The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-23
WORK GOOD, BUT
NEEDS MORE men
Major Werner Tells What Pc
lice Department Did Dur
ing Past Year.
MANY ARRESTS WERE MADE
Detective Department Gives.
Amount OF Property Stolen
and Amount Recovered.
MANY ARRESTS WERE MADE

Major Louis Werner, Chief OF Police,
yesterday sent out copies OF his annual
report of the department, showing the
work done in the year 1908, the num-
Der OF arrests, and particularly tho
needs Of growing city in respect to
it's protection by the police. Because
OF the enlargement of the city tho
excess of that OF the previous year
in the number of arrests. 301, and or
dinance violations reported, go. Ma
jor Werner goes on to say:
Our city is growing by leaps and
bounds; its area is now nine and one
half square miles, and the present force
is Inadequate to furnish that measure
of protection to life and property to
which our citizens are entitled. The
annexation Of territory in both the
eastern and western sections of the
city and the engagements OF beats
made necessary thereby. the assign
ment of officers for traffic duty, tho
necessity OF assigning more officers at
street crossings used for transfer
points and where congestion is great
est, the attention demanded OF officers
in the vicinity of moving picture
shows. in keeping the sidewalks clear
and preventing disorder. requiring OF.
ficers covering such beats-all of these
things have tended to weaken the pa
troll of the city. and an increase or our
force is consequently imperative. Coun-
Gil has been petitioned for twenty. five
more men, and that petition should
meet with their approval"
Handling big Crowds.
The report then goes on to show the
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and the adoption of new traffic or
dinance, which, the report says. is
absolutely essential. Mention is made
Of the visit of the President of the
United States and the unusual numbet
OF conventions In Richmond for which
the police arrangements were care
Inlly made and executed and for
which they received the commenda-
ton of press. visitors and our own
citizens"
AS to the police force itself, the re-
port says: Excellent discipline has
been maintained and the rank and flle
OF the force have actively. intelligently
and conscientiously performed their
various duties
There was total of $500 arrests
made: White males. 1927; white To-
males. 10; colored males. 1890: COL
ored females, 1,170. The ofTenses com.
nitted include everything from the
beginning of the alphabet to the letter
Violating auto law. The nativity
of the persons arrested embraces
nearly every known country, which
gives some linking as to the number
or immigrants who come to Richmond.
They come from far away Assyria. Ar
menia, Austria, Greece. Poland, Portu-
gal. Russia. Norway and Sweden, Tur
key and Scotland, where the cannie
Highlander is known for his industry,
frugality and abiding faith in the law.
The occupation Of those arrested in
cludes every profession from actors
and actresses to lawyers COT which
there were fifteen). teachers COT which
there were two), telegraph operators
and upholsterers. The ordinance vio-
lations run up to include and go be-
You'd having unlicensed goats.
Work of Detectives.
In the Detective Department Cap
tain Mcmahon reports 674 arrests-on
| charges of assault and battery TO va
grancy. The total of property stolen
is s3S.o03.74; recovered. s19,16115.
In his report Probation officer B. r
Poitiaux shows fifty-one arrests. with
| 444 persons under his charge during
the year. He says: I'm performance
of my duties, I have given careful at.
| tention to the strict enforcement OF
the law prohibiting the sale Of liquor
to intoxicated persons and to those
under my charge, and also to the or.
dfnance prohibiting minors entering
poolrooms." In the miscellaneous re.
port there are twenty children lost
and restored to their parents listed
463 doors found open and secured, ant
three suicides reported.
And lastly. the report shows two
deaths during the year-though sew.
eral have died since-Sergeant Hat.
ton A. Amos and Patrolman w. A
Nuckols, to whom memorial tribute is
paid.