The Detroit times., 1910-01-18
PETTY JEAL0USIEs H0NEYCOMB
THE POLICE DEPT.
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phonse Baker. In charge Of the uni.
formed men OF the central precinct,
the most important police precinct in
town, covering the heart Of the city
Quite naturally, the two gentlemen
referred to. return Supt. Downeys
feelings. Further than that. Capt.
Baker is about as friendly with Chief
OF Detectives Mcdonnell as Comman-
der Peary Is with Dr. Cook. Chief Nc.
Donnell never mentions Capt Bakers
name. He refers To Capt. Baker as
that fellow In the front office"
Meanwhile there are IL pairs OF de-
tectives In Chief .McDonnell's bureau.
and IL all OF the jealousies In young
women's seminary we're 10 be stacked
| up against the detective bureau, they
would compare as d candle TO an arc
| Hight.
1t is principally professional
! jealousy among detectives in the
bureau. Friendly relations exist, but
many of the pairs have deep-rooted
ideas about the merits andgquahfica-
tions OF some OF the other pairs"
and also about favoritism with the
! captain And never did one "pair"
make a clever capture, that some other
pair wasn't ready TO knock" II. And
| IL one or two pairs are enthusiastic
over some promising clue, one can
always find three or four pairs ready
| to ridicule II.
Puts Downey In Command.
So Commissioner Croul decided TO
hip the police department into shape
by a little more drilling, a little more
oostumlng, a system of saluting the
superior officers. etc, never thinking
OF the little jeGlousies, and he put
Supt Downey in supreme command.
Up to the Crou regime, Supt.
Downey wore gold badge with
Superintendent" on It: he had "Su-
perintendent" on his cap, and once
each year he inspected the force, by
walking ap Woodward-ave. in front
OF Grand Circus park, and chatting
| little small talk with the commissioner
or commissioners. as they happened to
he Meanwhile, the long line OF police
! force stood at Inspection"
| In that much, he was superinten-
dent But the commissioners held the
reins. Commissioner Croul dumped
all OF that and made John j. Dovncy
the real superintendent.
One OF his first official acts. toward
Citing he police department on an
effective basis, which can be done
only by either ironing out. or carving
cut, the Jealousies and feuds which
exist, was to take Detective Sergts.
Reid and Good from Capt. Bakers
staff and place them in the detective
bureau. under Chief Of Detectives Nc
Donnell.
Detectives Reid ard Good were Civ
en- their rank Of detective sergeant. as
reward for their effective service in
the central precinct. Police Commits
sioner Smith gave them this promo
ton, but intended that they be left
with Cant. Baker. still to act as pre-
cinct detectives. to help handle the
! intricate and big business of the pre-
! cinct i'm the heart of Detroit, em.
! bracing the tenderloin. the gambling
/ places-which still exist-the room
! ing houses with their big percentage
OF "questionables. and the other
downtown rhansouts' OF disorderlles
and crooks.
/ But Detectives Reid and Good were
transferred" as sOCn as Supt. Downey
had the whip hand And the man on
the inside" doesn't ask. he knows,
! WHY.
Not because they didn't have a big
duty to perform H. the first precinct.
Not because they weren't performing
IL. But Cant Bakers cruiser squad
ron was cut from fouT TO two. He no"
| has two precinct men with which TO
cover the heart of Detroit.
IL was rumOred not So long ago.
I that Capt Bake: might have designs
on the sob OF police superintendent.
Mr.. Man on the Outside-mcaning
| Mr.. Taxpayer-Smay easily learn tie
truth OF all this. aud then some.
most simple question. perseveringly
asked, will lead anyone into a maze
OF police politics.
Daley Case a Sample.
Let the seeker after information ASK
about the Daley case. meaning the
murder of Patroman John +. Dale,
and the subsequent trial Of the Harper
brothers, Zack end Floyd.
That vase marks an epoch In the
endless warfare between the detcc-
/ tives and the uniformed men.
Jack" Daley was patrolman, The
Harper brothers were arrested by pa.
trolmen. The detectives did not ag-
urc ir the case FLOYD Harper wac
convicted. on his FIRST trial.
Then the detectives. headed by
Chief Mcdonnell swung into the case