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29 Defrauding stable -keeper Larceny . Violation of liquor • law Embezzlement . I]isturbing the peace . Bastarely Turned over to other o▪ fficers Violation town by-Iaws . Total Discharged by court . Violation of liquor law Assault and battery . Drunkenness . 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 . 1 43 3 1 1 1 $156.64 7 yrs. 9 ms. 3 15 being of for▪ eign Total amount of lines and costs imposed by court Amount of imprisonment . Warrants to search for liquors served Amount of liquor seized and condemned, gallons Number of tramps given lodging (112 parentage) Number dogs killed . Cases investigated not prosecuted Injured persons assisted . Stray teams cared for . Persons killed by accident Medical examiner called. 208 25 2 1 EXTRA DUTIES, so called in large towns and cities, have been many during the summer months. As we have been gilled from all parts of the town, and work that kept us on duty much of the daytime, and then had our tour of duty to do nights, but wishing to render the public all the assistance we can, we will regard it as a favor if they will report all police business of importance to us as as soon as possible. 80 LIQUOR LAW. The enforcement of this law meets with difficulties -such as never appear in any other criminal cases. Officers are often satisfied that illegal sales of liquor have been made, but that would not satisfy a court or jury, and, where small quantities are kept for sale, -it seems impossible to get a conviction without the evidence of a sale, which is very difficult to obtain. Sept. 7 the police caused a general alarm of fire to be sounded, and people turned out en masse, the Fire Department especially, to search for Mr. Austin, an aged man living in East Lexington, who, being in feeble health, had wandered away from home and became lost in the woods. After twenty-four hours' diligent searching, he was found in a ditch where be had fallen, and was restored to his family. He was found by two boys not of the searching party. The people and firemen gave the police all the help possible, many of them never stopping to rest for the twenty-four hours, and most of the time the searching party numbered two hundred. A POLICE STATION. A room to be used as an office that can be open to the public at all times could for a very small sum .of money be had in the basement of Town Hall. We need also a litter for moving sick or wounded persons; a telephone is also necessary, as the police of other cities and towns often wish to communicate with us. At present we are indebted to Mr. Walcott for the use of his. CHAS. H. FRANKS, Police Officer.