The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-22
Inspectors, Captains and
Lesser Officers as Well
Face Trouble, 1t Is
Said.
ENRIGHT ORDERS SILENCE
Issues Appeal to Heads of City
Departments for Cooper
alton in Kidding City
of Criminals.

a virtual adoption of Chicago police
methods Of rounding up criminals was
+ seen in New York last night when
! twenty automobiles loaded with de-
tectives, bach containing a sharp
! shooter armed with a rifle. left Police
/ Headquarters to patrol the city streets.
I These automobile squads were organ
tied by Richard l.. Enright, Police
| Commissioner. to aid the uniformed
! force in holding up persons found in
"unfrequented streets" in the city
wide search for gun toters," which
had entered it's second night.
While this system of fighting the
criminals was being launched rumors
were flying thick and fast that one
of the biggest shakeups in the history
Of the Police Department would take
place to-day. The shakeup, it was
! said, will affect not only captains and
inspectors, but lesser officers of the
department, patrolmen in the streets
and the members of the detective
division. The rumors have been cur
rent for several days and caused Mr..
Enright TO issue an order late yester-
| day afternoon which said: There is
too much conversation between patros-
men on post. 1t must cease"
Enrigbt Issues Appeal.
Mr. Enright sent letter TO the heads
of the various city departments urging
2 .,.f .tr In rid
city OF criminals. IL follows:
THE Police Department is taking
every possible precaution for the protec-
ton of life and property in this city. 1t
has occurred 10 me that the many in
spectors and investigators in the several
city departments. in the performance OK
! their duty OF inspection and investiga-
ton. could render some service to the
| public and TO this department d.
promptly reporting TO Police Headquar-
| ters, or TO the nearest police station of
TO any police officer. any conditions COM
ing under their observation which may
appear to be suspicious.
! If they observe any suspicious place
or condition or any suspicious person
| lettering about In any particular neigh
! borhood the information should De
transmitted TO this department. Should
these suspicious circumstances have ref
erence TO automobiles. taxicabs or the
occupants thereof. the number Of the
car should be taken, as well as a de-
scrlption OF the car and its occupants.
IL this Information can be obtained"
The armed motor patrol had not been
out long last night until reports began
! 10 reach Police Headquarters that they
! were meeting with good results. One
Of the first places TO be entered was
coffee house In Water street, where the
detectives "frisked' all Of the men.
Michael Conchela. %. who said he had
no home at present had a pistol in his
pocket. the detectives said. Conchela ex-
planned he had read so much about
bandits recently he had decided IL was
best he arm himself.
Detectives under command Of lnspec-
tor william Coleman raided two alleged
gambling houses In Houston and Broome
streets lato last night and arrested
eight -one men. all OF whom were taken
to police stations There they were
searched Tor weapons and their records
looked W Detectives also were sent
to the Commonwealth Sporting Club in
l35th street and Madison avenue. where
boxing matches were being held, and
searched every person who entered the
place The search. however, failed TO
disclose any concealed weapons.
I Broadway had its nightly bit Of cx-
citement when Detectives Lavine ans
\ Heptner Of Inspector Boetter's staff at
1 the height OF the after theatre rush hour
raided the annual smoker Of the Tou-
raiuo Literary club. which was being
/ held In Geneva Hall, in 1fS West
I Forty fourth street Six women, alleged =
by tho detectives 10 have been l-rform-
ing immoral dances. were taken to the
West Forty-sevcnth street station. a.
were more than loo men found in the
place All Of the men were charged with
disordcrly conduct. and aA of them wote
searched for weapons az the police sta-
tious. and an Investigation begun TO see
II any of them have criminal records.
Are Picked Marksmen.
\ Gallagher's saloon at Eighth aycnue
/ and Forty-third street where the police
\ say the recent holdup at the Hotel Astor
was planned and where man from Ok
| lahoma was blackjacked several days
/ ago. was raidcd last night by detectives
/ and the bartender was arrested charged
/ with violating the Nolstoad act The
I police also placed q patroiman on guard
/ in the place after the raid
! Detectives cf tllc italian squad arr
rested Rosario Aquiliuo -. o. 1863 Mott
\ street in Mott street coffee house
I after they had found pistol in his pos
Z session
The detectives IN the machines wero
Z picked men who have demonstrated their
I ability a. heavy hittcrs." The marks
men, formerly members OF the military
section OK the department. had scored
the highest marks on the rifle rangs
All possible marks that might Identity
the automobiles as city owned were re-