The Haslingden Gazette. — 1904-02-13 (Haslingden, Lancashire, England)

CRIME DURING 1903.  The Chief l'onstable also submitted his first annual report with regard to the crime of the borough:— Indictable Offences. —The number committed during the year was 112, an increase of 17. and consisted of housebreaking, breaking into shops and warehmaes larceny from dwelling-house, larceny (ruin the raison. larceny simple, larceny by servant, embezzlement, obtaining goods, etc., by (ale° pretences. The number of pers.no proseeded against in connection with these orients. woo 50,.a decrease of 10. During the year 106 robberies, an increase of 21, and six other crimes, a decrease of hoe, were committed. The value of the property and money stolen during the year w. £135 18e. 7d.. a decrease of £ll lls. ld., and the amount recovered totalled £6B lla. 3d., an increase of £23 16s. Id. Summary Proceeding. (Non-indietable Offence.).— Thirty classos of offences were included under this head, the principal of which are atoaulta on police, , assault common, breach of the peace, cruelty to , animal., breach of the Elementary Education Act, cruelty to children, wilful damage, negleot of family, offences under the Food and Drugs Act, Town.. Poliee Clauses Aet, and breach of the Factory and Workshops Act. The number of persons proceeded • against was 309. an increase of 30, and connoted of 282 melee arid 27 females, of whom 244-220 males and 24 femalee—were convicted, and 16-13 males and three females—were discharged; 37 males wore ordered to pay costs, and 12 males otherwise disposed of, viz.: delivered to military authorities. The total number of persons summonod w. 235. a decrease of eight, and consisted of 219 males and 16 females; 176 males and 13 [erredra were convicted, seven males and three ifemalus woe discharged, and 36 males ordered to ray rests. Conveyed to Prison.—During the year the police hare convoyed to prison 185 prisoners, an increase of 58, consisting of 131 males and 54 females, which comprise those committed sailboat the option of fines. those comniitteci in default of payment, and on remand for further txamination. Sale of Food and Drugs Act.—trider thie Act 50 samples were taken, viz.: four samples of spirits, 19 of milk, 10 of butter, four of coffee, three of pepper, four of lard, and six samples of drugs, and aooordin.g to the analyst's certificates 49 of the samples were genuine. Insecure Doors.—The number of doors and windows of premises found insecure by the police when on night duty was 539, a dermas° of eight, and consisted of 506 doors and 33 windows, a decrease of 18 of the former and an increase of 10 ad thy latter. Fortunately no robberies were reported through the premises being left insecure. Chimneys on Fire.---Serdety-nine persons, a decrease of four, were served with notice to appear before the Watch Committee for having chimneys of their dwelling.houses or other premiees on fire. Seventy-seven were fined and two withdrawn. Accidenrs.—Forty-five accidents to persons were reported to or by the police, an increase of six. Of the persons injured thereby. 35 were males and 10 females; 23 of the accidents were described as of a serious nature, and in most of these cases fracture or dislocation occurred; 25 males and 10 females were conveyed by ambulance and other means within the town. and 10 males were conveyed in the ambulance van to the Cottage Hospital. Inquests.—The number held during the year was 43. an increase of 17, and the verdicts of the juries were an. follow Suicide, 10—four by hanging, five by