The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1893-12-01
HUMANITY
DEMANDS IT..
Scenes Which Would Have
Been AVerted with Pa.
troll Wagon Service
{G1lEss0h IN THE 19MBs
Thsrs IL No Excuse for Postponing
tho Work Of Instituting
the Reform
MONEY CAN Be OBTAINED.
Comptroller Myers viii Point
Out the Way If He
Is Asked.
MONEY CAN Be OBTAINED

Arraisned at the bar In the Tombs
Police Court, one after another. before
Justice Martin. this morning, were over |
one hundred men and women. the latter
predominating. They had been arrested
yesterday afternoon. last night and early |
this morning Every individual case was
q convincing argument in favor OF
new and complete signal system ana
patrol wagon service.
The AGES Of the women ranged from
sevasteenn to sixty. while the counte-
Aances Of some were positively repuls.Ne
from the marks OF dissipation. with
few exceptions. the male prisoners pre-
scented no better appearance. Faces were
cut, bruised and bleeding. either from
falling on the pavements or from the
policemari's club. They had been ar
rested on every imaginable charge. Some
were disorderly characters, others had
been provided with the shelter Of po-
lice station for dlsorderly conduct
Nearly every one OF these arrests had
been made with difficulty. and all the
prisoners had been marched or dragged
through the streets for several blocks to
the nearest police station. surrounded by
crowds Of boys and girls. Some of the
prisoners were sent away to the Island.
others were fined. and the city was so
much the gamer In cash. How much 1t
lost in degradation is problem for
those responsible for the delay In pro
vidinR the police signal and patrol wagon
service to consider.
Ono Of the men arrested was Thomas
Marley. who lives at 40 city Hall place.
As he stood shaking. as II with palsy,
against the rail. even Agent Schultes or
the Cliildren's Society. turned away In
disgust Hundreds Of little ones had seen
Marley early yesterday morning stag
gering through the streets OF the Second
and Third Assembly Districts before his
arrest.
Marley Is a cripple and goes about
on a pair of crutches. He Is about tifty
years old, but locks much more. He
began his Thanksgiving by drinking
early In the morning. and at II o'clock
he was what Fourth Warders nre apt
to. term lighting drunk" Then he
made his way tr a densely populated
section OF Elizabeth street. and after a
few warwhoops lay down In the gutter
He fell down rather hard and cut his
face clear from the hair to the chin
The children who were out playing or
drunken man" Garbage barrels We're
searched for material to throw a, him.
and they found lots of 1t. Nearly three
hundred were engaged in that sport
when Policeman Dennis Day. Of the
Elizabeth street station. came along and
put the man under arrest. 1t was then
h2o O'clock.
The policeman had undertaken a bigger
task than he had bargained for, as. In
stead of going quietly to the station
Marley wanted to fight the officer This
was FUN for the children, and % thf
fsl or awSe ,hsy w ss' ss
gested. One was quickly procured nn1
into II the man was bundled. The polico
man driving the procession recession Tsnaed ~ II;
was half full OF children-the futur,
men and Women Of the city, The,
eSsf actors ,Sn eA and p' We're disappoint"'
when not permitted to see the MAJ
stretched out on the station.house aoor
this morning and the city was Just thai
ahead on that one case. No price hgf
enough can be named for what the city
has lost. 49,, ,,,,..
beth street station. Il signal-box which
any one could use placed at any poin
OF the territory over which the drunken
man travelled, and that disgusting spec
seven years the Police Commissioner
vide the system-that they would d.
something-but the city Is still year
behind the age. and 1t will continue L
be until the public rises up and demand
The public is demanding the change
1t is doubtful If in all the city on
single individual can be found to oppoS
It. Millions OF dollars are spent yea
after year There has been grumblin
on account OF alleged frauds and steals
but there Is no grumbling over this ques
ton. Taxpayers and citizens of all De
erees unite In saying that the city mus
4,
rUlice Commissioners and the Nom
pers OF the Board OF Estimate and Al
pvrtionment, get what have they done
They knew that responsive chord ha
betn struck seven years ago, when tn
subject was first agitated, and that a
toe money necessary would have bee
appropriated on demand They weI
given 100000 10 experiment as 1t were.
TO md out the best and most feasibl
scheme and then apply for all tn
The story of what happened at tina
time would make an Interesting chapt,
in the history of political manipula lion
II ID enough to say now that the Polio
Commissioners after seven years, adm
:. that they have no scheme at all.
II When the Police Commissioners too
and demanded 10000 the ComptroIi,
naturally asked for what Was it fc
the purpose OF spending seven y.Sl
An Evening World" reporter sper
considerable time then trying TO find o,
just what KIND OF system was pr
posed. No one was able to enightt
him.
Sppt ByrHes then maintained a clan
Ike silence. = The superintendent
course was well aware or the jugglin
featstof the years preceding.
wait until they get that $500, 0O0"
said -'and they come TO figure on a sy,
tem.snd ] Will talk. OF course we wal
Tne chief OF the telegraph sery'C
thoasht a the idea Of the century, so {;
~ honaIflnR the nOlicp
SheehAn to prepare the report upon n
s, subject He had given figures and base
Arguments 10 show what q wonderfl