New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-23

the honest head OF the city government for main
tanning in Office Police Commissioner VINO is not
afraid of them.
Now. men, you must be loyal to the captain in
that is ali there is to it You must be loyal to the
Police Commissioner You must enforce tne Iawi
You must not conspire with evlld0erS. You must
go behind our backs and tell things SO 70 Ine
criticism. you must make It to me If find you
breaking the rule in this respect, am going 10
c pGsR Convinced gTd that this precinct in
mutiny, would act SO sudoenly, SO s" tt an ~
for many a day to come You khO" me Wei
enough now not to doubt It.
The newspaper men next received the Com
missioner's attention. At the first reading, dis
regarding the fact that the reporters present
had had no part in the stories rejecting on
Captain Dooley's acts. the Commissioner with
tears trembling in his eyes, shook a reproving
finger at them and said:
Don't allow yourselves to be unwittingly used by
the dirty interests up here to pound Captain Dooey
and drive him out of the precinct Give him a fair
show Don't misrepresent him Many OF the papers
you represent will not publish what have said or
ofy hut M' 6sersonaiiy each Of You answers for him
self without regard to what papers you represent.
Know enough about this precinct. 1 do not believe
there is one Of you down in his heart IT. but who
police officer. who knows only one thing. and that
are putting up me, but in the language of the
street, sit is up to you.
The patrolmen with the Commissioners warn
ing fresh in their ears, did not dare to say much
about the speech In spite OF the stenographio
report which the Commissioner quoted most of
them could not believe that their memories had
played them false when they recalled Captain
Dooleys orders to bring in every known pros
titute found in the streets no matter what her
errand.
When the midnight platoon was turned out
Captain Dooley kept the lined up for thirty
five minutes while he read Commissioner Nc
Adoo's speech to them. When he had finished
he delivered a homly TO them his
count in which he directed them to continue
to arrest women as he had ordered them to do,
despite all criticisms judicial otherwise.
AS the men filed out each broad
grin. No one was surprised at the lack Of
seriousness displayed at the captains orders,
for only single arrest made, and that by
Patrolman Willernsc who brought in a woman
as a vagrant who had insisted plying her
trade on his post.
Although the captain has made each patrol
man responsible for the enforcement OF the EX-
else law on his post, not single excise arrest
was made yesterday. There was no arrest made
the Sunday preceding. While every saloon
where there any likelihood Of their being
any trade wide open last night, not
uniformed could gain admittance to any of
the places, and the plain clothes did not
try to DO so, The men on post, to cover them
selves, have been trying to get into saloons
which have been open in prohibited hours, which
has forced them to leave a greater part of their
posts uncovered for long intervals. AS a re-
suit more assaults and petty robberies have
been reported at the station the last fortnight
than in any equal time for many months