The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-14
SIEUTHS TO Be ROUNDSMEN.
MADOO,S PLANS FOR USING THE
UNNEEDED DETECTIVES.
Another Scheme Is to Have Force OF
Italian Polio emen-The Commissioner
says That Good Part OF His
Headquarters Force ID Incompetent.

Italian Polio emen-Tne commissioner
says That Good Part OF His
Headquarters Force Ii Incompetent
More than one-third Of the detective
,sreeants attached to the Detective Bureau
at "pitohforked' there, Com
missioner McAdoo says-are to 60 back to
as roundsmen.
Although the formal order has not yet
been issued, the announcement Of the change
was made yesterday by the Commissioner
MANY Of the men who will be affected never
even had sergeant's uniform.
THE detective sergeants who are of NO
Use to the Dete ctive Bureau will CO." said
the Commissioner yesterday. 4You know
that lls OF them were pitchforked onto the
department without regard to their fitness
or ability Many have been reduced, only
to regain their rank through the courts
The weakness OF the dete ctive force is
obvious
rs this move because OF Mr.. Jeromes
strictureal" was asked.
"Not a ALL" replied Mr.. McAdoo.
The Commissioner gave out a typewritten
statement explaining his reason for putting
some Of the detectives III uniform. 1t fol-
lows:
BY reason Of unwise and vicious laws and
the method Of appointment, the force OF de-
toctive sergeants attached to these Head
quarters is unsatisfactory. There are ESQ
OF them, and of this number only a small
proportion have real detective ability. The
qualifications OF a real detective are Of the
very highest order Of intelligence. Knowl-
edge of men and things, sound Judgment,
ral do
be the basis of his qualifications. Not a few
OF the present number were appointed for
purely personal and other reasons. Many OF
them did not even come In under the civil
service patrolmen. and no civil service
examination even can practically determine
whether or not a man will make a good de-
tective
1t Is an outrage on the Police Department
and the city that this force instead OF being
diminished the courts feel compelled continu-
ally 20 increase their number for various
technical reasons Worse than that, what
might be called the serseants of the regu-
lar line will not receive these men as belong
ing to their grade and entitled to hearty
cooperation.
There are some very excellent detectives
attached to this departmentlhonest. intel
igent and capable men. In order to utilize a
portion of this large force with some adyan-
tage to the department. ! have determined
Il H.,
putting them in a uniform and giving them
outside roundsmen's work, IN precincts to
which they are sent will als9 be con, fSontinn
perform better than those now given them.
A radical remedy would have to come from
the Legislature.
The order which will come in day or 80.
the Commissioner explained, would hit
about 100 OF he detective sergeanLs.
I'VE are short of roundsmen," he added.
these sergeants will go out on duty In a
sergeants' uniform, but they will do the
work OF roundsman"
SIS it not true that the department Is
hampered by the three platoon system?'
was asked.
aNo; it is true that there are some cogs
and wheels that do not run smoothly, but
the work have planned, much of this will
be remedied.'
The Italian crimes. which have been fire.
quent of late, also received the attention OF
the Commissioner yesterday. He an
nogposd II. that e. ne o la a6out to SSIsantzs
he said
Italians on the police force in the congested
a small stan of Italians for general work under
the direction of Detective-Sergeant Petro-
sa 19 sscs a4s. s ss au xea ps aad
service eaam n sae for sop sppointnent s
to the large Italian population.
The trouble is that an Italian criminal
otherwise honest. believe it a sort of patriotic
police Work With the tsans OF
unless it is followed up BY a moral move
ment on the part of the better class of Italians
and the Italian newspapers.
These Italians are here. and they are here
to stay. and they are destined to become
The first thing to be done Is to have them
voluntarily come to the aid OF the police in
ment among their own people. The honest
italian must be made to understand that the
police are not his enemies, but, his friends,
help us in enforcing the law. especially against
bis own countrymnen. Decent. honest and
TO
honest Italian needs knife q pistol n New
pursue unrelentingly this criminal element.
to ths HeadanarteTs 10, or the nearest police
protection. The worst .'bout II now is that
they conceal these threats and yield TO the
backmail.
Is this new staff to deal with the Black
Hand and the Mafa2' was asked
i don't recognize those Names" SAID the
Commissioner These men will deal with
the lawless class. II this crime were organ
lied we could handle it, but being spasmodic
it is difficult In this work ask the coopera-
ton Of the Italians OF the better class and
Of the newspapers
The Commissioner denied the stories
that the cadets were once more busy on
the lower East Side and that young girls
We're openly insulted on the street. To
back up his denial Mr.. McAdoo produced
recent report OF Inspector Max Schmitt-
berger that the police conditions in his
district had never been better.
Il am going to arrange for the strictest
watch by the police in that district" said
Mr.. McAdoo. And / am going to have
the roundsmen and sergeants watch the
patrolmen"