New-York tribune., 1920-12-21
Search of Pedestrians
Found on Streets After
Midnight. for Hidden
Weapons. Is Ordered
65 Taken i'm Crime
Dra!sanet: q Held
Ex-Service Men Offer to
Patrol Boroughs; Mer-
chants Join i'm Crusade


The concentrated effort on the
part of citizens, the police and mill
tary organizations to defeat tire
crime wave resulted yesterday in Il
number OF important developments.
Police Commissioner Enright, in
letter to Mayor Hylan, made pub
lice at q meeting Of the Board OF
Estimate yesterday. asked for the
appointment of 769 patrolmen in ad
dition to the 500 allowed to him Ia
the budget Of 1921. He did this de
spite his reiterated declaration that
New York's police force has beer
ample to handle present contin-
gencies and any others that may
arise.
The Commissioner also issued al
order virtually putting a curfew law
into effect. The order requires po-
licemen III uniform after midnight to
search and question all citizens
found on the public streets. whose
actions are in any way suspicious
II the persons halted in this way
cannot give a satisfactory account
Of themselves they are 10 be taker
20 the nearest police station and hello
until the circumstances surrounding
their identity and movements have
been investigated.
Another order from Commissioner
Enright yesterday abolished the
llalf-hour lunch period allowed all
nlen on patrol duty.
The Commissioners roundup Or
questionable characters, begun at mid.
night Sunday, lad resulted late vester
day in the arrest OF sixty-ive pcrsons.
OF thesc. Iorty-fve we're taken int
custody III Manhattan and twenty ir
Brooklyn. IN only twenty-three of the
cases were the police able to furnis.
sufficient evidence for holding the ac-
cused On specific charges.
According to information given our
st Police Headquarters last night there
IS 80 be 10 let-up in Commissioner En-.
rights drive against crooks, even
though the carly hours Of the campaiea
lave produced admittedly disappoint
ing resplts.
N his letter 70 Tie Mayor. Commis
sioner Enrieht SAID .hat there is Z
sroat deal OF uu.eap AID that report
indicate taar crime is On the in
clcass.' IL urged that Tie city max
reaaT - hanile the siination' II the.
additional ,63 men are allowed thc
Commissioner It vii give him the
l,le9 l.o asked ios in the last tldeet.
toallaisaicse- Enrient announcca
yesterday rhat eeveutoeD parrolme,
mad been Transferred from the Nesi
lo9tA street station. Thirteen of those
transferred we're assigned to the
Charles Street station ard four were
sent 70 West Forty-scYenth Street
Tney we're replaced b. patrolmen from
both those precincts. Mr Enright
Was asked last night Whether TIE
transfers had anything 80 do with the
crime wave. lie refused to make an,
comment.
In a. signed statement given out h,
commissioner Enright last night he
urged persons riding in taxicabs u
take the numbers Of the cars in order
thai they might be identified in case Il
crime was committed. This move was
said to have been inspired by the &C
ton Of Lieutenant Horton in taking
down the number Of the automobile II
which the persons responsible for his
murder were attempting to escape.
After an impressive ceremony the
body of Lieutenant Horton was taken
yesterday to townsville, y. Y, for
burial
Citizens to Combat Crime
Measures instituted bv private or
CARNATIONS 10 combat the crime wave
were carried on yesterday with un-
abated rigor. The Merchants Associa-
ZION Of New York mas appointed a vigi-
-arce committee. ;.nd move to cop
with the crime wave has been made b.
the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce.
AZ meeting of the American Le-
glon held yesterday IN the Hall of Rec
ords 4 communication was sent T.
Mayor Hylan Offering the services o.
from 300 to 5000 men TO De used az VI
armed patrols throughout the city.