New-York tribune., 1905-01-08
MADOO ON DETAILS.
disks Report from O'Brien on Al
legged Fake" Raid.

Police Commissioner McAdoo not at Police
Headquarters yesterday His secretary William
Howell said that the day after the publication OF
the letter from DR.. Parkhurst TO Mr.. McAdoo Cap
tain Cottren in consultation with District At
torney Jerome.
Asked whether the Police Commissioner had taken
any notice of the allegation that the raid by Cap
tain O'Brien. of the Charles-st. station several
days ago, on alleged poolroom at No. 155 Sixth
ave. fake and that those at the raided
place knew just when the raiders to arrive
Mr.. Howell said that the Commissioner had ordered
Captain O'Brten to make written report.
In the evening the secretary gave out a statement
from the Commissioner replying TO stories in yes
terday mornings papers concerning the detailing OF
policemen for special duty. The statement said in
part:
The public objection to details arises from a mis-
patroman not actually patrOlng definite post Of
customary length is considered as having detail
Thus every patrolman In plain clothes or acting
precinct detective. bicycle, regulating street
baths institutions etc. with the Health. Street
Cleaning and Tenement House departments, in the
his work in many instances is more important and
arduous than ordinary patrol Inc tp'al nunOeF ,1 9L
Personally I am in favor of a law to give the
courts their own officers and relieve the Police De-
Dartment of making details there The details at
Cleaning Department has thirty-eight men. There
as the sanitary company under the law; fhey are
charged with inspecting boilers and granting
abolished by law and the men restored to the
streets There are twenty pafr3mein detailed ,, tS
for pushcarts newsstands ,boothlack stands and and
whether this could also be done by outside OH
GERS.
There are other details to public institutions. such
as asylums, hospitals. etc. If these details were
dispensed with they would not materially affect
There is also theatre squad absolutely neces-
sary. The largest detail is to the police courts,
All men engaged in street traffic are carried un-
Il Had of MIN lhar
hTee er fS Suhdrsd nfaa OF T6s IS work. Of Vital
and there should be added additional men as the
needs of the city and the SAFETY or the public re-
The park squad the men on the bridges the
steamboat squad the policing of piers. bicycle men,
men In the District Attorneys office. probation
details. There are also, men on special posts in
vicious neghborhoods. where the safety Of the pub
partment to detail officers. This work is a hard
ship on the force, but one which must be per-
I have also been asked by the Board OF Education
law regarding n4wsboys under age selling papers
If the department yielded 70 one-half OF the de-
sand men could readily be added to those now at
fact the department every day refuses details even
in instances where they make reasonable case.
there would Immediately follow a very earnest and
somewhat 1ustihable protest from the head Of that
department that had crippled its work and so
In the mean time. however. no effort win be
The plain clothes men In the different precincts
and number SS. This. is in sense detective work,
and the men, as rule. perform good police work.
the Police Department II the men were withdrawn
It would not materially reduce the number Of spe
the Broadway Squad, another most important
detail. comprises III men. Patrol wagon drivers
How difficult u Is to reduce the number Of de;
the city authorities to give me civilian drivers in
stead of policemen, which would be cheaper TO the
mate refused.