New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-23
MR.. M'AD00 IN TEARS.
DEFENDS CAPT. DOOLEF
Wants Al Knorn Bad Women
and ONLY Such, arrested.

~ @ long +1-oewritten speech, which ne reaO
twice In the Tenderloin station yesterday a1ter-
r,oon Commissioner McAdoo. melting 10 tears
haatedlv defended Captain DooleyS course re-
rardins the women Of the Tenderioin' ana oe
uounced the press for not giving. as he asserted
a square deal" to the captain. He also lalo
dawn 8 gag rule for the patrolmen. threatening
with condign punishment those who told re-
porter anything against the department. IN
spector schmittberger was present but the
Commissioner ignored him in his statement
never once mentioning his name.
Two hours before the platoon was turned out
st 4 o'clock. the Commissioner talked with Cap
tain Dooley over the telephone concerning the
reluctance Of the men to enforce the captain
peculiar orders Captain Dooley and the com
missioner apparently see IN this reluctance a
Mot TO Gust the captain. Just before the out
going platoon was about to assemble the COM
missioner appeared at the Tenderloin station
and for the first time IN the history OF the de-
rys-funent personally addressed the men, inviting
fbs ngvspaper men to remain. It is a rule in
the department that all outsiders shall be ex-
csu4ed when the platoon is drawn up and the
,rosce orders are being read to it.
Nome of the newspaper men present were
sAnse VINO have chronicled the doings OF Dooley'
$,ut the Commissioner prefaced his remarks by
sassnE that he had his speech typewriter that
l,hs might not be misguided, but that he sup
ssossd that It would be garbled just the same
wrss Commissioner emphasized many OF his
ssfzssnnsnts By raising his voice until he could
BE heard plainly IN the street. and banging the
ssuzxeantAs desk with his fist, voice and Hst be-
x1x particularly loud when he emphasized what
% souId do TO policemen who talked with news
sxpsr man. and referred to those men who live
.rs money taken from dissolute women.
second
ssrus, when ell the incoming platoon had arrived
rassfrs his voice and banging the desk in exact
IL she same places. Several Of the regular Ten
s1uhcan reporters were present during the second
gs7dsns, ana to them the Commissioner appealed
"a rs had to the others, shaking his finger at
RNen, to be fair to the captain, and dissolving
k1ar tes<s again.
Nn MnAHoc began his speech by saying that
ns prsxsuos must not be construed as implying
ssrr szak Of confidence III Captain Dooley- He
zse6 hs had stenographic report of the cap
4xtes arders 70 his men. and that the captain
A<o ssnsrSy directed the men on post to enforce
~ laws against Migrants, disorderly persons
zrs urcndeutes plying their trades in the public
ss1ssts, Said the Commissioner:
sra position Captain Dooley has taken is funda7
lsTa. Tnose who have heretofore evaded their
Jsstv tr1 this respect VIII not accept this new de-
snsnd with enthusiasm. to say the least Al per
es women as wei as men nave me Tlgnl 10 o os
!{Ss day or night their lawful business pleas
c1sf1v II tbe,r Conduct be suspicious. they are
proper subjects for police surveillance for the pre-
yeuiion Of crime. Strictly speaking. q woman Is
not required by law 70 have male escort to walk
In the streets. A detached female has the same
rights and liberties in the public streets and ave-
The law does recognize a class OF women known
enacted clauses against them You can and should
arrest woman whom you know and can prove
70 be xagrant and who in the language Of the
employment whereby to maintain herself"
The Commissioner then explained that they
could make the arrest also If the woman
solicited them or in their presence and hearing
for immoral purposes He directed them 90 ar
rest those men who live on the earnings Of these
women, quoting the criminal code on this class.
He said that he did not believe that policeman
could make q mistake ignorantly IN regard to
these persons, and that. therefore, when It is
proved to that woman has been arrested
illegally. and is otherwise of good character,
will consider that a prirna facie case has been
established against the officer and that he did
not make the arrest through ignorance, but
wilfuly. and in all probability intended to dis
credit the captain Of this precinct, or to make
the enforcement Of the law odious and to bring
the Police Department and the Commissioner
into disrepute."
He continued. shifting the desk nightly to
euphasize his statements:
Z do not say you are conspiring against YOUR can.
sSEfn put II you were, the making of illegal arrests
Tonld Deget the gravest suspicion. In this connec-
Ions notice in q morning newspaper that two Off
Ss1sS whose names are given. are reported as
s1Rv1nE SAID to women whom they arrested that
1esT die not want 10 do So but had to because the
captain hao given thsm orders 10 that effect.
&r. McAdoo told Captain Dooley to send these
Efwo men to his Office to-day and that he would
sTobs this report to the bottom. He continued
IDS speech saying that while no ones rights
would DO inter3ered with the TenderIoin must
fbe cleaned Up. He declared there were no diff
rdou7Ees which could not be met in a legal man
mar. After saying that not only must the citi-
xens Of this city. but their visitors be protected
from unseenly sights. the Commissioner de-
c1arad:
on are combating great influences in enforcing
isheSs laws. The owners Of the property who reaS
large profits from the base and criminal uses 10
which II Is put; the various business Interest 8
which thrive on the very prOhigacy and prodgality
them trade Is dull and lastly and more potent than
all, those men who have grown rich on crime and
VICE, 70 whom Il is a legitimate industry whose
millions are stained with the blood and tears Of
this large RalneS law hotels, where the woman fs
first robbed OF the price Of her inramy and when
she is arrested, Is compelled TO pay them for the
bond that releases her.
Rich and influential staggering and hlusteriny
these captains OF the industry Of vice and crime
reach out their influence into the most unexpec ed
qu6rrerE. They DO not want police captain here
whom they cannot own, and even now they and
their harengs are threatening political disaster TO
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