Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-09
bands to render support to their families.
The vagrancy cases number 1,755 and
non-support of children was charged in
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bands to render support to their families.
The vagrancy cases number 1855 and
nom support Of children was charged in
464 cases.
Petit larceny was cause for arrest in
2236 cases. violation of the health ordi-
nances in 42S of the food law in 800,
hack law 12S. license law 205. police reg
ulations 3.67S smoke law 65. dog law Is.
and other minor attractions. such as fast
driving, 135, destroying private property
81. creating a nuisance 2S7, contempt OF
court 1872, made up the remainder. The
carrying Of concealed weapons did not
decrease over the prior year in the num-
Der OF arrests. there being 252 cases, 2O7
against 172 the year before.
THE records show that 81 whites and
161 colored carried dangerous implements
in an unlawful manner. Arrests Of fug1-
from parents in 123, from reform school
IL and from the insane asylum II. There
were convictions for displaying obscene
pictures. 81 arrests for conducting gam
bling houses or tables and 81 for gam
bling, and % for selling liquor to minors
There was an increase Of 5000 INSIDE
meanor cases during the year over the
prior one. sustained by the courts. in q
measure due to increased population and
the general employment afforded all
through the activity and faithful per
formance Of duty on the part Of the
guardians Of the public peace"
Report on Criminology.
In reporting upon crime in the District
he said:
There has not been an increase Of
crime in the District in the last year ex-
cept as to violence, that is as to charac-
ter. the records in comparison showing
the total number Of cases on criminal
charges held upon preliminary hearings
was 65S, as against 662 These arrests in
cluded: For abortion 8, while in 1905 there
were cases held upon a similar charge.
Upon that Of assault with intent to kill,
last year cases were sustained and the
year before IL. The number Of cases of
assault with dangerous weapon. however,
multiplied in 1907 to 70, being % more
than for the preceding twelve months.
libel in 1905 and only in 1907.
The cases Of enforcement reported in
1907 were SO. in 1905 43, while the cases
OF arrests outnunbered the complaints
40 arrests having been held as justified
by the court. Out Of 1886 cases of house
breaking reported the year Just closed ls6
arrests were made, the complaints being
less than for the prior year. In 1906
0b cases Of robbery were reported and AZ
were held, while In 1907 1O5 cases were
>SfON~ON sAAN SehSCS
upon first presentation. Grand larceny
affords the largest field for charges, 400
cases having been recorded in 1905 and
42O in 1907. In these cases 1876 arrests
were had and 1877 Of them were sustained
Technical Violations.
''It might be we'll to state that in many
cases where there has been but technical
violation individuals procure warrants and
often, in these and other cases where
purloining is charged, abandon proceed
ings. In 1907 the cases OF obtaining money
or goods under false pretenses where ar
rests We're had numbered sixty-five while
the year before there were siXty-nine
Likewise with forgery, there were nine
teen cases in 1907 and thirty-one in 1906
1t is quite evident, however, that persons
are becoming more careless or that in
these prosperous days they put them
selves more generally In ownership of
some thing to readily lose, as the statistics
present S87 instances where property was
lost or mislaid during the year 1906, while
in 1907 lost or mislaid articles We're re-
ported to the police in l. 1892 instances and
as valued at $25 5S43S
THE estimated value of money and
property stolen during the year aggre-
gated $110, 1892 and the amount recov-
cred by the police and returned to the
property clerk for disposition was s102,-
1886. In this particular the police were
not successful as they were the year
before-that is, larger percentage
marked the amount of recovery In 1906"