Note 17 — FOOTNOTES:
Reading edition
"Many persons are arrested under suspicious circumstances, such as well-known criminals mysteriously loitering about the streets at night, or frequenting crowded places, or persons having property in their possession for which they can give no good account, nor of themselves. Frequently such an arrest is the first step in the detection of some crime in which (after investigation), if the proper complainant is found, a formal complaint is taken, and the prisoner is held for trial. In many instances such an arrest prevents the commission of crime."
Comparison with Previous Years.
Number Arraigned and Discharged.
Year. Males. Females. Total.
1896 2335 120 2455
1897 1756 129 1885
1898 1628 154 1782
1899 2033 301 2334
1900 2023 293 2316
1901 2066 197 2263
1902 2337 200 2537
1903 2634 115 2749
1904 3734 224 3958
1905 3551 231 3782
1906 5483 180 5663
1907 2656 118 2774