The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-14
REPORT OF POLICE.
superintendent QuigIey Wants His
Force Increased to Two Hundred.

superintendent QuigIey Wants His
Force Increased to Two Hundred.
In his annual report to the Board of Pub
lie Safety, submitted yesterday, Superin-
tendent Quigley recommended that the
board confer with the mayor relative ito
asking the Council to appropriate money
enough to increase the police force to 200
patrolmen, and to provide for the building
of four subpolice stations in as many quar-
ters of the city. To practically protect the
city the superintendent thinks that there
ought to be one patrolman for every 1000
inhabitants. In this connection he refers to
the fact that last year he recommended
that the working time of patrolmen be re-
duced to the eight-hour relief system. Until
the force is increased, he says, this will be
impracticable, and he therefore desists from
renewing last years recommendation. AT
the end of 1898 there were but 155 patrol
men, against 1853 Jan. 1, $685. but the va
cancies have been filed, so that Feb. there
will be a total of III in the department. in
Guiding all officers. The superintendent
also recommends that another patrol wagon,
lighter and less cumbersome than the one
in service, be secured. He would have the
lighter wagon used on long runs, thus saw
ing the horses. One wagon, he says, is in
adequate, and patrolmen are frequently
compelled to leave their beats to walk pris-
oners to the station house, leaving entire
districts unprotected.
During the past year." says the report,
''every possible effort has been made to en-
force all laws without fear or favor as the
reports OF arrests made during the year for
of arrests made shows that there were but
seventy-four arrests for liquor law viola
lions, thirteen for keeping gambling houses
and but 191 for gambling.
THE discipline and efficiency of the de-
partment," continues the report will COM
pare favorably with and in many instances
excel other police departments throughout
the United States"
Praise for the Gamewell system is made,
the superintendent saying that it has ma
terially aided the department, particularly
in establishing communication between Off
GERS and headquarters and in registering
hourly calls. The report of VIM. j. Eifert,
chief operator, is embraced, in which it is
stated that "the system has been giving
good service, and at this time is in perfect
working order" From the installation OF
the system, May 81 to Dec. 81, the calls reg
istered amounted to 147,1T George II. Hol-
derman, superintendent of police and fire
telegraph, in his report says the system is
in good order.
There are some interesting figures in the
statistical portions of the report. The total
number of arrests made was 1884, compared
with 5,693 in 1897 an increase OF 1,IU, par
TALLY due to q half-million strangers haV-
ing visited the city last summer on the oc-
casion of the various big gatherings Stolen
property valued at $25, 1888 IA was recovered,
compared with SIS 1891 in 1897, an increase
of 81 SO. The patrol wagon answered
3,13S telephone calls, hauling 1908 prisoners
to headquarters and 1929 to the workhouse.
OF the arrests made a partial classification
is here given Violating liquor laws, "a;
DRINKS, 935; DRINKS and charges in cOnnec-
ton Herewith, 4l6; burglary, Sc; house
breaking, 8; highway robbery, SO; gambling,
ISL; keeping gambling houses, 49, fast rid
ing, II; assault and battery, 1853; assault
and battery on wife, 101; murder, 10; fugi-
tives from justice, 49, insane, 1909; violating
curfew law, Il; playing baseball on Sunday,
80, etc. Of the prisoners 1885 were under
twenty years of age
The detective department, under Captain
Colbert, is commended for efficient work
during the year. Detectives made 6S4 ar
rests and recovered stolen property valued
at $l6242.27. In his report to the superin-
tcndent Captain Colbert speaks with salts
faction of the Bertillon system by which
criminal identifications, including photo
graphs and measurements, were taken in
III cases and photographs without measure
ments in seventy-one. The superintendent
sets considerable store by the work of the
bike cops" who last year made / 1853 ar
rests The report embraces one from Police
Matrons Ella Gregoire and Reina Reisner.
Guiding women and children. The superin-
tendent, in conclusion, extends thanks to
the officers and patrolmen and has spe-
cial word for Edward Davis, secretary of
the Board Of Safety, for hearty and willing
assistance.