The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-01-19
POLICE
BOARD
REPORT

The annual report Of the Providence
police commission was presented to the
general assembly yesterday.
The number Of licenses issued was
II 800 and the receipts were s29so10.9o.
The liquor licenses Of all kinds netted
$3.50 4s0. The revenue from these licenses
was about sl100 below the estimate sent
in by the board at the beginning of the
fiscal year ending Sept 80 1904.
The appropriation made by the city
government for the maintenance OF the
police department was 100000. of which
$4,000 was to pay bills contracted during
the fiscal year of l90l-o2.
At the end Of the last fiscal year the
board had s4.S0 to its credit. after eX
pending s403 $500
During the summer OF 1904 there were
Is vacancies in the active department
which have since been filled
The board reports that the efficiency Of
the department has been increased as
shown by the amount of property reported
stolen and recovered; also in the number
Of professional and noted criminals ar
rested and identified by means OF the
Bertillon system
Since January l. 1904 six officers were
retired from the active to the pension
list there have been three designations:
three removals for cause; 10 suspended.
IL fined and not suspended and 10 repri-
manded and the deaths have been two in
the active department two on the pen
sion and two on the superannuated list
The Bertillon system had proved val
uab bic adjunct to the department. Among
the criminals picked up and Identified
by it's use were: Charles Taylor. identi-
fed a professional film hammer: Thomas
Langfort. Identified as professional pick
pocket; James Garner, Identified as pro
fessional thief Michael Malone. several
aliases identified as professional pick
pocket John J. Moore, several aliases
Identified as professional pickpocket. WI
liam Hall. several aliases. Identified as
professional pickpocket. Harry Williams
several aliases identified as profes sioual
pickpocket: Henry Baker. several aliases
identified as professional pickpocket
John Wood several aliases identified as
professional pickpocket: Joseph Mason.
several aliases Identified as professional
pickpocket; John W. Parker several
aliases. Identified as professional pick
pocket; John Shevlin. pickpocket; Thomas
Game. several aliases Identified as pick
pocket. John Carter. several aliases iden-
tihed as professional pickpocket; william
Wright. several aliases, identified ss pro-
fessional thief. John Fay. several aliases
identified as professional thief.
These men were called for and taken
away 20 stand trial for offences com
mitted and further Investigation showed
that among the number were some noted
criminals.
As this system is extended ts value
will be naturally Increased n uas recop,
mended that suitable cabinets be provided
for the proper keeping ~ the records of
this branch Of tho service
The amount ~ property reported To the
detective department as having been
stolen during the year ending Dec a
1904 was $53 79s 81. ~ which amount se7
bQ20l was recovered and turned over to
the rightful owners. There was also re-
covered I'm this city property valued At
,l9325 reported as having been stolen
by out -of-town people.