The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-03
A PEEP AT BLUECOAr SCHOOL.
CAPT. OBREEN'S LESSONS TO THE
$40 EMBRYO NEW YORK COPS.

the Arrest Of q Burglar Taught In Mulberry
street A D Cs-Alss, How 70 'Cs
Through" Q Prisoners Clotnes-A Ne.
alistic MeIOdrama Of Sleuth Work.
For three or four weeks 800 new police
men. who were recently appointed. have
been learning how to be real New York
cops. Those in charge Of this school,
which in much more ambitious than any
thing of the sort that has been attempted
before, told yesterday what the fresh
men" had been learning.
The $50 are being put through the ropes
In the public school building in Fifth street
and are being drilled in the Sixty ninth
Regiment Armory. The School Of In
structon at Police Headquarters was far
too small TO accommodate such a crowd
Capt Stephen OBJ en, who for wears was
in the Detective Bureau has charge OF
the schooling of the men
One thing that Capt. 0Brien is teach
ing the new cops is about kits of burglar
tools In these are all manner OF tools
that make up the wardrobe of thorough
crook. There are all kinds Of -jimmies. I"
from the home made business end Of a
crowbar to the pretentious, sectional steel
implement made by skilled hands. There
are picks" for locks. skeleton keys. nip
pers," wonderful little saws. acids that
will eat through metal sandbags, brass
knuckles and black jacks.
In addition to the kits, Capt O'Brien
has got Policeman Michael Cavanaugh to
pose az q thief
Yesterday a partition in which there was
a locked and bolted door, was rugged up
in the schoolroom and Cavanaugh. armed
on this -crib." Albert Thompson q new
cop, was assigned to that particular beat
and he caught Cavanaugh just after the
latter had forced the door Cavanaugh
with his cap pulled over his eyes. was taken
before Capt O'Brien at the other end Of the
room
What's the charger" asked the captain
Burglariousy breaking into store
| with jimmy
Did you get the jimmy"
NO, captain" said Thompson.
Then O'Brien delivered lecture on the
futilitv OF catching a thief without catch
ing the evidence. TOO. Thompson and
lot OF other new cops then searched Cava-
naugh and all they found was pocket
book with nothing in it but small coin,
which was wrapped in half OF an envelope.
Then Capt O'Brien took the prisoner
in hand.
Holy smoke" he roared at the gaping
students as he went through Cavanaugh' 9
clothes, this man is stuffed full Of things
The captain then produced number
OF small steel saws from under the lining
Of the waist strap Of Cavanaugh's trousers,
and pawn tickets, paste diamonds, neck
lace. stick pins and other things from other
parts Of the "prisoner's' clothing In a
small pocket under the sleeve lining was
found small vial containing knockout
drops" O'Brien then addressed the
students thus:
Cant you fellows see that this necklace
answers the description Of the one stolen
from the Chase mansion? It's in the bulh-
tin board over there. Look sharp now
and see IL that report doesn't also say thu
the burglars tore an envelope in half and III
their flight left portion OF it on the floor
Here is the part that was left. See how
it fits with the piece in the pocketbook.
The embryo cops are also taught how
to summon fire engines and ambulances,
how to manage crowds and lots OF other
things