The evening times., 1896-11-02
ARRESTS DvRNG THE YEAR
Some Queer Facts About Pee
pie insNouble.
MINISTER'S WEREIN CUSTODY
Also Actors, BARRIERS, Butchers,
Clerks, GrOcers, COnstables, Col
IectOrs, Sewing Machine Men AM
Many Others-Worlsingni In
Vast Majority.


| during the past year furnish a theme Tor
| thought, as well as a chapter of inter
esting data. During that period the po
lice took into custody % ,562 men. women,
| and children for offenses ranging from
| plain drunk, for which no penalty is pro
vided. to the serious crime OF murder.
| or this number, 1887 were white and
1873 coIored: 18.309 males and 3d.
| females.
In nationalities the prisoners represented
| 81 countries All but $40 of these ar
rested were born in the United States
More than oDe-haif OF the foreign born
| 5S3, were from Ireland. There were 2S7
| Germans. 1914 Greeks, 119 Italians. 81
| Englshmen, 35 Sootchmen, 81 Russians
| 80 Cinnamon, 20 Frenchmen, . Span
iards, and 1 each from Assyria, Aus
tralia, Belgium. Egypt, Hungary, New
Zealand. and Persia
The occupations OF those arrested cove
| a wide range and form u study in crminol
ogy Thirtecn-that unlucky nu,nbcr-wer,
ministers of the Guspel, sho wing that mem
| bers Off that divine calling are liable tC
| error a nd sin like the rest OF mankind and
| that even they sometimes fall into tiit
clutches of the law. Some OF these wer,
arrested for petty violations OF city ordi
nances, and others for more serious OF
| fenseS.
THE MINISTER'S.
One case was that Of preacher from
| New Jersey who Clipped piece Of marble
from the Washington Monument for IN
wife, who wanted it as a souvenir An
other, that of II oolorcd minister charged
| with urStructing the street by holding al
open, air service.
Closely following the list OF preachers
the unlUcky thirteen appears again, Thu
time for n bakers dozen OF actors, who
were hauled in by tie police at different
times and for various offenseS Next
comes one authorcss and one army officer
also a bailplayer
Ofartists there were six. but one Of these
was oolured man, who gave his occupa
ton as artist when arrested. He after
wards explained that he was a barber ant
meant ''tonsurial artist"
The uulucky thirteen occurs three times
more oh Chief Cicrk sylves,cr's list, there
being that number OF bOokbinders, managers
| and teachers.
Seven brewers werc in the tolls; thirty
! eight brokers'; one chemist; one constable
charged with assault; four persistent ant
pugnacious collectors, nineteen conductors
lT3 contractors, many of whom were
arrested for cruelty 10 animals. Sixty
six physicians, one surgeon and five den
lists We're taken in.
The pharmaceutical profession was rep
resented by the arrest of eight druggists q nd
twice that number of drug clerks. There
were three editors and four journalists
fort y-fpur groccrs; one United States nava
officer and Twenty-Five hotel Keepers.
ONE SOLITARY GAMBLER.
one man, when arrested and a>kci what
his occupation was. unblushinely said "gani-
bier" aud it was 50 entered on the annals
OF the police. one hundred and seventeen
persons did not deny that they wcrcthie"cS,
and were recorded as such. They rcpr;-
sented every branch of the Crooked family,
from sneaEiS to burglars.
Three inventors, who Clmc here to see
about their patents, fell among the Philis-
tines, drank too much red liquor. and were
arrested one FOR plain drunk, and the others
for drunk and Gisorderly.
The list shows that rs lawyers. nlagis-
trate. 4 policemen, . special Officers. AMI
l constable were arrested for various Of
fenses, and though they are officers Of thc
law, figured among the miscellaneous law
brea kcrs.
Further along the list appear city guides,
IL jockeys, ma!l-carriers, 3 professors
one OF them being a banjo teacher; SCISSORS
grinder / superv isor, "old sections Is
students; 80 saloon keepers, % super!nten'l
ents, unCertakers, veterinarians. an1
81 watchmen.
4 female, when arrested and brought bc-
fore the station clerk, gave her occupation
as manicure while a callow youth said he
was a tout.
one postmaster was in the tolls during
the year. He came from Western town,
and after transacting his business AT the It,
partmcnt proceeded TO paint the capital,
when a policeman gathered him IN. on the
following morning he forfeited $50 col
lateral III the police court as a result or ms
pranks the night before.
There were 563 sChoUlboys and SO
schoolgirls arrested during the year.
The largest number of persons arrested
and credited to an occupation We're 9,23S
laborers. The next largest, servants.
1882; no occupation. ,2TS; clerks, $40;
drivers, 96i; housekecpers, sos; merchants,
$50; abandoned women 5t2; walters, 232;
soldiers, 245; marines =: sailors, -.
In the mechanical trades the carpenters
head the list with 276 arrests; painters
next with 267: bricklayers, els; printers.
1s6; timers, ISL: blacksmiths; 1l9: plumb
ers, 142; plasterers, 1879; BARRIERS, 1877;
butchers. 1O4: shoemakers, So; tailors,
40, and the other trades down to one,
which represents the number of arrests
Il ttt.
crs, lithographers, pattern-makers, and
skaters.
IN l. Ef"TRIc CAR