Widnes Examiner. — 1891-10-31 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

TUE WARRIN GTON CHIEF- CONSTABLE'S, • • ANNUAL REPORT.  Mr. Hunt, the Chief Constable of Warrington, has. submitted his report to the Watch Committee.on the police establishment and state of crime in the , borough for the year ended 29th September. .Thisis. Mr. Hunt's 25th annual report. It, states- that 2308: males and 542 females have been dealt. with summarily, making a total of 2,845 persons-320 males and 140 females being discharged, And 1.4184,-males and 401 females convicted; against a total of 2570 in 1880, and of 2,516 in 1889-,•.sor an increase of 275. on 1490 and 329 on 1889_ The table.of indictable offences showed that 32 persons were dealt with,. of , whom 20 Males and 3 females were committed for trial, and 7 males and 2 females discharged for want of evidence or prosecution, total 32..: The Chief Constable then says : -7." The sentences -upon these, of-fenders were-1 eight years' penal servitude, I fire years' ditto, 1 eighteen tnonthe hard labour, 4.. twelve months' hard labour, 1 nine. months, I. eight mouths, 6 six months,and 3 three months.; 2 *ere acquitted,9.discharged for want of evidence, sSzc,, and 2 are pending trial.. The number of persons convicted for drunkenness is 667, last year 738, ecrease 61.; : for • assaults on police, 57; last year 23, increase 34 .; , cemmon assaults, '137, last year 102, ~increase 35;: breaches of the peace, 145, ;last year 190,, increase 36; Elementary Education Acts, 441,Jast year 347,', increa.se 94; Local Acts and 'loran& By-laws, 305,..1a5t year 276, increase 29; petty larceny,' 150, ,last year 122; increase 28; vagrancy, 86, last year 106, decrease 20. The total number of persons summarily , convicted is 2,385., last year 2,146, increase 239. Of these 254 were sent to gaol without the option of a fine; 7 children were sent to reformatories and 25 to industrial, schools, I.:46s6persons were fined, 28 children (boys) were whipped, 171 persons were ordered to find sureties, .31. soldiers were delivered to the Army and Navy, and 169; persons subjected to other punishments. The number of children at pre sent detained in industrial schools is 30,i and in reformatories 11, total, 41; the parents of whom have paid for their part maintenance for the year the sum of £75 55., which has been remitted, As required,. to the Home .Office, London. , Eighty pedlars' certificates, and nine chimney sweepers' ditto, have been issued during the year. Five persons have been summoned for , keeping dogs without licenses, all being convicted and fined. Under the Rabies (Muzzling Of Dogs) Order, 1889, 100 dogs Were seized, and owners of- 209:reported, total 309 dogs; 58 being destroyed, 24,501 d, 174 given, up to owners on payment .of detention fee, 24 given up to owners who were simply. cautioned, and 6 escaped. Twelve owners ,of dogs were summoned, not having paid detention fee, 2 , being. dismissed, and 10 convicted and fined in the.. sum of £2 13s. 6d. The owners and purchasers of dogs paid during the year the sum of £24 is. 6d. With regard to sudden violent, or. unnatural deaths of persons which have been , reported to the p01ice,,59 inquests were held, 62 referred to theregistrar, and six certitied.by the medical gentle-, nien,,by consent of the Coroner;: total 127. Where inquests were held the. .verdicts were—accidental, 37; natural causes, 10; suicide during temporary insanity, 3; excessive drinking (chronic alcoholism), 3; follnd drowned, 2; stillborn, 1 ; shock: to system through immersion, 1.; and open verdicts,. a. Nine fires were reported as having taken placein the borough, the damage amounting to • probably £550, and is covered by • insurance. There are 15. cab. and hackney c4rriage owners, and 75 cab , and omnibus drivers, 6 dealers in gunpowder,and aldealersin small fireworks; 12 marine store dealers, and 21_ common lodging-houses in the borough ; the average number of tramps accommodated in these houses .monthly is 11,827, or over 380 per night. Lost children to the number of 56 were found, and restored to their parents, and 50 hcmes, cattle,. and sheep. found straying were pnt into .the pinfolni nail owned. One hundred and ninety houses, shops,, and warehouses were found unsecured by the police ,on duty at night, by reason of the occupieli not having 1 fastened doors or windows. • One hundrediand fifty-seven warrants were issued, and 139 exec4ted this year, against IES issued and 131 executed last year,.. The borough contains 85 public-houses, 48 beerhouses, and 7 off-licensed houses, total 209, being 1 .house to each 251 of the population,. which at census taken this year is 52,742, the number of houses being 94631, acreage 2,004, rateable value £157,916. The Borough Boundary Extension Scheme having come into operation on Oct. 30th, 1690, necessitated the increase of the force by four Men, to cover the. additional. beats create 3,. and the lengthening, of some of 'the original ones ; this was done in due course, arid the strength is now 52 .men, viz.., 1 chief constable, 4 inspectors, si.sergeants, and 4/ constables. The, variations in the force are—resigned, Ito go back to his trade ; 1 through ill-health, and 1 claimed his. resignation and pension after 31, years service disnasssed, 4 ; total, '7; In place of these 7 men were appointed, and 4 new men were placed on the strength through augmentation, from. 48,t0 52, all told. Leave of absence' to all ranks was 513-days; sick leave, 463 days:: hurt upon duty, 21 days. The value of the Police Superannuation Fand on March, 25th, 1891, was £7,aa is. lid.; a charge of 19a. 4th per week is all that is against it at present. The cost of the police establishment for 1891 amounted to £4,684 Os. 2d., as against £4,344 ss. 4cl. in 1390. St. John ambulance class Number holding certificates. Head constable, 1; inspectors, 4 ; sergeants 6.•, constables, •, total, 44. First aid has been given in 32 cases. In 18.91, there were /71 ' robberies, the value of the property stolen £277 Os. amount received, £154. 5:3. 4d. and unrecovered, £122 15s. 7d. The total charges of the police establishment in 1882 amounted to £3,350 13s. 2d. ; in 1891 to £4,684 Os. 2d. The total number of persons proceeded against for drunkenness during the ten years 1882-1891, were as follows :---/gB2, 84; 1883, 704.' 1884, 664 ; ;5, 738 ; 1886, 562;;- 1857, 573.; 1888, 760; 1889, 840 1890, 838 t; 1891, 7,  A DELionTruL FLAVOI7h. Cracroft's Areca-Nut Tooth Pa 34,?. ; by using this delicious Aromatic Dentifrice, the Enamel of the Teeth becomes white, sound, anck volightTA like I,s exwed,ingly fragrant.-4412t