The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1901-02-23
NEW POLICE COMMISSIONER MURPHY
TELLS EVENING WORLD OF HIS PLANS.
Study of the rlan Who
r1ust Protect New
Workers from Thieves
and Other Criminals.

OF the pr-cInc, / shall give the case my
personal attention. 4 null investigation
shall follow and. with sufficient ground.
f, prompt action Will casuc.
responsibility il Is easy 10 get facts.
There are good men In the depart
men, who would only be TOO glad to b. IN
a position to toll the truth and advance
from exact.nE duty on the street: FIJI
teen or twenty carefully selected men
! might be chosen for citizens complaints.
| s!dered''
ton" Col. MuT'hy was asked
~ Ia anTw,rfd ,hn, he rSell.di, .hen
!s.n cr IN: s"E o 'G So%.ssr ps s
served IN the Committee Of 1--WE Will not
%1sSfs b.ess .Ss OF sAe1e
was A. member Of thst body alone.
When It Is presented to the a. head Of
the Police Department shai! act.
ana pool-rooIns Will be closed. !
cay that nothing illegal will extst
with my knowledge or consent II
haee the ppw~r to sopprcs. ~.
4; leaHt have no idea yet OF making
any I. eharEss IN chat , i;ns vnr,,
T ,;s ,. . mil Cd, Ansr wha, , t,,s
!, necessary to declare that. 80 far is
my knowiedAc and power 60 In my
nov pDsttion. no one VIII" violates the
do my duty. That. plain cnourh,
II appointed Devery my deputy be-.
cause think he Is an excellent mar :or
ters Is thorough, and he Il good officer.
despite the criticism to which lie has
boon subjecteI., I know several of 'hc
captain" and I have some slight knoSl-
when l wa. In Albany I looked after
lie Eisla,!on Affecting the Dcp.r,mr;."
His Daily Life.
Col. Mnrphys dairy life ls regulated
with the punctuaIlty OF clock work. ia
arfsea at every morning. takes cup
OF coff," At ! 9'clock, reads the morn
Then he - driven to his Office in a
hack. ~h,ci, stands ready at the door.
He reaches the once AT o'clock and ut
hour and a hal. for lunch and return
detail OF the day 1. discharged.
Then nc returns homo and after sup
!sndins s to N his personai cosrcsps s a..
He ia very fond OF books Of travel.
biographies and docs not dlsd,ln 20 lose
hin.self IN the rhythm Of the Victorian
Ii much attached to those In the family
o. his relatives.
Srlf-Made Man.
Col. Murphy is u sell. made man and
from b"yl,ood has received and taken
country from ireland when 4 lad 81
nine and after \ few years In the CONF
mon schools was put ou, 10 learn the
trade OF printer; For time re worked
Al the "a 49, n he Sunday Mercury and
other newspapers. II. was an cxccp-
uonAl,y bright lad and developed
talent FOR writing.
Amos j. cumn,tnSs declares that even
now he can write ~ good u story as
III" average reporter on tho daily pres.
he was twenty-five years old and en-
lie ha. reason TO he proud OF his career.
Tie was As brave as n Hon and earned
several promotions for Ealiantr,. When
tho war closed he was a colonel and a
career began .mme!!a,eiy on his return
home, In the Old Fifth Ward. lie was
sent to the Assembly and Senate time
after time and served ~ Port Warden
and Excise Commissioner.
Eltowed out Of Tammany Hall. he be-
County ' pemocrnex s When he LETT Fl that hat
orEani.auon. taxing with him 900 mem.
ceased to be.
Col. Murphy has few superiors as n |
distrt.t leader. lie is genius at or.
E;snisa:S n. I "a, i h;. ms'1 Ia" four
town district south o: Spring street and |
from river to river.
A. head OF tho Health Boarl he com
Department. he commands 500. more |
han he directed when he was gaining |
honorA on the bloody fields Of the war. |
RANDOLPH {, LEWIS.