Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-06
I0UUCILS ACCUSED
Or GIVING ROBBERS
FREE REIN IN LOGAN
Director Porter Declares Re-
ouest for 500 More Police
men Has Been Ignored, So
Thefts Continue.

.,tts, failure to provide for more
49, vas responsible for the latest of
81 toean robberies. Mrs. Marie Tyson,
y. north Camac street, was attacked,
...,.n into unconsciousness and her home
...cted Thursday afternoon by the
- who have been terrorizlng Logan for
..,hs II was the 43d robbery there
,Ince December l.
~ blame Councils" said Director
r..,.r commenting on the Logan sltua-
~, II have asked for an appropriation
!. nav 800 additional policemen Councils
hosignored the request. 1t is not 800 new
men we need; the number should be 1000
Tha 9Th District in which Logan lies Is
..,soied by 40 men. There are 10 square
l.nas In the district. II is impossible to
sass, that territory adequately with 40
nairolmen.
CRIMINALS DEFIANT.
,prhe situation is aggravated by the
,.ture OF the courts" he continued.
,rhlsyes, confident of getting suspended
.srtences, operate defiantly. When the
soitca protection Is inadequate. 1t is no
ronder that Logan robberies are as
srmsrous as they have been. 1 sent n
.racial detail OF ten men to the district.
rbav have helped as much as they can.
MI more men are needed. l cannot as
slrn men from other districts
SThey are nearly as badly Off as Logan.
Until we have more policemen the city
cannot be properly protected.
.The 40 men in Logan are not all on
.ha dlstrict at one time. A third of the
force watches by day and the remaining
two-thirds are on night duty. Ten square
miles Ia too large q tract for them to
coyer. know they are doing the best
thew can. Two or three stiff sentences
dsalt out to criminals would have a very
beneficial effect, but 1t Is up to Councils
"a provide enough police to protect the
cty."
SYSTEMATIC RAIDS.
since December 1 the robberies in
Logan have averaged one every other
night. They have not occurred so reg
u]arly however. Thieves have planned
their raids and visited three, four and
syen six homes In night, usually escap-
Ing with valuable silver and jewels.
Ten square miles of land must be
watched. Thieves know that the Logan
force cannot do it Their knowledge has
been valuable to them. Since December
]. they have carried off $l55S. The largest
raul was SEfVI lHo SliieiiOSI' ~ SS'NS'
Here Is the record:
DECEMBER RoBERIEs.
December 4-stanley lands. Oak lano ana
fawnton street, S55. ,,, -,,
Dsce%ISsssr 4-Daniel KiilIan' 1918 Eleanor
Dec bscsnber SSSf 2e-Henry Smith. 4Oio North
1Sss Dessmber ff' '2e%RObert Mills. 4O17 North
Desc pscsmber sf' 2egJeseph Pollock. 45ia North
pecsmher SeSThomas Gormoy. 4oS4 North
December S7-Joseph Levy. 1887 wyoming
Dssem6er 27-WIliam Moore. 1901 Wyoming
SeSsi TeSsmSer SS' 21-Albery Berg. so4 Northeast
Boulevard. nothing. VI, c,..,or,r kn,1
NsStS IffenSi1 istG street. SnmtHSSg4T7. Sg47. w.
December 3i~chSrles E. Puff. 5125 North
bscsmSer si1Frederick Krepp. 6i27 North
'Sts December sfe si-rhomas F. shuster. 4O37 York
''bs bscs$ssr aSssnss ss-John ouok 5i2s North Broad
'IssS Dsecmier asnS Si.J. H. Gimme 611o North Broad
Dec December SSs sl-T. F. Miller. 512s North Broad
JANUARY's RoBBERIEs
January 2--George IT. Traber. 600 cayuSa
sSs January ~ 7@Mrsi Charles Mays, 1903 Albanus
nst; siTsst; sTO; H. J. Kiieman' 800 Northeast
January sEEdRar E. Hun. $50 East Penn
street, hold-up. $45i William Burton lilS
% Ianuary eGJShn Dallas, 4siO North 18th |
street, nothing: John Achard, 1920 NoTth @ lzth
street, nothing; Joseph Rowbutton, 493l North |
Cam canac srss stace sa44 GaPry Kaser io War
mock street S14I; Frank Danhaurer' 4'l-
t January i5'i iO"Thoinas 4. Bryne. 437 Northeast
January January i3-E. B. Anderson. 1641 LOuden
January i6-James Bell, 9Th and Duncannon
January i7-Mrs Ethel Coyne. 1852 North
January. iS-wiiiiam f. Bernstein. esth ave-
january ss-John Thompson. e4O2 North
f1sS jsSussS syShps Msurer stenton and
January .25-Frank Sailor, stenton avenue
% %Ss@as doSDsS d5s hSaG u and
,J:Sssf J:SSSsfy sSMEss, Walter Smith 4SiS
January 2S-cSarlss Kraus. 4SSs smsdley
January y :2Sf-rhomas n Mckinley. 71s AnSbury
street. 10 cents; hold;qp. =, r.-A,,.n,r. asaa
Howard street. IS.
FEBRUARY RoBBERIBs.
February Pr. H. Hurst. Limekiln pike and
SsSTuary AeSi 4@sirsa 0i Marie Tyson, 1895 North
camae street. assaulted and robbed OF $zo'
II is the theory of the Logan police
that the district has been discovered
oy band of out-of-town thieves VINO
ara working the "mine" as long as the
rich vein lasts. content in their security
This Is supported by the failure 70 locate
any Of the stolen goods In Philadelphla
yaHnshops. Whether the men come from
New York or Pittsburgh is unknown, put
Logan is convinced they have aniliations
outside the city.
EASY WITH FEW POLICEMEN.
As the records show. It is the robbers
habit to take one street at time and
work 1t thoroughly. The next raid usually
occurs In a locality at the other end OF
the district. The nelghborhood is pros
Porous one. Family silver and jewels
Usually can be found in the careful search
the thieves make. The district Branch
lawn police must patrol Is three miles
hice and nearly three miles long. IL
ls cut Into maze OF streets. ThleVes
md L easy to work a neighborhood while
me policeman, on his long beat Is a
lteat distance on
With the change in the organization OF
ne city detective bureau. II is possible thar
large detail may be thrown into Logan
Anen the next robbery occurs, according
% Director Porter. But until Councils
provide for an enlarged police force. the