The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-07

~. abnormal increase In the work OF
,he notice department will compel Chief
Red to apply for more men. A, presen:
the police department consists OF fifty-fve
...msers. including a police marion. Ac-
~.p.,ng the present population to be 20 90.
~hica Is probably AT underestimate. there
j c,s policeman to every l.25e people. As
4 matter Of fact. there is only one police
man TO about 1900 population, because al
,or spces must be made for that portion
If ;ia force watch is not actively engaged
IN keeping order and hunting down GRIM
mails. The actual number or pairoImen In
salrty-six and the number Of detectives
sx
Last month the police made Git arrests,
which breaks all previous records I'm the
history OF the department. SO far as can
te sseertained. So far Chief Reed has
pazde phenomenal record In dealing with
the eyer-inegeasing criminal class. but he
realizes tina. while his number OF men Is
not becoming larger, the influx OF hobos.
many Of whom are Reckless OF life and
property. and some clever burglars and
ssindlers. still continues.
The work that is being done by the
members of the police force was forcibly
brought 10 Chief Reeds attention last
evening when Clerk Atkins handed him
las, months record of arrests II Is as
follows:
Accidents. II; assault and battery II; es-
capped prisoner. j. assault with intent 10
xiii /: assault with deadly weapon, 3: as
saal,. 2. burglary. 4: carrying concealed
weapons .: disorderly conduct. "a pass
Ing counterfeit money, /; gambling, S:
drunk Is. fell into bay. 2 wanton desiruc-
ton Of property, ?, ssfe-keeping, s:
Iagisses flum justice 3; assault and
threatening 10 kill l. indecent exposure.
{. insane. ., incorrigible 2: ohstructing
sidewalk, l.; begging. ~. prostitution, 30:
slespers. n: petit larceny. -: grand lar
eeny, !. sick. o. resisting an officer ]:
breaking United States seal. 2: robbery. 6;
suspects. lis; soliciting. o. violating second
ordnance. "a: violating ordinances Nos.
seis and il5. ?: vagrancy. l. fighting. %:
witnesses il; smoking opium. 10: serve
oal sentence. I; using obscene language, /:
latent to kill. /: conducting gambling
f4nes }: keeping gambling house, 1: cut
L. ~
The nationality and occupation Of those
arrested could be given but II Is not a
good criterion TO go by. Prisoners are not
inel'sed TO tell their occupation or nativity
EAsF can aTfsiti II without special effort
Therefore, their answers are often at varI-
anee with the true facts In the case.
The report shows that OF the total num-
be- OF persons arrested sol were males and
~ females. The total amour, OF money
tsssn from prisoners and returned was
A@L6 Bali money for the month
amounted TO slis0.
me patrol wagon was called into hospi-
"a service thirty times. Seven missing
people were reported. 70 dangerous Places.
; Eases OF contagious diseases and fifteen
buildings found open. One thousand nine
hanored and forty-eisht meals were served
prisoners.
IN conversation with a o~t-InteIlireneer
Exporter Chief Reed said that he would
ask Tor an increase In the force. 1.-THE men
arr DOING well" said tn. chief. There is
NE utmost good feeling In the department
she every man is doing his best 10 meet
me increased amount OF work put on his
shoulders BY the influx of people from the
south ana East. No. do not anticipate
any iei np in the course of two or three
months. We have only seen the beginning,
We have had good success In dealing
Win hard eases bur We cannot expect TO
ave things come our way always. There
no ena - work in this business When
ecu ieast expect Il two or three new
men VII drop into town and give yoi
eheagh work to last month. At presen;
nc attention Of cr the crooks in the coun-
~ IS directed toward Seattle Such a
'sSh as Is on TO shc kiondike naturally
attracts 'srafiers' ard other criminals.
'sS. either head this way with the inten-
ue7 Of working Seattle and then return
NJ Gasi or think Of taking what they can
cut Of Seattle OF their way 10 the Klon-
alke.
Aryon> who Is acquainted with police
work can eet good .dca Of the trouble IL
10 Keep track OF the new arrivals. There
as much good done by police force in
ne checking ot crime az there Is In un-
'~''i'ins Il after complexion"