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city. He says it was found necessary,
because Of the so-calied "black horse
cavalry made up Of "disreputablo
members Of the press, some OF them
brilliant, but dissipated men. who held
tnolr positions on the newspapers for
snort periods only'-to regulate and
systematlze the furnishing Of police
news to reporters.
lie complains that almost dailv cor
tam newspapers asserted that news
OF burglaries, larcenies and other
c'lMes was beng suppressed. or hidden.
py orders OF the present police adj
m nlstraton. These statements arc
false, he says. He declares there has
heen no change in the procedure in
TINS regard during the last twenty
cars durng which time reports Of
bulgIarles and larcenies have never
peeh given to the press
Assaults Increase
The statistics Of the Detective Bureau
given in The report show an Increase
~ ielonlous assaults, assaults and rob-
oefies and larcenies ovcr 1918 and 1872.
"hlle lne cases Of burglary have fallen
telow the number Of 1918. with n
higher record Of arrests. mere wern
55d 90 homocldc cases reported in 1919
@z9 arrests. SO convictions and 10t
cases pending; in 1913 there were 223
cases reported, 209 arrests. AZ cor
Vlctlons and Is cases st;n pcnc.nr
me cases Of burg ary reported in
l9l9 amounted to 1895: ARRESTS D GOO,
convictions, IN; pending. 59S. In n19l5
I'.ele ~, We've IA - bulglatios reported:
l,26l arrests and 73l c0nvictions
larcenies reported in 1919 amounted
10 "4,99o; G,SI4 arrests; 234S convic-
tOns, and 2113 casos ,,.,I;,,
1913 there were >38,527 larcenles re-
ported, 1898 arrests and l.1sS con
Vlctlons. There were 1.133 c9scs Of
assault and robbery Chold-ups) re-
ported in 1919, 1,O93 arrea,s 53,; con-
Vlctlons, and 2SO cases pending. In
20, l9t0 'here were 649 hoid-ups reported
6Oi arrests and 1G3 convictions. Thu
5oionious assault cascs reported in
l9l9 amounted TO 2,537, loo arrests.
3l6 convictions and Al9 cases pending
IN I9lS there Were 2,35l felonious as
s2nIt eases reported, $50 arrests and
279 convictions
Referring generally to vice and
gambling conditions in the city. Com
missioner Enrieht says:
courtyard order and deconcy not
lcng since proclaimed the highest
standard Of police efficiency along this
line, have been fully sustained ana
d
the streets and public places. bat pur-
sued to their haunts and hiding places,
wherever found
Admits Some Crime
With further reference TO vice and
gambling, the Commiss ssioner declares
u has been rclontlcssly pursucd and
driven from the city, He said that
the chief Inspector, the inspectors and
commanding officers Of precincts have.
been held strictly rospons bic for the
existence Of vice and gambling u their
re pectlve territories. together with
their stats of plainclothes men. and
nave been required to render q stIict ac-
count Of their stewardship. When
found wanting, he said. they have been
denoted transferred or Disciplined
Tor the good Of the scrvicc"
Commissioners EnMnAt admits that
there have been some wrongdacrs or
the police force. In few Instances,
ne said. it was discovered that mem
bcrS OF the uniformed force were work
'ng IN coIuslon with criminals. but it,
each case they We're promptly de-
nounced, arrested, convicted and
brought to Judgment or charges.
lne work Of the DoHut. Conn ission-
ers and special deputies is reviewed
and highly commended in the report.
Forty pages OF the report are given
over to the reproduction Of letters from
various sources received By Commits
sioner Enright and Mayor GNlan COM
mendlng the work of tine dpnartment.
Ihe report is in,erspcrsod with illus
trations IN which the Police Ccmmis-
sioner. Mayor Hylan and Governor
smith hgure orspicuously.