The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-03
INTERESTING POLICE STATISTICS.
The Record For Three Quarters OF the
Fiscal Year, Ending March 81.

ANAES6SIING tOLICE STATISIkCS.
The Record For Three Quarters OF the
Fiscal Year, Ending March 81.
Below Is given in condensed form the
police court STATISTICS fer the past nine
months. 1t Is quite important Is shows
Ing attendance at this institution be-
tween the white aad black race. The
report shows that great many more
whites are arrested than colored. This
WILL perhaps, be quite surprise 20 the
majority OF Our citizens, but such is the
case. The number of 'drunks and dis
orderlies" will also be Of interest az
compared with other offenses.
July, 1s95-White men ITO, colored
men 50. white women 81, colored women
18. total Els; arrested on warrant 65,
drunks and disorderlies 100. For other
offenses, including violation of the Sun.
day law, lunscy, misdemeanor, con-
oealed weapons, felony, wanted out Of
the city, resisting officers, obstructing
sidewalks, trespass, sanitary law, dis
orderly houses, suspicious characters.
ysgranSy. forniCssion and selling, whis.
key withouta license 81; number OF
fines for city 95. the State z, sent to
grand jury 4, cases appealed 4, amount
appealed $50. fines imposed S43s 25. fines
collected $3.50. go. fines suspended S23. so.
August-White men 1O7, colored
men 6S, white women %, colored
women 40. total, 235; DRINKS and dis.
orderlies, "a; arrested On warrant. Al;
all other charges, 81; fnes. city, Ill;
State, 4; grand jury cases, S; appeals.
4; amount appealed, SEQ; amount of
fines suspended, S4l.50.
September-White men 80, colored
men so. white women 81, colored
women Is, total, 231; DRINKS and dis.
orderIies, 9s; warrants, Al; other
chsrges. n; fines, city. 100; State Q;
grand jury cases, 6; appeals, /; amount
appealed, IS; amount of fines, S530.48;
amount collected, 22l7 81; fines sus-
pended, S31.50.
October-White men rs, colored men
"a, white women z, colored women 80,
total 1eG; DRINKS and disorderlies SO,
warrants 807. other charges sc, fines
imposed rs. grand jury cases 6, amount
OF fines S546.50, fines collected Sa44.45,
fines suspended S24.6O
Novenber-White men 133, colored
men so. white women 10, colored women
16, total ESQ; warrants SIS. drunks and
dtsorderlies l03. other charges 81; fines,
city 1Ge, State 8, grand jury 9, appeals
l, amount appealed $40, amount of fines
$3.50, amount collected S247.7s, fines
suspended S49.45.
December-White men 156, colored
men 147, white women S, colored
women 10. total 31s; DRINKS and dis
orderlies 1853, warrants Al, Other charges
da9; fines, city ls7. State 6; grand jury
%, appeals l, amount appealed 90,
amount OF fines $3.50 SO, amount COL
lected S299 81, amount suspended $50 OF.
January, 1S96-White men 1873, COL
ored men 100; white women 9, colored
women IL. total 269. DRINKS and disor.
derlies 80, warrants 81, other charges
ls0; fines. city 10s, State 8, grand jury
20. appeals 8, amount appealed SOS,
fines imposed 1891. collected S215. e5,
suspended SGT 90.
February-White men 1I9, colored
men 50. white women 6, colored women
IS. total 1874. DRINKS and disorderlies,
81, warrants as, other charges 95, fines
city &c. State 2. grand jury 4, appeals l,
amount appealed SIS. fines imposed S3a7,
collected S10015, suspended $40.
March-White men, las; colored men,
70; white women. 10; colored women,
"a; total, ESQ. Drunks and disord erlies,
81, warrants. 40, other charges. 102;
lines, city, 90; State, 5; grand jury, 6,
appeals. 8; amount appealed, S45. Fines
imposed, S457 so, collected, S1s3. 10,
suspended, 5000
This shows total OF l,172 arrests of
Wulte nen against 100 cOlOred men, and
I3o white women against $50 colored
women during the nine months above
enumerated. The number arrested on
warrants was AT. Most of the war
rants were sworn out by private citi-
zens, and the CAGES, many of them, did
not result in the imposition OF fines, for
which the police were not in any wsy
liable.
The total number OF DRINKS and dis
oIderlies was s65, against s27 under the
head of all other chsrges, and under
the head OF other charges, there were
266 guests for the night who were re-
LEASED in the morning without fines,
leaving only SCI cases in ell against the
above DRINKS and disorderlies. The
total amouns of fines imposed WAS
81, 599.73; the amount collected was
Sl.94s.31 and the amount suspended was
$359.O2.