The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-10-19
POLICE /! POLICE +!
Three Months of Crime in
Providence.

The report of police business done in
Providence during July, August aod
September just passed, as submitted
by Chief of Police Child, fur
nishes interesting reading for those
VINO take any concern, in good govern
ment AS exhaustive as the report APP
pears, and as versatile the police depart
nent must be TO cover all points con-
tanned In Its makeup, there are
almost as many more offences which
could have been committed against the
peace and safety OF the city and public.
II all the items in the list happened 10
have been violated during the past quarter
the fact that me police detected the
majority OF them is thought to
TO be an excellent showing. While very
few drupks escaped the vigilance of the
law, II will be seen that a very small per
cent. OF property stolen was recovered, the
probability being expressed that the booty
was taken out of the city.
The report is sppe nded:
Total number of arrests, 1902; males,
1886; foreigners, 705; non residents, 3l9;
minors, 1876. Total number of commit
ments, 1875; arrests on warrants,
1864; males provided with lodgings, 7s7;
assault and battery, 56; assault with dan
gerous weapons, IL; bastardy, /; breaking
and entering at night, IS; suspicion OF
same, L; common drunkards, 2; cruel
" to animals, 13; disorderly
persons, 9; disorderly house, Il;
drunkenness, 131i discharging firearms
IN street, i; detained, 2; embezz ement, 2;
evading fare, 2; exposing person, /; forni-
cation, 1; fugitive from justice, s;
fugitive from State Home, q gambling, 6;
houses OF III lame, 9; injury 10 buildings,
D; insane persons, 13; keeping nuisance,
j; keeping unlicensed dog, 1; keeping
pool room, l.; grand larceny, 6 larceny
from person, O.; petty larceny, 46; sus-
picion of same, al lewd and wan
ton, 10; malicious mischief, 3;
night walking, Is; non-support, 9; OBJ
structing Off ers, 2; playing ball on
streets, 2; passing worthless checks, /;
reveling, 45; rum nuisances, 9; railer and
srawler, 8; selling pools, 3; soliciting pss-
sengers on street,s2; sturdy beggars, 10;
suspicious persons, 1872; safe keeping, g.;
selling liquor without license, 9; selling
obscene pictures, /; stubborn children,
a; throwing stones, i; taxing growing
fruit, l; vagrancy, Z; violation OF nui-
sance law, /; of city ordinances, 6.
Aiiscellaneo Gus.
Amount of property stolen, s75i751; re-
covered IN city. s902.10; taken from and
restored TO pri'oners, s3318.27; days inn
prisonnent in county Jail, $50;
years imprisonment in Reform School,
81; in State Work House, 45;
fines imposed in police court, 1855. 20;
in State court, s1673.95; accidents, /; at
tempts TO break and enter prevented, z;
to commit auicide, /; burglaries
reported, i; cows and horses
driven to pound 8; detective lamps,
1853; dangerous buildings reported, /;
defective sewers, a; disturbances sup
pressed, $50; drains, vaults and nuisances
reported, 46; dead bodies, G; fire alarms
given, %; fires extinguished without
alarms, IS; injured persons provided
Tor, 16; stray persons helped
home, /; larcenies reponed, 80;
iiG hts hang on distractions, 19O; lost
hidren restored, 43; lights out in stores
usually left lighted, 2; runaway horses
reported, 26: horses stopped, II;
reported, 8; sidewalks
ported for repairs, 81; stores
founc open and Sc ured, 800; street
distractions reported, 40; stray teams put
UP, 2; violations of building law reported,
2; witnes ses summoned, 4; water running
to waste and owners notified, g.