Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-08-10

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thts country ~ 70 the disposal Of
! stolen goods. owing especially 10 the
jusuflscieucy Of ths nets relating to pawn.
broker. not only serves a. an ircitement
10 stealing. but naturally mlnimlzcs the
chances Of recovery. The number OF felo-
mics committed IN 1892 Was N.I5f, While
| the npptchensions were 14.s47. The num-
| Der Of burglarics was 431, the apprehcn-
sions 1853. the number OF hoi1se-breakings.
| l.764; the sppchensions. 40. The num-
her Of brrg.aries and house.Dreakings
through doors and windows left open or
Insecure was 1.047, while The number OF
larcencies through doors or windows LETT
open was 3,4SG. Although the aDprenen-
sions made In 1882 In consequence OF these
crimes have been more numerous tnan
during the preceding year. this increase
unfortunately has not been IN Tue same
ratio as the increase In the crimes them
selves.
There have been 10 cases OF murder. fol-
lowed Nv II apprehensions and by only
convictions. There were IS manslaugh-
tiers, followed by 14S apprcbensions and
only 20 convictions. There were $50 at
tennis 10 murder, shoot, and cut, followed
iy 14s apprehensions and SO convictions.
There were 2.I52 larccnies from the person,
exactly the same number az In 1881, follow
40 l.y g2S apprehensions and SA convIc.
tIons--,bree convictions less than for the
preceding year. There were % arsons.
! 20 auprebensions, and 1convictions. There
were rs forgeries against II In 1881, and
90 convictions against 80 I'm 1881. There
were - rapes, "a apprehensions. and 0 con-
yictious. The number OF 1881 adults and
12,S1S children under 10 years Of age were
reported 10 the police rs lost or missing;
! $50 OF the adults and 1888 OF the children
were found by the police; the reminder
returned home or were found by their
friends, except "a NJ the adults who com
mtted suicide, and 124 adults and II chill
dren who were never traced. This IL "a
Their ghastly catalogue, for. admitting that
| no harm happened 10 portion OF those 1874
! adults. what has become OF the IL missing
children There Is another grim return:
| Filty-nine bodies OF persons found dead
and unknown were photographed, but not
| identified. or 1910 prostitutes charged
with annoying male passengers, l,iG0
were convicted; 70 fires were attended by
! 1s.4G2 policemen, 26.296 persons were APP
pretended for drunkenness and disorderiy
conduct; 1921 dogs were seized by the
police, OF which only 1888 were claimed.
vers or conductors were deposited in the
lost property branch Of the police; 10.O31
OF them were restored 10 their owners, the
rest given back after three months 10 the
finders or sold. There were SAL written
inquiries about effects or parcels left in
public conyeyances. but never brought TO
the police, showing q total OF 27,l30 arti-
cles lost in those cOnyeYances, irrespective
Of eases in which verbal Inquiries only
were made. The number OF lost articles
never brought back TO Scotland yard
should not give one too bad an idea OF the
London drivers and conductors honesty,
for there is no doubt that many OF the art-
clos never recovered are taken and stolen
by subsequent passengers. That most OF
these men are honest and can resist strong
foundations is evidenced not only bv the
number Of the returned articles, but by the
value Of some OF them. among which. in
1882, were three deposits oi bonds amount
ing in each case TO Ct, 600; a plate OF silver
weighing 1904 ounces and valued at c2t0:
diamond. $500; bank-notes, G130. All
these valuable articles we're restored 10 their
owners, while three ESQ notes and other
valuablcs remained unclaimed, and were
restored TO the finders.
But this does not exhaust the work eX-
rected from the metropolitan cOnst1bes.
They have 10 regulate the traffic at every
busy spot, and ifcts taken at random can
give an idea oi what this duty amounts TO.
Al swallow Place, Oxford street. speaking
only OF omnibuses. within one hour 40 Of
these carriages have been counted going
westward, and 11G Of them going south
ward. Constables are taught TO give the
first help in case Of accident; and this is no
AZ, llaf ho A, al
that occurred in the streets OF LOndOn i'm
1882 amounted TO 271. The efficiency at
tanned by some OF the policemen is shown
by the interesting fact that in one
division only-the X or Bow DIVISION
45 inspectors, 10 sergeants, and 10
constables are possessed OF certil-
Gates from the ST. John OF Jerusalem As
ISOLATION, they having passed the neces-
sary examination on the subject OF first aid
10 the injured. one OF those inspectors
bardaged broken leg so well not long
ago that the surgeon who came altcrwdrd
did not think il necessary 10 alter anything
iu the dressing.
The po!ice-b0ats on the Thames in 1882
rescued 81 persons from drowning. and
picked up the dead bodies OF 70 males, IL
females, and 6 newly-born infants, Of
which 70 were identified, and % buried rs
unknown. How many Of those persons
came 10 their death by foul means will
probably remain an eternal mystery.
The perils TO which the London police
mon are exposed are not a few, and as a
rule they sill 90 to the scratch like men. |
have myself seen many instances OF mag
nificent bulldog tenacity on the part OF
some OF them when in the execution OF
their duties against crushing odds. \
constable Of the North or Ellington dIvi-
sion, pursuing Il man who had just released
himself from his hands after a terrible
struggle, is twice shot and wounded By
him, yet he keeps up the hunt till last
discharge Kills him outright. At 2 at
night well-dressed man mounts the para
pet Of Waterloo bridge and throws himself
into the river. A young constable. =. G. |
233, K. jenkins, sees it, and, without a |
seconds hesitation. in his heavy long coat |
and equipment. dives IN his turn from the |
bridge in hot pursuit, and saves the /
plunger. As q rule, the metropolitan con-
stable is very kind, and the instruction
that he must not use his staff. because the 1
party in his custody Is violent in behavior |
or language, generally trains him to be a /
model OF patience.
Educational classes held at certain stu |
tons have a very satisfactory effect. Each |
division has its library. and the whole are |
provided with comfortable quarters for tlr /
men. Some divisions have bands, and all |
are provided with amusements. The men /
highly appreciate the benefits OF the metro |
politan and city police orphanagc. an insti- |
tuition which is well and generously sup |
ported by the public.
Economy can hardly be counted among
the good features Of the service, consider |
ing that the total amount paid for it during |
the year ending March, 1882, was no less
than G1,3j3,JO1, which was made up by |
contributions from the treasury, the rates, |
and public carriagc-licenses The CON- |
missioner enjoys a salary of e1 800 and the |
following yearly allowances: $500 for
house.reni, SOS for keep G a horse, and |
GS00 for travelling expenses.
The crew OF the British bark Low Wood. |
at Limerick, for Delaware Breakwater. mu- |
tinted Tho mafa tyos gfnhha1 oOI l.. In L