Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1910-09-01
DECREASE IN
COURTS CASH
pOIICE DEPARTMENT lINS Low
AUGUST run,
MAKE 252 ARRESTS
John BaIlcNcOrn Answers Roll can
GG Timcs--lical Names MAY lBc
Entered Upon Daily BloIlcr.


much % source ut revenue for the city
during the month Of August ns dur
ng the month uf July The receipts
taken In through the medium of the
police fuurt for the month Of July
exceeded $500, while for the month
of August the receipts were yl353.
This was not an cash, the cash re-
cripts being ngucd ut t,30L
During the month of August, there
We're 2j2 arrests made hy the police
department ana several hy the state
rnturcccmnt officer W -. Flcmming.
Of couuse King Alcohol was respou-
sihlc for the largest number of arrests
on any one charge According To- the
records 90 imhihed too freely during
the month of August The next high
est nlmher arrested ON amy one
charge, was that Of 60, charged with.
prostitution
There were only "a arrested last
month for disturbing the peace, Sev-
cral were arrested ON the double
charge Of disturbing the peace and
lighting The number taken - the
police station for lighting was 90.
OF course there We're the usual
of complaints made that
some one had hit somebody else. The
Someone" and somebody chargesI
amount t. 10, that being the number
of squares ON the blotter marked as
sault
Four men toted guns and were
caught by the policemen These gum
totlnF eases are the most interesting
cases that are tried at the police
court unleH3 IL is the ncighh0rhOOd
rows which are nearly always tried
under the charge Of disturbing ihe|
peace More excuses are offered hyI
persons who are caught carrying gnnsI
than those arrested on any other
charge The usual excuse offered isl
that the PERSONS life is In danger
That, Of course, doesn' tgo with Judge
Houston Persons have been known
To- OFFER the excuse tnat they were
carrying large amount of money onI
their person. but few of them cam
that claim, only one wasI
last month at the police
station who could sight" any money
He had more than $500 on his per
son. one was arrested for discharg-
Ing firearms within the city limits
The new liquor ordinance was the
part Of the law with which six were
as having broken. Rather
q small number compared with 66I
drunks. The average would he that
eleven men purchased whisky or
liquor from each bootlegger
Resides the 60 arrested on the
charge Of prostitution. there were |
arrested charged with being the pro-
prietors OF immoral houses. only q
men. trembling. faced the stern coun-|
tenance OF the Judge and answered
pro and con to the charge ~ va
grancy.
Those arrested charged with the
use Of profanc language numhens T..
while only one was arrested for con
tempt Of court,
Sixteen arraignments We're made for|
Most of the arraigned
were turned loose Some. however
were charged with petit larceny.
There were three cases Of this ma
ture entered an the police court rec
ord
Violators of the health ordnance
three, while the same num-
Der was charged with breaking the
Sunday closing rules.
other than the above, two were
nclu Tor Otner counties, one loT at
to commit larceny from al
train one for "mooching"; 10 for
= for being drunk on CO.
Caine."
Several new ordinances were passed
during the month and II bs probable
that there will be an even greater
variety in the charges next month.
II is thought that the new cocaine and
drug ordinance will produce results
as the police have been especially in
structed to enforce It.
The practice of giving false names
has been brought to the attention Of
certain city officials. and steps may
he taken In the future To abolish this
or felony which ever it|
may he considered. There Is heavy
for this offense I'm some states
but not In oklahoma.
Recently a woman and man were
arrested on certain charges by the
police and when they We're arraigned
they gave fake names. Later other
parties whose names were those given
before were arrested, II not only
made their police records appear
worse than they really were. but
caused the officials trouble,