Scope and Contents Police reports, with dispositions in criminal matters, 1853-1856 (VGC205, 3 v.)--apparently copies of Dept. of Police reports for the use of the Recorder. The record for each day gives the names of the persons arrested (white and black persons are listed in separate columns), descriptions of the offenses (where, time of day, arresting officer, nature of the offense, possessions on the person of the arrestee), and brief references to the dispositions made in the individual cases. Records for...

Scope and Contents From the Series: Police reports, with dispositions in criminal matters, 1853-1856 (VGC205, 3 v.)--apparently copies of Dept. of Police reports for the use of the Recorder. The record for each day gives the names of the persons arrested (white and black persons are listed in separate columns), descriptions of the offenses (where, time of day, arresting officer, nature of the offense, possessions on the person of the arrestee), and brief references to the dispositions made in the individual cases. Records for...

Scope and Contents From the Series: Police reports, with dispositions in criminal matters, 1853-1856 (VGC205, 3 v.)--apparently copies of Dept. of Police reports for the use of the Recorder. The record for each day gives the names of the persons arrested (white and black persons are listed in separate columns), descriptions of the offenses (where, time of day, arresting officer, nature of the offense, possessions on the person of the arrestee), and brief references to the dispositions made in the individual cases. Records for...