The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-06
CLEANUP" SQUAD
MAKES SIX ARRESTS
Successors to "StrOng Arm"
Men Show Their Mettle
on First Day.
PRISONERS ALL FINED
Mckay and DOughcrty Explain
Something of New PO-
lice System.
PRISONERS ALL FINED

Watch Special Squad No. g." IT'S a
strong arm division Of the new band of
cleanup detectives which Police Commits
sioncr Mckay shot through the city yes
terday to rid the streets OF criminals and
Divides.
Special Squad No. g. began lie work
ast niynt by closing In on a group OF
Young idlcrs at Sixtieth street and .Amster-
dam avenue and making six arrests. Res
dents and shopkeepers had complained
that night after nlsht IA gang OF youths
clustered on this corner. shouting. elbow.
ing. ogling and with profane vulgarty
passed that way.
Commissioner Mckay thought this was
Q good place to start the war. SO at
. o'clock Lieut.. Schorb and four other
policemen in plain clothes-Samucl Mason,
Charles Graham. Michael Graham and
Z. Waterhouse. each a six footer, weigh
Ing mt least $50 pounds--pounced upon
the sidewalk jewellers. They did not
use clubs. Each detective just grabbed
. youth by the collar, and one Of them
captured two.
The prisoners were marched to the
West Sixty-cighth street station house
and then to the night court, where Magis-
trate Ten Eyck fined them 50 apiece for
disorderly conduct. The detected six said
they we're James Meyer, II years old. of
2i7 West Sixty-sixth street; Harry De-
Ianey, 10. OF SIS West Fifty-second
street Michael Corson. 81. OF IS Auister-
dam avenue; John Keegan. -. of SO
Amsterdam avenue another Michael
Corson. 23. OF $40 West Flfty -tifh street,
and William Shannon. Is. OF 2l5 West
SiXtieth street.
Another division OF the Central Office
squad rambled through the East Side last
night. looking for GUNNER They searched
a good many pockets but found no weap-
ons until they got TO Henry street, where
they arrested Tony Zacharnio, Carlo Bus
sacca and Nicholas Fassi for carrying
pistols. The three detectives on this trip
we're Cooper. Kelly and Dunnigan.
Special order No. ,.
The new police plan TO sweep the
streets clean of crooks. as outlined in THE
Sun, went into effect as soon as Commits
stoned Mckay reached Headquarters yes
terday. His first ac. was TO issue Special
Order No 3, whereby i've crack detectives
who have been working in precincts re-
ported at once 10 Deputy Commissioner
Douyherty.
The Ave are the nucleus Of the squad OF
forty directly responsible TO Dougherty
who are to roam the city with orders to
arrest pickpockets. gangsters and profess
sional loafers wherever they find them
and to bring them in II they cannot
be- held for any greater offence the pris-
oncrs will be charged with vagranc!,
rs this squad anything like Becker's
strong arms Dousherty was asked.
AS different as night is from day, nc
replied with emphasis.
In fact it is different in organization
and methods. and especially Ia personnel,
but there is reason to believe that where
one OF the detectives has to be rough to
get his man or to teach him that TINS
isn't kindly city for these who abuse
II. liberties he will not be penalized at
Headquarters. Certainly the squad left
Centre street yesterday afternoon under
the impression 4 they were free 10
work in any reasonable way they chose
% long AS they got results.
Mckenna. md Cnsnssa.
Probably the best team OF detectives
in the department Is in this squad-Mc-
Kenna and Casassa. Richard NJ Me
Kenna, long an acting detective sergeant
was promoted yesterday to the lieuten-
ancy left vacant by the sudden death OF
Lieut.. Rooney OF the Canarsie station lie
IL to act as chief of the cleanup squad
under Commissioner Dougherty's drcc-
ton.
Wherever McKenna goes there goes
Casassa, best In the department al
breaking down a prisoner-and he does
II quietly too. The three detective
serKeants selected as leaders OF the new
squad along with McKenna and Casassa
are James L. Murphy. John w Finn and
John p NJ. Griffith Probably the IN o.
and records OF more crooks are known e
these Ave men than to any other hv'
meh In the country.
Commissioner Mckay and Deputy Com
missioner Dougherty had several confer
ences yesterday. In the afternoon Dough
erty said to reporters: There are lot 81
criminals standing around in this cit,
without visible means OF support. The,
are hanging about places OF amusement
railroad stations, steamship piers and cal
platforms. We believe that II they won
leave town or find legitimate occupation
they should be. under the law. committee
70 Jail. Mind you, we have no intention
Of interfering with anybody who Is hon
estly employed just because he has beef
criminal in the past.
THE chap we're after is the professional
earnings Of unfortunate women"
Commissioner Mckay said: This cam
paign will be pushed with vigor. W.
hope TO drive out of town virtually al
men OF known criminal records"
District Attorney Whitman has assured
Commissioner Mckay OF full cooperation
They will talk things over In Mr.. Whit
mans Office to-day.