National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-03-19

from Mrs virgins; white cotton, worth Sl.So,
stolen from Leopold Bertrand, recovered, one
arrest.
Feb. 23.-Watoh worth sl2 stolen from
Samuel Iloimliuc; iron CRATES, worth $40
stolen from II. Scmkon; burglary, revolver
and money, Si1i.jO, y. {. Bruff' house. one
arrest; gun worth 800, stolen from DIR.
Gpldsborough; recovered.
Feb. 2i.--ClothiHg worth ~, stolen from
Philip Hicks; thief convicted.
Feb. 25.--Barted wire worth Si3, stolen
from Nathaniel Page; harness worth $l5.75,
stolen from Jamos Waugh clothing worth
50, stolen from Gettio Hoilemeir
\ Feb. DEMONSTRATING, $40 worth of
m eat and whisky taken from William Jones.
Feb. 2T.-Silk DOhuan, worth 500, stolen
from John +. Follot books worth So, stolen
from Mrs. Clark an ovcrcoat worth $40
stolen from John B. Luce; recovered.
Feb. 2S.--Housebreaking chickens worth
$3.50 taken from George Dudly; housebrealS
ing. goods worth $50 taken from Mrs. Sarah
B. Berry
Feb. 2O--Books worth $40 stolen from
Congressman Post
March Limited States bond for $50
stOon from Mrs. Maria Miles, silk and lace
worth SO stolen from Leila Mosby; overcuat
worth s. stolen from Mrs. Kalelski.
March 2.--Clothing worth SJj stolen from
Nrs. Louder NiChOl,; property recovered and
thiof arrested: hat worth $40 stolen from
Clara Turner, recovered arrest mado; gold
watch and money, $40, stolen from Geo.
Gray at Wormloy's.
March .-IIouscbroaking, clothing worth
Sll taken from John Curtin; gold watch
worth So stolen from B. lsryan, ir.; $50 stolen
from Mrs. A. W. Thorne.
March i,--Clothing worth So stolen from
NJ. T. Atkins; overcoat, Sc,, worth $50 stolen
from A. l.. Williams.
March 5.-GOld rings worth SIS stolen from
Della King arrest made overcoat worth So
stolen from $. NJ. Waterman.
March Highway robbery of Miss Ellen
Hardebau, hand satchol and contents stolen,
no value given
March s.-Coat worth $40 stolen from c.
w. Parker; S2l stolen from John n. Waters
March 0.--OVercOat worth Sl3 stolen from
j. l.. Benjamin. diamond cross and other
jewelry, worth 1896, stolen from NV. French
ut Wizards hotel
March O.--Houscbreaking, gold watch
worth $50, taken from Mrs. ]. Cowling; SOS
stolen from Matte Il. Bell, 800 L street north.
west; burglary, $50 taken from Michael
O'Connor.
March 1.-two hundred and fifty dollars
stolen from Mary L. Goodin, 1922 III street
northwest.
March Clothing, worth 81, stolen from
Maria Harris, recovered, and thief convicted.
March 13-Turkeys and chickens, worth
$2s, stolen from II. +. King; jewelry, worth
$50, stolen from Mrs. Il. A. Kroeell. arrest
made; wagon wheel, worth 81, stolen from
Rev. II. j. Daniel; Masonic jewel, worth 81,
stolen from John II. Darne
.sMarch H.-Burglary, George Much's house,
S2o in money and goods taken; iewelry,
worth SIG, stolen from Mary A. Stoddard;
iewelry, worth S33, stolen from Mary l..
Bowden; black silk, worth SO So stolen from
G. c. Helmck.
March demonstrating and $12 in
money taken from George C. Burchard, an
arrest made; pocketbook and $2S stolen from
Miss Mary Vissar.
March 17.-Hat, worth So, Estolen from
Louis Auerbach; Overcoat, worth SO, stolen
from William Morris.
March 1s.-Type, worth Sl2, stolen from
Joseph NJ. Johannes; clothing, worth S25,
stolen from Lucien Seibert; door mat, worth
Si.75 stolen from James Taylor: bousebroak.
ing and some furniture stolen from John
Shea; no value given.
The book contains records of the arrest
during the period named of 81 persons for
larceny, 2 for forgery, for housebrealiing,
for false pretenses, 8 for embezzlenent,
fugitives from justice, 10 for writing policy,
for selling lottery tickets, Z for receiving
stolen property, and 1 for abduction. Many
OF these are for crimes committed before Dec.
l, and others are already mentioned in con-
nection with the crimes in the above list.
To illustrate the method of keeping the
book: robbery was committed Jan. l. The
is entered on the blotter that day,
man is arrested for that crime to-day. The
record of the arrest is entered in the blotter
under date of March 10. The theory is that
it is also entered in red ink Immediately un-
der the record of the crime made Jan, 1, so
that it appears twice in the "blotter." Mai.
Dyo says, however, that sometimes
through negligence Of tho officers, the
entry in red ink is not made.
1t is impossible to tell, without
very long search where an arrest belongs
unless it is thus entered twice. 1t must be
therefore, unless the officers keep
ing the book are extremely negligent in their
duty that the arrests noted after the crimes
are nearly all Of those made. The record first
given shows, therefore, how many crimes the
detectives have discovered the authors of.
and in how many instances they have failed.
No record appears in the "blotter' of the
murder of Washington by Brice at the Balti-
more and Potomac depot ir January, followed
by the surrender of Brice, nor of the murder
committed by LangSton. The record also
shows the arrest of thirty-four persons ION
suspicion" most of whom were afterward
dismissed. About seventy persons have been
sent to the penitentiary this year
An examination of the record for the past
three and half month shows that there have
been $50 crimes committed, leaving out mnr-
ders and assaults, and that of the people who
these 259 crimes against property
tho police have succeeded in arresting iifty.
nine.