The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-09
NEW yoRK's poLrcE ro.o,.
Their Methods of Action and Thai. -
CIV In Maintaining fs~a icl

cy In Maintaining Order
W. A. Croffut's New York Letter.
In contests with the Northern II, IT,.
the last month the police of New YortI - duripl
good deal o. credit In the eyes OF Iii Ave RN
ing citizens. Perhaps 1t has never s"w aoa
the reader that New York Is the best ,a,1ired
of its size in the world Yes. orr p s. ti9
larger and finer looking men. be,tstp OIce an
better hammered, better paid and NJ. dressed
than the protectors of any other OF tba ssilanl
of civilization. Jug capllals
1t may not be generally known tina, 60
have unusual liberty of action; much ,s police
ty than the London police-more even ,, . llhsr
gen -aarmes Oh Paris In the effete dsar ~a zoe
OF ID. NJ, Queen Victoria, the police do rlN Oasm
to lay hand on man unless he i r NV aAss
the law In New York men are fr.~aaung
nabbed and marched off to the sts,squenlly
when they are guilty of no offerse ,loas
cause they are known to have been l sr ~ -
ers. and persons of bad character. 0'eak'
Well-known thieves and burglars ynas.,
antiy past the guardians of the law in Ins Sse
conscious that their persons are sacrads 'snuoa
they are caught in the very act ~ u u,Na
their vicious calling. A hurdrsS plg
pockets may rush through the erc,a pee
HYDE Park or jostle the throngs at ~ rs
races, and the police are helpless unis. os ssg
catch them In the very act of PICKING r~., sag
A bowling mob of fifty thousand NAV 's "a.A
with riotous and destructive purposes-;ss a sas
just such mob did gather, last fall IN r.. .s2
gar square, and threatened to sack Buck;r,"aa'14
Palace. and the police merely stood aroma a a-
waited for the overt act-waited for them - sM
set u monument tear down fence or attacs Y
palace windows
The New York policeman is not so forbs.s-
He feels that his business is to keen tba ~
and that he is a sort of cross between n es,.s
man and q supreme judge He can and S.e
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turbulence he keeps people moving If thraa 80
are talking he orders them TO separate ana Is. :
about their business; If one is lettering unnsss.
sarily he makes him hurry up or 60 the sa,as
house. Ii men or women who are too noio,iss.
enter places of amusement, policeman i vs.s
likely to order them to get out or be locked !.
coupon or no coupon.
When George w. Walling was superut.,a
ent-and our police never had q more eflo;s..
head-he sometimes made broad his phylactssa..
in the maintenance of justice.
On every holiday and in the presenca ~ n
professions, he would issue blanket order "a.
rest all known pick-pockets on the street 10 =.
and take them in" There was GOOD Ss.l !,
grumbling, and lawyers were hired to prsvss.
such an abuse of authority" but the cou,s
interpreted the law literally, and tae order -.
supported and is enforced to this day.
This accounts in great part for the orda,,v
character of our election nights and our prs.
public gatherings. When Mathew Arnold WA
here he was taken out to see the crowds on Aae
ton night With some trepidation he took ths
ladies OF the party, though, bless youI sueh !.
thing wouldn't be heard of In IIondon.D Het
guide, Henry Bergh. took the party down u /
Chatham square on the elevated road Than
they got off, not knowing where they were ind
looked around.
sob. yesw broke out Mr.. Arnold, 'this il ali
very well in this aristocratic part of the civ
But it would be different if we were to 90
some of the noisy centers of your populs
ton, where the tatterdemalions and rouehs hod J
carnival The Prince of Wales and Duke 81.
ease with which New York police controlled .hs
disorderly While at the reception of the Prince
and Princess In London the mob overpowersd
the police. seven persons were killed aud hun Z
dreds wounded.
AT the exhibition of the Great Eastern ia Enc
land pick-pockets swarmed all over the ship, and
thousands of pounds were stolen. At the exit
bition of the same vessel here she was visited by
a hundred thousand people; only six police wenS
on duty. and not dime is known TO have beer
stolen. 8
The New York policeman believes In the grss
value of an ounce of prevention. Four nee I
were arrested yesterday for Kissing at the Thin /
avenue non-union drivers, and several ir \
shouting at them the epithet of 'scahsa 0e 4
of the latter, on entering the courtroom, sEf
planned to the policeman that he had plengolk
money, and, gaily waving ten-dolar bAiaE
the direction OF the justice, asked. How much
is it, JudgeP
Ten days." said his Honor gravely