The Detroit times., 1908-12-10
FORM
NEARLY HALF. OF
CRIMINAL CLASS
INTERESTING STATISTICS IN AN
NUAL REPORT OF POLICE COM.
MISSIONER NO REFERENCE
MADE TO pELRAY SCANDAL.

No reference Is made TO the odor-
ferrous Delray police scandal. as a re-
suit OF which ex-Precinct Detective
Ed. Favor is now doing time In the
workhouse and former Capt. Frank A.
Newberry Is now patrolling a beat, In
the forty-third annual report OF the
police department, which has just
ell by Police Commissioner Smith.
The report Is for the fiscal year end
ing July l, 1908. In his communica-
ton to the council, submitting the re-
port, the commissioner says In part:
1T Is to be said. with credit to the
members of this department. both Of
ficers and men. that they have recog-
nized the additional responsibility and
work which the ever increasing
growth of a large and prosperous city
puts upon the police department, and
have individually and collectively met
the requirements with q spirit OF 10y
atty that has been highly pleasing to
me, and | am sure both pleasing and
beneficial to all our citizens
The commissioner calls the councils
attention to the urgent necessity for
an automobile to be used In the de-
tective department. He also asks that
the department be permitted to build
back OF the city's property at the
Belle Isle bridge approach, a suitable
boathouse and headquarters for the
use Of the harbor master. The pres
ent headquarters are at the Public
Lighting dock. and the commissioner
points out that the conditions there
and lower the boat.
There was paid out In salaries, dur.
ing the year, $670.638.26. Secretary
Nichols report as property clerk
shows that he handled 5,734 parcels
of property taken from persons under
arrest or seized in raids OF gambling
joints, etc. The estimated value OF
the parcels was $69,099.34. The total
amount collected In license fees was
$34, 1880. There are 5.038 licensed
dogs In the city. or 439 cases of sick.
ness or injury in the department at
tended by DR.. A. II. Gorenfio, depart.
ment physician, SO were the result OF
injuries sustained while on duty.
There were three cases OF rheuma-
tism and SO OF gastritis. these being
the most common ailments among the
"coppers," except colds. Nine police
officers were taken by death during
the year and seven were placed on the
retired list for disability. "s'-'
The report Of Lieut.. Breault. head
of the truant department, shows that
7l9 maynard boys and 164 hayward
girls were arrested during the year
and "a adults were arrested for Of
lenses against or involving minors.
OF the boys, $40 were tried in the Ju-
venile court, 10 were turned over to
their parents, nine were held to the
recorders court for trial. 28 were dis
charged. and the rest were turned over
to various institutions or to officers
from other cities. or the girls, So were
sent to the House of the Good Shep-
herd. 81 were returned to their par
ents and Al were tried. The truant
officers found and enrolled in various
schools 1,098 children Of school age
who were not attending school. Work.
ing papers were recommended In
2.002 cases.
The city treasury was enriched to
the extent of $4,000 in fines and $3,-
022 In costs In police court No. 2.
while early session drunks and disor-
derlies contributed $5,S99.20 In fines
and $4,07S.S8 In costs. The number
of warrants served was 4,975. There
were 1854 prisoners transferred to
the workhouse from the police courts.
Drownings In the Detroit river and
the River Rouge. within the city linn
its. numbered AZ for the year, includ'
ing As males and three females. The
harbormaster dragged for "a bodies
and recovered II.
Richard Cuthbert, as keeper of the
dog pound, officiated at 5,041 execu.
tons. The total number OF CANNES
impounded was $3.50, of which 80 es
capped, 451 were redeemed. 755 were
sold, and 337 were released.
OF 1921 persons arrested, 1894
were native and 5,297 were foreign
born. or this number 1904 could
neither read nor write.
Arrests for drunkenness numbered
1882. This shows a marked decrease
over the preceding year. when the
number was 3.441. For disturbing the
peace 1881 we're ''pinched," while
there were 1872 arrests for assault and
hattarv and 2G6 for aimnla larcapy