The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-25
ADVICE FROM SUPT. BYRNES.
he HAS TRIED TO ENFORCE THE Law
UPON EVIL HOUSES AND SALOONS,

In uaiform Can't EnfOrce the Excise La ~.
and Raids Don't Suppress the Social
EviI-New serGesnts and Detectives.
At Yesterdays meeting OF the Police Com
missioners Major Kipp. the Chief Clerk. picked
up three pages OF typewriter matter. and
said: "A letter from the Superintendent to
the Commissioners The four Commission.
ers wero busy looking over documents. They
seemed to DO little interested as Major Kipp
began to read. As q rule communication to
the Commissioners are read hurriedly. but in
the case OF the Superintendents letter Major
Kip spoke slowly and distinctly and above
the usual conversational tone. Before he had
passed dozen lines every Commissioner
dropped tho papers he held In his hands and
leaned back in his chair to listen. 1t was EVIL
dent that the members OF the Board had not
expected anything SO important from the
SUPERINTENDENT. This is the letter In full:
GENrLEMkN: deem 1t my duty at this time
to present for your consideration report in
detail o. the efforts that have been made by
Ing the short time that was acting In that ca
he y
forced and tho results which have attended
Iron assuming. tho duties dcyolvng upon
orders TO the Inspectors and Captains Us. in
cure an insrsnsed eseney hf in tne snores
ment OF tho law with espccnl reference to
gambling houses policy shops. houses OF pros
Hutton and designation. and other disreputa-
VI, Fo III ths purpose Of holding tho Inspectors
to sr't s a HS
so Esep u fsrS nf bo tt sest
euded in " each istiist the the loiiowins special
order was issued:
e ~; one: At 10 SsGsa yo on
district As 10 .hs proper snto;ssmen. Of III laws .ni
ard s nd ,o o
Sc,s ss az % se
You w a,o r.p9i, N. oS"on BY srse, AID n MIN
In your district giving the nAr "f the owner or agent
nss. and What step. you have taken toward their sup
You WIN also report to this olee daily in writing. tho
Of tie owner or agent and proprietor person
who conducts the business and What action has been
'" " TT nosAs Brns1s superintendent of Police.
/ also issued tho following specinlS order to
ing them to make directly. to mo a weekly re:
port oil the condition OF their precincts. Of
which the following is copy
on III Thursday Of each week Tic general condition "f
your precinct as TO the proper enforcement 1T all laws
saloons ana the Excise NV; also what action you have
p RS1 .s aSes snphs
Of ~ nd, O wnm THIS
TnoxAs BrRsEs. superintendent of Police.
AS the result Of this system inaugurated by
than two months IN tho First inspection dis
trict, commanded by Inspector illiams. six
leputed gambling houses and ninety;three
lO4 disorderly houses wore raided. In all the
latter cases the proprietors have been held to
bail and the inmates have been fined or I'M
II the second nsPeetion {, district str commandi
sa Sy
reputed gambling houses and sixty-nine
policy shops have been closed and vacated.
resignation have been raided and the propri-
"tols and inmates arrested In the other
business is conductcd uMdrr such Conditions
as to render it impossi 10 at the present time
to obtain re evdeno. AGAINST them;
houses and eleven n.!icy shops have been
trict reports that there are, no houses OF pros
titution or designation in the district.
tors ads and y The
there e NJ PUBLIC tbs sty at the
as So ffss sGas ssn$ SStsd raH
S ca1 they viii Se kept under sur sur
yeillance BY the Inspector OF the district and
the Captains OF the precincts
AS to policy, 1t Is Il species OF petty gam bling
tirely eradicate. This business is Mt the pres
itinerant yenders of policy sill ps and to obscure
places chiefly IN tenement houses and In the
stores. difficult to discover 1t will be my en-
ton Of this nefarious business.
ai ssf @ 81 sSSton Wits innHe Illegal Al
Ses aps aw With
laws regardless Of consequences. it is a grave
question in my mind. and one which deserves
suits are obtained BY the closing, ,up OF such
Rhsy se4i sh tie IN
ment and apartment houses. mingling with
respectable people. and thus are brought into
contact wi til the younger members OF fami
familiar. to certain extent. with vice OF
stances obtain q knoyiedse. 1t might BE- bot
ss Of au.s s THsss The se aH
now the case in some Of the leading cities in
law, would report that during the past sixty
BY tSs and
the press for what they assert Is the non
A. proper, and unii.EEm ,sn'orssment q
with the courts, that deal with Offend
eers against this law much more tendcrly
maGi.trntes would punish the persistent, vio-
istors OF the Excise law when arraigned to-
fore them for second and in some cases for
a third offence. rs they, do other offenders
e enforce, the. Excise law and stop the
iiSgai sale sale nj, q liquor on Sunday and
N mind that there are In this city more
IMAM p'oOo licensed places where liquor Is sold.
and at 20 time during the day are there more
than thar n75 policemen on duty and only double
duties Ieyolyine on the police. tho preserva-
tion OF thn peace tho protection OF life and
property. IT can DO readily seen that but little
Time ran Dc slaTed Ivy the yatrolman ON post
IRON nls 3ther IMPORTANT duties to watch the
nQu0r dealers. the greut majority Of whom are
persistent yi4 GATORS Of tho law; 1.-THE enforce.
tirrly to the pntrolman In uniform there can
be no other result than partial enforcement
may add that another difficulty attending