Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-07-18
P0LIos DnpaH7M Esr KEponr.
Statistics and Information About
iie Arrests During the Year.

ife Arrests During the Year.
The annual report OF Chief of Police
Swiggett presented to Council Thursday
is IN interesting statistical document, in
showing the number, nationality and
occupation of those arrested during the
year beginning July lat. 1888 At that
time the police force consisted Of chief,
Eergeants, 81 patrolmsn, 2 specials,
officer for public square and turnkey, q
total OF 45.
The causes of arrest were: Assault,
IS; assau t and battery, CSC: assault
with intent TO kill, 49,, arrested on sns-
pioion, 25; attempting to register lille.
eally, 4; breach of trust, 1; ball playing,
4 bastardV, 2; bigamy, L; cruelty to
children, iS; burglary. q; cruelty to
animals, 40; corner lounglng, 2s; carry
ing conoeaed deadly weapons, "A;
cspiss, l. contempt OF court. s.; drunk,
SS5; disorderlv conduct, 19l; drunk and
disorderly, 394; deaertion OF children Il;
desertion OF wives, g.; embezzla-
neut, 1; enticing females under
age, 4; forgery, /; cunning in
city limits, II; gambling. s.; held
as witnesses, ll3; highway robbery. 8;
insane. %, indecent exposure. 8: keeping
vicious dogH,3, keeping bouses of i'll faue,
81; keeping disorderiy houses II; lar
ceny. 1s4; murder, 4; maintaining
nusauces, 4; manslaugh:es. l; nalpr. c.
tlce, /; obtaining money under ia So pre-.
tences, 6; peddliog without licsase, II;
passing counterfeit money, 1, perjury, l.;
patients, so; runaway boys, IL; resisting
officers, 16; rape, /: receiving stolen
goods, 8; reckless driving, /; selling
liqnor without license az; selllng liq Tor
oa sunday, IL; selling liqrr to minors.
oaaracters, 13; trespass, 81; uniawfuliy
taking horse and carriage, 8; violation
OF market ordinances, 10; violation OF
| cItv ordinance, 81; vaqrancy. II; incen-
diary, /; total Of Q s62 arrests.
the nationality of the prisoners was
native whites. 764; coloret. 7Ol; q r.
mauy, l0s; Ita,y, IL; Eagland, 36;
Poland. IL; Frsnoa, s; Scotland, a;
Wales A; Norway, 8; Sweden, 8; Hun
gary, 8; Arabia, 1; Cuba. 1.
The ages of the prisoners were: Under
90 years 473; from 20 to 80, 1868; from
81 10 Az, 642; from ~ to so, 4SU; over 80
339.
The fines and costs collected were;
July 1858 "a; Angnst, S5e0.90; Septem,
Der, S5'0.25; Ootobsr, $440 25; Novem'
Der, 1922 ~; December, $764,9j; Janu.
arv, SIG rs; Februsry. $472 50; March,
/ $49i 53: pril, $7Sl as; May, S527.9i;
June, S4s5 81, total, 81, ,08l.74.
Sex and color of prisoner Males,
2,6l5; females, 247; white, 2, l6l; colored
| 7U1
OF the 1852 arrests, 1,42O ~ere dis
charged, 796 paid iaes and 646 were
committed 10 Jail.
There were received So $40 for dog
registers and $257 for show licenses dur.
ing the year.
There were impounded duving tn,
year, S66 dogs. 1853 cattle and 36 horses.
OF the dogs, 743 wore killed and l23 re
claimed.
The following is the occupation ot
those arrested: Actors, 9; agznts, 10
blncksmi,hs, SO; BARRIERS, ,2U; butchers ~
bricknlasons, l6; bakers, IL; boarding
nouse.keepers, 4; book keepers, 3; brick
makers, 10; boiler makers, A; brewers,
carpenters. AZ; carriage makers, ~; cabi
net, makers, A; car.builders, 5; cooke, Al
noopers, 4; contractors. 9; oigar.makers
IL; clerks 8; druggists 8; engineers, ~
farmers, SO; iremen, s; glass blowers
9; hucssters, 10; hostlers, 6; hotel
keepers, 8; iron workers, As; inmates o
houses OF i'll fame, 10; lawyers, 4; labor
ors, 1853: mLchinists, %; morocco
dressers, 80; merchants, o; moulders, II
mus,cians, A; no occupation, 2l2; paint
era, 38; pptteTs, 6; p asterera, 2; pud
dlers, l3; plumbers, s; printers, l3; pat
tern MAKERS, 8; physicians, 81 peddlers
10; rag dealers, z; rooters, 2; rubber fin
ishers, i riRgsrs, z; shir carpenters, s
snoemasere, 66; stone cutters, 4; ser
wants, 246; saloon keepers, 81; sailors
II; stone mnsons, =; school teachers, l
tinsniths, 9; tesmsters, z; telegram
operators, 2; tailors, l3; tobGcconists, 16
weayers, 4.