New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-22
STE PROPOSED LAW
AS AID TO FENCES
Burglary Insurance Under
writer's Oppose Woods
in PawnShop Plan.
COMMISSIONER SEEKS
DAILY BUSINESS LIST
Would Aid Thieves 10 Hide
Crimes. Say Critics Want
More Detectives.

~to New York Burglary Insurance
~,3erwritcrs' Association IS disturbed
,.sr ordnance which Police Commits
't,-er Woods IS preparing 20 have in
.-.srccd 500 thc Board OF Aldermen,
LING ~ compulsory fo~ pawnbrokcrs
o., e'e with thc department daily rec
I'D a. all business.
= such an ordinance is passed, the
.-.,-srco mon say. there will spring
.-., existence hundred OF "ferces,
-tsre .h,cycs can dispose Of stolen
-.,Dcr.v vith perfect security. This
-,..+o- would of course. mean the
thousands Of dollars worth o.
4s which. through an agreement
. rr-itimate pawrbrokcrs, IS now re
.ssioner Woods believes that
.-oroscd ordinance. backed up by
-.f,~ clothes men OF the inspec-
..... .teFs. who are doing the work or
DO old rawrshoD squad, viii improve
additions. he stated this recently IN
, lef.c- replying 90 an underwater,
.r,r wrote 90 him 20 ntinG out that
,.-ee -rc aholShuC OF the pawnshop
,.ys6 thc department mad ceased send
&c stolen property lists 20 the pawn
t-okers and me sales stores.
CITY Sleuths Overworked.
TIE underwriters. however, maintain
rs tho substitution OF inexperienced
.,I,eerer. such as the inspectors men
s-s fo- che trained men who made up
re vaunshop SQUAD. and The failure
=, notify Immediately all pswnbrokers
when q burglary had been committed
,-.,'4 De Of great assistance 90 the
,-eos :r i s0osirG ~ his loot.
ave bel eve said one Of the under
writer's yesterday, that the detectives
..s e,e~t.rr every effort 20 10 good
e,-. r. they fall K IS not their fault.
Tho ~~cscut system o. giving man
50 many complaints GO investigate that
10 has only q Few hours 20 devote 20
each ease is not. OF course, gong 10
he productive q The mans best work.
"if they pass this. law that WOODS
.oos.s Or" cont. rucG the underwater,
even can rest assured that the crooA
u;u know Or g.. and while ne VIII prob
sb'- receive less from fence he
nil steer clear o. -he legitimate pawn
r-o.c-. who. after reporting 70 the
,,rce. win. uDon inquiry, give de-
.srs- ros~r.rtIou Of The crook. Tina,
VIII encourage the opening Of more
ose--es " and that means not even the
ro'ice will be in & position 20 get a
me on the stolen property or crook
not 70 speak Of the companies investi-
gstors' 49,.
~ the public and Administration
VA. effective work from the Detective
bureau" said another insurance man,
o,le present detective force must De
enlarged 80 per cent"
Police Guard Drain Supply.
When the alleged shortage Of men
,- the bureau was called 20 the atten-
lion o. a high Official Of the unlformod
fsree. that official pointed out that Al
.bs r~ese-t time there are more than
sl1 policemen whose sole duty during
.lsi- eight hour tour Of work Is %
Sand Guard in front Of raided gsm-
bling houses or 20 stand az the oesH
Of hotel that has been raided or IS
an The suspected list This duty last.
rsusUv from, one 70 three months, and
b. one case. fin the Williamsburgh sec
ion ~ Brooklyn. the place has Deen
guarded since last August.
Another phase Of the matter came %
rrl- when the official showed that the
se.;vi.v Of raiding inspectors stan
recessi-ated the temporary transfer O.
men. this causing the posts IN the pre-
e,re-s fvo-n which the men are taken
20 be increased i'm length, in many
c,fes .he patrolman beng forceo 10
cover twice The usual territory