The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-03
State Police Report
Made To Gov. Baldwin
Expenses Of Maintaining Depart
ment Shown To Be Very
Heavy
StratfOrd Shows Greatest Activ-
ity Of Experimentation Be-
cause It's Wicked, Says
Rev. Mr.. Carpenter

Hartford. Oct@The report of the
state police department for the year
ending June 30, 1913, has been pre-
sent, by the commissioners of the
state police to Governor Simeon E.
Baldwin.
The report covers in detail the w 3rlx
OF the state police for the year III
question. The report is tabulated by
towns. the tables showing the num-
Der of prosecutions for each offense
and the disposition of the cases.
During the year there were i, 349 in
designations by the officers of the state
police. These Investigations were fol-
lowed by 6O2 prosecutions. There
were POI deportations. Assistance was
rendered the secretary Of the state in
the investigation of auto accidents,
violations of the automobile law, ETC.,
in PAL cases.
The department received $36, Se9. "a
from the state treasurer; SIS, 06s43 was
paid in salaries and $14,43316 in trav-
cling expenses. Deputy sheriffs were
paid 81, 8o062 and $2,297.13 was paid for
office expenses. The department paid
to the state treasurer $11, 363.68 and
the sum of So, 754 was paid or payable
to the state in cases in which the state
police were concerned that were dis
posed of in the. superior court or in
the courts of common pleas. The to-
tai amount due the state through the
efforts of the department was, there
fore. S15,117.68.
The greatest number of prosecutions
in any single town was in Stratford,
where 90 prosecutions for various Of
lenses were made. The greater num-
Der of prosecutions in this as in other
towns, were for violations of the auto
mobile and liquor license laws.
Seventeen prosecutions were made
in Hartford eight of which were for
violations of the liquor license law.
Eleven cases were prosecuted in New
Haven, all for violation of the liquor
license law and fourteen in Bridge
port.
An important feature of the work of
the department is the regulation of
moving picture theatres and the en-
forcement of the law regarding their
operation and mana cement. One of
the requirements of this law is that
inspections must be made by the state
police of the plans for all moving pic
ture houses to determine their COM
pliance with the provisions Of the law
regarding fire prevention. The Stats
tics of this work show the large re-
cent growth of the moving picture bus
mess. The department also exam
ines moving picture machine operators
for licenses.
During the year 423 inspections were
made and 267 buildings and booths
were approved for moving picture ex-
one moving picture operators were ex-
aInined Of whom 179 were licensed. OF
I the operators licenses in fonce in 1872
! IS; 267 were renewed for 1884. Fees
received for new licenses amounted
to $537 and for the renewal of Ii
censes, 1867. The fees received for
the. inspection of plans, premises and
booths amounted to $2,24O,67.
Rev. E. c. Carpenter, the leading
spirit of the Good Government league
of Stratford was not unduly exercised
by the report of the state police. He
said that the fact that one Of the
members of the state police department
lived in Stratford led to his acting
in many cases which in other towns
would be handled by regular town Of
hcers- Hence, he says, the report of
the state police department shows asc-
| tivities above the average for STRAIT
ford.
Il think the record is made up of a
great many small cases." said Rev.
Mr.. Carpenter, that are not of very
much Importance. We have state
policeman in the village and on ev-
| cry little thing coming up requiring
! his services, he is called upon. Mr.
| Wheeler's duties are like those Of a
town policeman for all practical pur-
poses.
MANY of the arrests haye not been
made at instigation of the Good Gov
ernnent league. I should say that al
together we had but five six cases
and they were saloonkeepers charged
| with violating the law 1t is easy to
see how such a list can be made tc
| look really large and not be so from
| the standpoint of actual crime.
have no doubt that auto speeding vio-
lations have done a good deal to aug
| ment the list. We have our own pc
| cu1iar ways in this town
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