The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-31
CRIMEANDCASUALTY
Figures Compiled for the Year Gov.
ering the Police and Fire
Departments.
Arrests Were Fewer, Fire Alarms
Were Fewer, but Fire Loss
Was Greater.

There have been fewer crimes commit
ted in Minneapolis in. the past year, &C
cording to the record Of arrests by the
police department, than there were In the
preceding twelve months. Notwithstand-
ing the extra vigilance Of the police de-
partment under the direction Of Super
intendent E. F. Waite, there Were 265
fewer arrests in the year. ~
The report of the fire department shows
that while but i ,001 alarms were received
in the year, as against 1,195 year ago,
yet the loss is estimated at s517, 1888. S3 as
compared to $471, 4S8.47, for 1901. "A
larger number Of suicides occurred in
the year than ever before, while but
three murders were committed. g =
The annual report Of Superintendent Of
Police e. F. Waite, which will be in the
hands Of the printer in a few days, will
show that his department turned over to
the municipal court $3.50 prisoners this
year as compared to 5.555 last year. Only
in the case of disorderly conduct is there
any decrease from last years figures,
when 619 people were charged with being
disorderly. -
The annual report Of A. E. Allen. clerk
lof the municipal court, shows that there
were 4,503 convictions and 727 acquittaIs
in the court. The same report also shows
that 1888 people were committed to the
NOlhAlOuSC uu11llS IllS ySeiI, % IeCelFeu
state training school sentences 9 went
to the county jail, 159 were held to the
grand jury, while s1s sentences were sus-
pended. The disbursements of the clerk S
office were 1910 in fines paid to the state
treasurer, $40,1sS.7s in fines to the city
treasurer and s495 in forfeited bail.
One of the features Of the report. and
especially in that part of it which covers
the last four months Of the year, IS the
character of the cases brought into court.
In the year there were 16 case Of gam
bling, ~ Of them coming up since Sept. l..
The other four cases were some bOotblacks
caught shooting craps in an alley near
Second avenue S and Washington. The
same change is noticeable in prosecutions
for violations of the liquor laws, and the
only cases Of license revocation during
the year have occurred in the last four
months. s,,.... r. 49,. i .4.%i<.e T.
=: The Fire Record. -
[ The annual report Of Chief of the Fire
Department j. r. Canterbury shows that
the fire loss is approximately $517, 1913. SO,
as compared to SAIL, 488.47 for last year.
There, were eight fatalities during the
year due to fires which were reported at
headquarters. The, following fires. in
which the loss was over $4,000, are con-
sidered important enough to receive spec
ial mention in the annual report Of the
fire department:
Tho Vendonne Hotel, 1921 Fourth street 8,
burned Feb. l.. Loss to building and contents.
$S7,514.S Insurance paid, s37,o14.34. Loss
over Insurance. $500 va -. - 1,...,-. -
The Brooks-Griffth elevator Tyler and .Di,
vision streets NE, burned Feb. ID. Value OF
building and contents, $4,000. Insurance, S5s,
500. all Of which was paid.
The George F. Thompson Carriage Factory,
100 Western avenue, burned July FL. Value of
| building and contents, $4,000. Insurance, SAB,
5o9.9S, all of which was paid. -.
The Minneapolis Paper company, 239-243 First
avenue N, burned Oct. 80. Value of building and
contents, $l60.000. Insurance ,S133,500 The
loss was 81 1883 above insurance paid. 2
The First NJ. e. church, Fifth street and Ninth
avenue Sc, burned Dec. 10. Value of building
and contents, S30,OQ0 Insurance $4,000. Loss
over insurance. about $4,000.
The w s. Mott warehouse. Hills First ave-
nue. S. burned Dec. 20. Value Of building and
contents, SAL 900. Insurance, 50, 900. -