Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-12-28
Prosecutor Stricker, WhiIe
Not Advocating Constabu.
larry, Gives Impression He
Favors State Police Force.
OTHERS FAVOR MOVE
Commissioner Enright Urges
Measure to Stop Carrying
Guns Hear Stricken at
Trenton Conference Today

BY Special Correspondent.
TRENTON, Dec. 2s:-One OF the
remedies for the present wave OF
crime sweeping over this state sug-
gested at the conference of state and
municipal Representatives being held
here today to discuss methods OF
checking banditry and crimes In
New Jersey was the establishmene
of a rural patrol police system ana
a state constabulary.
Prosecutor Joseph E. Stricken, Of
Middlesex county, although not ad-
vocating a constabulary In his re-
marks, emphasized the increasing
need for some means OF patroling
country districts and his talk left
the impression that he would favor
state constabulary police force.
Prosecutor Plummer, of Ocean
county, declared that a state con-
stabulary of trained men was the
solution as 1t would then not only
be possible to prevent many OF the
crimes committed in the rural dis
tricts but also to trail the bandits
after an assault or robbery had
been committed.
Police Commissioner Enright, OF
New York City. was also present at
the conference and In his remarks
urged that New Jersey pass a law
law which would make 1t illegal to
not only have on ones person but
in ones home a revolver unless q
permit was possessed.
Commissioner Enright said that
the country was passing through 2
serious period of reconstruction, to
be expected following any war. and
that every precaution should be
taken to protect life and property
by an efficient police force. He ad-
vocated the formation of a bureau At
Washington where fingerprints OF all
criminals together with their photo
graphs and records could be sent
| and filed for use in running down
these persons. He stated that tho
| European detective and police sys-
TENS were better than that In effect
in this country. with better results
being obtained.
New York has no intention. Com-
missioner Enright said, of chasing
the criminals from that state into
New Jersey. Every municipality
should be so protected. he said, that
criminals will not dare attempt any
of their practices In the state.
Henry s. Hilfers. of the American
| Federation of Labor, was present
but had not spoken at the conferences
up until o'clock this afternoon. ~
was generally expected he would OPP
| pose the constabulary propaganda
| which apparently gained considers
able foothold as a result of the re-
marks made early in the conferences
The data submitted by Prosecu-
| tor Stricken, of Perth Amboy. In
his talk served as excellent propa-
ganda in favor of q state cOnstab.
ulary despite the fact the prosecu-
tor did not refer to the rural police
| which he advocated as a constab-
ulary. He told of the murder of
two New Brunswick school teach
ers, sisters. by a man known about
the community as Crazy Nike"
who had been allowed to roam
about the vicinity Of Stelton-a
non-policed rural community on the
outskirts of New Brunswick-for
FIVE hours armed with an English
service rifle and revolver. The at
tempted robbery of the Midtown
National bank, another unprotect-
ed place, was also given as an ex-
ample of what lack of rural police
protection will lead to.
Prosecutor Stricken declared that
it seemed to be the. habit Of the
municipal authorities to pass the
buck" to the prosecutor In these
matters The state has gotten into
a rut, the speaker said. and he sug-
gested that legislation be enacted
which would make 1t mandatory on
the part of every community to
maintain a sufficiently large police
force to properly patrol the terri.
tory within its limits.
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