The Washington times., 1902-10-04
POLICE CASES
DURING THE YEAR
Assistant Corporation Counsel ]. l..
Pugh, Jr., Places the Number at
1887.

As supplementary to the report OF
the Corporation Counsel. Mr.. James l..
Pugh, jr., Assistant Corporation Counsel.
Yesterday submitted his report of oper-
ations in the Police Court for the fiscal
year ended June 80. The following list Of
cases tried in the court aggregating
1887. with fines of SOL .55i l6. shows
the punishment of crime on the District
side of the Police Court:
Barber shops open on Sunday. 3; bar
rooms open after hours, IS: barrooms
open on Sunday, 13: bathing in the Po-
property, IS; carrying concealed
weapons. 6; carrying dangerous and
deadly weapons, so: cruelty 10 animals.
1873: dangerous dog, 16; destroying pri-
vate property, 240; destroying public
property, 16; disorderly cOrliuct and
without prescription. 2: enticing prosti-
tuition. 6: failing to report sale of deadly
weapon. 2; fast driving 2S5; fast riding,
9; gift enterprises, .; indecent exposure,
1924; nuisances, 81; playing ball, 81;
pool rooms open after hours. 4; selling
fireworks to minors. 8; selling liquor to
minors I; throwing missiles, $50; tres
passing on park, 1885, unlicensed auc-
tioneer, 5: unlicensed apothecaries, s:
unlicensed bar. 20; unlicensed bill post
er, l, unlicensed cattle broker, IA; un-
licensed commission merchant, 2: un-
licensed dog, II: unlicensed entertain
ment, "a: unlicensed engineer, l; un-
licensed insurance agent. 2: unlicensed
intelligence Office. 3; unlicensed hotel,
II; unlicensed junk dealer. &c; un-
licensed livery stable, H. unlicensed
pawn broker. 5; unlicensed peddler. 9:
unlicensed physician, /; unlicensed
plumber, IA; unlicensed pool table. 6.
real estate agent, 81; unlicensed restau-
rant. So: unlict nsed vehicles, IL.
Many vagrancy Cases.
vagrancy. 2.1ss; violating building
ground regulations, 20; violating ceme-
terry law. 3: violating civil rights law,
2; violating dairy and dairy farm regu-
lations. q violating food law, 373; vio
iotih6 game law, - Nioidtih6 DdSt
regulation, 6; violating hack law, 81;
violating health ordinance, 90; violat-'
ing -four law. 2; violating plumbing
regulation, 3; violating measure law
22: violating milk law. /; violating po-
lice regulation, 3,206; violating smoke
law. 1873; violating snow law, 226: vast
ing Potomac water, 6.
This list indicates says Mr.. Pugh,
"a remarkable and, indeed, unprece-
dented increase in the number of cases
examined and filed and money collect
ed in only one branch of the Police
Court. and this number does not include
the cases examined and for which war
rants were not issued. This latter class
will almost equal the class for which
warrants were iss ID. and, when con-
sidered, you can then in measure ap-
preciate the tremendous and sometimes
overtaxing labor required by your as
sistant with the aid Of one clerk who is
detailed from the police force.
This is the only court that turns
into the Government a net revenue. and
sufficient force should be provided %
handle this tremendous and perplex-
ing business, business that requires
prompt and immediate action In order 20
properly handle the cases, punish the
guilty and relieve the innocent
1T seems to me that the code which
undertakes to divide the business of the
court, gives to our side of the court