New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-15
COMMISSIONERS ON A TOUR.
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT AND MR.. AN
DREWs OBSERVING POLICE METHODS.
s ruu prsrrr OF AN EXPEDITION THURSDAY
NIGHT. CHARGES WILL. DE PREFERRED
AGAINST SEVEN PATROLMEN.

AS THE RESULT OF AN EXPEDITION THURSDAY
NIGHT CHARGES WILL DE PREFERRED
AGAINST SEVEN PATROLMEN.
po,ice Commissioners Roosevelt and Andrews
are evidently determined to sacrifice time and
sleep TO keep themselves informed as to the
manner in which the policemen Of the city per-
form their duties. They are going to prowl
about the streets at late hours at night and IN
the early hours of the morning TO observe ponce
methods and manners and 1t Will go hard with
policemen who are caught neglecting their
duties or falling to enforce the law with frmness
and politeness The Commissioners are bound to
have policemen on post at night attend 10 bust
ness all the time, be polite and attentive to cti-
zens who obey the laws and want information
on any reasonable subject and still be stern and
uncompromising in their treatment OF all law
breakers
Never before have Police Commissioners been
willing to spend much time In making per-
sonal observations 10 discover how the law Is
be,na enforced and the peace preserved by the
police. Joel b. Erhardt. when he was a Com
missioner years ago. md number of special
roundsmen detailed 20 wander through the city
at all hours Of the day and night and make re-
norris as spotters The roundsmen became known
as "shoo-hies" and 1t alleged that thcy
made many false reports 20 satisfy private
grudges. ,. mol, IA
M Roosevelt spent one night laSt WIN !"
hunting FOR negectfl! policemen in the iweh'S-
first Precinct: anu early this week Commissioner
Andrews sp,at several hours In similar dnly ~
uptown precincts. The two Commissioners
walked for sevcr2i hours in the streets 'oee'her
IN TtursGa. night. They went along -Four
teent:,-st nearly TO the East River. the border
o. the Thirteenth Precinct which IL !nciosei
between Tourleeutn ard EivinCton SITS, cast OF
Second-ave The precinct Is noted as ,he p1u.
est and possibly the drtiost In the city II mas
never figured In police records, althoush II MAJ
probably a larger foreign population IMAM al!
other Mr. Roosevet's reason for selecting II
for his second tour Of inspection. however was
the presence within its boundaries OF the o'u
goose market the continuance OF Which was
Eeremp;orily stopped by the Health Department
two weeks ago against the strenuous objections
OF its Hebrew tenants
on the way President Roosevelt and Mr..
Andrews inspected posts, keeping check on the
officers as they passed the boundary O, each
mans station. They could find no cause 10,
complaint, however. II the men had received
no,ce of the visit and been On their best be-
havior they could hardl, have done better;
A; l:H5 ocloc,, the COmn1.s sioners entered inc
Union Market Station. and Mr.. Rooseveits soid
glasses hoained upon Sergeant Saul as ne said:
81 am Commissioner Roosevelt and this is COM
missioner Andrews lou: precinct Is IN very
good order. Sergeant. ana youi "'e" "'0 "O''e
their duty. ,
ora walked away due south. They turned into
Houston-st half an hour later. and walked up "a
the Bowcry, stopping occasionally 10 chat WIN
the pa,roimen they passed. but hndlng ho'niie 20
diminish the good opinion they had formed OF the
precinct. ,,. r,.oa,.
and Commissioner Andrews went over the West
Side. They tramped through the Fifteenth Pre-
cinct which Is commanded by Captain Eakins
who is on trial at present on charges made by the
Parkhurst society Several Of Eakins,s policemen
we're caught mapping Then the two COMMISSION,
ers visited the West Twentieih-s; station ana
after leaving there made short trip around the
etc ode-loin' Precinct.
Yesterday President Roosevelt gave OUT STATE
ment about the tour lie said:
"Irrom midnight until o'clock this morning
went aSoat with Commissioner Andrews TO see
how things were. AS result of our trip nave
directed Chief Conlin to prefer charges aGainst
seven patrolTnen. whom we found sitting oown on
most lettering ard IN conversation. FIVE OF THESE
men were in Eaklns's precinct. The othcr '"t
were in the 'Tenderloin. spoke to every one o,
these men. aud took their numbers. Some t'7eo
IN excuse themselves. but their excuses were 20
manifestly false that told them then ana mere
that would be more severe with them than o'ner.
wise ! shall appear as complainant aga,hs'
these men and the cases will be tried py 9'nel
members OF the Board. have also orcereu lhe
rornds,nen who had charge OF these officers to APP
pear before me-