The evening world., 1913-02-27
EX-POl|CE CHIEF
SAYS HEAD SHOULD
F.. HAVE LONG Term
McC ullagh Tells Curran Com
mittee Force Cannot Be
Run on Theories.

Run on Theories.
John McCuilagh, the former chief Of
police who preceded William 8. Devery
- the active ruler OF the force under
the old bipartisan board, was a wit
ness to-day before the Curran Alder
manic Investigating Committee.
McCuilagh. q middle-aged man, dreas-
Cd with somewhat scrupuious care. gave
HE testimony in a precise manner.
Mr.. Buckner. counsel for the commit
tss. ted the witness he was summoned
TO give his ideas Of the New York police
force from the standpoint OF "A man
VINO had started as patrolman and quit
- Chief"
aAvs COMMISSIONER SHOULD
De A PERMANENT ONE.
McCuiiash said that II the Commits.
ssoner held a permanent tenure OF office
II would Increase the efficiency Of the
poiic force At least q per cent He
favored a civilian for the office-a man
who would simply hold the position as
n eAecuuNe WIN Al ActiNo heao u"oer
him.
mo man with only theories can run
t3fe Police Department" declared Nc
Culiash. I've heard lovely young men
come on the stand here and give their
theories Of police work. II was inter-
esting: but II didn't deal with facts.
One Of them wrote q book. You can't
reform the police with . book.
'srhe police force Of New York was
better under the StronG administration
than ever before or since. Everybody
was happy: they were not worried by
the press. The department went easily
along. These were haicyon days"
McCuiiaGh continued to Gihe his opin-
tons Of the police force At considerable
length.
FOR the love Of Mike" said Alderman
Bowling. In a stage whisper. put IN
John McCuliaGh.'
sAVs THAT pevERv WAS ALL
RIGHT.
McCullagh placed tho seal OF his APP
prevail on Devery. who. he declared.
vas all that Van Wyck said about him.
Gel. Partridge. the knitting Needle
Commissioner" also came In for Nc
Cuilagh's warm approval. He spoke
well Of Gen. Greene IN the department
II favr having . chief OF police" No
Cuilagh continued. "and he need not
necessarily interfere In any way with
the Commissioner. He ought to have .
permanent tenure Of once. He 10 the
real bulwark Of the department.
He said Mrs. Good Twin. the lately APP
pointed woman detective. would be bet
ter rs the head OF the Detective Blu.
reau than the Incumbent.
SAVS POLICE DISCIPLINE HAS
SEEN RUINED.
"Put Mrs. Goodwin on the Job and the
Decentralization would be complete" wns
the way he phrased t. The whole
thing has been . burlcsque on police
duty and wound up In . tragedy with
Becker behind the bars. ] expected II
would come. The only man who has
KEEP: the department together 10 the man
on the sidewalk. The discipline of the
department has been ruined. It Is de-
morAiised utterly and entirely"
"wsh. now. Mr.. McCullagh. wha, do
yeu think Of the present Commissicn erT'
a11eed Mr.. Buckner.
swell. waldo's . good young fellow
but hes up q tree and can never re,
down. dIes got ability but he can never
Eet there. ! didn't say the Mayor Ia n
fault. but no Mayor can make his Com,
missioner . recording clerk and expect
HIM 70 retain the respect OF the de-
garment
How about the detective burcauf'
asked Mr.. Buckner.
sDoughsrty's good man. but he CAM
make rood without the cooperation o
the Police Department-the uniforme,
Pros."
Replying to Mr.. Buckner's question:
about the Benevolent Association within
the department McCulisEh said:
well. when they we're going to Al
6any on the three platoon bill they cam
70 me and asked me to 20 up there
told them that ! wouldn't have any
thing to DO with them and II I eve
found out they'd raised money for tn
bin ia put them all In Sing Sing"
Second Deputy Commissioner Dough
erty was the principal witness bedor
the committee this afternoon.
In speaking Of the kind Of mon VII,
make good detectives. he said he pre-
ferred the "fellow with q good hig'
school education and lots Of commo
sense" About i.boo Of the 1000 men O.
the force. he said. were fitted for de
tsctive work.
He said he would recommend any pa
trolnan VINO had performed good dut