New-York tribune., 1902-10-12
Uses ROOSEvELT'S TACTICS
raPrAIN PIPER SAID TO BE MAKING
SEVERAL SCOUTING EXPEDITIONS.

,.,,s,n Alexander Ross Piper who was recently
-.o,nted Second Deputy Police Commissioner by
~.,,,s Commissioner Partridge. has made several
I.ortng expeditions through the lower part Of
s,.-battsn and IL is said that several policemen
- on. sergeant who have been found lettering
= otherVise violating the rules OF the Police De-
-,r,.ut will md themselves facing charges be-
-. Commissioner Partridge in the near future.
-, CAPTAIN Is as Yet unknown 90 the majority Of
-. rolioernen but he is quickly recognized by them
- : man with hut one arm.
- is general gossip about Police Headquarters
-, Captain Piper is using similar tactics 20
-. employed by President Roosevelt when he
Police Commissioner. IL Is said that on
',-.srssdsv Captain Piper was az Franklin-st and
,.,,sway az sl5 m. and for ten minutes saw a
,,r,an of the Leonar6-st. station loiter. He
- II Is said ordered a complaint against the
,.-sv A few minutes later Captain Piper saw a
.v,srsn of the Macdougal-st station loiter and.
= s alleged. Will have charges preferred against
= Another policeman. IL is said will have 20
- - ,barces According 20 rumor, he was found
~ Manhattan end ~ the Brooklyn Bridge bare
,ss6 which IL a violation Of police rules
r.rl, Thursday morning Captain Piper started
=, again mis- time going 10 Park Row II is said
=. ssU policeman swinging his club reoklessly
= = Eseknan-st and Park Row. and spoke 10 him.
=. ,o,rolrnan seeing the man with only one arm
~ sr'i5ertlv recognizing him as the new Deputy
snS ~. commissioner saluted Captain Piper and
started 10 patrol his post
contain Piper next sauntered 20 a nearby station
a ,,slkes ir Unexpectedly He started 20 go be-
- .bs desk when the sergeant stopped him. II
-, ,rlv moment for the captain 10 identify him
-, and ne az once began an inspection OF the
go According 20 gossip. the captain found
.l tlsrk spaces In the hlotter with the result
=, =. has II is said ordered the precinct com
o,ser 20 make charges aeainst the sergeant II is
,s ,bst Captatn Piper viii continue his eNped-
-. co,re ~ other parts ~ the borough.
IL 7, nj hnF
- gsosouarters az his scouting expedition
N. s.,s rhat on the night he made a visit %
-. s,st,or he had been dining with District
,,,.--.,, Jerome n was late when ne left the
-. 100 late 10 20 10 BROOKLYN. and 50 he went
:, bo,sl ana took room. He said thas after
,-a,,,,s the room ne could not SLEEP, and 50 went
so.,n ~ the Church-st police station. which Is
- -. hotel Captain Piper also promised that
bs s,s not intend 70 make petty charges against
,ns men Instead he going 20 have a few
useless rules stricken from the rules and regula-
tops Of The Police Department Speaking of his
,astt 10 the Church-st station. Commissioner Piper
said:
there he was most polite. While looking over
the station house blotteT found that II had not
been properly hled out by the sergeant who had
object is 20 hold the police strictly 10 the regula-
lions. bur not going 10 bother the officers
With petty charges II they do their duty Will
be their best friend ] am going 10 NJ up a sleep
ing IN the rear Of my once. and have tele-
phone put in ] have telephone IN my house,
and so J viii be duty all the time.
] will ask Commissioner Partridge 10 make some
changes In the rules and regulation. Of the de-
tons which are not lived up 10. and which are
almost impossible 10 live up 20, and which would
he Of very little beneht II they were lived up 20.
as possible.