New-York tribune., 1922-04-06
Enright Defies
His Critics as
Libeling Band
Singles Out World in At
tack and Tells Mayor He
Is Victim of Persecution
Because of Old Crudge
Insists There's Less Crime
Gives March List of Arrests
by Police rs Proof That
He's Catching Criminals

While movement was getting under
/ way TO ask the Governor to remove
/ him, Police Commissioner Enripht
wrote a letter to the Mayor yesterday
defending his administration and con-
Guiding: "The people OF this city have
confidence that their interests are be-
ing protected TO the extent of every
Z resource at our command"
E. Mr.. Enright's letter was provoked bv
an editorial in The New York World'.
calling for his removal. He attributed
! the newspapers attitude to his removal
OF some OF its employees who formerly
we've connected with the department
and to the fact that he once obtained
verdict against the paper for six
cents. A. an example of it's alleged
urtruthtulness. the Police Commits
sioner selects IL account Of Sundays
train robbery near Poughkeepsie.
pointing out that in Mondays issue the
number OF robbers was estimated at
! fortv and in Tuesday, at one
I This story, he says was "a monu-
mental he and "a grave reflection
( upon the law and order OF the city and
state. he gives figures to prove his
assertion that crimes Of violence were
fewer by about 10 per cent in the first
{ quarter OF 1922 than in the first quar-
/ ter OF 1917. Turning to the capture
| OF the Shattuch house in Washington
Square Moth Sunday noon by burglars
the Police rommjssioner says:
Robbed Shattucks Twice
"A very unusual crime Was perpe-
trated in the robbery and assault upon
the family of Albert r. Shattuck
AT 10 Washington Square North. on
April 2, but this was in police
terms more OF less Of an inside job
The originator of this enterprise, it is
believed. was a former servant IN this
house. This same servant robbed his
employer, Albert Shattuck, in 1917,
and the good police administration at
that time allowed MIN to escape, and,
emboldcned by his former successful
exploit, he took another chance. En-
trance to the house was, it is probable,
gained by lifting the front areaway
grating. which care >ssly or by de-
sign had been lett open by some one in
The house, and after gaining entrance
during the night he and his colleagues
concealed themselves until the family
were at dinner, and with their perfect
knowledge Of the situation and the
general layout Of the premises as we'll
as the places where things of value
might be found, they were able to
operate speedily and without giving
any alarm However, ore of these
robbers was Immediately captured red
handed by member Of the Police De
partment and large part of the loot
was recovered, and THIS department is
/ n)1TSujt of the other
this gang.
''To show That this department is
alert, vigi,ant and active in its fight
against the criminal element in this
town the following cases taken from
the record of the last month are q fair
indication of the efficient work that is
being performed by this department as
matter OF everyday business, and tho
record of the previous months are
OF efficient work:
March 81, l922-Four highway ROB
bers. Peppler, Metz, Kessler and Gal
Iagher. were arrested in the act of hold
ing up paymaster at Forty-tirst Street
and Park Avenue.
March 26. l922-Six robbers. Sheri-
dan, Boyes, O'Donnell, Cannon, Norris
and Pierce, who committed robberies Of
Hornthal Casket Company, fty-second
Street and Lexington Avenue; Wells &
Newton Co. Avenue b and Sixteenth
Street; grocery at 3l5 Eas. Nineteenth
Street, and cigar factory, Thirty ighth
Street and First Avenue, We're arrested.
"March 20. 192Z-Three robbers,
Johnson. Washington and Prince. who
robbed an insurance collector at 1855
West 10th Street, were arrested
March 81, 1922 Peter Ward arrest.
cd, charged with robbery at 1863 Ave =
. nue. b.
March %. 1922 Percy Meyers ar
, rested, charged with robbery at 725
Third Avenue. where clerk died in hos
, pital from gunshot wounds
? Robbery Arrests
March "a. 1922 Marino, Dewey aud
E Derozi. robbers, were arrested for rob-
: berry at Thirteenth Street and Third
, Avenue
! March "a, 1922 Philip Miller, ar.
rested for robbery in the 18TH Precinct
, March %, 1922 John Kelly was ar
rested, charged with robbery, at sos
i, West l84th Street.
march %. 1922 John Burns ar
/ rested, charged With robbery, at 253
, East Seventy Street
"March 81. 1922 Piecoro arrested
c for shooting clerk in restaurant at 364
> Bowery
5 March 20, 1922 Smith. highway
robbel, arrested for robbery at 500 Ry-
' der Avenue, Bronx.
. March II. 1922 McWlliams, Win
: der and Overstreet, robbers, arrested
| For robbery at 189 West 136th Street
March l6. 1922 Murphy, Conlin and
+ Casey, robbers, arrested for robbery at
$ "a Henry Street.