The New York herald., 1870-01-06

wesscEeater county 2.
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This includes inspectors, captains, seIgeants,
roundsmcn, patromen and tae men employed on
special duty IN the precinct well OF IL For
active patr duty New York there are lett apOut
600 men and 363 for Brooklyn This gives in this
city one officer fJr ev,ry SO inhabitants while III
BROOKLYN tie proportion Is reduced ono to every
1000 The length OF open piers do nan d.
,ng patrol IN New YORK ~ over 4jo miles; In
Brooklyn al least $50 miles. The average length OF
night posts n TIL ciW Is 63-loo mile and two
tours OF over mile and o quarter. In
Brooklyn thc average length OF night
posts Is 64.l0o miles and Of day posts s-10o miles,
II each city posts OF even greater length can be
fou1l. Tle Boarl speak Of this with evident regret
that the present force Is inadequate cover all OF
this immense TERRITORY Ii manner to far better pro-
,ect property and le, the two great objects OF the
Institution OF the police. In order to give more
security 10 the sparsely settled district OF the
outskirts OF Brooklyn the Board have organized two
new subprecincts. IN the Fofty-thrI and Forty
ninth precincts an in one OF these-thc Forty
thhd--thc police have been moulted and building
rented and n;tcl up for their accO nmO la.iOn.
TIE HOUSE or DETENTION
From the report OF Sergeant Folyer In charge OF
the House OF Detention for Witnesses, 1t appears
that on the 1st OF November 1863, there were stl
detairtd as material Witnesses In criminal actions
persons From that day TO the 3lst OF October 1862
there received the institution 239 max ng
whole pumbar or persons detained 70, The year 2lj.
or these 2l7 were from this city ani % from klngs
county. or these there were 1s) whLe mlicJ am so
wntc fefnaies. bacl macs all black fen lie, !.
Among the felones and misdemeanorJ In wHici
they were held TO appear as witnesses 19ure rapcs
IL rooneres Is grand arconies 50 petit larccnies
felOaious assaults. Among the details OF 0ccupa
tionn are mentioned dentist AMI 2schoolboys. Tho
occupation" OF ''schoolboy" imprisoned . wit
ness is quite refreshing.
The Board. In Their own remarks on this report,
give some further interesting details. In the
last seven years 1855 persons innocent OF any
crime or offence have been imprisoned In this
House OF Detention for the aggregate time u
2J7l4 days-cqual to 81 years, months aud 20
davs for one person. One. poor and honest
mechanic guilty OF no fault, with family depend
ant on him Tor their support had thus been nnprs-
onei l6i days on tile lst November 1885, and con-
tlnued IN prison los days after that MAKING ms
whole term OF imprisonment 2G3 days. Another
was kept there I'D Gays several l0J days. others 95
days, and so on
CHANGE sU iGE3TED AZ TO THE LAW OF EVIDENCE.
In view OF the hardship thus brought upon inno.
cent persons the Board. IN .ner report, suggest
criminal code ana the law OF evidence In crmlnai
trials that dispositions OF witnesses may be taken be-
10 TRIAL. In the presence OF the accused, AMI then
read TO the jury on the trial OF the CAUSE
REPORT OF THE PROPERTY CLERK.
Mr.. J. w. BOucK, Property Clerk at Headquarters.
furnishes very interesting series OF STATISTICS from
the worxin Is OF his ofrcc:-
Lots OF Oct 1859. 81 l3l