New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-27
CRIME IN THE METROPOLIS.
EFFORTS OF THE POLICE TO DIMINISH
VICE.

EFFORTS. OF THE POLICE TO DIMINISH
VICE.
vFws OF SUPERINTENDENT wALIlNG-A DENIAL
THAT CRIME Is on The INCREAsH-GANGs OF
THIEVES BROKEN UP-sTATlsTlCS OF CRIME In
THE SIXTH wARD.
The shooting of the thief James Langan on
saturday last by from whom Langan and conieo-
crate supposed to have stolen watch; the muiue
aus assault ON James H. Noe in his store in Geenwchs
nv burglar and the attempted burglary in the house
ef Dr. william A. Hammond, following each other I'D
eoe with other minor crimes, have attracted
public attention and led 70 the inquiry whe'ner CRIME
rapidly increase whether 1t Is spasmodc OUT
break Superintendent walling in conversation WIN
reporter of THE TRIBUNE stated that the statistics would
show that serious oenses such as assaults with deadly
veapons burgiaries robberes and snoak thievng was
no greater this year than In previous years He douped
whether there had been the average OF
the past five years.
Tic criminal classes Superintendent walling said, had
been reinforced by many who had been driven to crime
from lack Of employment Then there was very large
number Of persons who have been engaged heretofore in
some manner with "baneo" games bazaars where VIC
tins were "roped in" under pretense Of buying, and
eeeced at some gambling game or gaming establish
ment where " faro" was dealt or "keno" played The
police made descents these places TO such an ex
tent that the majority of them permanently closed
Very many OF the robberics in the suburbs during
the past few months he ascribed TO this class.
They might be gradually drifting back into the
city, but the record Of oAenses ana arrests did
not 40 indicate Formerly robberies and thefts were
reported TO Inspector duty the superintendent
and were in book kept for that They
were made public, because the officials at that time
thought would not be good policy to allow the puDnc
10 become acquainted with the extent Of the crimes pere
trated this city, Now this information is given TO the
public. He did think there any considerar
bic increase in the number Of professional bur-
ola
Gus precincts did not show II. Vn"re would
probably be q great deal Of THE ng If busl-
ness continued dun the Winter appre.aes But this
should not coniOundcd with the work OF proes sona
burglars whose work always apparent to an expert
enccd officer With reference to the various gangs OF
desperate young men various parts Of the city he
could say the them still carried on The
Tenthaye. gang with which Langan, who was shot on
saturday last connected. was continually losing
members by arrest and imprisonment SO with the gangs
IN other parts of the city.
An experienced captain Of police corrOborated the
statement superintendent Referring to the vari-
GUS gangs which have time another infested
parts of the city, he said 1t only needed hard and
persistent work the part Of the police to break them
UP. The Nineteenth-st. gang was fair Illustration
several years ago this Of the very worst collec-
ton young desperadoes to be found in the city II
was composed of young men, ranging from is 10 20
years OF age There was no crime tney wTu
between Sixth and Seyenthayes ana Tue re,naihGera III
sGe ,n s'9 Butcher Cart GSSs Which kept the
city terror three years by robberes in the
Of bank messengers aud cashiers OF largs @
ing a locomotive and was subsequently captured In 81.
brothers Mnnday, and Ward who were sent Sing sing
for long Tor beng concerned in the shooting OF
pohcenan The Police ny steaoy keeping a.
were prison for long terms, some DIED rom dss
PATTON and Others fed to Otner States Nneteenthst Is
Today a comparatively quiet street
The Tenth-ave gang the captain said, although com
.f
signs OF Improvement. Previous TO the shooting of Ian
gan there had been little heard from them OF a!e SOine
Scted ard are serving out terms OF imprisonment and
otners dead johnny" Porter one OF the wost Oh
sing slug for being implicated In the robbery aud shoot
ing Of Mr.. PAelps. the jeweler, at sixth,ave. ana
"DIf.il Harmon wno is believed to have shot the
waIchman at the Ihirtieth,st. depot, on being dis.
serving term in the penitentialy for another
ofense when his term las expired he will he taken to
Jnct III 10 serve the three years Of an uDexpred
sent nee, he having escaped from the PRISON at tat
place Nearly or quite 81 members Oh ,ns gang r,pe
Of imprisonment while Capt. Calrey had command O,
the Twentieth Precinct Before the syseeatc anu vS
aloug Tentnaye., from Ihirtetns 10 fOfty
were OF almost nightly occurrence. Goods 10 , the
value of many thousand dollars stolen weekly from
TIC ears Hudson River Railroad Company between
the freight depot ana Inns ns Issn on
the gang anu sending them ~ STATE Prison. .., -,
Tue sixth Waru, although not possessing go many OF
the claracteriscs which made respectable
people years ago, still the home OF many desperate
months ending Aug. is, the Time he has been cou-
nnd the precinct, there have been arrested Dy LIN
felony There have 81 felony tried resulting
iu 81 convictions and II acquttas The aggregate ~
the Pnentiary ior lesser oenses Thee - bur-
glars the teuemens Nos ., D, ana mulberry
st. alone whose aggregate were more than 60
Years ILere have been during this period S9ll col
iected court for 1nes and 5000 Complaints i.ue ~
the Corporation Attorney w Tic foice ioT Hoone VI