The evening world., 1920-12-18
INSIDE STORY OF TROUBLE
WITH POLICE FORCE TOLD BY
HERO JUST BEFORE DEATH
lieut.. Horizons 22 Counts in His In
dictment of Enright Rule a Re-
markable Summary of Police De-
partment Demoralization- Men
Feel That Hard Work Gets Them
Nothing, Only Pull Counts"

Next to be inscribed the list heroes of the Police Dra,nt
in the grand entrance hall at Headquarters the of Lieut. Fo
Horton who found houp men at work in West t46th Street THURSDAY
Light attacked them single handed killed one wounded another and
he was dying, with bandits bullet through lungs wrote on b
alne sheet of paper for police information the license number Of M
automobile in which his murdere sought escape Because of the A
CONSCIOUS action of this intrepid fighter for the protection people
New York City his assassins were arrested
policeman for than years having served in con
hena capacity under every Commissioner FROM Francis Greene 10
Arthur Woods there member had more intimate
knowledge OF the inner workings of the department
WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH THE POLICE?
Only few days Lieut. Horton by The Evening World
for az answer to the question Wh the the poce" And
in his written reply which is in the possession of this newspaper he re-
cords the most damnng indictment department under Richn
EnrightS administration that could be presented
Lieut. Horton dead. what he leaves behind in remark
able summary of police decentralization twenty-five counts of the
indictment of Engh rule presented just he wrote them They
represent what every good policeman writes the end of report
"CASE CLOSED:
~ There nifty LIeutrnants doing sO.culed
welfare work. They known In the Police Department the
Order Of the Crutch and Nuisance Some can
hardly put one foot Before the other try to-
ts' Police Band and Gee Club strong work,
Just play aud sing going outside cities.
~ ONE THOUSAND USELESS DETAILS COULD RASuYBE
ABOLISHED.
90 Some twelve fifteen LrutsnAns recently detailed to
Traffic Squad Observation seems know
what he is doing OF 1t is provide soft berths
80 Inspector Henry was convicted of felony and
sentence to States Prison. He still force This
violates Section 2Si Of Greater New York; Charter.
(6 THE DETECTIVE BUREAU Is DEMORALZED
AT THE FIRST GRADE DETECTIVES! ONLY INFLUENCE
COUNTS ABOUT EVERY DETECTIVE FEELS THAT HARD
WORK WILL BRING NOTHING ONLY A "PULL" COUNTS
AND THAT IS WHAT THE DETECTIVE FIGURES ON.
(7) Lahey, known the "GOuch" the
(8l The Detectives Bill Enrighfs pet measure-threw
sernAtOn into the ranks Of all time
when everybody got Enrights number
(9) Indictments Of POrter-Henry-SOlO
QO) The athletic funds, q % be-
cOnundrum, and -Who got tl" frequent question.
uD BURGLARIES AND ROBBERIRS REPORTED AS PETIT
FLAGE AND BEFOG REPORTS TO THE PUBLIC. SPITE OF
IT, ACCORDING TO THEIR own FIGURES HOLD.UPS HAVE
JUMPED TO A STAGGERING STATE
uO OVER 30 PER CENT OF THE FORCE OPPOSED
TO ENRIGHT AND ALL HE STANDS
Qg DUE TO so MANY USELESS DETAILS AND TX.
CUSALS, PRECINCTS HAVE BEEN LEFT HOURS AND
HOURS WITHOUT A SINGLE PATROLMAN POST. 1T Is
SERIOUS A POLICEMAN NOT TELL HIS BEST
FRIEND OF TRUE CONDITIONS
ui Every competent former Police Commissioner
need additional legislation department. An o
need Is maRagement-thats ALL
(1Sl The police whole see another polea