Widnes Examiner. — 1887-10-29 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

THE STATE OF CRIME IN WARRINGTON. At the last meeting of the Town, Councii, port of the Chief Constable (Mr. S. Hunt) ce police establishment and state of crime for the year ended 29th September, 1887, Was aPP"retos The report, which is Mr. Hunt's twenty-first, St 94"; that during the year named the indictable offence':. had been 42, as against 64 last year, alld the offeneL' summarily dealt with, 1,993, as against year; increase, 224. The indictable offences were 1 defilement of girl under 13 years 01d4.2'-burgierY„,,e 3 breaking into shops and'warehousesi 1 robberY the highway, 1 larceny from the person, 30 skull"' larceny, h fraud, 1 forgery, and 1 attempted sude.. The number of persona apprehended for these; `77,1,1f 21, of whom 10 were discharged and 11, conireit,t7, for trial. The number of robberies (tr. ,I.nortea —r lue' the police was 163 this year, against 155 last year of property stolen, '£26o 9s. 3d. ; recovered, sd. ; lost, £l7O 6s. 10d. this year ; against' £216 14s. 10d. ; recovered, £127 3s. ld. ; lost, £93. 9d., last. year. 369 males and 204 females were Pr(); ceeded against for drunkenness in 1887, and 389 and 173 females in 1886—decrease of males 20, incr7;d of females 31. Assaults on police this year nulnbe',,ci 20 males and 6 females; last. year, 22 males °lv.. and 2 females, ;. increase, 2 Common, assaul2() numbered 127 males and 69 females ; last year, e males and 60 females; increase, 10. Breaches of tk, peace and threats, Ste. : This year 124 males and 4e, females ; last year, 79 males and 30 females ;.increa.4 .. 44), Offences against Elementary. Education Ai ts 'll)es,l year, 155 males and 23 females ; last year., 166 lb ?.:01 and 9 females; increase, 3. Offences against 1, Acts and Borough Bye-laws: This year, 229 males 'll' 33 females; last year, 135 males and 14 females crease, 16. Persons charged with petty larceny (Clri3q. inal Jurisdiction Act) : This year, 13 males and de, females; last year, 105 males and 27 females ; ll crease, 25. Persons charged with vagrancy, princiP begging : This year, 105 males and 22 fema.les ; 'Ty year, '75 males and 29 females; increase, 2.3. r"el,,st ing or neglecting family : This year, 41 males,; year, 27 males and 1 female; increase, 13. tore, &c., from army and militia : This year SP, year 44 ; increase 21. The number of children cf,;,, mitted from the borough, r now detained in refonnalte and industrial schools, was 38 males and 2 females. Ae, • number of these sent this year was 13, last year 17 ; crease 4. Oonvicts on license: 6 males and 3 ferna yes reported themselves at the office during the year.- leg sons under police supervision: 11 males and 3 fonaajo also reported themselves in same period. One fon bat' convict and one female supervises included in the had been imprisoned for new offences ; all the others b 0 left for other towns. Pedlars' certificates had bheree granted tb 84 persons. from Janraty Ist to SePtErn";;d nth this year, as against 67 same period last year, 'chimney sweepers' ditto, 9 this year, 10 last year. are 87 public-houses, 48 beerhouses, and 71 off licensr: houses in the borough, of which the licenses of 19 puble houses, 10 beerhouses, and 15 off licensed houses ha' 1 been transferred to new tenants,. Four licensed vietts,u; lore had been summoned for offences against the toni, of their licenSes, 2 being fined £5 each and 2 dismis-"„. and 2 beerhouse keepers summoned, both cases be°l! dismissed.in g t the eyear. N o Tohffe lfii cneenss ien tih otol dt e de r haamd obuneetn report edekl to ,Ll.O qv"; year, as against £l4 us. Eid.. last year. For keePillb bee° dogs without a license, 7. persons had Ai4 summoned, 6 being convicted: and fined, and charged; 22 unmuzzled dogs were seized by the Pe"ci..;: 4 of which were claimed by their owners, who were moned, the remainder being made away with. 81 deal'i'3 had been reported to the coroner during the year, re being referred to the registrar, and 48 inquests Ice,ai held, the verdicts being :—Natural causes 13, 20, suicide duringtemporaryinsanity 3,found dmwne,?:: accidentally drowned 6, found dead 1, died from starvatw:„" id C 5 issued uedlhalstrexretohueteddeahhis ; rlaespr year iwsseuie•ed 71245. cuted 136. Improvement, and Poor Rate suinmons served, 88 ; last year 205.. In addition to borough ).)1 soners already accounted for, 75 Lancashire and Chesh',;'4. county prisoners, 36 county court prisoners, and.„,.-; others on foreign charges had been locked up,theie. Fire )3rigade had been called to 6 fires, 2 in the b°ffe bon :' and 4 in the immediate vicinity, the damage, done estimated at £3,915. Five of the sufferers were insu,el The area of the borough is 1,442 acres, population in. lastcensus, 46,00 451,4. T5B; estimated he police establishment constable, three inspectors, four sergeants, and th'. Z four constables, total 42. The variations during the lecl' are, 1 constable resigned, 1 allowed to resignbeing for the duties, and 1 dismissed, their places being jo. population on consists9th 2SeoPfteri tire up immediately. There is one additional constab,,, same uniform as the force, but whose clothing and are provided for by the Pearson and Knowles ComfT'afy, who employ him continually. The averagoleave Or sence granted is about 6 days each, and the aTibe sick leave about 3 days each this year. The cost of police establishment for 1887 amounted to the £3,739 17s 17s 56. Last year it was £3,943 Ts id.  LIVERPOOL COUNTY QUARV:It