New-York tribune., 1901-08-06
POLICE PROMISE REFORM
cay A CLOSER WATCH WILL BE KEPT
On ROBBERS WHO INFEST PARK ROW.

The carnival OF robbery and assault which gang
or thugs and loafers have been holding about Park
Row and City Hail Park i'm the early morning
hours is 10 be brought end as the result OF
exposure made by The Tribune yesterday morning
at least that is the promise made yesterday by
the police authorities.
The captains Of three precincts expressed sur
rrise Yesterday that such state Of affairs could
exist where so many Of Tammany's policemen are
assigned to beats. Police Commissioners Murphy
has promised TO make immediate investigation
The captains searched in vain for reports OF some
OF the robberies which have occurred recently
They had not been reported at the stations by any
of the patrolmen to whom eye witnesses had
spoken.
Della Cox who was assaulted early on Monday
morning in front Of the Franklin statue in Print
ing House Square Is still in the Hudson StreeI
Hospital suffering from her wounds. She has en-
tirely lost her right eye. She gave the following
account of the assault TO James Z. Toye, who
dressed her wounds in Perry's Pharmacy, in THE
World" Building: She coming down Park
Row toward the bridge when a man stepped out
from behind the Franklin statue. He called her
by name, and made insulting proposal She
started TO walk away from him, when he followed
and struck her over the right eye. She saw moth
ing Of any policemen, and was carried TO the
drug store by persons who found her ~ the pave
msnt She is forty years old and lives No. is
Cherry-st.
Newspaper makers, who work late in the morn
ing have been troubled for time by a crowd
OF young loafers who come up Park Row from the
Bowery. They would-be prizehghters who
make a living by begging. They come up close TO
their victims and demand money. They cannot be
driven of by words and ready TO fight the
moment the victim tries TO drive them away by
In several instances the police have refused
10 make arrests. They content with telling
the beggars along and mind their own
business.
Park Row is in the Fifth Police Precinct. which
is in charge of Captain Vredenburgh. He Is a
thoroughly capable honest and efficient officer, and
the existing conditions on the hoW are due nor 10
any laXity his part, but to the laziness OF IN,
dVidual patrolmen. He has always given careful
attention 10 ali complaints, and ms promise 70
remedy the present abuses carries weight He
enjoined upon his men last night the strlclest
vigilance.
ing their duty in Park Row.. said the captain yes
terday 1t a hard section 10 patrol. and We
have given IL particular attention. The number OF
arrests made early IN the morning as you VIII mo
on records Of the station show that patrolinen
not neglect 10 make arrests because. as charged
keeps them out Of bed for several hours lhrOuSn
~ ,.cessify Of taking their prisoners court.
ION Sunday morning six arrests were MADE De-
tween midnight and O'Clock. and nearly every
Park Row. The newsboys who stay around me
newspaper presSTOoms all night waiting Tor the
early morning papers cause Us the most trouole-
Many Of them would not hesitate TO steal a Watc.l,
grab a pocketbook go through drunken mans
pockets. 1t IS almost impossible TO convict thein
Three men are on patrol duty in Park Row be-
+7eer E-,l+on ay6 rnhars SIS Other patrol-
men come up TO Park Row from Beekman, Ann.
Spruce and Frankfort SITS These men should ne
able 10 protect the district from roooers OF lhe
kind referred in The Tribune
Acting Captain Samuel Hammond. in charge Of
the Third Precinct, which covers city Han Park
and the Postoce, said yesterday that no robberies
the last weeks. He has five patrolmen and a
Toundsman duty at night.