New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-20
police Prepare Hook for
Tragedians of Whine
and Whiskers.
HAVE 2-YEAR TERM
FOR OLD OFFENDERS
,,.ds, New Parole Law Prisoner
Must Prove He Can Work to
REGAIN Freedom.

Mister. can you let me have a dime
80 familiar words, mu,tered in the
i..,,ian's ear by frowsily dressed,
r,;.kered remnant Of humanity, are
- 20 become obsolete. The pan
sander is doomed.
poree Commissioner Woods has
,~.s the problem Of Kidding the city
"a. down-at-the-hee gentry who live
,.,bsir wits or their abjeet appearance
=. ,bs largess of a good-natured' soft
,.s,,,5 public-or at least he believes
st,s January the new idea Viii
Re tested. -n.
cramps. pauhandlers and others
.,,,,.d as Migrants, once they are sen
,.,,sd will stay in the workhouse' re
,.,m,tory or penitentiary at hard labor
I'll they can prove they can earn an
,,,sst living" was the statement is
.r,s from Police Headquarters yester-
5,v Therein lies the expected solu-
ton.
Attached to the Office Of Lieutenant
tt McAuiF, Of the warrant bureau
:, poliee Headquarters, are policemen
,,,,ially assigned to pick up mendi-
esnts.
To Patrolman John Campbell, Of Lieu
tenant McAuliTs' staff, the faces Of 500
anhsndlers are as familiar as the fig
ur,s o. the face Of his watch. The
.hsmbling. shiftless beggar whose only
,sason in soliciting money is 70 buy
enough food and more third-rail whls-
ksv assumes a look Of innocence and
virtue when Campbell approaches. The
ablind man" can see him approaching a
bln,k away. The widowed mother
,uess her borrowed baby tighter be-
,ss,b her arm and recalls an appoint
nent with her broker.
Besides knowing the regulars, Camp
hall can detect the newcomers. lie
might keep on rearresting the old
fsmilisrs until he arrives at the age for
retirement from service. but Commls-
sioner Woods believes he has q more
elective means Of wiping out the NUS
ince.
aThe old in again. out again" pro
eedure Of handling these constant Of
tenders must die on the last day OF
he year" he said yesterday. cit will
BE- succeeded BY the new parole law,
creating a board of three members 10
be appointed by the Mayor. The end
tw chain of arrests, commitments,
discharges, rearrests, recommitments
and discharges viii end. BY the provi-
sioas Of the law. if q prisoner is proved
isquent offender the magistrate Will
10 required 20 commit him for an IN
defnite period. with maximum of TWO
Years"
Each vagrant committed will be
passed upon By the new parole board,
which the Mayor will appoint, and which
vii decide when the prisoner is MT 70
be released. To be set free the pan
handler" must be in good physical con
di,ion and have some honest means OF
support. A sound, practical course in
manual labor. with plenty Of expert
ments and field work, will be instituted
i0F his benefit.
One OF the favorite means OF obtain
ng money used lately in the height or-
rood Of FOrty-second Street, the police
have learned. Is for a victim 70 be ap-
preached By a stranger. who, after re-
oaesting and obtaining a match, sug-
gests liquid refreshment. Realizing he
hss left his money home" he boldly
asks loan OF a dollar, and oftener
than might be imagined he gets IT.
-Psnhsudlng" however, is the charge
upon which he is arraigned when he
falls into the hands Of the police.
On the Bowery a raid was made re-
GENTLY on the "Panhandlers' Club.
Congregated nightly in the rear OF
saloon typical Of the thoroughfare al
rs worst we're q dozen Of the "Can you
.ti ne have a dime for a bed or cup
Of coffee" Migrants. Lots were drawn
70 determine which pair were 10 sally
forth for an hour 20 engage their tales
o, zoe and anguish against the gener-
ogs impulses Of the public. On their
return the proceeds Of their venture
we're pooled and the saloonkeeper got
them.
Six men were arrested and sent to
ne wOrkhouse. Under existing condi.
tons they would probably run afoul OF
Pa'rolmaD Campbell or some OF his TEL
Tow policemen again Defore another
yesr was over. Commissioner Woods,
howeyer, is sure he can prevent that.