The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-03-01
SMALL NUMBER OF
ARRESTS IN MONTH
Police Report For February
Shows AZ Arrests
Were Made.
LOSS BY FIRES $500
Offices of County Recorder
And County Clerk
Were Busy.
LOSS BY FIRES $500

The police record for the month or
February shows that less number of
arrests were made during the past
month than during the month of jan
uary, the total number of arrests for
February being Al. In January there
were Sc arrests. The DRINKS took the
lead as usual. there being 20 persons
arrested for public intoxication during
February. Two arrests on the charge
of murder were recorded for February
3, when the Parker brothers were ar
rested. Bert Parker, the younger of
the two brothers was released but
Clarence Parker is still being held on
the charge at the county Jail, his trial
being fixed for March II. Only five
arrests were noted on the report for
assault and battery During the month
of January, IL arrests were made on
this charge.
Day Police Sergeant McNally stated
that this was more than the usual
number of arrests for the month of
February, during which there are less
arrests made than in any other month
in the year. The arrests are as fol
lows:
DIuHh, ~, lltSpdSo, q, uistui oiho
public meeting, 4; vagrancy, 3; assault
and battery, 5; larceny, 2; malicious
trespass, q murder, 2; cruelty to
child, /; runaway boy, /; runaway girl
/; giving short weight, l.
% FIRE CALLS.
Fire Chief Miller reported today that
the fire department has made % runs
for the month of February, which is an
exceptionally low number for this
We're results of defective flues. The
losses were very low, being approx
imateIy $500 or $500 The heaviest
loss did not exceed $75.
$1,493.25 TO TREASURER.
The quarterly report of County
Clerk Matthews was filed today show
ing that during the past three months
there was $1,493.25 turned over to the
county treasurer for various fees re-
corded at the Office of the clerk.
The report itemized is as follows:
Civil cases $324.90, probate cases $40
O5, criminal cases $3.50, marriage
licenses s172. other licenses $3.50,
official bonds $24, ex-clerk's fees
$4515, ex-sheriff's fees $14, miscellan-
eous fees $92.70 docket fees 1872, jury
fees $1S, fnes $165, making an aggre-
gate of $1493.25.
RECORDERS REPORT
The sum of $6184O was received in
the Office of the county recorder dur
ing the months of January and Febru-
airy according to the monthly reports
of the recorder.
During the month of January $3.50
more was taken in than during the
month of January 1912, and $3.50
more was taken in during the month
of February than in the same period
of the proceeding year
AS many as ISL instruments have
been fled this year and S61S.40 was
taken in as fees. The deeds recorded
numbered 262 and the sum of 1852 60
was received for their record. Only
one will was recorded The following
sums were received from the itemiZed
instruments: ISL mortgages $1S9.1O
IS mechanics liens $3.50, AZ chattel
mortgages $3.50; 60 mortgages re.
leased, $50; II assignments, $3.50;
three power of attorneys, SO; articles
of incorporation. $40; l plat, So; las
attest releases, $3.50: A attest assign
ments, $3.50, and 80 miscellaneous
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