New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-26
WALDO IN ALL BOROUGHS'
Makes Tour Friendly Visit and
Not SIeuthing Expedition.
POLICE IN CHEEKY MOOD
Exnect Most General Promotion
Order Issued in Long Time
No Trihfng with New Boss.


night
I'D chief Of Detectives Russell the ne"
~o,,r,,eeioner left the centre street bulid-
,ne in Schnrita berger"s automobile eolhs
ers, ~ the old Slip station. Then the TITO
made their way 10 the Hareor Squau e''-
,,o, AZ pier 4. and sfter a brief Inspection
NJ ,be quarters there they boarded the Ter
-, for staten Island. COINS direct to the
S,apeton station. -.
They left the Chief Inspectors car there
and embarked on the police boat Fa'roi anu
landed, on the government pier at fort
uo,ni,on from waich they went to the
ror, Hamilton station. Land and sea- so
a. and stfI going. with Brooklyn. Queens.
,rke Rronx. and part of Manhattan still
sbead They do say that captain bar
nett AZ staples on station. on Staten Island
could hardly believe his eyes when MI
Waldo walked into his station. y regular
Police commissioner making a night m
srection trip on Staten Island STRUCK the
captain as almost beyond belief.
over n the Fort Hamilton station the
Commissioners own car was waluns anu
IN that the little touring party huzzed away
10 tho Butler street station IN fld'ouSi'
The Atlantic avenue station was next ana
the city
Tire Long island city station. where
lieutenant Frank Peabody. soon to be
,antair is stesione,5 was the only Queens
porourh house called upon. and then the
Commissioners car and party shot along
over the greensboro Bridge and up TO Har-
lem. where they dopped in on Captain
Thomas w Walsh. n the East 126th street
cation From there they took flying leap
In N the Alexander avenue station in The
Bronx and then back down to call on Cap
tain John J FARRELL. at the West l25th
street station.
The Tender.loin station. in West 3oth
street was the lnst pert Of call and that
vas reached after midnight. Only brief
.tor at each station was on the programme.
and the Commissioner endeavored 70 make
II a friendly visit and not a sleuthing eX-
petition Of criticism.
Tour Called New Record,
Altogether he covered something like fifty
miles bv land and sea. and established
uha, * -belie-.ed TO he new record for a
Police Commissioner in that he visited and
inspected stations in each Of the FIVE Dor
ougbs If the greater city upon the same
night and tour.
Commissioner Waldo put IN most ~ me
earlier part Of his second dawn his new Job
reading no on the details Of the work Of
promotion leN4 over 70 him by Mr. Cropsey
These advances which are scheduled 10 he
oecisllv made on Monday. will constitute
one Of the most general promotion orders
the departnoent has seen for some time.
and the police officers Of all grades are in
cheerful mood.
- o4o, firNo
ever. 70 drop into the trdal room at head
quarters where thirty-eight policemen
we're m on various charges mostly for
Icing OF post or missing rolcals. Deputy
Commissioner Walsh had disposed If about
ten cases when Mr. waldo came in and
took Do the next half dozen himself In
each case he imposed the maximum penalty
fol -h4 offence charged. u was learned
Yesterday that the new police heads views
arout the trials If his men sre summed
u in me idea that he will give them every
possible heneft If the doubt bur will I'm
pose the maximum penalty when their guilt
IS established to his satisfaction
Patrolnlan William T Gatewood Of the
West 6sth street station, found this ont
70 his cost when he testified that he hal
been attending n the complaint Of a citi-
zen AZ the moment he was charged with
being absent from post C1atewood had
fireman in uniform on hand 20 testify that
he Ghe policeman had been passing in
front Of the engine house. a part Of hs
regular heat during one part of tine me
he was charged with being absent. How
ever. The sergeant who made the charge
against Gatewood was able 10 testify that
he also had been on the spot named by
Gatewood ar the time the policeman speci-
fed and that Gatewood was not there.
You are fined ten days pay" was the
Commissioners verdict. and the policemen
IN the room decided that there could not
bo any triiing with the new boss.
The Commissioner finished his day with
another interview with the Mayor but as
they came out Of the Mayors office to-
ENther neither had ANYTHING TO say on
police matters. Mayor Gaynor in answer
70 question as 10 the appointment If
Fire Commissioner to succeed Mr.. Waldo
said he would not attend 70 that matter
until Monday. and when the question Of
Deputy Commissioner Discolrs probable
retirement from the department was
preached the Mayor lsughingly declared
that 1T was NJ 10 Waldo"
But the new Commissioner had nothing
70 say about his deputies and the two
men walked ont OF She city Hall together
headed for the Brooklyn Bridge which
structure ~ Mavor said. they were going
10 walk across together
Mr. Waldo came down 10 the city Hall in
his automobile. and though he smiled
hravely when the Mayor spoke Of their
prospective hike" ~ was noticed that the
Police Commissioner made sundry motions
quietly toward his chauffeur. who there
upon promptly shot his car along the road
way 10 cross the bridge. so while the
Mayor continued his walking trip on the
other side Of the bridge. Mr Waldo decid-
cd No could save time by stepping into the
car which he had thoughtfully directed TO
get across the bridge IN case ne shouri
happen 10 want 10 ride after the little
ja,;nt with the Mayor
Judge Fawcett in Brooklyn. on the mo-
tion Of District Attorney Clarke dismissed
the Indictment against John j. O'Brien
Yesterday on Mr.. Ciarke's report that he
could not find evidence 10 convict either
O'Brieu the dozen policemen who were
indicted with him. A. the last act Of
Commissioner Cropsey was 10 dismiss
O'Brien from the force. tho dismissal Of
the indictment against him yesterday ends
Tho story which began last summer when
Acting Mayor Mitchell had Raymond f.
Fosdick Commissioner Of Accounts in
vCstgate the manner in which O'Brien.
tten a police inspector. was handling the
vice situation al COney lslano
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