Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-25
THE PROSECUTORS REPORT
Mr.. Pugh's Statement of Business in the
Police Court.
Inadequacy of Certain Laws Pointed
Out-TOtaI Amount of Fines
Collected.

Prosecuting Attorney Pugh who. in the
Police Court, appears on behalf of the Dis
trict has submitted his annual report to
Attorney Duvall. In 1t he says:
Il have the honor to inclose report of
the business done on the municipal side Of
the Police Court for the year ending June
80, 1899. This report shows that your as
sstant prepared and tried 1874 cases,
which indicates an iEcrea Sc in the business
Of the Police Court, and such increase
grows with every year. The amount of
fines taken in from this number of cases
aggregates SOS, 1911.
1T occurs to me that In making this re-
port l should call the attention of you and
the Commissioners to the continued in
crease In the business of this court, which
is quite apparent, with view of securing
some remedy in handling many prisoners
and trying SO many cases. When it is
understood that this large number of cases
filed only represents those in which your
assistant appears prosecutor, with some
five or six thousand added, in which the
United States attorney appears as prose-
cutor, the number is supplemented to sur
prsing increase.
Il desire further to call your attention to
the inadequacy of the law in reference to
the wasting of Potomac water outside of
the city of Washington. The law under
which we now prosecute is an act passed
by the board of common council, and such
laws emanating from this body are con-
fined to the territory then defined, and as
now understood, as the city limits We
therefore have no law at all for that por-
ton of the District lying outside of the city
limits"
Ofenses Charged.
The offenses charged against the persons
prosecuted are given as follows: Aiding
and abetting in the sale Of liquor, l; bar
Der shop open on Sunday, &; bar room
open after hours, 2; bar room open on Sun
day. 3; bathing in the Potomac river, 49,
carrying away property Of others. 8; caus-
ing dogs to fight 3; cruelty to animals, 49,
destroying private property, 21i; destroy
ing public property, 81; disOrderly conduct
and profanity, 6,1Gs; driving through flu
neral procession, >; druggist selling liquor
without prescription, employing female
in bar room, /; enticfng prostitution,
%; fast driving, 1876; fast riding q;
female dog at large while in heat. l.,
gift enterprise ); impersOnating health
officer, /; indecent exposure, BOB, no num-
Der house. 1; no number on wagon, 4;
no light on excavation, 3; no privy accom-
modations, S; nuisances, 476 obstruct-
ed sewer. 3; occupying public space, L;
playing ball -; police regulations 1,Sol;
removing dead bodies without permit, !;
selling fireworks to minors. 1; selling liquor
to minors, s; selling liquor on Sunday. 10;
selling lumber without being inspected,
3 selling potatoes by measure, i;
selling unwholesome food, g; throwing
missiles, III; trespass on parks, A;
un!a wful privy, T.; unlicensed bar, rs; I'M
licensed auctioneer, /; unlicensed apothe-
cary, .; unlicensed cattle broker, II; I'M
licensed commission merchant, 4; I'M
licensed dairy, l.; unlicensed enter
tainment, %; unlicensed gasfitter, l;
unlicensed hotel, a: unlicensed Intelligence
office. L; unlicensed livery stable, S; I'M
licensed pawnbroker, .: unlicensed plumber,
s; unlicensed produce dealer 10: I'M
licensed pedler 1; unlicensed real es-
tate agent, II; unlicensed restaurant
49, unlicensed secondhand dealer
I: unlicensed vehicle. s. vagrancy. 2.47o:
violating buildings and grounds regulations,
81; violating contagious disease law, 2; vio-
lating dairy and dairy farms law, 8; violat-
ing food law, 40; violating hack law. Ill;
violating health ordinance. 8; violating
building regulations, 81; violating measure
law, 1; violating milk law, 81: violating
parking regulations. 5; violating plumbing
regulations, 10; violating plumbing law. l.;
violating scarlet fever law, l; wasting Po-
tomac water, 2; writing indecent figures on
walls and buildings, 2; total. 1891.