The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-01
THE CITY's PEACE.
City Marshal Trickey's Report for
the Year.

Offenders Much More Promptly and
Thoroughly Dealt With Than in the
Preceding Year-Notable Increase in
the Number of Tramps.
The annual report of City Marshal
Trickey has been prepared. 1t shows an
excellent state of efficiency and disci-
pline in the department, and presents a
record of thoroughness which contrasts
most favorably with the record of the
preceding term. A year ago the PRESS
found occasion to criticize the Ingraham
administration for the way in which of
tenders were let go. The records of this
year show that those criticisms were
well founded The total number of ar
rests for the year are 2102. against only
1913 for the year before. The arrests for
drunkenness and disturbance were 1914,
against 304 the year before. This year
the number put before the court is 1904,
against 500 last year.
The causes for which arrests have been
| made this year are as follows:
ARRAY, So; assault. 90; adultery, q;
suspicion of adultery, 2; bastardy, 8;
breaking and entering, 9; breaking and
entering, suspected of, 10; cruelty to an
| imals, 5; common drunkard ITO; drunk
enness, t493; drunk and disturbance, 1914;
| danger of falling into vice, 5; defraud-
| ing an innkeeper, s; evading fare, g.; en-
| bezzlement, A. fast driving, 2; runaway
| from home, IS; receiving stolen goods, 8;
receiving stolen goods, suspician, q; run
| away from aims house, 5: resisting Off
Ger, IS; riot, 3; robbery 2; search and
keeping, IL; single sale, 2; surrendered
by bondsmen, 3; truancy, A obscene
language, 2; vagrant, II; witness, 4;
loud noise in street, IL; obstructing
sidewalk, 6; forgery, p forgery, suspi-
cion of, 2; for sheriff, Z; fornication, 3;
for out of town officers,i2; highway rob-
berry, suspicion of, 2; insane. IL: keep
ing hotel without license, 3; keeping dis
orderly house, 5; keeping house OF i'll
fame, 8; keeping open shop Sunday, 8;
larceny, 1874; larceny, suspicion of, As;
larceny from person, suspicion, 4: mali
cious mischief, IA; nuisance, 3; night
walking, 3; obtaining money under false
pretences, 2; obtaining goods under false
pretences. 2; playing ball on street, 3.
Single arrests were also made for the
|
| throwing stones in street, storing explos-
| ives without license, passing worthless
check, larceny from the person, attempt
at larceny, keeping powder without Ii
cense, keeping billiard hall without a Ii
cense, indecent exposure, for United
States Shipping Commissioner, fast bicy-
Gle riding, cheating by false pre5ense,
contempt, common brawler, allowing
cows to run at large, assault with dan
gerous weapon, attempt at suicide, as
| sault upon an officer with deadly weap-
on, assault and robbery from the person,
suspicion of robbery.
The cases of arrest we're disposed of
| as follows:
Before the court, 1904
| Complaint withdrawn. 81
Committed on suspended sentence,
Discharged, 6l9
Discharged by consent: of complain
ant, go
Delivered to cruelty officer, l
3" 6 truant officer Q
&c g sheriff, "a
| SC g aims house, %
g &C out of town officers, Is
&C g parents. 10
:" U. S. shipping COM, /
6 g Reform school, 2
Home of Good Shop
herd, Boston, /
Mol pressed,
Returned home, 5
Following is the disposition of those
before the court:
Committed to the county Jail and
city house of correction, APO
Committed to Jail for non-payment
of fine, 226
Committed to Reform school, s
Gases suspended, 219
Cases continued for sentence, s
Number paying fine and cost, 334
Appealed cases. %
Sentenced to Industrial school,
Discharged, 70
Recognized to the state, 10
The number of sentences imposed was
565, of which 1852 were upon females aid
303 upon minors.
The nativity of those arrested was
as follows: United States, TO; England,
Al: Germany, 6; Denmark, 10; Russia,
%; Norway, 4; Sweden, 10; France, %;
Spain, 3; Finland. 3; Portugal, 1; Ire
land, 356; IrishAmericans. 727; British
Americans, 1O5; Scotland, rs; Col.
American, IS; China, d; Italy s; Wales,
4; Hebrew, 2; Indian, 10.
lie dII6StS lOl I'll uuhcuu6SS IOI Lie
last ten years have been: 1854 for '93, S74
for '92, OF for 81, 1911 for 80, 1890 for
s9, 1868 for 'sS, 1861 for 's7, 1142 for
SO, 1888 for IS; and 1910 for 's4.
During the present year there have
been 1923 tramps and dodgers at the sta
ton, against only 65S last year. This
great increase is undoubtedly due to the
hard times. The nativity Of the tramps
and dodgers was: United States,
456; ireland, $50; France, "a; Irish
Americans, SO; England, 80; Germany,
| Is; British America, 25; Scotland, so;
with stragglers from a few other Euro
1 pean countries.
Forty lost children were reported dur
ing the year.
| COMMISSIONS of Fisheries
| The term of Office of DIR. E. W. Gould,
commissioner of sea and shore fisheries,
will expire early the coming spring.
One of the most active candidates for the
place is Orrin B. Written of Portland,
and it is reported that he has the in