South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-01-11
SEVEN ALLEGED
SlATERS CAUGHT
HERE DURING YEAR

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names. Ten names were contained
in the list OF appointments. among
when were TO be noted those OF Chief
Kerr OF the police department and
Chief kuespert OF the detective de-
partment. Mrs. Minnie Evans. South
Bend first policewoman. was also
appointed in 1914. The list of
vacancies contained the names of Ora
G. Misheler who was appointed in
March and dismissed from the serv-
ice Tor neglect of duty in November,
and Fred g. Maddox. who was also
dismissed following charges of a SEN
sauonal nature resulting from the
death Of one Dan Medic in his home
from alleged sunstroke
Two Are Retired.
Frank Bailey and Samuel Derrant,
the former a native of South Bend
and the other of England. were re-
tired and placed on the police PEN
sion fund Derrant had been a men,
Der of the force since 1894, while
Bailey was not appointed until 1900.
Further statistics from the fire de-
partment show that the firemens pen
/ sion fund has balance Of $37,194.39
on hand after the various business
transactions of the year have been
completed. The total receipts for the
year according TO the report of Harry
+. Hinkle secretary of the firemen' S
pension fund. were S1S,60O.05 while
the disbursements were but S14, 1911
0S. The cash balance on hand on
Jan. / was S3,S9S.97. The remainder
/ Of the balance on hand is represented
in bonds purchased in the past few
years.
The estimated value of all buildings
at risk from fires in 1914 according to
the report of Fire Chief Sibrel was
! $1,1S4, $50, while the value Of their
contents was estimated at 1919, SIS.
| The entire years loss on buildings
! was estimated at S43,719 and the loss
on contents at $65,626.
The insurance on all buildings at
! risk was given as $1.224,17O and the
! insurance on contents at $1S0,100.
/ June was perhaps the month in
| which the police department showed
! its ability to the best advantage. In
/ this month $12,94O.95 in stolen arti-
/ Giles. money and other merchandise
/ which were reported lost were recov-
cred by the detectives and patrOlmen
of the force. The total amount for the
year in amounts of articles recovered
/ was $27.129.29. The same figure for
! 1913 was $13,656.79.
| Although the figure for the past
/ year is the larger according to mem
] bers of the department the proper
\ ton of crimes reported and the lost
articles recovered was in favor in a
/ slight degree of the department of
1913 The city was said by these
/ members TO have been freer of
crime and misdemeanOr in 1914 than
in any one of many years past.
: The appropriation from the city
council i'm April for the police payroll
for the year was S54,49O. OF this
amount S54,175.10 was spent solely
for salaries. The balance, S314.90
was turned back into the general fund
of the city. In 1913 the payroll APP
| preparation was $53,73O of which
/ $50, 256.90 was spent. The amount
left to turn back into the 1913 general
city fund was S473.10.
Department Assets.
A statement of estimated assets of
the department was embodied in the
annual report prepared by Joseph
son and heads Of the police depart
ment In this it was said that the
] equipment of the members of the
police force was estimated at 81, 1850
while the equipment of the patrol
barn was approximated at $500
The police lighthouses, it was said
were valued at $3.50.
other amounts turned into the city
treasury-termed earnings of the de-
partment through the year-amount-
ed to $T46.05. This money was OBJ
tanned through the sale of odds and
| ends about the police station and the
proceeds of police auction sale held
last April
The report states that 4.234 persons
received free lodging at the hands OF
the police through the past year. This
figure is nearly 1000 in excess of the
same figure for 1913 when but 2,54C
| NOR, fonpd rest az the station In De-
cember, 1914. alone 1910 knights OF
the road" were guests of the police
department.