The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-07
POLICE WORK IN JULY
SERGEANT HARRISON COMPLETES
 A FINE REPORT.
During Month 4S2 Arrests Were Made and Si.aII.25 Was Collected and Turned Into the City
 Treasury.

Four hundred and fifty-two persons were arrested by the Montgomery po- lice during July and the department collected and turned into the city treasury $1,61L25 in addition to TUT nishing the city with labor valued at $1, ,601.
 These figures are taken from an ex- cellent report of the operations of the Montgomery Police Department for the month of July compiled by Desk Ser seant Gladden. Harrison. The report is exhaustive and reflects great credit upon the clerical ability of MT. Harri- sop. Comparisons are made with the ni$ $nth of July. 1904, and 1t is shown that every branch of the service has grown and that there have been heavy increases in the work performed by policemen.
 During July the department collect ed s1611.25 from all sources as cons pared win $925.15 collected in July, 1904. an increase of $6S6.10. The money collected last month was from the fol- lowing sources: Cash fines. $l.27E back cases, $32b.Z5; city pouno' SlE' total, $1,611.25.
 As showing the increasing responsi- bilities of the department from year to year Mir. Harrison compiled state ment of cash receipts for the month or July for five years with the following result: 1905. $l.611.26; 1904. $s25.15; 1903. S75S.50: 1909. s79250; 1901, $61S.
 In July. 1905, the police made 462 arrests as compared with 334 arrests in the same month of 1904, an increase of 1ls Of the arrests last month l3S were white persons, 12S males and 10 females, and 314 were negroes. 220 males and 94 females. The compara- tive statement shows an increased number of females arrested this year in proportion to males.
 The day force last month arrested lS7 persons and the night force arrest ed 266 persons.
 Arrests made on days of the week were as follows: Sunday. 76; Monday, s5 Tuesday. 47; Wednesday, 5l; Thursday, 47; Friday. 70; Saturday. 104. Saturday is. apparently favorable for crime as this days record leads for two years.
 The ages of persons arrested last month were as follows: Ten to 20 years. 75: 20 to 30 years. 2S4; 30 to 40 years, 7s; 40 to 50 years. 3s; 50 to 60 years, 24; 60 to 80 years, S.
 Among the charges preferred against arrested persons were the following: Assault and battery. 47; assault to murder. i: burglary and grand lar eeny, 6; concealed weapons. 8: disor- derly conduct. IF; embezzlement. 2;
  ceny. 2s; lettering, 25; murder. 2; vio- lating quarantine ordinance, 2; suspi- cion, 31; violating sanitary ordinance. 3S; violating Sunday law, 10: tramps, 5; vagrancy, 8.
 The occupations of some of those ar rested were as follows: Barbers. 8; bartenders. 10; bookkeepers. ?; brick masons 4; blacksmith. 1; clerks. 12; cooks, 8; carpenters, [; collectors. ?; draymen. 9; doctors. 2: drummers. 1 t; farmers, IT: hackmen. 6; housekeepers. g; laborers, IA; lawyers, 1; merchants. G. nurses, {; prostitutes, 27; porters. 20; painters, [; printers. 2; plumbers. g.; preachers. l peddlers, 2: railroad men, 27 servants, 24; soldiers. II {: g; washerwomen. 19; walters. |; weavers, 2; no occupation. 71
 In July. 1905. Recorder Arlington tried 390 persons against 265 persons tried in July, 1904. an increase of l25 l In July. 1904, 2s7 persons were fined. | against 191 fined in July. 1904. an in- | crease of 9e. In July, 1905, sS persons | were discharged against 61 discharged | in July, 1904, an increase of 27. The | Recorder bound over 12 persons to the | grand jury last month. as compared | with 10 persons bound over in the l same month of the year previous Five | cases were mol pressed in July. 1905. | against one mol pressed last year.
 The total amount of fines assessed by | Recorder Arlington in July, 1905. was | s2,875 against $1,7S6 assessed in July. 1904, an increase of $1,0S9.
 In every case Sergeant Harrison has made a comparison with the previous year and the report is highly interest Ing showing as 1t does complete rec ord of the work of the department.
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