New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-02
DOUGHERT TAKES OFFICE
FIvnn's Successor. Sworn IN.
Goes to Headquarters.
WILL PURSUE THE GAMBLERS
Hopes TO Have Half the success
of Flynn, and Cannot see
Wave of Crime in City

-
ri.,ed ~, his predecessor. endeaNpI w
clean IN the city with respect 70 'ne '''l,D
=. o,,.s,aA ,rooks who have recently co'l''
- I'D WOULD Be happy "lthal II u"
- ....t- half the success mat mao 81
80 y,-ii,ar, ! F1vpn's SIX mon'n9 D"
-. Gorge : Doughsrty. formerly su-
s-. of The local branch OF inc
-. ~a,ionsl Detective Agency sue
~ss5e5 commissioner Flynn on"
- 49, s,,,fes % the Second pepu'E ?
once at Police headquarters -
- Douzhertv appeared AZ Police
headquarters late IN inc ai'e' No.
us sworn into Once by commissioner
r-oosev Navor Gaynor earlier in the oaH
,,.,e6 a statement. in which he said thst
0..,.b.~.y vas his choice for Mr..
Flynns Job ~
The reports that there miSn' ~ i"'
changes In the Police Department. result
'ns in the retirement OF 'omn''sslo'''
C-opsev and tho appointment oil Mt. M
ss head Of the department seemed pra'-
,icallv TO be disposed Of Yesterday by '"e
latter stating his future plans.
II shall remain here at Headquarters lot
few devs" he said. Ito help out my
,-ierd Doueherty the nev appointee' ana
,har 20 % Washington 70 re-enter me
,e5ers, Secret Service 10 which was FOR
7,A-,y attached The public doesn't seem
N have understood that ] fully INTENDED
~ 20, ont Of tho Police Department at TIC
End of six months and resume my old NO. 4
rad 10 resign my position with the 81
r-e- Service in order TO take the ONCE oi
Deputy Police Commissioner. but II WIS
Nth the understanding that | WOULD To-
,lrn 70 nv former work at the end OF ~
months. J am glad 70 have been here Sno
do what 7 could. and shall he glad disc
m get back into nv old place
The retiring Deputy Commissioner
showed 4 letter dated April 25 from Chief
uilkie NJ the federal Secret Service. suS-
testing that his six months would soo1
.vujrs and that he was anxious 10 have
rrvrr come 70 Washington as soon IS
,oeeibls and resume his former work
FLYNN Suggested Oousherty.
me incoming Deputy Commissioner said
- wanted il clearly understood that ms
longtime friend Flynn, wac responsible 'oT
his taking the Office OF Second Deputy COM
missioner. Flynn was The first one TO sus-
-est hf, name 10 the Mayor, DougheTty
.ai6. and he had afterward urged him
strongly IN accept the place when the
Mayor offered IL TO him
The now deputy said that he would tenn
rorariv assume charge Of the bureau ~
.,urplies and repairs burden OF "hic
r-vnn couplained. but that the Mayor had
spronised 20 relieve him OF that work soon
and let him devote his entire time TO he
Se-activA bureau. He would look after me
gambling situation. NJ. DouCherty SAID. as
rs-t q the work Of the detective bureau.
The old and the new deputies were to-
rether in their Office at Police Headquar-
te-s when Mr.. Flynn invited the news
psoe- men 10 come in and meet his sue
,eeeor. As the reporters trooped in he
former Commissioner turned 70 Dougherts
and said
Here is the bunch. George had 70
sstsnd for IL. and now T. IS NJ 10 you. SO
"a fs- as you like on both sides.
There is one thing Of Importance that
r would Ike 10 saw" began the new dep
r-v The people % create New York 90
-ot exactly understand what 10 DO when a
crime is committed. They should under
stand that the ars- thing 70 do is 70 call VI
20 Spring which s. The telephone num-
oo- for Police Headquarters. and ask for
connection with ne detective bureau,
where their complaint should be made. SO
that ~ investigation can ne started I'M
u1ed,ately by the inspector IN charge OF
that bureau and HE men The general
public should not make any amateur at
tempts 70 investigate crime, which IRE
ouently result IN the destruction Of ire
very evidence essential 10 convict.
One o. the most important features II
detecting crime is the finger print system
snd great care should be exercised not &c
dss roy such evidence. Much valuable
rue is lost in reporting thefts and other
crimes 10 the police. II IL human nature
for some n'en 10 be perfectly well salts
Ted not , report the case ror fear OF me
publicity they may get, but when they sec
there is no chance OF themselves or thei
friends experimenting the thief they brins
~ 20 the police and are ready 70 make com
plants OF ireficiency on the part OF tn.
police = the criminal is not shortly found
y have had considerable experience To-
-ne last twenty wears In working with M
detective bureau here. and il is my opinion
-rat its ef7ciencv has gradually increased
-vfr now it has the finest set Of men II
no country for that particular work Q
course there may bc some who shouldn'
~ there. but that Is true IN all larg
o--arizations IL will be ny policy y
weed ont all the little iealousies that exis
80 strive 70 reach the highest degree o
rT-ercv By having everybody pull 10
=etne- While the success Of the detectv
hu-osr depends largely on the Secon'
0sp9tv Commissioner, the real results Dc
lend u0ou tho york - the individual mel
n '-~ service