New-York tribune., 1907-01-05
sironsar sny; use the word "putrid' because none

stronger occurs to me this moment because none
December dssnt,9n Is ~ & to case that took place
nersom mIen t near sd or SD streets. witnessed
iat naI mess 6anterngs that sometimes take place on
afterWaTd OF eaT6aS whSh nd did 9H% not know but
q cbt1S py white woman entering the car with
The chd 6aTne eiq wh9 9d aid:
annn GpeT OF times. the colored women expostuiated
The two q ored left the car one Of the en
tort one of the en @hGh Fan PGP5ed s Pie re
was leaving or baag me woman in the face She
the neT companion who had taken no part in
geher they did not weigh as mnc6 eV as man. ba d9 to-
amnng u III une passengers jumped off the car I
1 nuea to beat them one Of the ctze6s sun asad Gon
then an to oeT fbeE and b IRia he said he
as fss 70 40 and the citizen repeated the demand
5pa ShGHd say repeated least ten times M tGen
did not sem nun out Of his vest pocket which
de then arrested both women did nor eoGgn heiegya
stat m he was an officer and determined 70 And pSivTe @
car TO ReII mIi TO ooth street and took an elevated
fondq where at the beective B4rea rGeg
sergeant by the name t9rPed m out to be detective
did he show mace ma no attempt to arrest them nor
Spntened himself with knocking them down ng
edly intended % 81 then after which he undoubt-
was then obeas his SHIELD III by of the
Ia m0Jnen d were disorderly in the nearing of the
them by shown fhey bs Mege i was his duty
even at The 70 ne GefeSd en- them against all assaans
Now, what would have happened If, when This
the was made there had been coored men on
ctlIIor II was a colored settlement?
on ey undonbtedly would have defended this attack
The would have BEEN called ot and qS9s yo
the hey attack sa On aSe e6ora F a06 and
wears s sae Place that happened some six seven
roo man they saw on the West Side in the old 18th
was entirs Mhen then as at this time the fault
at the desk OF the detective bureau my name. and
suppose this letter. woud aq npt hsqe been writ
s Ta + e % n9 Of Oh e tbe BY
to Investigate like this and. if it deserves
to do So Very few czeHs ever desire to aSe
., s the lower classes who have no one to protect
followed wRereVsr ihe" he wen aSs and i0 0
Of the force the and dy his he aBS bS hsr
S acser ruined 1t is not necessary for me to say
have. have endeayored TO have the department Itself
aP or amy amy or S b make M or
can direct an officer to prefer charges and IN that
way you can get the accused before the Commits
some charge made against them that was not true
subs ssSpbseguently getting some statement from them
Of he # 5h dd M p9 tv
feeble folk and timid This, however. was an
onsnGe should not be c9ndoned. as the offender was
Orule IheSe attacks not infrequent but
common-very common. The injured are reluctant
TO face as many of the police force may be
necessary TO protect one Of their number: there
fore they rarely do more than thank God they are
not killed.
In calling your attention TO this sincerely trust
that in the proposed reorgs gsnization OF the force
fun power Will be given to the COMMISSIONS over
his men. that he may get rid OF the bad ones
the force and himself have a term OF least ten
years, that his office shall not be the sfbjeCt
OF laughter among his subordinates. who wait for
better times with hts successor, and that he may
hold them responsible. he in turn being held re-
sponsible by the power created TO remove him on
charges.