Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-06
VIOLATORS OF THELAW
ABOUT: $4,000 ARRESTS MADE
HERE ANNUALLY.
Interesting Compilation Of the Call
ings of Those Who Have Been
Taken Into, Custody.

''As a rule when men are arrested in
cities and brought before the desk SER
geants in the precinct station houses they
give their correct name, address and oc-
equations though there are, of course,
exceptions to this rule" said police de-
pertinent official to Star reporter
"A study of the callings as given by
these arrested makes an interesting lit
tie compilation as regards life as we find
1t in the larger cities. Thus Major Sy!-
vester's efficient corps Of patrolmen and
sieuths round up into the tolls of the law
in a year in this city about $1,000 per-
sons. There are co. members of the po-
lice force in this city. exclusive Of the "a
desk sergeants, and in round numbers
this gives about AZ arrests year to each
member Of the force, many OF the indi-
vidual members of the force making
more arrests year than this number,
and many less. We don't judge police
mans efficiency by the number Of arrests
he may make in a year. If this were the
criterion the way some of the overzealous
on the force would go in for a record would
be a caution. With some Of our very best
men arrests are comparatively infrequent
The size and location of the beat of the
officer has much to do with this detail of
mis- record. In the tough sections of the
city arrests are very frequent. and the
bu. a picnic. In the best residential sec
lions the officers duties are compare
lively light, as there are few rows and
disturbances to queu.
A Few Of the Highest.
"Oply one person arrested confessed TO
being an editor, though whether he edit
ed the local happenings at Four-Mile Run
or he was introduced to an editor once in
his life can't say, but since he claimed
editorial greatness we humored him and
put his calling down as such in the blot
ter. 1t was evidently a quiet year among
the craft in town. though 1t is the same
ey cry year.
"A contrary picture is presented when
we look at some Of the other callings in
scribed upon the station house records.
hey lead off with laborers, Of which H.
Cog stood up before the rails in the sta
ton houses and admitted it. Servants fol-
low next in order, with 2.29S to their
credit. The causes of arrest OF the bulk of
the former were for drunkenness and scrap
ping, and of the latter thieving, usually of
the petit larceny grade. The third highest
in point of number were drivers, of whom
about 800 were listed. Housekeepers are
next in line with total of 1.431, from which
it would appear that an abnormally large
number of our housekeepers had to put up
collateral. When it is explained that most
of these persons were merely servants who
chose title of more dignity when it came
print in court and police dockets, the excess
in this grade of occupations will be ap-
parent.
about a full regiment of men were so
unfortunate in lffe's battle that they
couldn't even lay claim to as much as an
occupation and these numbered .293. Very
frequently men. and especially young fell
lows. will class themselves as clerks, when
they are not regularly such. and under this
designation come 1924 arrests, closely fol-
lowed by their possible epployers-the mer-
chants-who were apprehended to the extent
of 1852. Our cooks cannot be as proven
bially irascible here as they are supposed to
be, for only 1872 fell into police disfavor.
'.If you are an automobilist remember
that 1913 chauffeurs were arrested for vio-
lating the speed laws. and look out, for our
bike cops are particularly athletic and en-
ergetic at all seasons of the year as re-
CARDS Automobiles. We arrested three
billposters, but If the disfiguring billboard
can be banished from this city-and it ought
to go soon-we won't have any more bill
posters to lock up.