New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-08
WILLIAMS HAS PLANS.
HIS IDEAS ABOUT POLICE REORGANIzA-
TON.
HE SAYS THAT THE LAWS SHOULD BE CHANGED
so THAT MEMBERS OF THE FORCE WOULD
NOT BE TEMPTED-TiiEY ARE NOT TO
BLAME FOR THEIR CoRRUP-
TON. SAYS THE Ac
CUSED INSPECTOR. :

TON, SAYS THE AZ
CusED INSPECTOR. :.
The opinions Of Police Inspector Alexander :.
Williams about corruption in the Police Department
! and the needed reorganization OF the force ana
changes in the laws given publicity IN the
columns of The Evening Sun yesterday. Will
iams Is the man who gave to the present Nineteenth
Precinct the OF "Tenderloin." and as a cap
tain in command Of that precinct for a number OF
years he became notorious as williams the CUB
| Der" Gambling houses dsorderly houses and dens
of iniquty fourshed in the precinct under his rule
1t Is noteworthy that in every precinct In which he
served police captain such places were allowed
to flourish lie implicated by the testimony
of Captain Schmittberger before the Lexow Com
mttee a bribetaker and official who protected
crime. Among tn. officials OF the Police Depart
ment Williams has been conspicuous for his abuse
of Dr. Parkhurst and the Society for the Prevention
of Crime. Previous TO the police investigation he
made official reports declaring that DR.. Parkhurst
had made false complaints about disorderly places
| in the city, and Williams reports later proved
to have been false
A great many respectable people in this city be-
! lieve that Williams is of the last officials TO
have any voice in the reorganization of the police
force, and that when the Grand Jury and the
have dealt with him properly he will be reorganized
as John Y. McKane was. They will naturally think
! that Williams would do well to look for his alleged
lots In Japan instead of seeking 10 give advice about
police reorganization He testified under oath that
! he did not know what dive although
dives have invariably fourIshed in those parts
of the city In which he happened TO have command
! of the police Appended some of the statements
| which Williams made The Evening Sun yes
| terday:
To correct the abuses that exist in the department.
II will be necessary to strike at the root of the evil
| The fault is with the laws and ordinances. not with
! the policemen. We do not need new force; we need
amended laws. The police are responsible for
| bribery
who are responsible for that system are to-day hold
for reorganization OF the department
The system started in The mercantile district down
! month. rs his business grew larger he found he
/ needed 500 worth Of room. Then he put his goods
on the sidewalk. violated corporation ordinance.
warned him that he must not obstruct the walk, did
he heed the warning and obey the law? Not biz
| He would call the policeman aside and slip s. bill
or $40 bin into his hand That was the poor police
man who poses az good citizen.
SO a month maybe. and saved $50 month in rent
He was $40 month ahead. and did not feel that he
& M ha Doing
no wrong In taking the 80 month In that way
the system started II will continue to some extent
We are fas, becoming nation Of brbe ,sivers
tips the & That Mn% is 'aA Sroe
quarter to the walter who serves your meal at the
The cabman.all brides. We call these srs,uities.
tips It is nothnE o, the kind /. paying money Money
u
| giving. and calling 1t by another name does not
The trouble there is with the law. not with the
! police. few changes in the laws changes that
would work no hardshIps, and the Excise laws can
| would be no chance OF backmail or bribery. Take
DOM tn nd shades ana the green blinds IRON the
law can be enforced as long there is a screen
| correct the existing abuses in the enforcement OF
| the Excise laws. | would have law passed re,
doors windows
hours They should be forced 10 leave their bar
so 1t can be seen from the outside by the police
Another important change in the law is needed
The house and not the man should be licensed
would not issue liquor license to any individual.
but would license the sale in the house where the
building responsible for the good conduct OF the
place When me law was violated would revoke
the license OF that house for three years There
ought 10 be Sunday hours for opening. under proper
III ms nat Is Necessary to proper enforce,
aw ! MouId De Wiling to guarantee that every
saloon saloon IN New, ork would be closed during pro
hibited hours. that the traffic would be properly
regulated and that there would be no bribery or
The dsorderly houses followed the march OF the
big hotels up broadway remember the time.
end There are more dsordery houses in en- New,
York today than ever before in Its history. Dis
on the trains OF the elevated roads. They Turk in
the streets Of all the qgie and fashionable residence
They have only been scattered.
II there Is murder or burglary. you would
FOR man 10 hunt down the murderer the bur
glar The policeman would go TO place where
criminals resort. and. picking a thief. perhaps
would tell him what he wanted. That thief will
do anything To- make friend Of the policeman.
The result will be that the greater criminal is
caught
A slnge-headed commission is out Of the question
II need not he considered for A moment in making
plans OF reorganization. The business OF the de-
partment Is too much for one man TO manage. The
annual expenditure Is more than 100000 II is
enough for 10 DO 10 look after the finances
Then there are station houses to build and repair
work for another commissioner.