The evening world., 1903-01-02

Police Commissioner Greene threw his biggest bombshen into 10
lice Department this afternoon. He wiped out the system" by ordering
back to patrol duty every plain-clohes and precinct detective dmng
duty in the greater city.
He also provided that none of these men-2s2 of them-shan be eighasi
for duty for ninety days, and that he himself shall choose the mn VINO
arc ito do the plain-clothes work.
This means the death of the system" for the wardman goes whns
there will be pain-clohes lei in the future they will all be new msn, and
the petted favohtes who have been doing the dirty work Of the caDenm
will be reIegated to pounding the pavement.
All these men are also to be transferred to other precincts
ENTIRE FORCE rs STUNNED.
The whole Police Department is stunned by the new which went syr
ths town yer poice and underground wires with marvellous rapidty
From its purport the police are given to understand that the new man
the head of affairs is going to u things with a stern hand and NO man
now wearing the uniform feels that his place is safe If he has q stain On
his conscience.
The order of Gen. Greene making this sweeping change is No . ana
reads IS follows:
"Mn precinct detectives and patromen doing duty in plain CLOTHES.
whether in the districts or the precincts o whether detailed to duty By ths
Police Commissioner or by the Inspectors of districts or by the Captains q
precincts. are hereby returned to duty as patrolmen' II take eneoea . :
NJ Jan, 7 1903 and they will not be eligible for detail at any time ur
ninety days from date"
WILL CHOOSE NEW MEN HIMSELF.
This order was also sent out: s
ocantains of precincts. sergeants temporarily in command Of p4
cinots. will Immediately submit through the proper police channels rmnr
mendatons for details of precinct detectives and pAin dwy men, ws
to be arranged in order of preference and to be equal IN numner % OEs
~ nurbor of men to be detailed. From this list the Police Commissions
will make selections and assign to duty a 8 patroimsn and plain closhsz
duty men"
Another order of a similar import also went out to the inapSaoss 2
that there will not be a plain clothes man who can escape nj iaadeuas
After Jan. 7 every of them will be wearing the uniform and Walking
hsb heat in a precinct other than that where he has been doing dstennNe
and confidential work for the Captain.
What this means is better known to the members of the force thaa ~
any one else in this city. and it is NJ wonder that the whole force d bub-
bling and simmering this evening as It has not simpnarad since the Gays Q
the Lexow Investigation. liz
CEN. GREENE'S EXPLANA TIOM
In explanation the Commissioner said;
In examining the records of the department I md some of the wsyd-
men have been oil duty for over twenty years. This Dc a desirable oeAu
and it does not seem proper that it should be occupied by any me lot so'n
a long period. 80 s
This. however, is merely incidental and is not the principal rsaa'n
for the order. Some OF the wardmen have VIGOROUSLY been conecoofs o.
them, yet in the time available It is not possible to go through te Ions -
believed to be corrupt e.
NJ WERE MADE.
The order "a therefore made to send every one of them. wfthoue =
ception, back to patrol duty and TO make them ineligible for deah of Ahy
kind for ninety days -
IF it houd be found that any men specially qualified or his elias g
duty and Of character above suspicion has been removed there VII = e
opportunity to return them later on. II 1t should be deemed best 70 ?
"n the mean time by returning all ward men to patrol duty and -
them into different precincts 1t is believed that any coTX -
nectons now existing will be broken up
FORCE WILL NOT BE CRIPPLED.
before making this order | consulted not only with the DEPUTY Con-
but with Chief Inspector cortrght in order to q slrs9u~t #7
cripple the department or interfere with Its practical administFspQ4 p
detecting crime. n F -.
81 am advised by the Chief Inspector that II will not have s.
and In this opinion both deputy Commissioners oonem'T