The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-11-15
DEvERY PRAISES POLICE.
SAYS THE WHoDE FORCE DEsERVEs
A DAY ~

A Reward OF Merit for Its Good Services on
Election Day-The Chief Declares War
nPRnhandlers, BeREnrs and Crooks, and
Says They Must BE Driven from Town.
Chief Deyery issued a proclamation yesterday
p~raising the police force for It's work on election
lay. He says that II took over 1900 policemen
to see that the election went of properly. and
that there were only twenty fights. as against
twenty-seven last year. The police made 229
arrests for violation OF election law. which is
40 less than last year. or 1884 warrants sent
In by Superintendent McCullagh 174 were
returned; the rest were served. The police
obtained 424 warrants and served 221. Tho
Chief thinks the force did 30 we'll that IL ought
collectively and individually TO have a day OF
before Now Years.
As an additional preparation for the new
order of things. the Chief ordered that the
town should DO cleared Of crooks and tramps-
Thieves, swindlers and crooks OF all kinds. in
?ludinR panhandlers and tramps. must 20 from
the city" was the order. II they don't 20. and
are found here. the Captains and the detec-
tives in the precincts where they are will
catch it. II the crooks won't go voluntarily.
they must be taken to Jail.
Il cannot say too much upon this subject"
saws the Chief. who recently chorused with
the Police Commissioners al emphatic denial
Of the allegation that there were any crooks In
town. Il cannot too strongly impress upon
you the importance Of 1t. and l shall expect
Inspectors to give their personal attention to
the matter. SO all their districts will be entire
ly free from depredations OF the class / have
referred to-"
The detectives from all the precincts were at
Headquarters. to be lectured on the subject,
and each took home. with him a typewriter
socKdoloRer on the subject. reading as follows:
usual npe quantity annriaS" Of t RAMPS I panRsnd Hieirss & ass
who have been spending the warm weather in
S mourn or l e,ac Sssn ana come Tb mere cin pen nhosnd s9 ID
sistent and insolent. in their demands as to
assault. | direct the Inspectors to call the at
%tention OF commanding officers Of precincts to
the various precincts as well as the men on
patrol pay particular attention to them and
be- beu on the Rei iooEo III toG prevent SaSn crimes against P the
peErs TSs notro,m.r in oo,rt sorod, rhb ara
speciallydetailed toarrest beRgars must be extra
yigilant in the performance of their duties, and
the members Of the detective bureaus and the
swindlers. and crooks of all kinds go from the
city Of New York.
manders in toset6eT IN 0 Instruct true pft tSe@ t sSm-
shall hold them responsible for any crimes
against the rerson, such as robbery. pocket
picking. that, take place In their pre-
cinets II such a case occurs in a precinct.
clothes cannot show that it was no fault Of
theirs and that they were on the alert. l shall
remand them to patrol duty and shall make
charges of neglect OF duty against them and
their Captain.
Crooks of all kinds must get out of this
city. They must be either driven out or sent
to prison. | cannot say too much on this SUBJ
iect., 1cannot too strongly impress upon you
the Importance Of it, and / shall eXpect In
%spectors to give their personal attention to this
matter. so that their districts will be entirely
free from, depredations of the class l have re-
ferred to-"
II Chief, Devery had known about it. he
the bridge police to a crying evil in connection
with panhandlers. Nearly every bridge train
to Brooklyn is boarded by sturdy beggars who
try TO bulldoze the passengers into Daying them
tribute. So far the bridge panhandlers have
not been moleSteh by the nOlice.