In the Old West, did city marshals and county sheriffs have what we now call a police blotter?

In the Old West, did city marshals and county sheriffs have what we now call a police blotter? Lawrence Ripplinger Grafton, Illinois Each city marshal had his own way of keeping records of arrests, and it was important to keep good records. Marshals were often paid by the number of arrests, and many of their expenses were reimbursed. City officials kept track of meals delivered to the jails to feed the prisoners. Local reporters, like today, gathered information from these various journals for