New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1921-01-12
q PRISONERS
IN COUNTY JAIL All.
PAST YEAR STARTED WITH A
"CLEAN SLATE" ONLY
ONE AT CLOSE.
LAOS IDENTIFICATION CARDS
IN sHERIFF's OFFICE.
COOPERATION.

The year 1879 started out With the
very best of prospects for a favorable
record at the Brown county jail in
this, city, for when Sheriff w. J. julius
turned the last page of his hotel
register" on December 81, 1919, there
were no ssstar boarders" to be trans
ferred to the page dated January l,
1920. Father Time drew a number
Of somber-hued crosses through the
glittering hopes and spotless record
as the new year advanced, however,
and numerous pages of the register
were spotted up before December 81,
1920, rolled around, which date found
lone pris oner still Sin durance vile. :,
FL Prisoners During Year.
A total of Fl prisoners were confined
in the county bastile during the past
IL months, of whom two were females
the balance being males. The records
Of these involuntary guests at Hotel
de julius" are contained in the sterln
annual report as follows: Number
discharged by reason OF expiration q
sentence, 2; number who were dls-
charged after paying fines and COSTS o.
among them the two female prisoners
number discharged upon furnishing
bail, A; number removed to the state
prison or reformatory, 2; number re-
moved to state hospital for the insane
2; number otherwise removed IN
Guiding persons arrested and turned
over to authorities Of other places, z;
number remaining in jail, December
81, 1920, /. The total number OF
DAYS on which board was turnlshed
to prisoners was Isl, the amount re-
ceived for this service being SOL or
one dollar per day.
Lost and Found Reports.
The criminal department Of SherllltH
Julius annual statement also contains
data relative to sslost and found re-
ports filed at his Office. During the
past year, 31S reports relative to stolen
property were received, which added
to 2O9, the number OF such documents
on file in his Office January l, l9zo'
makes total Of SIT up to January y
1921. The reports on crimes com
mitted in Brown county and received
by the Sheriff during the year ending
December 81, 1920, totaled ~, WINE
the number Of arrests made and con-
vietions resulting in these cases was ..
Two cases are still pending.
Identification Department.
| An interesting feature OF the sheriff $
annual report deals with the very com
plete and effective Identification de-
partment maintained in connection
With his Office. The number OF ldentl-
| fication cards and circulars on ME
January 1, 1920, was 1900, to when
2O6 additional cards and circulars were
J added during the past year, making a
total of 1,4O6 on December 81, 1870.
The number of persons wanted and
whose record is already on file IN the
4 sheritf's Office here is 2s.
Far-reaching Cooper alton.
The local sheriff's office co-operates
with the following misunderstanding
departments: Department OF Justice
/ Bureau Of Criminal Identification
/ Fort Leavenworth, Kans.;. police de
partments in the ctieis OF St. Paul
Minneapolis, Chicago and Nv Scrl
State Auto Theft Bureau OF Iowa, Ds
Moines and National Bureau o
Identification, Washington, D. G. Il
addition to the above, information i
received and given regarding all Grim
inals operating, or who are wanted
through the medium Of the Inter
national Sheriff's Association, who's
/, members all cooperate in the matte
of experimenting criminals or establish
ing their Identification
The municipal electric light an
waterworks department is sporting
4 brand new REQ truck. ~