The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-08-02

Chief Of Pcasrs Hranuis Shows whs,
Has Boon Gone BY tine P~zaee Dear
ing tho rast Hens.
| Chief OF Police Franois has just
completed his annual report and It IA
q most Interesting document. The
report commences with q statement
OF the police force. as follows:
chief. Q captains. 4 sergeants pa.
troll sergeant. l surgeon OF police. 81
patrolmen. 4 specials, turnkey, ]
court officer. wagon men. 3 drivers,
. operators, matron. The report Il
for the year ending July !. ana the
forca as named 10 az IL was In that
period. u has since been changed.
During the year one officer died, four
resigned, two were dismissed and six
were suspended. The promotions are
also given.
During the year there were 1856 ar.
rests ne follows: For abusive language
2; add ~ In procuring abortion, l; ar
son, 2'Wassnult, 5; assault and battery,
29l assaulting an officer, 4; assault
with intent to kill, 81; assault with In
tent to commit rape. !; attempt to
blackmail, 3; bail jumping, 2; bas-
tardy, Al begging, ID; blackmail, l;
breach OF the peace, 1; burglary, 81
feapias l; carrying concealed deadly
weapons, 70; carrying liquor to pris'
0nere, II committing nulsanoes, 81
committing nuisance In church, !;
teoniuratiOI, l, contempt OF court, Is;
conspiracy, B; corner lonnglIE, los;
cruelty to children. l2; cruelty to ami.
FINALS, Is; defrauding United States
Government 2; defamation OF charac-
ter 3; desertion Of children, /; disturb.
ing religious meetings, 2; dlsorderly
conduct, 4eS; diseharging fire arms, II;
drunks;l695; drunk and disorderly, 273;
embezzlcment, 9; escaped prisoners, 8;
fighting In the streetB. "A; forgery. 8;
gambling. 0; harboring females under
10 years old for improper purposes. 1;
held us witnesses, 1870; hiring team
and falling To return IL. /. highway
robbery, IA; Homeless children. i; horse
Stealing, 3; house breaking. 8; improp.
or conduct with child, l; incorrigible
children, 4; indecent exposure. 80; in
fanticide, l; insane l3; Insulting fe.
males. 2; interfering with an officer,
81; intent to defraud, /; keeping un.
registered dogs, IL. keeping vicious
dogs. 2; keeping dlsorderly house 10
keeping nouees OF i'll fame, II; keep
ing gambling houses. 6; larceny, 264
lost children, 2; lottery policy writing
20i maintaining q nuisance. /; ina
MINUS mlsShiei' u luufIeT, II
neglect OF family, Z; obtaining
money under false pretenses. 0; oh
taining goods under false pretenses
3; passing counterfeit money, 4; pa
TENTS admitted. ITS; peddling without
license, q perjury. 2; pointing a pis
tol, Z; prize lighting, .; practicint
medicine without Il license, L; rape, j
reckless driving. 3; receiving stoiel
goods, 8; resisting arrest, o; returned
prisoners, 4; runaway children, 70
selling goods without license, is
selling liquor without license, ~
seiling liquor on SUNDAY, y; seiin.
liquor to minors, 0; selling obscen,
literature, 2; selling goods under false
pretenses. |; selling goods on Sunday
l. sodomy, .; susp!cion.5; swiudling 3
tampering with witness. /; tamper
Ing with the Unitsd States mail, /
tirspass. 1l9; using abusive language
I; yaErancy ia; violating city oriln
ances. 60; violating United States pen
sion laws, Z,
Tho occupations OF those arreste,
, are also given, and shows TINT OF til,
total number 9, 526 were llburers,
Those arrested were from the 10!
lowing countries: United States. white
: 2,5el; stme. coiored. l,135; England
~; Ireland, AZ; Scotland, 81; Germa
ny, liz; Italy. Is; Sweden, 10; IVES
: indies, /; lussia IL; Hungary, 4; Pu
land, III Norway, .; France, $; Austria
IL; New South Wules, /; Canada, =
denmark, !; Switzerland, 3; Citna.
South America l; Arabia, 2,
OF those arrested 80 were females
: who were cared for hy tho mutron
There We're also IS lost children an
. babies cared for by Mrs. White, til
matron.
Tho patrol made 1881 trips, bring
lug :, $50 prisoners ana 40 patients.
OF the total number arrested 1881
paid fines and costs; lO35 were sent t.
Jail; 223 were dismissed, and the 9th
ers sent TO other states, to hospitals
; or to reform schools or like iustitu
: tions. The chief collected for dog
tax, 1850, and show licenses, 1868
There were collected in fines and costs
SS,49l II. Dog-catcher Writ killet
6O4 unregistered dogs; impounded 2
, horses, lUl COWS. ~ goats, and Is
i geese. The number OF dodgers accom-
. mpdAted was 1924. Tho otts dstG5TrSe
! recovered stolen property valued ut IS
{ 3lS.3S; made 264 arrests; attended Il
: 1893 complaints. and located SIS person
for other authorities. The tutnl mum
Der OF arrests made by each officer /
given, Oillcer Scott leading with 1875
The chief praises the officers 10
their faithful attendance to duty ant
I recommends that the commission lir
I a clerk, who should he u stenographel
: and second that the sum OF $500 be an
? propriGted for special detective work
) The report Is the best that lias eve
peon presented