New-York tribune., 1918-01-30
They Had Been an Instit,.
ton on Force Since
Roosevelt's Regime
New Honor System
Pleases Department
Detective Bureau Threat.
ened With Big Shake.
Up Soon

""i DC NJ moro "shoo-av,'
cops IN the Police Department. Moth.
ing could have pleased the force mo-.
than this announcement vcs+erda,, ~
Police Commissioner Enright. tn.
shoo-fics are An old institu.io, :.
the department, having been orpan;zod
IN the days when Colonel Tb.odox.
Roosevelt was head of the old police
board, and maintained by succeed,rn
commissioners.
In the mind Of policeman. bouoro
they have been the soies OF III. ,on-.
mcnt, working mostly incocnito ,na
appearing at unexpected timcs ,ra
places to check up on any dclinquenc;c.
on the part of the atromcn. Undey
Commissioner Arthur Woods and h,s
immediate predecessors the system va.
developed to the point where all of ta.
cflicers on the force. from the humble
sergeant up to the inspector. were like.
~ to feel the force of the hidden r.
port Of the "shoo-h;es." They becam.
the strictly confidential gum sho,v
agents of the Commissioner.
Former Commiss ioner Woods had
two different stats of "shoo-fiesv
They were composed Of licutcnants and
sergcants, all with rowing commits
sions but different duties. One class
would watch the workings of various
inspection districts. checking up on
the inspectors, while others would con-
fine themselves to various police nrc-
cincts. Many officers and men wcrc
brought up on charges at Police Head
quarters as the result Of their re-
ports.
Commissioner Enright made tac an
nouncement In a "heart-to-hcart
with the police licutcnants at Head
quarters All he would say in cxpla-
nation OF the move was that there
was "no need for the 'shoo-1ies' anv
more 1t vas said that the Commits
sloncr would send the "shoo flies to
dullcs at VARIOUS precincts and put
every man on his honor to do his work
faithfully. 1t will be up to The patrol
man to pound his beat !; viii be up
to the sergeant to see this is done.
1t viii be up to the lieutenant to
see that the scrgean. performs his
duty. and the captain ~:.l be held re.
sponsible for the lieutenant and the
inspector for the captain.
The fear of general shakc-up IN the
department under the new regime
turned Yesterday more directly to the
Detective Bureau. Oldtimcrs around
Police Headquarters predicted ono OF
the biggest shake UPS ever witnessed
IN the Detective Bureau within few
days. when reductions, promotions and
transfers would occur. This prediction
was based or the order issued last
night by Second Deputy Commissions
Lehey. IN charge of the bureau to the
heads OF the nine detective branches in
the live boroughs requesting them to
furnish him particulars about all the
men working under them
here are about coo Hier attached to
the Tarious detectives branches. Of
winch 100 are rated as first grade de-
tectlVes. These men receive salary
OF $500 year the same as dctcc.
tive lieutenant. but can be reduced at
the viii Of the Commissioner. The
olher detectives receive the same sal
ary as they would receive if they were
patrolmcn IN uniform.
among those who are drawing the
salary OF ! first grade detective IS Mrs.
Isabella Goodwin. Who was annointed 10
that grade b. former Commissioner
Waldo for her activities in a bank mes.
sen2er robbery where a bank mes
senser vas held up and robbed in
ta%lcab or several thousand dollars.
MIS-. Good"4n was raised from the rank
OF ponce matron at 81 900 A vear to
,hat OF ilrst grade detective. She has
oeen working on the staff of Inspector
Costlgan. It was said she might be
transferred to The staff of urs Ellen
O'Grady. the new woman Dcruty Com.
missioner
deputy Commissioner Lelcv prior
10 ms being made a police cantain' wa:
al'ached TO the Detective Bureau for
several years and also served in the
bureau OF Criminal Records formerly
tho"n as the "Rogues' Gallery" and Is
IA 1alhlilar with all phases. Of the bureau.
ne VISITED the Brooklyn detective
orancn yesterday and told the men
mere tnat they had nothing to fear
rom him as long as they did what
was reguired' of them. lie said that
some OF them might think he was their
enemy. but that he would give every
one OF them "a fair chance Friend
sh'ps and enmities would have no par.
III inc present police administration. he
said. - : " ''0"'
ABOUT 900 police }icutenants gathered
IN inc trial room at HEADQUARTERS yes
.erday TO listen to the obstructive
.alh by Commissio1 Ter Enright. He
impressed upon them the necessity Of
oelhg at all times courteous and &C.
commodating to the people coming to
the station houses for information or
assistance. He urged them TO answer
az questions politely. irrespective of
no" ridiculous the question may some
e'mcs appear to them. always bearing
~ mihd that the public is unfamiliar
WIN police routine.
o<oay inc Commissioner viii talk to
.nc .c 'oo ponce sergeants, and to orrow
Ine !, patroimen Will have their innings.
ne VIII on that day receive represents
lNcS or the patrolmeu's Association
ana patrolmen from every precinct and
o'scourse on their particular duties.
visitors at Police Headquarters say
mere Is a remarkable determination
o1Scernlble on the part of members OF
lhe force to do their duty toward Com
missioner Enrlght, the first Commis-
s'oner to rise from the ranks Where
FORMER civilian commissioners have
said that 1T takes years to become IA
mlllar with the force. Commits ssioner
Enright has the advantage Of thor
oughly knowing all phases of the police
work, and this fact is said to be put