Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-21
THE RECORD OF CRIME.
Statistics of Three Months of Police
WOrk-Helping the Destitute.

Chief Clerk Sylvester of the police depart
ment has just completed the quarterly repor,
Of the department for the three months ending
December 81. The report shows arrests repre-.
senting $500 cases. There were 3,789 con.
victions; Al cases are still pending and the re.
naming cases were either dismissed, nolle
pressed or not taken into court. The report
shows that nearly two-thrds of the persons ar
rested were married There we're 1857 mar.
rled males and 1850 single males; 663 married
females and 232 single females.
Some of the principal callings given by those
arrested were: Lawyers, %; saloon keepers, A
clerks 3l2; iaborers, 2.l05; drivers, 35I; bakers
80; prostitutes. PSI; servants 81; BARRIERS. 80;
drivers, ISL; carpenters. 1872; reporters 4.
Ihere does not appear on the records the ar
rest OF single person whose calling was in
any manner connected with religious duties.
The nativity given was as follows: United
States, 546l; Ireland, 234; Germany, &c. Eng
land, 80.
ARRESTS AND CRIMES REPORTED.
During the quarter there were five arrests on
charges of murder. but only two of the pris-
oners were held. The other charges were as
follows: ARRAY. 1873; arson. l: assault. 473: as
sault with intent to kill, 81; attempted rape, 2;
drunk. LUZ; drunk and disorderly, 1877; entic-
ing children to houses OF prostitution. 4; in
fantlclde. l; vagrancy, 491.
Violations of law reported: HOUSEKEEPING
In the night. IS cases. do. III the day. IL; petit
larceny, 439; highway robbery, j; embezzle-
ment, y; false pretenses. 6; forgery, 8. Twenty
two cases were reported III which articles were
lost or mislald. The value of the property re-
ported stolen, lost and mislaid was SI7, POI and
the value OF the property recovered is esti-
mated at sS.454
INCIDENTAL DUTIES.
In addition to making arrests the officers
have other duty to perform, as is shown by the
report of "incidentals," as follows Accidents
100; suicides, 8; animals found, l23; live in
fants found abandoned, 6; dead infants found,
IL; other dead bodies found. 5; persons
drowned. /; dead animals reported, 702; dam
gerous pavements reported, 408; dangerous
buildings, -; dangerous bridges, 3; doors and
windows found open, Al; trees damaged, SO;
damaged fire plugs. 20; fountains, 4; persons
found sick on the street. "a; lamps damaged,
10; dodgers accommodated, l,626; pumps out
of order, 30; building permits inspected, 1874;
other permits, 81; damaged sewers, "a; dam
aged water mains, 46; damaged pipes, 8; filthy
sewers, So; filthy cutters, 43.
THE SICK AND DESTITUTE.
The work of the sanitary officers shows what
was done to relieve the suffering and otherwise
unfortunate persons who either live here or
who visit the city. Three ex-sOldiers were sent
TO hampton ana IL were sent TO friends. Thirty
three persons who came to look after pensions
and ID who were after work were sent home
Others who were furnished transportation
were: 100 tramps, 8 cranks and suspicious
characters. FOrty-nine persons were assisted
on their way home anu employment was secured
for others.
Sick and destitute persons we're sent to the
hospitals as follows: Freedman's. 1893; Provi-
dence, l54; Washington asylum. Sc; Garfield
hospital. IL; insane asylum. Az aims house, 46
The patrol wagons made 2, III runs and "a. S32
reports were received from patrol boxes. The
patrol wagons removed A sick persons 22
injured. Sc dead bodies and took ID children to
their homes