Telegram-herald., 1889-05-03
BYRNES FAMOUS METHODS.
a. Describes the Detective 5erYics
or New YORK CITY.
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Zee t1Ece ia tl- ~or.t 3ut d i. Interest
lax 90 i-. lIrs Ety l. , the best. art -os
t-ese rrs4lls have been attained IL =
not nef-lf because x lli-clous selection
9f nl-u tli tle admirable is-ia~ " t1c
foses taa- ll is So Efficient tlou.n. ol
course. without -lsn selection aAd slcl
riscl pl4e. &. eo4lI fall lA efficiency. l. Is
no easy master t.t .le connected s.th t1r
>es YORK f1les o. comment ca others
~.fhea. seeming iavlIicls our certain
mp4risol- 1 tliak are apparent aaa
mag o. justly draw. b. auy oue who i,
familiar slt- t4e st.ts NJ aa4 couptil-
sons. however. i4ust 1e confined c4ie.y %
-le let-eils- ,tft.c<
The orss.i14ilol %; the police force in
t.nrlt-t -lti-s sar.-, ia numerous p-rtic
u.Ars. some of ta-ia important. la Lou-
d9n. tA- ci-y &. divided a., New las-. uat
ia Lollc4 tle ~1ll as~,i IS 'lifl-ie4 lu-
stead II precinct. aal each civ.,.an is
ia charge ~ a Division ~uQernte dent.
Zach -.per. lteui-Lt makes = daily epoTt
90 Tie Asslsrtlr Comm ssiourr " Police.
whose secretary reads each and every r.
port carefully A1d determine. whether &c
services - a ,lctectly yc Will De necessary ia
any given case. II one - needed. au abb
stract ol ths report. 80 far a, 10 relates 10
tae case ~ question. j. transmitted % the
Superintendent OF Detectives This last
official sends Tor H. Chief Inspector aul
gives him the details 0f the case A. lie has
i-arued them, and tAe Chief Inspector Sc
l-cr, The n.an who is - dO tie work A.
matter OF course. this elaborate routine
may 10 shortened and occasionally j.. hy
the report Of case directly 70 the Chief
Inspector. bur tue ordinary usage Is 10 10
through the various Offices mentioned.
The contrast between this custom and
the one in vogue Ia New York Is very
wide. In New York 4 case Of any import
ancr j. reported al once 70 the Detective
Bureau, eituer 10 me personally or 10 the
+ Sergeant AZ the desk, and = man IA imme-
diAtely sent out. or more than one, II ne
ccssary. There IS no circumlocut!On, and
no form Is prescribed for reporting, fur
ther than that every policeman must. OF
course, report all he learns at his own
/ station house. The Captain u New York,
however. who would wait sOr the regular
I hour Of making his returns before putting
a detective az work or sending % me IN
case OF sufficient Importance. would be
promptly set down a having suddenly
/ gone mad. Ia extraditiOn cases the con
trast Is still more marked. In London.
such cases are rarely acted on without
warrant. which is obtained by the Secre-
tary of the Legation Of the country which
demands the exfraditiOn. This warrant
IS then taken 10 the Chief Inspector OF the
Police who details = man 20 make the ar
rest. For the services OF the detective, a
charge IS made. covering the extra time
that may be consumed. together with all
the disbursements he may have made
This statement Of expenses, By the way
he's 70 be sworn 10. In case the complain
ant In the case il not able 20 pay the de-
tective's bill. it is rendered 70 the legal
representative OF the Government which
has asked f0r the extraditi0n OF the fugi-
tive.
In New York. II notice is resolved. by ca
bic or 0thcrwi.r. frou a responsible party
~ the expected arrival here OF a fugitive
from Justice. x always comes III duplicate.
one message being sent 10 the police aud
one 70 tho Consul OF the country. man
l. Immediately sent 70 meet the expected
sd . and the fugitive is promptly arrested
and turned over 70 the United States Com
N issiouerS. either Shields. Lyman or o.
born. whichever one * sitting. Then tie
legal representative of the country which
has sent for the man il notliei-generallg
ir is he legal lrm of Condert Brothers. A.
they represent al the foreign countries
which have extradition treaties with the
United States, excepting England and
Germany. Tor our service. no charge
whatever IS made. The nunic.Qalitie pay
Ing ak the expense OF police duty OF every
kind.
The matter - a-restinS without wnr-
rants has been much discuss aud Il +.
certain that there IS greater latitude in
this respect allowed 70 our police than ia
most O. tie European countries.
II il seldom. however. that substantial
ir.ps-lcs IS done hy this Kind of notion.
though t-chn.caily fu-Itives rights
u,av perhaps be occasionally lnfrinz.d.
The Lass puniShiaz an cflrsr for false
arrest are. however. such as % afford no
ground fo- action unless % is shown that
tie arrest was malicious Consequently
= suit ia seldom brought against police.
mAa for fa.-e arrest. The men all know
the law and are careful 70 Keep withiu
il OK course. it "a better for man ohave
a warrant when be makes an arrest. and
when IL "a yraticabl- We always procure
one. hut nct one of my men would think
for moment - letting = suspicious per.
from b Fa.. f. e.