The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-02-25

7 ties 7 respectfully herewith submit 10
your honorable body my report of the
operations of this force for the year end
ssss December 81, 1861.
During the past year our city has been
remarkably free from riots or serious dis
furbances of any kind.
No pubic gambling exists in our city.
neither is there any place in the city
equipped with the necessary devices and
implements for gambling house. The
only gambling in this city Is of a petty
character such as is played with cards
and policy playing conducted by what il
known as policy writer's who take plays
only from those whom they know and a.
these policy people use the greatest eau
ton is it quite difficult TO get evidence
against them.
There are a few places in the city
where poker playing is done that are
looked upon as gambling houses. These
games are conducted behind locked doors
and as no one is admitted unless they are
known to the backer of the game OF
vouched for by someone it is hard to get
evidence against the keeper of sucn
places An operation against place OF
his sort was conducted from these head
quarters which resulted in getting good
evidence, the place was raided and the
proprietor indicted.
Pool selling on horse racing, in accord.
ance with your special Instructions, il
made the duty of every member of the
force to suppress. Evidence was pro-
cured against man who was conducting
what is known as a hand book business
and the Grand Jury has found bill of in
dictment against him for the pool sell
ing. These two indictments will be salu-
tary in that gamblers may know they car
be punished for violating the law.
Quite a number of arrests were made
during the year by precinct commanders
and their men for petit gambling which
cases were disposed of in the police courts
Crap shooting by boys on the streets Still
continues notwithstanding persistent ef-
forts are made for its suppression.
Seyenty-fve arrests were made during
the year for various kinds of gambling.
The force continues it's relentless war
fare on all kinds of vice and Immortality
The constant watchfulness of saloons
where men and women resort and the
surveillance over lewd women upon the
streets and at their residences is success.
ful In keeping our city as free from vice
as 1S possible.
There are no public houses of prostitu
tion In this city. When lewd woman at.
fempts to conduct disorderly house evi.
dence is soon procured and the house
raided.
Thfrty-seven arrests Of such cases were
made during the year.
Fifteen hundred and thirty-five persons
were apprehended this year for crime:
against the person one hundred and
ninety less than the last year. This mum
Der includes four for murder and nine foi
nnanslaughter, gain of one for murder
and an increase of three for the minoi
homieides In all eases where human lfs
was taken by violence those guilty Of th,
crime were arrested
Twenty-eighH were captured for robbery
nv violence on the streets In nearly al
those robberies the victims were undei
the influence of liquor and lured TO som'
lonely spot before the crime was com
mitted.
Twenty-Five were apprehended for Grim
dnaIly assauitlng females. In very man,
OF those assaults tile crime was com
mitted on mere children. TIE VIII
syretches who assaulted hose young girl.
were principally ignorant foreigners wht
viii only obey our laws when they be
come aware Of certainty Of punishment