Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-18
ADVANCE PLANS
IN CRIME WAVE
To Recommend to Governor
Formation of State InteIIi-
genCe Dept. to Aid Police.
MOTORCYCLE PATROL
Signal Station System is Pro-
posed at Conference Held
in Trenton Yesterday.

TRENTON, Feb. 1S-The COM
mittee appointed to devise ways
and means for combating crime in
New Jersey is going to recommend
to Governor Edwards the establish
ment of a state intelligence depart
ment. a motorcycle patrol for the
roads and the establishment of a
signal system with stations placed
at strategical points along the
highways for use in apprehending
bandits. These ideas were present.
ed by Prosecutor Richard c. Plum
mer to the committee here yester-
day at its session on behalf of sub
committee, of which the Ocean
county official is the chairman. to
devise a plan of cooperation be-
tween the counties and other mu-
inequalities to stop the crime wave.
At the same time the committee
endorsed the bill introduced in the
legislature at the instance of Pros
ecutor Edmund c. Gaskill. Jr., of
Atlantic county. which the latter
believes would greatly improve the
methods of stopping banditry.
This bill. which has been in
troduced by Assemblyman Joseph
a. Cerio. of Atlantic county. would
create a sort of vigilance body in
every hamlet and rural community
in the county. 1t would permit the
prosecutors of pleas to name special
officers with the standing of con-
stables to be paid for the days they
are at work. Their duties would be
to act as Investigators of all crimes
committed in their respective COM
munities and to catch the offenders
before they get away. as is many
times the case before the prosecu-
tors Office men reach the scene OF
the depreciation.
''If this plan was put into effect"
declared Mr.. Gasfill at the session
here yesterday. II could sew up my
county so offenders would not be
able to escape. / could swear in
bridge tenders covering roads leaV-
Ing the county and could put turn
stiles in the roads to force an ex-
animation of every car trying to
leave.
If this system was put in opera
ton in connection with either a
constabulary or motorcycle patrol it
would be very effective and mex
pensive to the taxpayers as well
My thought is to swear in people
of responsibility in each country
community. such as retired farmers.
Cdcnitlo anu '4NA
such an arrangement the crooks
from New York and Philadelphia
would keep away If they knew
about it,
The consensus of opinion seemed
to be that a state constabulary OF
horsemen is not the remedy for pro-
tecting the rural communities. MY
personal opinion is that the constab-
ulary plan does not fit in New Jer-
sey at ALL" declared Sheriff Kinzley.
of Bergen county. secretary of the
anti-crime conference committee.
''The bill in the legislature to cre-
ate such a force provides for regu-
lar military organization" said Pros
ecutor Hetfield. of Union, chairman
of the committee. II don't think
that is what We want"
II don't think so. either" COM
mented Prosecutor Plummer.
The plan for a central state intel
ligence bureau includes the employ
ment by the state of a staff of de-
tectives who might be hired by the
county prosecutors to do investigat-
ing work Chief of Police Treacy.
of Paterson, said it might be a sort
of state secret service. Now the
prosecutors have to hire detectives
from private agencies and many
times. it was explained yesterday.
juries refuse to believe their testi-
mony. 1t is thought state detec-
tives would be regarded with more
credibility by juries. In this con-
nection a rogues' gallery of state
wide nature was suggested to be part
of the intelligence department.
Either the state highway COM
mission or the motor. vehicle COM
missioner would have supervision
over the motor cycle patrol for the
roads. according to the report OF
Prosecutor Plummer's sub-commit-
tee.
Prosecutor Gaskill was requested
to arrange for proposed amendments
to the Guthrie bill in the House,
which proposes to regulate the sale
of fire arms in New Jersey. They
will change that measure removing
the mayor and police magistrate as
authorities clothed with the power
to issue permits to carry or possess
guns and leave. this entirely up TO
the common pleas judges. the per-
nit to be good only in the county
where 1t is issued. There will also
be strict rules as to the recording of
information with the county clerk.
ana police department as To WnOm
fire arms are sold. For this purpose
also. the merchants selling them
must keep register.
The Atlantic county prosecutor
was also authorized TO take up with
New York and PENNSYLVANIA apthori-
ties the question of reciprocal legis-
lation relating to producing inmates
of penal institutions in another state
to testify at criminal trials. Attor-
ney General McCran has endorsed
this idea