The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-16
PLAIN CLOTHES MIN CRAFT?
GAYNOR THINKS THEY no AND
ARE 4 Nuisance.
NhS q sulnnT 4 nafsrmed Pshee Do rhe,r
wsrks He ASKS Ibaker-The Question
Jars FsrsaauarIers inspector Linden
Reduced: Some Captains shngaeu.

BARS fscsoauaTters -lnnpeetSr Linden l
Retiueesi: SoWe Captains shagneu. /.
Mayor Gaynor sent this letter to Police I
Commissioner Baker yesterday.
sIR: Please he 80 good y. to furnish me
With the following information.
I How many OF the uniformed forc- are
N plain clothes. what are their names.
where are they stationed and What are
they doinRp what do they - which cannot
be Just ~ we'll done by a man in uniform
Have not many OF them been used to
collect monev'
u they are permitted to enter saloons and
houssa. do Won not think IL inevitable that
they VIII take money to stAy out or to see
nothinR wrong v they come imp VIII should
not all such service he done bv men in uni
form. 20 that every one NAV >ee and know
that they are polirsmsr,
How MANY OF the fore are assigned
to what 10 called sGe,-ial dutv. What are
their names and where are they stationedP
have nov come to the point IN INV on
stantly interrupted consideration Of the
Police Department where thus Information
10 necessary GNYNoH. Mayor
After reading the letter the Commis-
SioEer said he would get the Information
for the Mayor and forward IL To him a.
soon ~ possible. II probably will take
him two or three days
II u the opinion 81 the Mayor that
man who travel around in oouples IN plain
oloeh@a are responsible for great amount
of the grating which 10 done by the po-
k, h..
City Hall Mr.. Gaynor has given a great
part Of his attention to the police situa-
ton and from the beginning Of tho year
he has been mapping out plans for put
tang the Department on basIs that will
tend 10 do away with this corruption.
which h DOES n OF hesitate to say infeSts
Il still despite enorts IN resent wears Ia
improve thi ngs
One part Of thu system that the Mayor
N aiming to cope with ~ the evils ar sing
from the ramblinRs % plain clothes men
who. although nominally assigned to
special duty seem 90 spend most Of their
time according 90 Information which
has come to the Mayor. IN pTeying on
saloon keepers. These men on sundays
and in hours when saloons sr" supposed
TO h. clOsed make a Practlc" Of dropping
into a saloon and after calling for drinks
sMddenIy flashing th"ir badges on thu
saloon keeper and inviting him to put
on his coat and 60 tn IN" police stanon.
Having got that lar IN" Mayor mas
been told. the plain clothes men hiht
that y ehesr dAy on tna' tn'y uoh
wish to nut themselves ~ 'rouo," ui''''
e~eAHiy an" wv y nv $500
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De wiInng 70 drop u.
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OF Hom si' y" -
contribution 'o inc Io,''" '"' -
lo"eu to Ne"p "p''' VI
hours
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me nay " NV ",'-' " RI
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no sucn 'hihs no a. P' 'eIn..-, 60.
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away WIN tn" "N"S 81 ''
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