New-York tribune., 1894-09-25
THE LAWLESS OUTBREAK
POLICE SAY THAT STREET ROBBERlES
HAVE ALWAYS BEEN FREQUENT

NO MORE ourRAGrs NOW THAN USUAL THEY
pEcrARE-BYRNEs AND HIS MEN scorE
THE CITY - HOW JUSTICE KOCH
KNOCKED DOWN EEGGAR
IN rIFTH-AvE
Police Superintendent Byrnes would say nothihS
IN newspaper men yesterday about the failure OF
the police 10 prevent lawlessness in some parts ol
the city, except that he was having cafeiui III
ves,iga;ons made in all cases where reoper'e' III
the streets had been reported He said ne was not
ready 10 make public the results Of the inFeSNEa-
tons Other officials a, the Central once dccHred
that there had been no sudden outbreak of law
lessness this city such as had been described oS
the newspapers. 1t was true. they said' tha' IL"
persons who had been watching night paraueS III
the streets had been robbed. but similar roDoercS
rad heen committed In the city for years. II was
possible they declared. to make sensational story
by grouping the crimes committed In big Guy
within a few days AT any time OF the year
Commissioner Kerwin sad that he Thought the
police were willing as they ever had been 20
make arrests and TO enforce the laws. lie had re-
ceived no nforma ton 10 lead him to suppose that
there had been any increase OF lawlessness o' a'c
"And IL there had been" ne said. ARE the police
10 be blamed because larger number OF d!soTderF
persons than usua, suddenly display activity? fou
might as well say that the clergymen OF the citY
are at fault and have been negectinS to preach the
Gospel properly. The police cannot prevent people
from being bad. The bes; they can do is to lock
them up when they violate the law II they can
catch them
40 REASON FOR THEM TO BE AFRAID
us il true that the police have become afraid OF
making arrests in many because they are
likely to have complaints made against them?
II know nothing OF such a state OF affairs In the
department. There is reason why a policeman
who does his duty should be afraid to make arrests
j am ready defend any policeman who does his
duty. This is a time for sustaining the force in
the performance of duty well as for purifying
the force
The returns which received at the Central
Office from the precincts yesterday showed thai
Superintendent: Byrnes had spent the greater part
OF Sunday travelling about the city and visiting the
police stations. He was at the station in Mulberry
st. soon after m. having previously visited the
station in Mercer-st. and made several inspections
in that precinct. where he was captain for num-
Der of years. After a short call at the Central
Ofce ne rode uptown on the elevated road and sur
prsed the police the East Observation-Disclosures
ty-sixth-st station. Then he went across town
to the station in West One-hundred- and twenty
ffthst, and before he had gone up 10 the sta
ton at One hundred and fifty -second-s and Tenth
ave. After dinner he wen, down TO the LeonaTd-st
station and then visited a number OF the stations
in Inspector Wilams's district beginning al the
Old Slip and continuing up to the station In East
Twenty -second-st
THE SUPERINTENDENT AWAKE.
Inspector Williams all Of the stations in
his district in turn in the afternoon and evening
He followed the Superinend part of the way, as
II he had got wlnu of Mr. Byrness journey and
was trying 10 overtake him. Inspectors Conlin ana
McAvoy also visited number of the stations IN
their districts At each Of the stations ne super-
intendent and the INSPECTORS made carefu STUDY
Of the occurrences which had been recorded In
the blolters
The reports which were gent to the Superin tend
ent from the precincts indicated that there had
been serious assaults In the city on Sunday and
of thieves
rests made by the po;ce on SUNDAY had been
ing liquor openly in violation OF the law.
EXPERIENCE OF 4 POLICE JUSTICE.
Police Justice Koch had an experience with per
s.stent beggars In Fifh-aNe. about noon on sunday
and he spoke of it the Essex Market Police
Court yesterday when he WAS about to sentence
Sn1Cies 81 Weinberg: striking cioakmaKeF' OF 40 40.
"Between STR, and baggars." said Justice
have h,tle rights in the streets No less than
day ana al ed me roundly because refused to
give money 20 them. one of them became 50
the way Now. propose to ala the police IN rid
other people chance to walk The streets In peace.
Weinberg was sent 10 the Island for six months |
later JHss hoIh M m 'Ge ] more in IN F now ne nn ha
day He walked from Forty-sec9nd-st to Fifty |
eon.ny nn1Ri IN With the Pask T~o bgea noon
were walking toge,he: in the avenue allowed Jus
and stuck closely 70 him for some time. while tney
tone and then With more en;6nasIs Justice Kocs
turned on them and ordered them to get away from
follow him for distance. making insulting re-
marks. to which he mace no reply.
KNOCK DOWN FROM THE SHOULDER
A, Fif,ieth-st. another beegar. who apparently
about twenty-five years old and able-bodied |
planted himself ir the way and asked the Police
Justice for money In trazen fashion. When he
D ne "A
If he intended to assault Justice Koch. whose
white hair makes him appear older than he is. The
and the beggsr fell back into the gutter Justice
Koch ane his companion We're not annoyed fr;hsrj
Eddie McQun.an in the jefferson Markei Police |
S5se fns Of Yo nss s We. wiz
while he was @ @:Sepins on his own doorstep STEP on Sat
va. aSaksnsd BY The loud snoring Of coSSran nm and
sehlek save chase and caught one of The boys j.
McMahon. He was brought before Justice Hogan
SchlcE caught the other boy ana yesterday morning
Justice Hogan he'd him for trial
DR. PARKHURsT on THE SITUATION.
The Rev Dr. Parkhurst said yesterday in ref |
erence 10 the iawIessness in the city: Unless
Superintendent. Byrnes soon redcems hinrsel; in the
estimation OF the public by showing that he can
make the police enforce the laws in this city his
days Of power will be few. don't suppose ne wants
VINO has won a fine reputation by his work
Inspector In charge OF the detective bureau only to
Dende o;e ny Ganed II hs the have
restraining power over the police. IL is no less the
duty of Mr.. Byrnes make the po.ic. enforce the
laws The time has when he openly
oppose the Commissioners II thsy are in .hc way or
he must get OF the He cannO. sit the
fence. Suppose ne makes an homes; effort to COM |
pel the police enforce the laws. ana comes out
psiniy in al appea. 10 the public IL he Commits
sioners stand IN the way. He must either be strong
enough 10 have his orders obeyed or ne Is strong
enough for the place which he holds.
The rank and hle of the po.ce would enforce the
law believe, II the right orders given. |
know some policemen who are good men. and they |
have told me that ;hsy are not allowed 70 make
arrests One policeman recently told me that when
ne had reported certain PAGES at which he had
reason to believe that the law being violated he
was told by the sergeant not 10 MAKE such reports
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