The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-03-11

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CITY MARsHAL.-
From the annual report of the City Marshal
we learn the number constituting the police
force is IS, embl acing City Marshal, two dep
uties, day patrolmen. % night patromen,
one engaged in day Office duty and one in
night Office duty. Two members OF the force
have resigned the past year and the vacancies
filed by new appointments. An increase of
the force to 80 men is urged by the Marshal,
owing to the present length of beats and the
impossibility under such circumstances for the
officers to give that attention to their territory
the best interests OF the city demand.
The total number of arrests have been 2538
the past year for the following causes: assault
and battery, SO; assault with deadly weapon,
8; adultery, 8; arson, 8; attempt to commit
rape, 2; ARRAY, 80; breaking and entering, II;
breaking glass, 3; common drunkards, 8;
drunkenne IS, 1858; drunkenness and disturb
ance, 2O3; disturbance, 2; disturbance in
school, one; disturbing religious meeting, q;
clearinghouse and tippling-shop,1; .embez-
Element, 2; tugt YES from justice, 2; fraud, L;
gambling, 1; horse-stealing, 2; imposture and
attempt to rob-, 2; insanity, 10; larceny, 154;
larceny from the person, 2; lasciviousness, 1;
lascvious speech, B.; malicious mischief, Is;
night-walking, ID; obtaining goods under
false pretences, I; open shop on the Lord s
day, II; over-driving horse, 3; receiving
stolen goods, 8; running away from work
house, 5; running away from Reform School,
2, running away from home, 8; robbery, 6; set
ting fires, 3; suspicion of larceny, ~; suspi-
cious persons, 5; search and seizure, 1877; steal
ing ride, 8; Sabbath breaking, 3; swindng,
5; suspicion of arson, 2; suspicion of break
ing and entering, 2; single sale, 8; SEEMING fish
in violation of State ordinance. 4; truancy, z;
Migrants and common prostitutes, 102; bathing
within city limits, 10; coasting in streets, 3;
collecting house offAl, 4; obstructing sidewalks,
Q; playing bat and ball, 6; throwing snow
balls, l.; throwing stones, g.; assault on officer,
5; resisting police, 5; open vault, 1; Wit
nesses 10.
Of these arrests 608 were taken before the
Municipal Court, 101 were committed to the
work-house on Overseers' warrant delivered
to officers belonging out OF the city, 1 taken to
the Insane Hospital, 9 sent to their homes cut
Of the city, Q delivered to the truant officer, 2
delivered to Superlntenden Mt of Reform School,
discharged by leaving the city, committed
to wait the action OF the Grand Jury, 2 taken
to Boston, 1898 discharged without Gem laint.
The nativity OF the criminals was as follows:
United States, TAI; British Provinces. 43; Ire
land 1888; England, 1902; France, 80; Scot
land, 81: Germany. IA: Spain, 5; Holland, 6;
| Sweden, 6; China, 1; Prussia, 8; Denmark, /;
| Coored Am. II; INDIANS 8.
There have been 1872 dodgers Of the following
nativity: United States 301; British Provin.
| ces, 20; ireland, 1856; England, 90; France; 49,
Scotland, 49,; Germany, 4; Spain, Il. Arabia
| l; Norway, 2; Sweden, g.; Russia, l., Africa, l.
Colored Am. q; Indian, L.
There has been about 5000 worth of lost and
stolen property recovered and restored to its
owners.
The amount of money collected and paid to
| the City Treasurer and Aldermen for the yeal
| has been $2S275 of which $194 was for dog Ii
censes, and $88 IS for hack, dray, and cart II.
cepses.
There has been seized and destroyed about
5000 gallons of intoxicating liquors; twenty
stray teams have been put up. eight cases o
small pox reported, "a dangerous places il
street reported, ID drains, vaults, and nuisance
reported, 80 stores found open ana secured n,
and - searches for liquor made and none
found.