The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-03
NO LECTURES FROM LINDSLEY.
POLICE TRIALS MOVE Swiftly
-CITIZEN TALKS UNCHECKED.
Third DeputN Won't Hesign-Hasn't Heard
OF Dissatisfac tion-0 yerworked: That's
All-Metd0o Plans for supplies HUI
rcau. the Lost and Shoony Corps.


All-McAdoo Plans for supplies HUI
rcau. the Lost and Shoony Corps.
The regular attendants at police trials
yesterday received the surprise Of their
lives. The cases, with Third Deputy Com
missioner Harris Lindsey presiding fol-
lowed a quiet, smooth and fairly e1pedi-
tious course. noticeably different from the
usually dilatory and perturbed proceed
ings For some reason the trial Judge
forbore nearly all lectures 10 the cops con-
corning the way they do things at Prince
ton and in the army, and what would nap
pen to them if they were caught derelict
on picket duty while wearing the blue OF
Uncle Sam. The calendar was shorter than
it has been for several weeks, and was fin
ished in time for lunch.
The biggest surprise of the day came
early in the session Patrolman Joseph
A. Murray of the East l0ith street station
was on trial for failing to discover burglary
on his post. small hole had been broken
in a shoe store window and a plumber OF
shoes distracted. The two propretors
appeared against the cop. One of them,
whose name is Toppan. leaned in an easy
attitude, with folded arms resting on
chair back and his feet crossed giving
his testimony in an offhand way. Capt.
Brennan in an anxious whisper said to
Toppan
Stand up straight.
Toppan either did not hear or did not
care, and shivers ran up and down the cops
backs, but never word said Lindsey.
Then Toppan began interfering remarks
and even this ELECTED no rebuke
nd q found cr1ttltX
and the crowd gasped. Decision was re-
served. as has been Lind-ley's custom in
such cases for several weeks.
Several other cops wee found guilty
and fined and then George A. Mencke
of Fast Si1tv-seventh street, recently
reinstated by the courts after beng
dismissed by Devery because he UNI
Justly arrested a woman to whom he
owed money, cameup again. Last week he
was fined for an infraction Of rules. his
time he was of post. He said he had fol-
lowed two boys who he thought were going
to steal bread and milk from grocery
store. but found that they were only looking
for jobs he was fined thrce Gays pay
As soon as trials were over Deputy Com
missioner Lindsey went ont TO lunch,
buying copies Of all the papers Oh a news
stand before no went into the restaurant.
Later he confirmed the impression that
he has no intention Of resigning
Il have received no ntmation from the
Commissioner, said he that my services
are not satisfactory, and until do | shall
not ign
He said further that he did not regard the
removal of the Bureau of Repairs and Sup
plies from his jurisdiction a. any indication
of dissatisfaction.
Il had under me all the work Of the de-
partment. he said except details and
transfers, which are ASST gned TO the First
Deputy All other matters Of depart
ment work are done in this Office including
trials and all the law work II j. more than
a man can do. Since ! came here ! have
made changes in the matter OF bids that
| thought would conduCc 10 fairness and
competition.
The Deputy Commissioner said that he
had read all the papers and was constrained
to say that all those which had dealt with his
case had been unfair in their treatment.
Commissioner McAdoo continued his
work on the reorganization Of the Bureau
Of Repairs and Supplies Yesterday. He
hopes to have it in operation by Monday,
possibly earlier.
Il hope. he said. Ito get system
that win he practically automatic and will
make COLLISION an impossibity. | think
it will be more effective and stronger than
the Navy Department system, on which it
is based.
In the navy four clerks with a card
catalogue system handle a business of
100000 a year in bureau similar TO
this. whore we ARE using now twenty-one
patrolmen 70; do half million dollars worth
of business. hope TO be able to get through
the Civil Service Commission a civilian head
for the bureau. | am much pleased AT the
way things look. 1t will be different from
any other city department. Maybe others
will follow. The proof Of the pudding Is
In the eating, of course, and 1t remains TO
see the outcome.
The Commissioner also made more plans
for the new Lost Persons Bureau and con-
sidered schemes for making roundsmen
more efficient He has three tentative
plans and may try them all simultaneously
10 see how they work The most radical Of
them makes each of the nearly 300 rounds
men in the city practically n shoohy, with
the advanta ges that recent reports have
contempates having the roundsmcn at
tached TO the inspection districts instead
Of the precincts. az now. All viii be taken
out of uniform. From the district head
quarters the roundsmen will be cent out
IN plain clothes to the precincts in rotation,
never having tours twice IN succession in
the same precinct. In connection with
this scheme some mechauician at Head
quarters has designed "a signal board. by
means OF which the movements Of each
roundsman on duty can be seen at any
time something as the movements OF trans
oceanic vesse IS are indicated on charts or
armies on war maps. The Commissioner likes
the idea OF having all the roundsmen in
plain clothes and continually in new terri
tory When they have become familiar in
one district he can shift the m TO another.