Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-12-31

Burton Roach. when ne became shor.
IN years ago after serving tho county
as deputy constable and deputy sheriff
for years. was the youngest sheriff in
the state OF Texas. and was dubbed by
the big dailies Of the state as the kid
Sheriff OF the Plains" Today he Is
president u the Texas Shcrffs Assocla.
ton and will In the future devote his
time and energies 20 that association.
maintaining an office az Austin after
January sth
Butron Roach's lie as a peace officer
would furnish material for book-and
II would all b. interesting roading-but
the criminal dockets Of the county have
been searched and the hich.lights ~ the
activities set down against his name
ara recountcd HIS countless friends
and admirers over the whole state Of
Texas and IN many other states viii
read with intense interest what Bur
ton Roach did while serving the people
Of Amarillo the Panhandle and Texas
First u would not he amiss TO call
attention to the fact that the number
Of arrests made by Burton Roach would
equal the population ~ any city OF the
Panhandle outside OF Amarillo. and a.
equal 10 one.third the population Of
Potter County. The amount OF iG3 .g9i.62
In fines and costs assessed against per.
sons ne has arrested has been paid into
the treasury OF this county through tho
work Of single man.
First Arrest In 1910.
The report which is 20 follow herewith
In detail covers arrests made by Roach
personally rs n deputy constable and
deputy sheriff for eight years and as
sheriff succeeding the late W Vi. Bur.
well FOR 4 years up 20 the present time
AS the name 90 the officers making the
arrest was not given in the records In
some instances u Is probable that the
exact figures are above those given be-.
low. His first arrest was that 81 boot
logger on April 20. 1910.
Arrests by Classes.
Arrests made by Roach for misde.
meanors as show by the dockets iu the
Justice Of Peace courts total 1862 Mum.
Der shown IN highway criminal docket
1872; county court docket .4sg; felony
eases 1887. Total number OF arrests
$50.
Fines In Different Courts.
Justice OF Peace courts. A7 1901 90.
highway yiolationsv 81 .5Ol.7S. count
,ib.is5.S5. Total fines and costs $50
9sts2. There were 2Oi convictions in
felony cases carrying q total number Of
954 years In the pcultcntinry.
II In interesting 10 note the increase
and decrease IN crime by periods as
shown by the dockets here. Crime
both In misdcmcanor aud felony eases
was at n high tide during the period
when the open saloons nourishcd. The
old criminal dockcis show Si3 arrests
from Nov. 20. 1910 10 the same date
1911. the last year of the open saloon
This number IN by Tar higher than any
year OF the II Roach was IN office the
year 1922 being the next biggest in mum.
Der OF arrests with 7OJ. The low ebh
was reached In 1914.
Different Kinds Of Crime.
Again II IL interesting TO note how
when one kind Of crime is stopped there
Is atendency toward an outbreak In some
other direction. The records show 49,
arrests Tor intoNlcatiou during the last
year OF the open saloon. Tho following
year showed the number reduced 20 30
and the second year to 60.
Bookkeeping which M ono time soma
years ago was rapidly vanishing art
has since been Increased as a result u
uncertainty and changes IN legislation,
Indictments for hootlcgginE here drop
ped from % in 1912 20 during the last
term 81 court. months. in 1913 IN
June. 1913. not a single arrest was made
Tor intoxication.
Lowest Ebb Ia 1914.
The lowest cbh ~ crime came 100 1914.
Then money bccamo easy. and contrary
TO oftacccptcd statements along this
line the effect seems 90 have been TO
Increase the amount 81 crime. The year
1915 showed a slight Improvement over
1915 but 1917. when America entered
the world war. was one OF the worst
years as shown hy arrests, since the
closing % the saloon.
Tho year 1915 showed a marked de.
crease. Everyone. even the criminally
inclined. il Is held. was too busy trying
o. win the war.
Since 1918 there has been steady
and rapid increase Ia the amount ~
crime until the last few months. when
signs Of better day have bccn report.
III by officials.
Arrests made IS sheriff Roach dur.
INK the past four years are. 1913. rs.
1920. zee: 1921. i63 and in 1922 total
Of 100 The report Of 1922 shows only
a small portion OF the December bus.
ness. vet u diScioscs an increase III
more than is2 per cent over 1919, ths
year following the war.
Kinds Of Crime.
Another stem % interest to the stu.
dent % crlminology IN the comparative
prominence % the various crimes "a.
shown by arrests made by Roach IN
each during the period % 70 years he
was officer Arrests In each follow
Liquor violations lead With 3ti. burglary
is.. forgery igs. theft over $50 %. a..
sauii % murder S.. robbery O.. swim.
ding 81. rape tall white, -. perjury -.
embezzlement e; nandering %: burglary
81 railway cars ~: running a sim ~:
horse stealing IL: receiving stolen prop.
erty &c: assault % rob o.. running gam.
bling house rs. whiiccapplng 70. pick.
pocket n. assault 90 rape all whitel
~. selling mortgaged property 10. hrih-
cry 10. ohs,ructing traffic :: hiEamy 81
burglary and theft s. defIauding state
hank 4. incest a
The above and g other offsnses make
a. the "a separate oficnscs fOr which