Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-09-27
THE ClTYS PAGE OF CRIME,
Chief Dolan's Annual Report of
Police Affairs.

Full Statistics of wihnington's Criminal
Record The Police Department Eek
penditures-. Patrol Wagon Data-- Work
of the Police Matrons--Cost OF Feeding
the Prlsoners-.Nationaiit and occupa.
ton of tho Criminals.
The annual report OF the Police De.
partment has just been issued by Chief
of Police John f. Dolan. 1t covers the
t2 months ending May goth last 1t is
an extremely valuable publication, con
tanning complete details of crime in this
city and departmental information Of
every nature.
The expenses of the department by
months were: June, $6,952.47; July,
$6071.76; August, So, 1880; September
S5,GS3.20; October, $7,478.75; Novem.
Der, $5,730.S2; December, $5,507.25;
January, $5.732. 40; February, 1926. 80;
March, $5,42l.67; April, $7,299.29; May,
$5.43060.
The contingent fund was $500 and
the total expenses charged to appropria-
ton for 19D3.94 was $73, 365.21.
The expenditures were: Salaries,
$60,600.76; clothing, $3,200.S4; police
and fire alarm telegraph, $3,0S534;
patrol station, including rent and board
OF horses, $i,046.S7; general supplies,
$2,247.79; rents, $336.33; printing and
advertising, $206.78; cleaning and wash.
ing, $50; contingent fund, $500; sta
tionery, $685.; telegraph and telephone,
S340.33; improvements to the police sta
ton, $746.69.
The property of the Police Commits.
sion is valued as follows: Police and
fire alarm telegraph, $22, 9S5.37, patrol
station, S1,39G; office furniture, &C.,
1860; officers equipments, $609,65; total,
$25, 90O.02.
The police force consists of 10 per-
sons, as follows Chief of police, police
surgeon, two captains, superintendent
of police and fire alarm telegraph, line
man, 10 sergeants, two operators, SO
patrolmen, two wagonmen, two turn.
keys, two drivers, two matrons and q
janitor. This is an increase of three
sergeants and one matron over the force
of 1892. A new patrol wagon has been
added and pair Of horses exchanged.
The birthplace of the officers on the
force are as follows: Pennsylvania, III
Delaware, Al; Canada, /; Maryland, s.
Italy, /; Ireland, 3; Germany. a; Vir-
gina, Il New Jersey, /; England, /.
The patrol wagon responded to 2,616
calls, carried 2,Gl7 prisoners and 266
patients. The police surgeon attended
to lis patients and II officers. The
police matrons attended 304 prisoners,
II patients, 1902 dodgers. II lost children,
visited l54 persons and secured assist
ance for 9S persons. The department
furnished 6,S92 meals at a total cost of
SCOOPS. The chief of police received
22 complaints, III addition, the depart.
ment sent PSI complaints 10 the
Street and sewer Department, 95 to the
Board of Health and IA to the Water
Department. The value of property
reported stolen was $40, 946.47 The value
OF property recovered was $3.50, The
number of persons arrested was Glib,
of whom 6,2l7 were white and 496
colored. The amount received for dog
tax was $4,000.
The police reported $50 accidents TO
persons; 203 miscellaneous accidents, z
persons drowned, persons overcome
by the heat, ID supposed mad dogs killed
and 20 runaway teams stopped. The
charges against officers numbered 40; 3
patTolmcn were appointed, two resigned
and two were dismissed; 66l warrants
were served and $6,333.ll collected In
fines and costs.
The nationality Of prisoners arrested
is given as follows: Austria, 2; Aus.
tralla, 2; Canada, 4; colored, /, 054; China,
l; England, 81; France, 12; Germany,
lOl; Greece. 3; hungary, /; Ireland. 1858;
Italy, sc; Norway, 2; United States,
2,459; Poland, 81; Russia, o; Spain, |;
Sweden, IL; Scotland, 81; Switzerland,
s; Turkey, 1; Wales, /.
The occupation of those arrested is
reported as follows: Agents, So; auc.
tloneer, l; artist, L; brushmakers, 2;
bookbinders, 2; blacksmiths, rs; BARRIERS,
~; butchers, 26 brickiayers, Al; bakers,
III; boilernakers, 16; beamer, i; brake.
men, IA; brickmakers, 6; boltmaker. 1;
hartenders, u beltmaker, /; carpenters,
W. carriage makers, ~; cabinetmakers,
II; car builders, A; cooks, 3; coopers, 10;
contractors, 2; cigarmakers, IL; clerks,
AZ; candymakers, 4 clergymen, 9; drug
gists, 2; dentist, /; doctor, Il; engineers,
ID; electricians, 2; foremen, A; farmers,
~; tiremen, IL; file cutter, l. florists, 9;
gunsmiths, 2; glass blowers, a; gardeners,
:; hostlers, 2; hotel keeper, /; hucksters,
10; harness makers, 4; housewives, 207;
heaters, 8; hatIcrs, 2; housokcepers, 3O
iron workers, Ill; ice cream makers, Q;
jewellers, 9; lauudryman, /; laburcrs'
1892; fathers, A; lawyers, ID; locksmiths
3; millwrlghts, 8; machinists, 81; mo.
rocco tinlshers, $50; morocco dressers,
Is; merchants, 20; moulders, 60; mu.
slclans, 3; no occupation, 1872; pump
maker, !; paper hangers 2: Danpr