The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-02-22
ARRESTS IN YEAR 1908
City Sets New Record in Disposal Of
Arrested Persons-Smal Number Ar
rested Escape Conviction - Shows
Foreign Population Of the City.

The annual report of the chief of
police which has just been filed with
the city clerk, shows that the year
1916 broke all records for police acti-
vities. During the year there was a
total of 1908 arrests and of this num-
Der 1919 paid fines and costs. The
amount contributed to the city
treasury as result Of the fines
and the fees earned by the members
of the police department. was nearly
ten thousand dollars.
The report shows that Kenosha sent
many prisoners to state institutions
during the year. A new record was
established when thirty-one were com
mitted to the state prison at Waupun-
seven were sent to the state asylum
for the insane at Mendoza, three to
the state reformatory at Green Bay,
two to the industrial school at Wau-
kesha, and one hundred and sixty
served time in the county Jail. Thirty
seven prisoners wanted in state
cases were turned over to the officials
from other cities.
During the year the department. re-
covered stolen property valued at
$1I016 A hundred and forty-one lost
children were found and returned to
their parents, one hundred and thirty
five dogs, cats and horses were
executed, eight stolen automobiles
were recovered, seventyeight stolen
bicycles were restored to their owners.
The women Of Kenosha are not
keeping pace with the men in the num-
Der of times they get into Jail. But
fifty-seven women were arrested while
there were 2,846 men. OF the prison
ers, 1876 were white and 81 black. 1t
is interesting to note that 625 of the
prisoners arrested were between the
ages OF 81 and %. Forty-fve were
under sixteen years of age and seventy
were over sixty years of age,
The complex population of Kenosha
is reflected in the nationality of the
people arrested. This shows that less
than one-seventh of the men arrested
were American born and the list show
ed representatives Of thirty-one ma
tionalities. The Russians were first
with q jail population of 400, then
came the American born with $50, Po-
land contributed 1913; Germany, S04;
ireland, 2S1; England, 1872; Italy, 1877;
Denmark, 107; Sweden, rs; Turkey, 10;
France, "a; Austro-Hungary, At; Fin
land, 46; Greece, %; Holland, 27;
Bohemia, 20; Scotland, %; Syria, II;
Roumania, 10; servia, 8; Spain, 6;
Belgium, 5; Wales, 4; Switzerland, 5;
Mexico, 9; Norway, IA; Canada,
%; Bulgaria, %; Armenia, 10; Aus
tralia and Cuba, each.
Of the people arrested, 1858 were
single and $50 married. 1929 claimed
to be residents of Kenosha, and 874
were non-residents. 2,640 of the num-
Der arrested could read and write.
The report shows that in 1915 the
busiest month for the police de-
partment was September with total
of 306 arrests. April was second with
500, and June third with EOS. The
smallest number of arrests was in Jan
uary when las arrests were reported.
The interesting portion of the re-
port is the very large number of con-
victions secured in cases where arrests
were made. More than ninety per
cent of the people arrested were con-
victed when the cases were called in
court. The increase of the Kenosha
population at the state penal institu-
tions in the past year has been much
greater than in any former year.
During the year considerable in
crease has been made in the number
of police officers and the cost of the
maintenance of the department was in
the neighborhood of $4,000.