New-York tribune., 1877-07-12
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
HUNTING THE CAR-PICKpoCKETs.

TWO MONTHS SUCCESSFUL DETECTIVE WORK
IL the quarterly report of Inspector Dilks,
OF tho Second Police District, just transmitted to head
quarters brief ausion is made 10 the successful work
ingS Of the "car-squad," which was reorGanized two
months ago. after having been in disayor with the De
partnent during s,vcn years 1t was under the admin
lstraton Of Superintendent Kennedy that. at the suc
gestion Of Dir. Dl&s, number Of picked men were
detailed for detective duty along the various city ear
lnes and their operations for time materially lessened
the number OF thets by pickpockes Supe rintendcnt
Jourlan however sent The cardetcctives baco patrol
duty Since the establishment of She present poceis-
rlct system Inspector Dnks whose district the Second
Is bounded by the Battery, Fortysccondst, the North
River aud Fourthaye the east containing ten differ
ent car-roucs has reorganizcd tho CaTsquad Although
Utmost unkno. the public generally this new police
enterprises works in the language OF the Inspector Ike
o cham"
The squad is composed of twonty-four men selected
from the various precincts and they report FOR orders d
recy to the Inspector at his headquarters In Wost Four
tcenths overy morning before nine o'clock They have
been selected for their special tact in this peculiar ne OF
detective business and upon looking AZ theih'
dessed as they are ordinary tradesmen or CLERKS
would that they form essential part OF the po
lice force OF New York Heretofore, In the absence OF
the police districts difficulty has been for these mon
to go beyond precincts Now they can follow ear
throughout 9Th and breadth of the district ana go
beyond it, II necessary as they are detached lom pre-
20 the Inspector as their immediate superior Every
morning ca ch man gets from the Inspector Ten
tickets on whatever line he is assigned TO, ana
whenever o suspected person Is going on the cars
he Is quietly followed and does not the vigilance
OF the cretective until ne either commits an oHthSe
or leaves the II caught IN the Gay ile ne Is 80
once taken before Inspector who orders nm To the
Police Court; IL arrested night he j. kept IN the near
est Precmct Station House. The squad was not feor
caniYed until tie officers of every street railroad through
the district had been conferred wlth IAesS gen
femeu in times past refused to cooperate with tAe Po-
lloe authorities protecting passengers against to
operations Of yilkpOokcts, and insisted upon cfey 90
ffcVc pqyiuC his fare With toe exception or tue east
efu lines. not MANI The SccO District, al nut one
read new hc4riiy cooperate with Inspector Dhs, and
Ia receives hs supply OF tickets for Ms men as Olleh rs
e requires the The Eight-ayc inr has not yet cone
into the arrangements but Is expected tnat at INC
cx Incetiu Of its Board Of Officers, that road also viii
500 The ADVANTAGE of aOrding the Police Department all
tae facilities required fOr Kidding the cy tlalc Oh
pes that has heretofore dls-ractC H.
sixth Avenue Railroad, SAID Inspector Dks 70
TEiBrNE reporter the road have 10 look altrr
mOsl. especially the afternoon, whcn the lades aie ol-
shopping. Oar men, however. have been exceedingly
successful only know o. ono instance. since te squad
mas Leen reorgaHze. about eight weeSs ago. tDat the
propcr stolen has not been recovered ~ every Othcr
Instance only have the victims succeeded IA having
tber lFpcrty restored to them, but TIE thieves nave
been arrested and convicted. Ihs work. though as yet
IN itS nfncy working most successfully Ihc uncNes
know we are tftcr them, ana day the ndmpet or
car robDees growing less Ia adtlon 10 Jhe Netec-
IN citizcus dress, detailed from the same squad, are
stationed Nesey sHd any suspicious person cule
either Elght3yc. gar IS at once IOIoWed ul
from tns starting lOnE