New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-24
THREE DEPUTIES AT WORK
DriscoIE Visits Prizefight and
Sees Broadway.
PUBLIC HACKMEN COMPLAIN
Police Discriminate Against
Them, Favoring Special Inter
ests, They Inform Cropsey.

Sunday at Police Headquarters was not
sF,e Quiet DAY OF rest as Of yore. Though
the sanctum Of the Police Commissioner
remained closed and silent. the offices OF
she deputy commissioners resounded WIN
busy pen scratches. while the uniformed
men in the building wee stimulated 10 an
unusual mental activity in their efforts TO
srterpret this additional sign of the dawn
o. a new era.
Clement J. Driscoll. the first deputy, old
not sleep at Headquarters. as might have
been assumed from the fact that cot had
been prepared for him late on Saturday
might in q room directly across the cor
rfdor from his office. Though a machine
in boots" Commissioner Driscoll decided
shat he was entitled 10 rest In his own
he'd on Sunday morning and enjoy the
comfort Of which he may not taste again
Tor many DAYS after he gets real busy
cleaning UP the town
The Deputies at Work
One O'Clock saw him in his office ready
20 attack the pile of papers which he had
stacked on his desk his special Sunday
sask. Tie door Of the office was locked.
end for four hours Mr.. Driscoll worked
snd held counsel with himself.
He would not say anything, except that
BE came 10 look over some papers ana 10
Routine and to have more time for his
special tasks.
But NJ prisoon did not spend an idle
sight-not bv airy means. Between S
O'Clock on Saturday night and 3 O'clock
Yesterday morning the first deputy went 10
South Brother Island TO investigate series
If boxing bouts and then hurried back 70
Broadway. where he gave two patrolmen
lessons in how 10 keep undesirable persons
OF both sexes of that thOrouGhfare after
snidnight
i was early on Saturday evening that
THE first deputy received Tip that there
was - he an exciting evening al the MOT
sssnia Club. on South Brother Island.
Tales Of prizefehts and high kicking were
s3nls- a few II the things which came TO the
ears Of Nr DrisColl. He at once ordered
Defecfives cody and Murphy, of his staff.
n take police launch and land on the
ISLAND under gIise Of having been cast up
where hy wind and tide Up to that time
Everything worked as smoothly as Mr.. Dris-
coll could have wished The police succeed
81 in gaining entrance to the club. and
sHere seated about the rineside when Mr..
eDriscoll arrived Al midnight
Captain Post and the reserves from the
ALEXANDER avenDe station were there to
tfyreer their chief. but there was nothing
snanlv art Was Witnessed. and a still nlilder
xons and dance by an ansmic young man.
followed A. soon as il was known that
Iriscol1 was not a ''1neInher OF this club,
q man with a bass voice announced that The
tes1iyities were over.
Nj. Driscol's second campaign came
.when lie notored 10 the corner of Broad
way and 4oth street, and drew UP in front
OF TWO pa1rolmen in conversation AT the
curb Near them were a group of men
rnd women in loud argument. The first
deputy asked the patrolmen if they were
Keeping dissolute characters off the streets
Efter closing hours They said they were,
but the deputy walked over and warned the
group TO disperse. and it did
Afterward Mr.. Driscon told the patrol
men that he had given them an object les
son as 70 the manner in which they should
keep these people off the streets The pa
1rolrnen nodded obedience and promised to
follow in the first deputy's footsteps.
William j Flynn. the second deputy and
head u the detectives. spent several hours
g. his Office Yesterday. He was as reticent
Is usual though he looked more like bust
reys than ever
There Is enough work here before me-"
81 sid and 7 thought il best 10 sign
4cn1e pcpers today, to get them cut Of my
So"
William Armstrong, former municipal
S.ourt justice and counsel for the Public
Hack Owners Union. has sent letter To
Polite Commissioner Cropsey. in which he
calls attention 10 the grievances OF the
saoBaren and bespeaks the aid Of the
Commissioner in fair and just enforce
,nent II the Law.
Public Hacsn1en Complain.
~T-~e public hackmen complain, and just
~ So i'm iny opinion, Mr. Armstrong writes,
-'jhat they are and have been for a long
slime Disseminated against 10y the police
Dr. conducting their business.
The result has been that they find it
Iiflcuit problem 20 earn an ordinary living
Got only that. but when any Of their num-
Der directs attention % the police 20 the
violation Il d city ordinance in the matter
90 ITS observance they are Immediately
Threatened with arrest. and in certain in
stances have been arrested for disoTderly
conduct oas they have informed mel"
Air Armstrong points out the tnvalidiJy
a. certain ci;E ordinances dealing with
1aChmon because they discriminate in IA
Ao~ of special interests"
special licenses are granted % corporate
sn-ereSts a. the exclusion Of others" he
~. ''%ot only that. but these specially
favored people are permitted the liberty 10
kolCi- business as they see it, regardless
a. TIE ordinances. and in plain violation Of
them. backed by the police. We have
abundant proofs TO support these state
slents. and they will be forthcoming upon
x1emand az any time"
Mr.. Armstrong then enumerates public
Stands n the city where, he says. the dis
elimination against his clients is particu-
larIy fragrant and concludes:
Ny clients are appealing TO you for fair
rlay and TO aid them in securing equal
treatment as provided by law This is a
plain attempt TO deprive these men Of a
chance TO earn their bread and butter
while the powerful corporate interests IN
competition against them are permitted
deliberately and knowingly 10 violate the
law 10 the detriment Of my clients rights
All we ask is that the law be enforced
without discrimination
EaTTGHT MAN WITH cl0 HAT