New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-04-19
Enrigl,t Issues
Don'ts to Police
AsCrine w anes
Always Be Polite, He SAYS:
Lunch Room Burglary
With 2 Suspects Captured
l. DAYS Sole Excitement
q Racing Autos Ordered
Courts Handle Ten Murder.
Robbery, Assault Cases:
Gun Check Room Found

The chronicle OF crime within the
last twentyfour hours. so far As it was
made public. recorded but one burglary
yesterday. In this instance two mar
plots in an otherwise perfect day were
caught red handed footing a lunchroom
at Tenth Avenue ard Thirty-siXth
Street.
Despite the evident benefcent effect
of the concentrated attack launched by
Commissioner of Police Enright against
ali known lawbrcakers or SUSPECTS.
there were indications that the police
head was still adding punch to his war.
In compliance with the Commits
sioner's request the Board of Aldermen
yesterday allowed Grover A. Whalen.
chairman Of the board Of purchase. to
buy sin speedy motor cars without pub
lie letting Of bids for tie use of the
Police Department in the pursuit of
bandits
''Dont's" For Policemen
There was issued to the II 900 mon
or the force q book OF "Dont's' some
what similar to the voluminous book Of
advice given to the public on how to
dodge crooks. In this instance the DO.
lice are given instructions not only in
thief catching but in general conduct
and manners. Don't be n crouch: it's
contagious" and Don't answer cues
lions in an abrupt brusque manner
are some of the striking injunctions in
the booklet.
The District Attorneys Office kent
eleven courts busy yesterday in its CT
forts to clear the calendar of the three
hundred crime cases awaiting disposi-
ton. At the close of the day ten cases
Of murder. robbery and assault had
been disposed Of, including four plcas
Of guilty TO homicide, four convictions
Tor robbery and two convictions for as
sault. This makes total of thirty
two cases disposed of in the criminal
courts by the District Attorneys Office
within forty eight hours.
In response to "a telephone MESSAGE
that burglars were working in the
neighborhood Of Tenth Avenue and
Thirty sixth Street about 3 O'Clock
yesterday morning, reserves OF the
West Thirtieth Street police station
v'TN sent to the scene. Policeman
Jefferson spied 4 figure moving in a
backyard and when it failed to halt
u1on command the policeman opened
tte. The man was finally caught seal
ing fence BY Patrolman John Schem-
norhorn.
The suspect said he was Aloysius
rest Street. Arlington, n. J. An al
legged companion was caught a few
minutes later trying 20 escape from
the Excelsior 1unchroom, AIS Tenth
Avenue. where they arc charged with
Toooi1G the cash register of SO.
sun Check" Stand Found
Inc police found a stand whore they
sad criminals of all sorts "chcckcd"
80 i.
doing anything. The place was
op"rsted b. Fred Piccora, twenty soven
years old, of IA West Houston Street,
IN conjunction with mis- soda water
stand 1t SIS Macdougal Street. Here.
it is alleged, gunner who wished TO
be relieved of their weapons for one
reason or another for a length of time.
lett .hcm with Piccora for cons idcra-
ton.
Detectives Ertola and Fiascbetti of
H. bomb squad. raided the stand
Norda7 night and seized .S2 caliber
1cFoNcr and % caliber automatic
ps-o.. Both, the police say, we're
Loaded. On his arrangement before
ha-., rate McGeehan, Piccora So lid the
weapons were left there by two men
UAo.c names he did not know. He was
he'd n $1,000 bail for court.
Here are some of Commissioner En-
fight "Don'ts' to his patrolmen:
Don't forget that your department.
manner and actions will be taken by
ire public as repre- sentative of the
en''rc departing
Oh ervation is the keystone of po-
Zee efficiency Patrolmen on their
20 should investigate every condi-
IT, tnat may be unusual or suspicious.
curious. Make 1T your second
,a.1rc to 5crutinize every one passing
YOU post
In directing that close watch be kent
upoo rattle he suggests: at is just as