The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-01-16
SUPT. SMITHS REPORT.
Criminal Statistics OF Jersey City
For the Year.

The yearly report of the business done
by the Police Department was presented
yesterday by Superintendent Smith.
This is it:--
To The Board of Police Commissioners,
GENTLFMEN:-In submitting report of
: he work of this Department just closed
wish to return thanks to your honor
able body for the hearty cooperation
and unfalling support you have invaria-
bly, given to the executive branch of the
department. Through your efforts
the numerical force has been increased.
There is Still room for improvement In
that direction. New station houses have
been erected and fitted up, affording the
| men suitable accomm odations which were
very much needed. In this direction also
| there is room for further improvement.
The patrol system which is about to be
! introduced will, am sure, greatly pro-
mote the efficiency of the Department.
| Without going into details l may safely
say that the Police Department of this
city is in better condition now than ever
| before. Two new station houses have
| been built during the year.
| The Third precinct has been thorough
! ly renovated and is in good condition.
l trust that before the close OF another
| year we will have a new station IN the
Fifth precinct. There have been. some
| changes in the department, Sergeant
Sylvester Van Buren, was retired, having
attained the age of sixty years, dong
| twenty years duty. Sergeants Roberts
and Snrope, and Patrolman Jones were
placed on the retired list OWING 10 per-
manent disability.
Other changes were caused by death E.
In this list were Captain Thomas Edmon-
son and Patrolman Burns. retired
| officers). Patrolman G. E. Frauham.
| Dennis Brennan and Nicholas Tieder-
mann, of the Sixth Precinct; James
! Ryan, OF the Second; George Wonder
schmidt, of the Fourth, and Benjamin
Keyser, of the Fourth, all of whom were
| in active service. desire to express my
| hearty thanks to the rank and file OF the
department for the efficient and willing
| manner in which they have performed
their duty. Respectfully.
SUPERINTENDENT
The number of persons arrested, 6,9s2;
committed for trial, 2.035; hailed, 1872;
| fined, 671; sent to hospital, 1872: delivered
to other authorities, 404; discharged, g.
| having trade, 1.402 not having trade,
$3.50; males, 6,l20; females. so2; prop
! erty sto en-, $23.023; recovered, So
| 1877; amount collected as fines, 49,
675; ambulance calls. 3Se; children
| lost, 500; fire alarms, 125; accidents, 362;
| windows and doors found open. 357; per-
sons missing aud not accounted for. 1913:
| persons found sick on the street, 1866;
| dead bodies found on streets, 76; sent TO
morgue, 62; sent home, 81; dead animals
removed from the streets, l. 2S2; sudden
deaths. "a; suicides, "a; patrol wagon
| calls. 949.
The report also shows that there were
g. a lar
ceny from the person, q; atroclons as
sault, 178; assault and battery. 79S; as
sauit, 81; arson, 4; abandonment, 80:
| attempted rape, 5; breaking jail, /;
breaking. entering and larceny, 3D.;
breaking aud entering, Il; suspicion OF
concealipg birth of child, l; carrying
concealed weapons Q; common drunkards,
, "a; conspiracy, 4; contempt of court, 80;
compromising felony. 2; carry
| ing burglars tools. z; dangerous
lunatics. IS; disorderly conduct,
| 303; disorderly person, 1865; drunk and
disorderly, 1852; drunkenness, 1,0Il; en-
tering ana larceny, 81; escaped prisoners,
| IA; embezzlement, 21 fugitive from JUS
rice. IS; false pretences, IA; fraud, !: tor
| gerry, 5; fornication, Z; felonious assault,
| l; gambling. 81: held as witnesses, 80;
habitual orunkard, |; Indecent exposure.
| l.: indecent assault. 9; incest, 2: iuterfer-
ing with an officer, IL; infanticide, 3;
| intimidation by strikers, 2; iuciting riot,
5: keeping disorderly house. S; kdnap-
| ping, l: leaving ballot box unguarded, 8;
| grand larceny, 120; petty larceny, 27o;
| larceny from the person, 81: larceny from
mails, 2; marslaugnter. 16; mayhem. L;
malicious mischief, los; murder, 8; OBJ
tanning money under false pretenses, A.
open ewduess. 81; parading without per-
init, 81; impersouating an officer, 5; per-
jury, 5; rape, 5; reckless driving. 4; re-
sisting an officer, IL; receiving stolen
goods, 26: attempt at robbery, l; ro bbery,
| 10; swindling. II; selling liquor on the
| Sabbath, 8; seduction, G; sodomy, 2; sur
| rendered by bondsmen, 16; threatening
| life, 20; uttering worthless checks. s; ut
| tering worthless money. 2; violation city
ordinances. 452; hottie law. 8; United
States revenue, 4; health rules, 10; rail-
| road law. 6.
Captain Kelly made fifty arrests. Ser
geant Carroll takes the lead among the
sergeants, having fifty-four arrests to his
credit. Detective Hottie made 1872, with
| Clark 172 and Pearson 144. Among the
Roundsmen. Dougherty is high man,
having had SO prisoners In court.
Policeman Keeuan made 1877, Oxley So,
]. J. Murphy 80, Heath 49, Rickerick,
Cody aud Dooley Ga each.
The report was ordered filed.