New-York tribune., 1909-11-30
PASSING OF 800
r-yDER WORLD MOURN
Crooks Sadly Watch MOUiHg of
Police Headquarters.

-. tbe comedy. can the comedy re-
- Long Az Mcpherson. known 20
80 from coast 10 coast under many
A. ne stood in the shadow OF the
-, Fsleecker street subway kiosk early
-ight and gazed mournfuly down
T,eecler street
.,--sirss amt what they used 20 he. and
am getting 10 be has been and
- stand the gah"
= ,n- AIS" remarks were occasiOned by
.i,bt of several moving vans backed up
p,Yce Headquarters and loading up
-. rhe e1u.pment ~ the detective bureau
stse Rocucs' Gallery 10 take them away
~, rsw htadquarters. IN Bro0me street
ID fusf rdt out from a ten-year hit IN
80 0uartn. and 7 hits FOR the old hang
= 4, Frisco, 20 rad EN- all gone with
-. .-uske las the same way at along the
-. i. New York and when I hit here I
- err moving out of the old diggings FOR
e. new building Things won't be the
- srv more. and the new building. With
-r rs nr..sl and glitter. means more 70 Us
--.,s rhar ans one In the world.
~. means Tie end az lhe oidtIme police
-.---h. fellow with the nightstick. and
- che n.u. It means the man now that
- f-ines with his hrain, and not his
..-ss S.y. g1u ought % see the two
,l,sss t.at got me out on TIE Coast-a
.,,r,e ~ a.uky boys -aat I could have
mined ur. NOT La.f irving. only they We're
.,.,s with a wise nut. and didn't have a
ss-rr knew after THAI Job thar I was
- -,ee-. 1ut tins leaving old 800 sort OF
,-.sks ua lr- ou the level
ue was rEht. too. for Police HeadQuar-
..-s u-7e a --ene ~ activity. Moving vans
-.-e hrrr1irc between the old and new
,ug6irgs. CARRYING the records and parts OF
49, Rorres' Gallery. AT midnight Satur-
.,r rirtt the new structure viii De Oh
.snv orered. and Commissioner Baker and
~ deruties VIII take charge. To-day work
r.r ss beeln on shifting the homicide bu-
-sr- The cnlef clerk Office, the bureau OF
Inflammation. The Offices Of the chief in
.rsc.5r the chief surgeon. the boiler in
srsctor and tle Commissioner.
Tie moving has caused much attention.
and On tle corners about the old building
vsre gathered a number Or oldtimers. who
vsrbed t1s proceedings with sorrowful
sres Do -le under world anywhere in
Nerh America the words Three hundred"
/ ssaFs a--.a-tel attention. for every one
| new what they meant All of the noto-
i -rus criminals that the United States has
| .r-r proGlreG have known what the inside
| boxed Like o tIev ever struck the big
aly." and t1 many II them. as 10 Long
Al" n brought home f0rcihly the fact that
/ uey Were .lls lreus.'
u many ot RAE 1ldrime policemen moving
cly is q sorr1vtlI sight Many II them
M1e bs.a il rle blLding for years and
-sars. arl .- De- ike leaving an old home.
4 am wiling t5 get OuI Of the job any
rns now said oIe gray veteran with
many service stripes on his arm. I am
Wiling ro 81 zlr. old '3el,' FOR I guess We
a-s t4i-Es ~ -le past
one of -le features ~ the new building
WI be rhe luxury tlat win surround those
II !. tls department who are lucky enough 70
b detailed tlere. The rooms % the Com
missioner remind one 0f the private Office
l a Wal Street banker. while the main
staircase from tle 6rst floor would DO 5us-
/ --e 10 q nrsI class hotel.