The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-23
M'ADOO PLANS NO LET-UP.
ms CHANGES ~ POLICE FORCE
MEANT AS 4 WiRNING.
sudden Activity the Result OF Long in-
vestlgatlon-Hopest the Captains have
Learned LeSson-Nlll soon Begin
Work on Drafts OF New Legislation.

Learned LeSSOn-Nlll soon Bcglh
Work ON Drafts OF New Legislation.
Policemen, big and little, are anxious to
know what McAdoo's next move will be
and Headquarters is full Of contradictory
rumors.
Persons who have not realized that Com
missioner MoAdoo's recent actions are the
outcome OF many weeks of careful prepare
ton are looking for cessation OF his actlNl-
ties Others who know something OF the
long and careful work that preceded the
stir fear that the Commissioner wall run
wild for time.
Those on the inside declare that neither
conclusion is right. The Commissioners
himself is satisfied with the results TO date
and confident he has things well in hand.
One set OF rumors has had host of captains
and inspectors to come up on charges IN
short order This is an exaggeration- with
Capt 1ighe to be tried to-day, Inspector
Titus on Thursday, charges against capt
O'Connor practically completed, the Mercer
street precinct, the cause of all their trouble
raioed until Acting Captain Bourke cannot
find another place TO go after 1t IS prob
able that there will be no immediate repeu-
ton Of just such strenuous times
The Commissioner il not unwilling 10
let the rumors Of charges 80 out lor us
moral effect,
His object said one official who knows
"was to set the pace. If captains dldh
know his policy week age, they Know II
now. II they do not follow IT out, many
trials will follow. Bourke's promotion IL
warning to captains that McAdoo will pass
them over If they are unworthy and IS an
incentive 10 the men.
And don't let anybody imagine that the
Commissioner has suddenly walked up Oh
anything Of that sort. or that he mas p @
urged into action by anybody else. Inc
list OF names he sent to the District Attor-
ney from the West Thirtieth, West thirty
seventh and West Forty-seventh street
precincts shows that The Commissioner
has had three confidential men at Work IA
those precincts Tor elght weeks sa nht ' n6
names of people who can throw nght on
gambling there for the use OF jerome with
his power under the Bowling act.
I'm Mercer street, too, he has been al
work many weeks. Now it's up TO other
captains to take notice.
The Commissioner hopes this week 10 get
a few DAYS away from bis' desk 70 work
on his proposed police laws. CHIEF among
his objects. of course is the reorganizalloh
of the Detective Bureau, and this otiers
some of the greatest difficulties. Inc Com
missioner according 70 man VINO haS
discussed his plans with him, has no scheme
which necessarily involves the reduction
OF the present detective sergeants.
sThere Is good material in the present
force he thinks, says TIE SUNS informant,
but he wants TO make II more enectlVc'
He desires a law that will give regular
ability. he would put such men IN the
detective branch and base promotions on
actual ability, making, say, three gradeS,
with work assigned 90 each in accordance
with its tried and proved ability.
1t may be that he VIII nave oranc.ss
Of the Detective Bureau in each OF the
boroughs. each with its own head and all
under chief at Mulberry street. These
heads would act as a board 10 control the
The transfer Of Capt. Harkins to the
Brooklyn Detective Bureau with the Com
,,issio1er's remark that he wanted closer
relations between that ofiice and the Man
haitian bureau seems 10 be along that line
Another piece of legislation the Commits
sioner considers important u new va
grancy law. lie intends 10 use the present
Nassatht1se;t5 law "a q model. This law
clearly defines a vagrant. In his work on
this line he has been aided by several Magis-
trates and il is for this reason that Magis-
trnte Crane has invited him 10 sit in Jener-
son Market court this morning
The Commissioner has also been long
considering n new law regarding. pistols.
He admires the present Ia" OF Ndsi'iH BtOn'
which il very strict.
The Commissioner wishes also that he bad
power to reduce roundsmen 10 the rank
Il can never hold patrolman up 70 ms
work with certainty he says unless
am sure the roundsman is keeping sharp
eve on him. II could reduce roundsmen
for dereliction Of duty could hold them to
better work.
There is some reason TO believe this can be
done now Formerly. roundsmen were pro-
noted at the will Of the head OF the depart
ment. Now civil service rules regulate the
matter, but il il thought that part OF the old
regulation may be in force Along TINS
line the Commissioners sharp talk 70 the
sShoohy' squad on Saturday IL significant
This week a number OF captains and hspec-
tors well along in years VIII come Deiore the
Board Of Surgeons for physical e&allua-
ton. AS one In authority put IL:
THE Commissioner, in taking steps toward
some forced retirements, hopes 70 reheNe
the stagnation that now exists IN the de-
partment.
If no could remove some Old Officers
now on duty on the outskirts Of the city he
could al their places with younger men
in whom he has none too great confidence
and promote some sergeants. lie may
find himself blocked as Col. Partridge was
in the same effort. The physical perfection
OF some Ol1 men tIlON Wa ifll4u4 Aeiplt'
The detail system Is still being worked
over and in a day or TWO the special COM
mittee-Chief Inspector Cortnght and
Acting Inspector O'Brien-will report IN
regard to possible reduction IN the squads
ct Institutions and public offices and the
placing of more men on patrol.
Sergt Eggers, in charge OF the new secret
service squad, - finding some difficulty in
getting men. He wants particularly to
have new men as well A efficient ones.
Soon after he was appointed, Eggers, II
Is declared. found that pressure was being
eycrted TO scare him out. From many
soirces he heard that if he went ahead
with his new work Of reporting wrongdoing
on the part Of policemen high and low he
would win the enmity Of every man IN the
department. and that in case McAdoo
went out OF office his doom would be sealed
Eggers was worried. He considered the
matter and even talked It over with McAdoo
His final determination was 20 stick and
soc IL through. Men are afraid TO Join his
staff for similar reasons The squad has
already begun work.
One Of the r,imors that cannot be traced
TO any definite source IL about fund being
raised by tho police and plans being laid
for action at Albany 20 thwart the Com
missioner's police legislation. The Com
missioner has been able to learn nothing
of this Punishment Of any one connected
with such scheme will he prompt, he
says.
schmiuberger Back AT work.