The Washington times., 1922-09-18

IPLEAsEs
I |. OYSTER.
comnnisslonsr Declares That
Department Has Vigorously
Enforced the law.

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More than 10000 arrests were
Inade last year by the Police De-
tartment. an increase Of 5000
Sver the preceding year, Maj.
Daniel Sullivan, Superintendent Of
Police, shows In his annual re-
port for the last fiscal year sub
) mitted to Commissioner James f.
Oyster today.
"A most satisfactory report =
Commissioner Oyster said. "The
Police Department has been very
kctive, and the report shows that
the department never relented in
It's war on bootleggers, bookmak-
ers dope peddlers and similar
classes Of criminals"
Drug Poddlers Caught.
One hundred and thirty one
arrests for violation Of the drug
laws were made last year. Fifty.
pine arrests were made for peddling
narcotics, fifty-one for possession OF
drugs and SIX for violating the
opium act.
The Bureau Of Special Inyestiga.
lions, composed Of a squad of police
men and detectives assigned to duty
pver the city at large, accomplished
much, according to the report. This
organization specializes In the en-
forcement Of regulations involving
moral .turpitude.
Arrests by this bureau numbered
1898, as compared with 3,lS7 last
year. The charges included va.
grancy, gambling. selling liquor, vio-
lation of white slave laws, violation
Of lottery laws. keeping disorderly
houses and other crimes.
(; Five infants were found aban-
foned during the past year. the re-
bort shows.
The department experienced q
prohibition and traffic laws, as well
- the various regulations relating
10 minor infractions. and the arrests
thow a material increase over pre-
Total arrests numbered 81 .o5;.
fcmpared with 56.5e2 the preceding
year, an increase Of 4,465. OF this
tiumber 37.o59 were white and
f6,99S coiored. 55.576 males and
H3st females. OF those arrests,
h32s could not read or write.
Married Men Keep Law.
The report shows that married
tnsn kept out Of the police station
petter than single men. In 28,664
tingle men were arrested and only
fF,022 married men. Married women
tfrested numbered ASH. single wom-
Convictions resulted in ss.52 per
CENT Of the cases. The percentage
" acquittals was 3.24, and Of cases
mol pressed 3.24.
Persons were held after a prelimi-
harry hearing for vialation Of the
criminal law numbered 3.0o5. There
were 3S murders, against ~ last
last year; IS embezzlement cases,
kgainst 81: 1T forgery arrests,
kgainst 90; go arrests for houre-
breaking, against 4s3; 2s arrests for
ihanslaugfiter, against 30. and 40
fobbery cases, against III. ~
III Major sullivan reports that officers
Ind men have responded well to the
Hffort TO create harmonious feeling
throughout the department.
III The work Of Detective Sergts.
I.ynn and Keck, who arrested Jimmy
1auzon, notorious jimmy thief, 10
Hiyen special credit for brilliant work.
Much Property Recovered.
bicycle and motorcycle men have
rendered energetic and Intelligent
aervice as respects TO traffic regula-
tions, the report says. These men
b1ade thousands OF arrests.
II EiRhty-three lost children were
found by the police last year and
restored to their parents or guar
dions. During the year property to
the value of t1,0fs, ,6a5.ss was re-
ported stolen. and property TO the
value Of ss0.2s7.75 reported lost or
rnislaid, bringing the total property
loss to S1,f0s, ,ss3.64. The report
shows that property worth STA 2,94s.ss
was recovered and returned to the
two policemen, George d. Chinn
and Edmund p. K~ieher, were killed
In line Of duty. Chinn was shot In
Linger's Court while attempting to
disperse crowd OF disorderly men.
The shooting tok place on May rs,
1890. and Chinn died in October. 1921.
Keleher was doing duty under the
Hiaduct at Seventh and virginin ave.
hue southwest when he was run
down by an automobile. He died
IL Emergency Hospital on Janu.
hry 10, 1922.
Major Sullivan recommends that
m appropriation be made to pay for
the uniforms OF policemen, that each
policeman be given one day off each
week, that a law to restrict the sale
and possession Of deadly and dam
Eerous weapons be enacted. and
that an additional appropriation be
tnade for the Reconstruction OF cell
corridors In station houses.
Traffic Burcan Praised.
Major sullivan reports that "the
detective bureau maintained It's
record for efficiency during the past
year In enforcing the law" Arrests
were. made IN 2.s42 cases, and con.
vicfions resulted IN 1904 cases.
There were ie2 cases mol pressed
and scr dismissed; s2b are still pend
ing.
The bureau recovered nearly
100000 worth Of stolen property.
The work OF the Traffic Bureau is
also commended. Major sullivan
feels that II needs larger quarters.
The report shows that 33s persons
Fere taken into custody by the police
Tor mental observation.