The New York herald., 1874-12-23
THE STREET CAR OUTRAGES,
SUPERINTENDENT wALLING PRoNIsEs TO cHEcx
rHEM-No ARRESTS MADE YET


SUPERINTENDENT wALLNG promises TO cHEcx
rHEM-No ARRESTS MADE YET.
the exclusive publication In yesterdays Issue al
the HERALD OF the gross outrages committed ON
the street cars OF this city has produced good
effect on the police and the pubic. Walking along
the upper portion OF Madison avenue yesterday
evening It was still evident that the number Of
policemen In that vicinity had NOT been sufficiently
increased, but the offcers who we're there werc
making their rounds with rather more aIacrity than
has ever been witnessed before, and the dangerous
habit-daDgerous to the public-of lettering at
street corners In knots OF two and three seemed
at all events. TO have received at least tempo.
rary check. The police authorities, OF course are
extremely mysterious about their future move
ments in regard to the constant recurrence OF
these assaults.
TIE OLD STORY. ...
There is not the slightest doubt in their own
minds to the capabiity Of arrestlng the ofYend-
ers in order that they may be made an example
Of Oh, no! they are just as sure OF that az
they were OF finding Charley Ross . week ago.
1t was then ascertained that they had been on the
JUST about TO catch them wnen Judge Van Brunt's
brothers. shotgun sp0iied their sly game. Yester-
day it was ascertaincd that the police knew alr
about these rufiians and thieves who infest the
street cars, and tnat they were just about break
mains to be scea what the result Of tnis sudden 6t
or police activity Will be- and whether the street
cars VIII be at least rendered safe vehicles Of
il was stated yesterday that. Judge Joseph r.
DAILY, OF the Court OF Common Pleas, had written
that mounted police be stationed on Madison ave.
nue. Mr. Wahng wrote reply to this letter,
he assures the Judge that he will direct the ut.
most efforts to 6e MADE lor the suppression Of the
street cars IN the upper part Of the city.
JUDGE DAILY SATISFIED.
Judge DAILY seemed TO be satisfied ~ the earnest
the police will do their best to correct the evil
complained Of His anxiety on the score Of the
70 state lnaI TINS excellent Judge Could go out
t,Gns oi The ne,snaOrhOod, however. expresssS
way way Of E'0 securing . saeiy and peace ace n.s way
by employing mounted police on Madison avenue,
a three wep rather cnsa 70 dous
whether the police, as managed az present. would
40 ITS 1n n sny case ana m ascarsa ns
as much about police business as Queen vlctOris
about rope dancing, which Is SAYING good deal.
one OF them "when it is under the control OF such
mens ! don't believe that the police OF New
York city will ever be up to the mark until It's
management is taken out OF the hands OF poll.
COMMISSIONER DrsBEcKER's VIEWS.
Commissioners DisDecker was called upon yester-
day in regard to these street car afrays. Mr..
DlSbcCkcr n0Q Dut llttle time 10 spare yes
terday, having the personal supervision o.
the removal Of the snow, task OF con-
siderable magnitude. and being, besides
who desired to receive commission to shower
away the snow. Mr.. Disoecker said that he had
heard something about tue letter which Judge
Daily had written to superintendent Walng; but
tie Board could not lie called upon to take any
action In the matter, as the Judge'S request could
be granted or refused by the superintendent.
Wnen his attention called the laxity OF dis.
clpne in the force lie remarked that the present
Board had been IN power but a short time but that
during this brief period every thing in their power
had been done to raise Its standard. lie WAS or
the opinion that the Superin ntendent held the
reIDs very light nnd that he was not to blame Tor
any delinqucncies In the force.
FEW ADMISSIONS
Mr.. Disbecker, nevertheless, admitted that
there was much, lar too much, 0itering and gOs-
sIping at street corners but expressed determ-
nation to deal rternly with any cases OF the kind
that should come before him. He declared very.
such dellnqucncies, and al he would do
was to stl further tighten the rcins
OF discipline. ~ snail try number
O! men to-mor row. he sad, .and shah certainly
manifest disposition to lightly pass over any
breach OF discipline in the department. There II
no doubt tnat many Ol the street car outrageS
law which authorizes the arrest of wci-known
thieves ana rufIians IN puo.ic places BY keeping
q sharp LOOKOUT In the cars and arresting proies-
sonal criminals who attempted to enter them the
police could give that protec.on to streetcar travel
which Is due to the public. IL remains 10 he seen
whether superintendent Walling'c efforts TO this
end are to be successful