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Collection M 027, Series 6.6:
Durango (Colo.) Police Ledgers index
List of arrests, 1881-1885: by name

This is a descriptive listing of 1,308 arrest records of the Durango Police from the period from May 29, 1881 to June 13, 1885.  See also several related web pages: (1) these same records, listed by arrest date, (2) a descriptive listing of 1,586 records from a subsequent ledger for the period from October 1, 1929 through December 20, 1939, and (3) a descriptive listing of 1,971 records from the two subsequent ledgers for the period from January 1, 1940 to October 3, 1949.  These three ledgers (plus a 4th ledger that served as an index for the 1929-1949 records before we produced this inventory in 2004) containing these records (which are part of the Durango (Colo.) city government records Collection M 027 at the Center) are available for researchers' use in the Delaney Southwest Research Library at the Center of Southwest Studies, Fort Lewis College, Durango, Colorado.  However, as large as it is (this list, when printed, is approximately 44 pages), yet this cannot be considered a comprehensive list of all Durango arrests described in the Archives -- it only covers two periods during some of the early days of Durango's history as a city.

To access this list: the entries in these lists are arranged alphabetically by the name of the person charged -- and then sorted by date of the arrests of that person. 

Search tip:   search for names using the Edit-> Find in Page (Ctrl+F) feature on your Web browser.

Volume titles and overall contents notes:

Volume 1: Police Judge record book, 5/29/1881-6/29/1885, 510 pages; pages 402-403 are blank.
Volume 2: Police record of arrests, Book 1 maintained by Durango Chief of Police Leo McCartney, 10/1/1929-1/1/1943, 495 pages.
Volume 3: Police record of arrests, Book 2 maintained by Durango Chief of Police Leo McCartney, 1/5/1943-4/3/1949 and one entry dated 10/3/1949, 500 pages; the following pages are blank: 355-425, 427-438 (missing; evidently torn out), 456-462, and 468-500; pages 426 and 439-455 are an index of traffic arrests, 1943-1949; pages 463-467 are an index of drunken driving arrests for those years.  This volume adds a new aspect of detail, entered in our database report for 60 of the records: type of criminal.
Volume 4: Personal-name index of police record of arrests maintained by Durango Chief of Police Leo McCartney, 1929-1949 (index to Volumes 2 and 3, which were his Books 1 and 2).


Arrest date notes:

None of these documents circulate.  They must be used in the Research Room at the Delaney Library.

Durango police arrest records, 1881-1885, at the Center of Southwest Studies:

Person(s) Charged

Date of Arrest
(if noted)

Charge

Officer

Vol.

Page

Abose, Dixie

5/2/1885

Warrant issued

Not listed

1

483

Adlman, Frank

6/16/1884

Drunkenness

Marshall, The

1

380

Allen, Jennie

11/16/1882

Violating section 7 of ordinance no. 2

Foley, John

1

199

Allen, Jennie

12/18/1882

Violating section 7 of ordinance no. 2

Foley, John

1

211

Allen, M.

1/29/1884

Violating section 7 of ordinance no. 2

O'Connor,

1

351

Allen, M.

2/27/1884

Violating section 7 of ordinance no. 2

O'Connor,

1

359

Alley, W. D.

11/2/1882

Drunkenness

O'Connor,

1

194

Anderson, Charles

9/10/1883

Vagrancy

O'Connor,

1

275

Anderson, Dave

11/3/1883

Drunkenness

O'Connor,

1

306

Anderson, E.

4/24/1883

Drunkenness and disorderly conduct

O'Connor,

1

242

Andersons, Cara

6/10/1884

Violating section 7 of ordinance no. 2

Not listed

1

376

Andrew, Cora

1/16/1883

Violating section 7 of ordinance no. 2

Foley, John

1

222

Andrew, Cora

3/15/1883

Violating section 7 of ordinance no. 2

Dundon, Robert

1

239

Andrews, Cora

2/15/1883

Being an inmate of a bawdy house

Dundon, Robert

1

233

Annebell, J. P.

 

Violating section 7 of ordinance no. 2

Not listed

1

460

Armstrong, Alex

3/12/1883

Drunkenness and disorderly conduct

O'Connor,

1

237

Askerr, Charles

10/6/1883

Drunkenness

O'Connor,

1

293

Audreus, Cara

7/22/1884

Violating section 7 of ordinance no. 2

Not listed

1

410

Audries, Cora

8/20/1884

Violating section 7 of ordinance no. 2

Not listed

1

422

Auduivs, Cora

4/30/1883

Violating section 7 of ordinance no. 2

O'Connor,

1

245

Austin, A.

10/27/1883

Violating section 7 of ordinance no. 2

O'Connor,

1

299

Austin, Thomas

10/9/1881

Disorderly conduct

Day, Frank

1

93

Austin, Thomas

10/16/1881

Drunkenness and disorderly conduct

Day, Frank

1

99

Autou, Jim

10/23/1882

Drunkenness

O'Connor,

1

191

Barne, Maud

12/20/1882

Violating section 7 of ordinance no. 2

Foley, John

1

216

Barnes, Maud

11/16/1882

Violating section 7 of ordinance no. 2

Foley, John

1

200

Barrett, Thomas

6/28/1881

Drunkenness and disorderly conduct

Swyer, Robert

1

12

Barrish, J.

9/25/1881

Disorderly conduct

Wilson, Jack

1

83

Barry, Pat

10/30/1882

Drunkenness

O'Connor,

1

193

Beach, J. L.

12/6/1882

Carrying concealed weapons

Foley, John

1

210

Belcher, John

12/4/1884

Drunkenness

Not listed

1

458

Bell, Alina

5/14/1885

Drunkenness

Not listed

1

488

Bemker, Fred

11/3/1884

Committing a nuisance

Not listed

1

448

Bennet, James

5/29/1882

Drunkenness and disorderly conduct

Dundon, Officer

1

149

Bennett, John

1/24/1884

Vagrancy

Case, A. J.

1

343

Bennitt, Frank

9/8/1881

Fighting

Moreland, N. B.

1

67

Binden, Charles

10/2/1883

Disturbing the peace and carrying concealed weapons

O'Connor,

1

288

Bittrene, John

8/6/1883

Fighting and drunkenness

O'Connor,

1

265

Black, A.

 

Violating section 7 of ordinance no. 2

Not listed

1

474

Black, Annie

 

Violating section 2 of ordinance no. 7

Not listed

1

492

Black, Annie

 

Violating section 7 of ordinance no. 2

Not listed

1

478

Black, Annie

 

Violating section 7 of ordinance no. 2

Not listed

1

463

Black, Annie

 

Violating section 7 of ordinance no. 2

Not listed

1

454

Black, Annie

8/20/1884

Violating section 7 of ordinance no. 2

Not listed

1

422

Blaek, Annie

9/22/1884

Violating section 7 of ordinance no. 2

Not listed

1

429

Blaen, G. C.

6/18/1881

Carrying a pistol

Brint

1

10

Blair, Peter

10/9/1881

Drunkenness and disorderly conduct

Day, Frank

1

93

Blair, T.

6/2/1884

Disturbing the peace

Warnan, Alonyv

1

375

Blaren, E.

10/21/1881