The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-07
fD REQUIRES MORE MEN.
city Now Has Only One Police
man to Every 1850 People.
>vee 900 ARRESTS IN DECEMBER
~.~~~r Durglass. Had SwfndIers and
az Alaska Miners Coming t0 the
CITY. and To Handle Them the
rerce Must he lncreased-What
chlef Reed ssys-sfx Detectives.

"a. abnormal increase IN the work Of
IN. police department will compel Chief
pssd to apply for more men. At presen.
49, oolce department consists of fifty-ave
.,xmssrs. iuciia!ng Z police marion. Ac-
-.e.tng the present population To be II. 90,
.ssca Is probably an underestimate, there
!. e,.e policeman 10 every l.250 people. AS
matter OF fact. there Is only enc police
nan TO about $50 population. because al
hwsnres must be made for that portion
:. TIC force which is no. actively engaged
"a keeping order anu hunting down Grim
laals. The actual number OF pagroimen liz
,hlrty-sIx snd the number OF detectives
ST.
LAST month the police made Gil arrests.
which breaks all previous records In the
history o. the department. so far as can
Be sseer,sined. So far Chief Reed has
made phenomenal record in dealing with
tae ever-incfeas.ng criminal class. bat ne
sealizes tAa. while his number of men il
rot becoming larger. the influx or heb0s,
many OF whom are reckless OF life. and
pseperty. and some cisyer burglars and
sxlsalers. still continues.
TIE .ork that Is being done by the
members Of the police force was forcibly
brought TO Chief Reeds attention last
evening when Clerk Atkins handed him
lass months record of arrests. Ii is as
follows.
Accidents u: assault and battery. II es-
eaged prisoner. !. aaaau3t vita intent 10
kil- /. assault with & aaaly wea pom ,; as
saaif. :; burglary. e. carrying concealed
weapons. s. disorslerig conduct, y. pass
iGs counterfeit money, /: gambling. S:
lf1ias, IS. fell into bsy. .; wanfon destruc-
iiaE Of property, 2. safe-keepIng, 8;
ingsilyes from justice. 8. assault and
threatening TO Kill. 1; Indecent exposure.
y insane. q incorrlglhie, 2. obstgucfing
SIDEWALK, /; begging. IL: prostitution, 90:
sieepefs. IL; peii larceny T.. grand lar
esiF. |. sick. 9, resisting an officer /.
breaking United States seal. 2. robbery. G:
suspects. LIS; soliciting. s: violating second
ordnance. 10; violating ordinances Nos.
seis ard LISA, 2. vagrancy. /: fighting, %:
witnesses. a.. smoking opium. 10: serve
aai sentence. |; nsing obscene Language. /:
iateni TO Kill /. conducting gambling
games. ~ Keeping gambling house /: cut
Siih razor. ]: 20 sober np. /: total. CIT
Tie nationality ard occupation of those
arrested could be given. bur n IA no, a
good criterion 20 20 by Prisoners are not
iaflined 10 tell their occupation or nativity
trey ran avoid IL without specla. effort
therefore. their answers are often at yari-
arcs with the true facts In the ease.
The report shows that Of the total num-
az moss a -4.
y females. The total amount OF money
taken from prisoners and returned was
AsslS@ Ball money for the month
amounted 10 sl.1aa
me patlol WAGON vas called into hospi-
eI service thirty times. Seven missing
People were reported. % dangerous places
cases OF Contagious diseases ard fifteen
.'allhgs round open One thousand nine
aaAaFed and forty-eight meals were served
Prisoners
" conversation with ros.-Intelllrence
feporier Chief Reed said that he would
ask Tor an Increase in the force. 1.-THE men
are aaing WILL" said the chief There IL
'ae atmost good feeling IN the department
ana every man Is doing his best 10 meet
NE increased amount Of work put on his
tasuiaerH by the influx of people from the
south and East Ne. / do not anticInate
sfy let up In the course OF two or three
months. We have only seen the beginning.
We have had good success In dealing
si'h hard cases. but we cannot expect 20
FAVE things come our way always. There
no end 10 work IN this business. when
soa tees. expect It two or three new
a'a wal drop into town and give you
'eoagh work 10 last > month Al present
ne attention Of 81 The crooks IN the eoun-
~ is directed toward Seattle Such
'ash as is on 10 the Klondlkc naturally
attracts 'grafterS and other CRIMINALS.
lazy ei'hcr head ;als way with the lnten-
'a2q Of working Seattle and thcr return
hs i.Aet or think Of taking what they can
81 q Seattle on taeir way to the Kion-
dIke
Aryon, who IA acquainted with police
S'sA can Sc, 4 good .dca OF the trouble II
% keen track Of the new arrivals. There
: as much Good done by police force In
'as checking of crime AZ there 81 IN I'M
sAt'ainS il AFTER completion"
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