Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-10
City Marshal
Gives Report Work
Waterville Police

The report of City Marshal Frank
lin D. Gaskell for the police depart
ment of Waterville for the year is
as follows:
To His Honor the Mayor and City
Council.
Gentlemen:
I herewith respectfully submit this
report OF the police department for
the year ending January 81. 1926:
Personnel of the Department
Franklin d. Gaskell, city marshal;
Alfred Poirier. deputy marshal: AL
bert n. Thibodeau, deputy marshal.
Regular officers: Francis Allen,
George Beckett, Henry Higgins, P.
II. Joyce. Levi feathers, Walter Ma
heu, Harry Petite, Joseph Violette
special officers (part time), Ernest
Gaylord. Charles Nichols, Clandie Y.
Strout, Edward Pooler. There are
also about 45 other special officers.
The following Is a report of the
number of arrests for all causes dur
Ing the past municipal year:
Arrested for out of town officer, 9:
assault and battery, s; assault with
dangerous weapon, 1; assault on Off
Ger, /: assault and robbery, 2: beg
ging. 2: breaking probation, 2:
breaking and entering, /; cruelty to
children, j: conducting a gambling
house, z; destroying public property,
l: desertion and non-support, 2;
evading railroad fare, 6; exceeding
speed limit. 2; failing to stop on sig
nal of officer, 2; forgery of checks.
L; gambling and being present where
gambling was taking place. 10; idle
and disorderly. 5: illegal possession
Of intoxicating liquor, 1; illegal pos
session of still and wort, /: Illegal
transportation Of intoxicating lio,Ior
/; fntoxication, 81 insane, z: lar
ceny. 3; larceny of automobiles. @.
lascivious Capitalization, /; lettering.
z; leaving gate open. 1: murder. /:
obtaining goods under false pre-
lenses, /; operating automobile I'M
der influence of liquor, 8; operating
automobile without proper registra-
ZION, !: operating automobile with.
out license, 1; peeping in windows.
L: perjury, l; reckless driving of au-
tomobiles. 4; ringing false fire alarm.
l; suspicious character, 1: taking in
decent liberties with male person, /:
vagrancy. 2; total, ISL.
Disposal Of. Cases
Appealed. g.: bound over, 80: contin-
ued. 8; committed to county Jail. 80:
discharged, 10; insane hospital. 7: or.
dered out of town, 6: paid fine and
costs, %; paid costs. z; placed on pro-
patton, 2; prisoners turned over to out
ot-town officers. 2; sentence suspended,
IA: State Reformatory for Women. 2.
State Reformatory for men, 1; State
School for Boys. 2; State School for
Girls. 2: total, ISL.
Miscellaneous Record
Automobile accidents, Is; ATTEMPTED
suicide. 1; accidental drowning, 2: ac-
cidental death (found by police), 1;
bad places on bridges reported, 4:
breaks. 8: cases investigated and re-
ported for out-of-town officer, Z: dead
person (found by police). /; deserter
from army returned, 1: dogs reported
lost found, 4: dogs foun dhomes for,
"A: dogs killed, 40; doors found I'M
locked. 1877; family disturbance called.
no arrests made, "a: fires discovered,
8: fire alarm pulled by police, 2; fires
put out by police, 8: fires given by po-
lice (telephone). z; gasoline pumps
found open and unlocked. 9; goods
found on street after business hours
approximate value 5000; homicides
(vehicle), 2; horses found and returned
to owners. 8; dodgers, 1545; lost chill
dren returned to parents. IS; persons
found on street (wandering), s: per-
sons found on street (sick), 10; per-