The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-02-16
CRIME WAVE ROLLS ON.
No Longer n Dead Ex-Gang
Leader Owns Garages.

NO Longer Deau Line Ex-SanK
Leader Owns Garages.
In view Of the crimes of violence, espe-
cially robberies in which automobiles
have been used. notably the one yesterday
in a crowded downtown street. it was
pointed out that the dead line which In
spector Byrnes established at Fulton
street to protect the jewelry and financial
district and which his successors in the
Police Department maintained. is no
longer in existence. Crooks-crooks who
are known to the experienced detectives
may roam the financial district at will.
The detectives say their hands are tied
beca Use under an order issued by Mayor
Gaynor they are not allowed to pick up
professional thieves unless there is a
charge against them The lineup-or the
assembly Of thieves at Police Headquarters
in the morning-has been abolished
Most of the younger detectives wouldnt I
know a crook with a reputation unless he
introduced himself.
They have been telling a story at Police
Headquarters of two detectives walking
in Wall street when two old time crooks
greeted them.
Hello. lieutenant said one of the
crooks. saluting. "Ta-ta. you can't do a
thing to us. No more picking up these
days. bo beca use the Mayor says you
can't. You've got nothing on us aud we
say good-by to you
There are no longer special policemen
in banks. an order from the Mayor through
Commissioner Waldo having removed
them. Bank messengers cannot easily
0nf nor ~ ia IN pnr Lnr thxa1a
and other reasons detectives who are
familiar with the situation say that the
Wall Street district is unprotected
1t was impossible yesterday to get
Commissioner Waldo to allow himself
to be quoted on the taxicab robbery or
any Of the crimes of violence which have
been committed recently. beginning with
the killing Of Abraham Stern in Sixth
avenue jewelry store and including the
killing Of Grace Walker in her fiat in West
Seventy seventh street by a bomb that
was sent to her. But high police official
made this explanation:
Like fires, crimes come in waves
There will be days when there won't be a
fire OF any Importance and then there
will come two and three alarm fires one
after the other. 1t is the same with crime :
1t was po inted out Yesterday that
there are ex- convicts who have licenses
from the state TO run automobiles and
that there Is a notorious ex-gang leader
who now has three garages.
AZ the bankers convention at New Or
leans William }. Burns in his report for
the year made this comment: In the
comparatively few attacks that have &C
CURED between August n. 1910. and Sep
tember l. 1911. the booty secured has been
in very few cases large. 4 perusal Of the
summary and the details of the year =
burglaries and holdups would supply
food for careful thought. The Use Of the
automobile for getaway purposes has be
come a factor that adds greatly TO he
difficulty Of pursuit"
There have been controversies betwe en-
Mayor Gaynor and Magistrate Joseph f.
Corrigan over police ineifciency and the
work of the crooks in the city Magis
trate Corrigan is now in Florida. Com
missioner Waldo made this statement
yesterday;
The records of the detective bureau show
the following compari risons between the last
four months OF the year 1911 and the first
four months of that year
Complaints Of assaults and robbery have
decreased 20 per cent
Burglary complaints have deere ased 70
per cent.
Larceny complaints have decreased 3s
per cent
Total complaints for all classes of crime
have decreased 30 per cent.
During the last four months the number
OF arrests equal ~ per cent. of complaints.
During the first four months the number
Of arrests EQUALS II per cent of complaints
During the month OF January, lai2, COM
plants have diminished over preceding
months and the proportion OF arrests to
complaints has increased.