The New York herald., 1922-04-06
ENRIGHT GIVES DATA
TO DENY CRIME WAVE
Lists Cases to Show Efficiency
of Police.

In answer to editorial criticism of
the Police Department by the World
Commissioner Enright wrote letter
yesterday to Mayor Hylan. in which
he gave the following cases as indicative
OF the effectiveness and efficiency of his
department
March 81 Four highway robbers.
Peppler. Metz. Kessler and Gallagher.
were arrested in the act of holding up
a paymaster at Forty-frst street and
Park avenue.
March 26-Six men, Sheridan. Boyce,
O'Donnell. Cannon. Norris and Pierce.
for robberies OF Hornthal Casket Com
pany. Fifty-second street and Lexington
avenue; Wells & Newton Company.
Avenue B and Sixteenth street; grocery
at 315 East Nineteenth street cigar fac
tory at Thirty-eighh street and First
avenue. were arresed.
''On March 20 three men, Johnson.
Washington and Prince, who robbed an
insurance collector at 155 West 145th
street. were arrested.
March N-Peter Ward arrested.
charged with robbery at 1873 Avenue B.
March 2s-Percy Meyers arrested
nue.. where clerk died in hospital from
gunshot wounds
March 24-Marino Dewey and Derozi
were arrested for robbery at Thirteenth
street and Third avenue.
March 24-Philip Miller arrested for
Eobbery at the Sixteenth precinct.
March 22-John Kelly was arrested.
charged with robbery at 556 West 1s4th
street.
March 22-John Burns arrested,
charged with robbery at 253 East Seveni
ty-seventh street.
March 2-Piecoro arrested for shoot
ing clerk In restaurant at 1854 Bowery.
! March 20--Smith. a highway robber.
arrested for robbery at sos Ryder ave-
nue. The Bronx.
March 17--Mcwiliams. Winder and
Overstreet. arrested for robbery at 1S9
West 136th street.
March 16-Murphy. Conlin and Casey
arrested for robbery at "a Henry street.
March 16---Jacob Kuczer. arrested,
charged with robbery. at 1857 Broadway.
March 16--Kobin. Olakshik and kro-
xoinik. arrested. charged with robbery.
at $40 Water street.
March 16--Kearney arrested. cha rged
with robbery at 5o4 West Twenty-sixth
street
March 15--Latore arrested. charged
with robbery at 237 East Twenty-sev-
enth street
March 15-Torres and Quiara ar
rested, charged with robbery at SO West
13bth street.
March 14-Slabbery arrested. charged
with holding UP clerk In cigar store at
33l First avenue.
kMarch ls-Kamafsky arrested A.
second avenue and Second street for
attempted robbery.
March s-Jackson and Herbert ar
rested for holdup Of detective at 100
West 137th street.
March 7-Welsh, Thomas Burns.
John Burns and O'Brien arrested.
charged with robbery at 332 West Twen-
ty-fourth street.
"March 7-Andrew Agrilo arrested
FOR robbery Of $1,000 at 22i West Fifty
third street.
March 60 Donneli and Tuby. ar
rested for robbery at Clyde Steamship
Company. Fifth avenue and Twenty
ninth street.
March 3-capteilo. Leflxin, Grama-
tella and Rosner. arrested for robbery
al 292 avenue B.
March i--Oley. Cernik. Tenglish and
Zack robbers, arrested for robbery at
f7s Third street.
In another part OF his letter Com
missioner Enright said
During the firSt quarter OF tne year
1917, at which period the New York
World thinks we had a good police adj
nlinistration. we had 3.4i0 OF such
crimes. while during the first quarter
or 1922 when the New York World
thinks the police system ls broken
down. We had only 2.7ss Of these
crimes. or reduction OF about 10 per
cent In the number OF these crimes in
favor OF the first quarter OF this year.
Notwithstanding the large Increase In
population. unemployment and TIE un-
usual Industrial unrest prevailing at
this time"