New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-05

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! Of the INSPECTORS and OF each otner,
I'm order 10 obtain actual protection
gambler would have 10 % as S III ais
| the protection Of the inspector -, e"t ,bre.
| trict and of the head of each ok lht III.
| Central ONCE squads assignee 10 all ~
work these squads being ueiu'"'''
! changed. AZ an additional presautlon, h,,oe
From June |. 1911, TO dale 81 so nrrists
| places have been closed ana $40 alItJ
| have been made. OF these Sss atteib. 80,
! only 100 have been convicted, ana IN
convictions have been secured ,he "a
! fences have been so lnauei"a, n'nisl-
amount in almost all cases 10 "0 PUNE
Gamblers are the most creduious ps0 ,ee
( i'm the community. From past ehPcir,
F., IL is known tat they VIII ~ aIieges
! mat he Is able 10 furnish them Win az
nrr"tec,ion Whatsoever Persons who
bay> no connection with the Ponce , Dy'
partment on their mere I,,.a'
that they knew some o ln,ne ofiiciai, or
who knew ona OF the men conheItSu 49, -
the enforcement of the sdhloi'a' t7, o, r
have beer able To collect various nlu La a
of money from gamblers. ne NC enforce
man has no connection WIN tht emf" ,'ot
unrnt OF the gambling IaV I.uats 80
therefore. always bn taken a. plooL ac,i'n
he did not accept money t"t - ahle
which he may have aliese' ,Ir,TcoSsihle 10
saw that under the system OF chesHs IL T
nrSF,lc'nd there can be no grating ~
lie Police Department. bpt rro.
safely said that there fas usvn heob ir
tectiou sold which any one mas "''' "
AN oflcial "osltlon ~ deliver
Why Convictions FAIL
Courts have refused to consider evidence
in Gambling eases because the es,uJ
has bsen obtained by lookmp 'u ~ Eoom
where the gambling was GOING ON. w.
one instance a gambling case was th'ow.
out because the police oheer Souse liz liz
swear that the moneS W oo, eo"ntsr
fet In other instances the oepsINons
has failed TO secure CONVICTIONS peeause
the policeman could DOT swear tnat w
roulette wheel which vas captured upon
enterlnq the premises win Wdrsns
was Ire same rouletts wheel upon when
he had panIbled ..,,,., has
been seized the courts nave lSsuSd ~
ders for the return OF roulette wheels anu
other apparatus In thirty-two caSoa IN
Manhattan alone during the present au-
nunistration. 1t ,.,ooti,,
Even the administration of the detec'Ne
bureau has been criticised.
The criticism OF this branch or the ser
vice Is obviously unJus,ihed. Tor the req
son that for the hail year ended JUN
70 1912 1865 convictions were seCuTeu
against 1901 for the entire year -" (olnk
ham administration, 7,SS Tor the sht IT..
wear 1910 Baker Administrations. 500 Tor
the first half OF 1911 tCropsey admlhlste
tlon) and T62S for the asst hair OF the
wear 1911 present administration
Aggregate sentences of $3.50 years Were
secured. against 6. 3S3 years for the entire
year 1909 FPS for the entire year l9l9 Al"
1870 for the FIRST half Of III.
Six death sentences were secured dur
!ng this half year, as against IN thg
entire year 1909, I'm the entire year
1910. none In the first half ~ 1911 AMI
y Lot nf
II also appears mat crimes oil tlUlea1e
on the public highway have materially az
minlshod complaints OF assault ana r9b-
berry having decreased from Go 20 III TOT
the first half OF 1872 over the correspond
INK period OF 1911. complaints OF PICK
pockoting having decreased from HG ~
-. and complaints Of burglary from BOO
Ia 4U5i
The proportion Of property recovered to
property reported lost has increa sod from
~ per cent ia the first half OF 1911 20 %
per cent In the hfst half OF l.l1 ,..,,
The complaints OF homicide. INCLUDING
accidental deaths. etc have Increased
from 81 TO 40
Convictions Tor homicide have Increased
from 10 H. There are " awaiting RIA
This shows that the detective bureau
has doubled IT. efficiency since IT, rcor-
gauizauon hy the present naturalization.
Alleges Organized Attack.
The -ysteuiatic circulation Of false ru-
lNfN against the tOlfH administrator
cannot be attributed entirely 10 malevo-
lencc. IL II necessary TO seek some other
cause For months prior 10 the pubiicn-
ton ~ the Kossnthal AFFIDAVIT II was
common rumor among gamblers that
fund was being raised ana that Young
newspaper men were being employed as
press agent. FOR the purpose of discredit-
Ing the police administration. which had
caused the gamblers 20 close their doors.
D new administration. no matter how
eHlclent, means considerable PERIOD ~
time Of inefteetive1ess before the Com
missioner can Obtain a thorough GRASP
81 the situation ard n knowledge OF the
personnel Of the force. IL 10 also IN the
interest Of gamblers to create gambling
scandal against mirror officials who may
be endeavorlng 20 close their places as 4
warning to others not TO become too &C
tive against them.
Many oldtime corrupt policemen. who
have been cut or from their sources Of
graft and sineoure details. have been
most diiqent IN assisting the gamblers
In dlscredlting the administration.
The Police Department IL made the OBJ
ject of attack by every self-seekng poll
tlclan who Is willing to sacrifice the pub
lie good to his own desire for publicity
and political preferment
The present crusade against the Police
: Department began with the publication NJ
an AFFIDAVIT OF gambler named Rosen-
/ thai He alleged that Lieutenant Becker
was I'm partnership with him. The police
records show that Roscnthal made his
nrst attempt TO open his 18th street house
on November 10. 1911, and was closed on
n warrant on November l.. A policeman
was stationed In his house until December
~. lie remained closed until March 80,
and then reopened until April II. Then
his house was again entered on "a war
rant and q policeman was kept stationed
there until the day OF his death 40 that
from November 10. 1911, he was able To
run his gambling den only thirty days.
Does not this prove conciusiveiy that
even II he did purchase protection. tho
persons from whom he alleges he bought
Il were unable TO deliver II?
When Rosenthal reopened on March 30
1t was with the gambling apparatus
which the police took from him and
which the municipal courts restored.
Shortly before Rosenthal furnished his
affidavit against Lieutenant Becker he
told "A reporter for "a morning newspaper,
the reporter states, that he would give
him an AFFIDAVIT against an Inspector,
but, at the same time. admitted that the
facts that he was about 10 swear 10 were
false. few hours before his death he
told another newspaper man that he had
al no time given Lieutenant Becker any
money.
The statements made ia i0senthaVs
affidavit and his subsequent murder are
both being thoroughly investigated
with two executions, all OF the alleged
promoters and participants in the muir
dsr have been arrested ny tho police.
There Is reason 10 believe that the other
Within a short time.
n. Sheehan, secretary 20 the Police Com.
sInner bae nurchaged autonOt iIss A M