWS.
The Quarterly Report of Superintendent

TED TO make some extracts of general interest.
The Superintendent calls the attention Of the
Commissioners to the oct of the Board making
ii street the dividing line Of the fifth and six tn
precints, (Second and Third Wards,) and the
anticipation that new station house would be
secured for the fifth precinct, while the Gen.
trail Guardhouse could be used for the south
ern section, and the failure thus far to secure
building for the purpose. He urges the es-
adjustment OF station in tn g northern section,
and shows the necessity for such an improve
ment The Superintendent also calls the atten-
ton OF the Board 10 the fact that some Of the
magistrates allow fines to be superseded, and
in large majority Of these cases the fines are
ne fer collected He then refers to the sixth
section of the act Of Congress of July 10, 1862
which makes the magistrate personally respon-
sible to the board for the amount of fines and
costs TO be collected by him as a debt due and
payable" He suggests that the language i'm
plies that all fines should pass through the
hands Of the Board, and that the Board quire
OF the magistrates an account Of fines super
coded that they have failed TO collect or have not
been collected and that in all cases where the
case has not been or cannot be collected the
magistrate taking the supercedeas be held re-
sponslble for the nne ana costs.
The superintendent calls attention to the in
crease OF crime, the number OF arrests during
the last quarter exceeding those Of the previous
quarter nearly 5000. This increase is owing
mainly TO the great number Of soldiers mus
tered out OF service IN our midst, of whom
many without employment and without means
become violators oflaw, and fall into the hands
Of the police; bnt the greater lumber of arrests
mas been OF persons following in the wake of
our armies, for purposes Of plumber and rob-
berry. Now that the war is over, they are
forced TO prey upon our citizens. A large num-
Der OF conyiets from Southern prisons are
our city. Most of them are, as vet, unknown
to the detectives, and the officers consequently
labor under disadvantage in their cases.
However, the number of arrests and of con-
victions by the Criminal Court show that the
police have been on the alert. The statistics of
other cities show that there is not another DO
arrests and convictions equal those of this
force in proportion to the number of men on
the force. -rs.
The Superintendent then submits his reca-
pitulaton of the statistics, Of which the follow
ing is summary:-The report of operations OF
the detective force is as follows: Robberies re-
ported 22S value Of property stolen, S69, 26l 20;
value OF property recovered by the officers,
s112.323 SIS; turned over to the Property Clerk,
s2,6l997; turned over to claimants, si09, 903 IS;
taken from and returned TO prisoners, Sl,452. 81;
recovered by precinct officers, s2,O42 amount
recovered by owners, S11.6S0. During the
quarter, $4,000 in U. 5. bonds was recovered
at one time, and $500 in coupons at another
time, which was not reported at this ONCE as
having been stolen.
The Sanitary Depdrtment.-The officers of this
nuisances abated, S00 unabated, 81; warrants
served, "a; dead horses removed, Dos; persons
buried. IS; persons removed to hospitals, O.
amount Of fines imposed, sil2.9l.
were made by the force. OF whom 7.ii2 were
males; 1880 were females; 1888 were married;
$3.50 single; 5,70i could read and write; 3,ils
could not read or write. Offences against per-
property by males, 2,69l; females, $40. The
cases were disposed of as follows Fines, 4, 294;
dismissed z, 707; turned over to the military,
1885 sent TO Jail for court, AL held TO bail for
court, 219; sent to the workhouse, rs; gave
security for peace, a62; miscellaneous DISPOSE
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county, s1e,40O.12; superseded, 5000; ap-
pealed from, SlS7 30; fines for selling liquor TO
soldiers, S566.27. Total, go, 1905. In George
town and part Of the county, fines paid,
S2025; for selling liquor to soldiers, $50. Total,
Sl,6ls,51 Grand total S23,7Se.l9.
MiscellGneous.-324d destitute persons furnished
with lodging; 81 lost children restored to their
parents; 43 sick and disabled persons aided
and taken to hospitals; % horses and cattle re-
stored to owners; doors found open. secured;
"a fires attended: 3 horses with vehicles at
tached, taken up and restored to the owners.
The recapitufation of offences show the fol.
loving cases ;.AdIitery, i assault, So; do. and
on policemen. 3; attempt at rape, 6; aiding and
assisting to escape, S; bigamy, I; bastardy, ?;
disorderiy, 2,79l; deserters, IL: fast riding and
drlving, y; fighting In streets, 300; fugiti YES,
rs; habtual drunkenness, 1; intoxication, 9O5;
do. and disorderly, stS; insanity, 1: indecent
exposure, 70; keeping disorderly house, 10;
Keeping bawdy house, IS; miscellaneous mis-
rioting, 32 resisting officers, l. threats of vio-
lence, 209i yagrancy, l72; witness to murder
confined, 3; arson, 2; attempt at do, !. attempt
AT burglary, 2; attempt 70 steal, ~; Dhrglary,
%; cruelty to animals, 10; forgery, Z; fraud. A
grand larceny, $40; gambling, ~; malicious mis-
chief, 40 false preten ces. IL passing counter
felt money, IL; petit larceny, l56; pickpockets,
Is; robbery, 40 receiving stolen goods 9: sus-
pcion, 329i violating Corporation ordinances,
The report of the Superintendent is highly
creditable TO the police force. -.s.
CHARGE OF SwINDLING.-Yesterday Mr. B
y. BROKER. salesman at the auction rooms cor.
ner of 10th street and the avenue, was arrested
by Omcer Greer, of the Third Ward, upon a
charge of swindling, made upon the oath OF
w. II. Lewis. The case was laid before Jus
tice Thompson, who postponed the hearip Q