The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-06
THERE IS NO WAVE OF CRIME"
THAT Y WHAT JUDGE FOSTER
Tells THE GRAND JURY.
commissioner O'koene warns the nnspec-
tors That Policemen Must PATROL
Mothers Must watch Cnlldrcn -O'keere
Won't Get 500 More Policemen.

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Won't Get % More Policemen.
Ia charging the August Grand Jury yes
tsrdsy Judge Foster Of General Sessions
eard:
" are told by the newspapers that there
is a wave OF crime sweeping over this COM
mpnity and that the public officers ought
not TO enjoy any vacation at all. I can only
say that the statistics do not bear out the
charge.
Il attribute this more to the fact that
other news In scarcer than usual. There
are now pending SO indictments in the
county Of New York. and but few cases
are awaiting the action Of the Grand Jury.
In the past three OF four thousand indict-
nents pending were not deemed an unusual
figure
Acting Police Commissions OK e sum-
moned all the inspectors to Headquarters
Yesterday and told them that IL the precincts
throughout the city were not patrolled bet
Ter than they have been some Of the district
heads would get into trouble. He instructed
the inspectors TO call the captains under
them and instruct them that l%ieutenants
sergeantS and patrolmen must do their
duty.
"lts up to the captains to see that the
iieutenants keep al on the sergeants and
that the sergeants keep after the patrol
men said the acting Commissioner THE
men must stay on patrol and do their duty
faithfully and conscientiously. know that
rstrolmen have a speaking acquaintance
With persons living on their posts and it is
urtothem to notify mothers to keep a watch
fnl Eye on their youngsters. particularly the
Young girls. When a mother misses her
child she should lose no time in notifying
the police. ! hav instructed the lieuten-
ants in the telegraph bureaus to connect cit
izens with precincts whenever the services
of a policeman are desired. Speedy com
munication with a station house will aid in
stopping these attacks on children.
Il know that some sergeants have be-
come so familiar with patrolmen that they
are friends. Let friendship exist. but az
the same time sergeants should do their
duty and see that the patrolmen under
them patrol. know Of sergeants in Brook
lvn who haven't preferred q charge against
n policeman in two years. The patrQlman
must he kept out on the walk. and IL the
commanding officers would get busy we
would have better police protection"
Nh. O'Keefe told the inspectors that there
was TOO much lolling around in easy chairs
ri Tho inspectors Offices and in precincts.
He instructed them to cover their districts.
Athnif1lhSlOutT hepIIe CdlleG upon ACflnR
Mayor Mctiowan yesterday to urge an is
sue of special revenue bonds for sl66 ,655
10 pay the salaries for the remaining five
months Of the year OF 500 more patrolmen.
COMMISSIONS Oksefe said that the budget
for this year had failed to provide for 200
more policemen asked for by Commissioner
Bingham. The police exigencies of the
present moment we're such that an increase
in the force was absolutely nc cessary."
Acting Mayor MCGOWAN promised that he
preparation passed. Later in the day when
he had talked with Little Tim Sullivan, the
Tammany leader, and James C.. Meyers. the
Republican leader of the board, he was not
sanguine that his efforts would help much.
Little Tim told the Acting Mayor that
while he would be willing to vote for the
appropriation he thought there was no
need for instant action il COMMISSIONS
Bingham was not public spirited enough to
delay his vacation at a time when there
seemed to he a wave OF crime. Mr.. Meyers
was equally unresponsive to the p~leadings
OF Mr.. McGowan. He took the ground that
before the appropriation could be granted
Commissioner Bingham would have to
appear personally before the nance COM
mittee Of the board s1d explain the need
for 500 more patrolmeh. Mr.. Meyers added
that Chairman Davies Of the committee
was now out Of town and that AUGUST is
was the earliest date the committee could
lie called together. IL was learned from
Little Tim and Mr.. Meyers that they will
not agree to call a meeting OF the Aldermen
before August n, which means that nothing
can be done on Mr.. O'Kee1e's application
until that date.