The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-18
Mayor Advises Immediate
Arming of Messengers
Who Carry Money and
Valuables.
ALSO WARNS HOTELS
Judge ROsalsky Urges For
nation of Posse Contain
ing $4,000 Civilians
to Guard City.
MOTOR PATROLS BY COPS
Enright Acts to Reinforce
Regular FOrce-DosS Not
See Necessity for Vigi-
lante Protection.


protests coming from score OF
sources, including the judiciary
against the carnival of murder, rob-
berry and thuggery that for weeks has
ridden New York with terror, Mayor
Hylan issued statement last night.
in which he declared that there Is
throughout the country n great Grim
inal army who care not what means
they use to ply their nefarious trade
and called upon citizens to n5t9et
themselves. In the same bretl le
declared the police are fully capah.s
to meet and compete with zoe sisra
tion.
The Mayor advised that. a. o g4eans
OF cooperating with the Polite Depart
ment, messengers carrying money or
yaluables be armed through permission
Of the Police Department that bust
ness houses lock their outer doors ana
notify the police when they contem-
plate moving valuables. and that hotels
urge their guests TO keen their doors
locked against burglars and nurderC-"
The Mayors statement indicates
and 1t may be stated Upon other aad
reliable authority that & Is tasf'
that the Mayor has not The rencteaa
idea of removing Enright from COM
hundred rumors day to the contrary
Notwithstanding
Police Commissioner Enright an
nounced last night that in an effor
TO cope with the crime wave terrorit
ing New York he had organized fiftS
Of the most experienced men in til.
Detective Bureau into ~ cr'rrgenG
automobile squad to ~, IN hapu2
the bands OF bandits a1saiho.dut eysn
who have been reapit sgch Z fFsn
harvest In recent monthe
Dfsapproves yigiIantes.
These detectives will have ten auto
mobiles and will tour the city in re
lays in day and night patrols. working
In cooperation with every uniformed
and plain clothes member OF the force.
Every man on the squad is picked
man. exceptionally experienced and
with a wide knowledge Of criminals
and their haunts and methods.
The Commissioner also said that he
did not approve of the suggestion set
forth by Judge Rosalsky that vigilance
80 nft hn
cope with the situation. He declared
that as yet there was no need for such
action that the Police Department
was able to take care OF all the crime
that is at present evident in the city.
The Commissioner said that it had
also been proposed TO him that he APP
prove OF the arming OF employees OF
business houses with rifles for their
own protection and the protection OF
their employers property. lie did not
approve OF that for the same reason
that he vetoed Judge Rosalsky's sug-
gestion; IL would mean placing arms
in the hands OF persons not directly
within the control OF the police.
ne POtACG dlt GbSPAHAtts ttl 'Vtt
troll OF the situation" said Commits
sioner Enight. The police measures
are ample to cope with it and there IL
no necessity for the organization OF
private citizens 70 meet H. There is
no organized crime in this city The
criminals are individuals or small
groups. some OF them criminals who
have come from other cities. as for ex-
ample, the one taken in the holdup at
the Astor Hotel the other night"
The Commissioner declared that tine
department would make a much bet
ter showing n sufficient men were
available for patrolling the city. But
on account OF the large traffic de-
mands more than three hundred men
have been sent 20 the various traffic
divisions to help out there. he seid,-r-
Police BeRin Raids.
Acting on a special order that -an1e
from Police Headquarters, detectives
combed the city from midnight until
an early hour this morning for men or
women carrying revolvers. They gave
particular attention TO such places as
all night restaurants, pool parlors and
bowling alleys. Men and women were
subjected 20 careful questioning. They
we're ordered TO give their addresses
prove their statements and go home or
be locked up for disorderly conduct
The detachments Of detectives carry
ing out the order moved aroua. in
automobiles.
Yesterday was a .contin:4: a rroces