New-York tribune., 1895-10-26
DECREASE IN SUNDAY CRIME,
FIGURES PROVE THE TRUTH OF CHAUN
CEY NJ. DEPEw's STATEMENT.

AT HOSPITALS. COURTS AND POLICE STATIONS
THE SAME TALE IS TOLD: LESS CRIME ON
SUNDAY. FEWER CASES on MONDAY"
The assertion OF Chauncey NJ Depew. made at
Carnegie Hail. that under the present enforce
ment Of the Sunday law there are fewer drunken
brawls on Sunday and fewer crimes and accl-
dents resulting from drunkenness on that day
than were common under the old regime was
substantiated by facts published in The Tribune
last Thursday.
Further evidence on these points has been
taken by The Tribune. and information drawn
from important. trustworthy and significant
sources is published below. 1t shows that Mr..
Depew's assertion was correct.
Superintendent Lathrop, Of Roosevelt Hospital,
said that he was too much in favor OF the pres
ent regime to give opinion. but facts speak for
themselves" He allowed a Tribune reporter to
look the records Of admissions to the hospital,
and from them the following comparison was
made:
RECORDS OF SIXTEEN SUNDAYS
The records for sixteen Sundays, from July to
October 81. 1894. OF admittances between o'clock
Sunday mornings and o'clock Monday mornings,
showed 236 accident and ten cases that
were pronounced alcoholic in character.
similar record taken from July TO October 20,
1895 showed 231 accident cases and only two pro
nounced alcoholic"
OF the accident-case patients many were
doubtedly under the influence OF liquor when ad-
mitted, and hospital attendant said that he
was sure that fewer patients were intoxicated
during the Sundays Of the last few months than
for the same period last year, because the hos
pital IS so quiet on Sundays now he explained.
At St Lukes Hospital the pastor and superin
~ Day caih
that he had no statistics to give. but had doubt
there were fewer accidents cases and cases Of
alcoholism now than formerly Sundays and
Mondays.
At Police Headquarters Acting Chief Conlin said
emphatically that conditions were much better
under the present enforcement OF the Sunday
law than they used to be. He said that this was
shown by the statistics Of the Police Department
that II was shown by the clearance OF troublesome
street corners where formerly loafers used to
congregate near saloon doors and act bolster
ously.
"On Monday mornings" said he, "the records
in the police courts will show a vastly improved
state OF affairs. Take jefferson Market, for in
stance where there used to be a large number Of
prisoners in the pen Monday mornings. in
cluting women There are comparatively few
now. And the best part Of It is. things are
steadily getting better The Commissioners daily
get letters from wives OF drunkards. thanking the
department for its good work In keeping the
saloons closed on Sundays.
BANKERS TESTIMONY.
I'm one savings bank an officer told me that on
the eighth Sunday after we began TO enforce the
Sunday law strictly the deposits from saloon
keepers showed diminution Of $4,000
The following statistics. which Chief Conlin had
Trib for
selves:
The total arrests for ielonies and misdemeanors
for the months Of June. July. August and Sep
tember 1894 follows: Feonies, 1871;
misdemeanors 80, 964; total Of 34.6il.
For the time in 1895 the arrests We're:
Felones $40; misdemeanors. 30.76s total, 32.6Oo.
The increase IL arrests for felonies was due TO
the increased activity Of the police in certain
The records OF arrests for intoxicatlon and
dsorderly conduct for Monday mornings in the
months Of June. July August and september.
1894 is as follows: June 312. July, 3ll; August,
26s: September. 393; total, 1,274
For the same months OF 1895 the record has
been follows: June S51, July, 1873; August, lS';
September i75; total 9ls.
Commissioner Grant said yesterday that ne be-
lieved better condition prevailed now.
Magistrate Simms. when seen at the TCmbs Po-
lice Court Yesterday afternoon. reported inn
mense falling of In The number OF cases for in
toxcation. disorderly conduct and assault be-
fore him in the Tombs Court since the lst Of
July. He said
There has been little or no change In the num-
Der OF cases brought in on Sundays but change
there would not. Of course, be 50 remarkable.
But as for the Monday cases in which arrests
are made for Sunday msdemeaAora | do not
think that IN the last few weeks we have had
half as many as there were before the Police
Commissioners began their crusade"
II have not been here long enough" said Mag
istrate Wentworth at the Jefferson Market Court
Ito say much about the change that has been
brought about but II stands To reason that with
over 900 saloons closed on Sundays there will
be less drunkenness and disregard of all laws than
there would be with 5000 saloons running.
notice a most decided difference
CRIME LESS BY HALF
Sergeant vredenburgh. who Is regularly on duty
IN ths Second District Court at Jefferson Market