The New York herald., 1922-04-08
1900 TOPATR0LCITY
STREETS EVERY HOUR
Board of Estimate Drops Hos
tility, FavOring S1,200.000
for Extra Police.
ENRIGHT MAKES DEFENSE
Rebukes Misguided UpIifters
for Crime and BlameS Bail
Bond Evil.
ENRIGHT MAKES DEFENSE

lie bOaru OF Estimate yesterday
approved Police Commissioner En-
rights request for 1872 additional
men. The cost for this year will be
81, 200, 900. and the Aldermen are asked
TO provide the funds. The details of
the Commissioners request, with his
argument in its favor. were presented
in THE New YORK HERALD yesterday.
Late in the afternoon the Washing
ton Square Association. made up Of
business men and residents OF TIE
neighborhood where the family and
servants of Albert r. Shattuclx were
exposed to murder in the s75 1000 jewel
robbery OF last Sunday, held long
session in its quarters at 262 Greene
street 1t voted under the presidency
of T. Gustavus Kirby to appeal TO the
Chamber of Commerce to call a mass
meeting of representatives OF civic
bodies and citizens generally for the
purpose of making a thorough going
inquiry into the apparent breakdown
OF the police force of New York. The
Washington Square Association, urg-
ing people OF it's neighborhood to be
especially vigilant about locks and
bars. took the position that it is, afte..
all, only a neighborhood group. and
that tie nature of the investigation
and the seriousness of the situation
demand an investigation by body of
~ 10 ,,,H
Defense by Enrigbt.
Commissioner Enright himself. as
the luncheon guest OF the New York
Press Club. vigorously defended the
police and offered many excavations
for the prevalence or crimes of vio-
lence. rebuking organizations that
hamper police work. as he holds, by
attempting to reform hopeless GRIM
inals and by mitigating punishment in
the prisons. He held the bail bond evil
responsible for much of the police
failure, explained the actual weakness
of the patrol reserve, called for CO.
operation rather than criticism and
hoped for better times.
From his Office we're scattered forth
a pamphlet of "Dont's"-125 OF them
addressed to citizens generally and to
banks. calling for more prudence in
homes and financial institutions in the
care OF money and valuables and in
dealing with strangers-all rules OF
guidance which would be. the Com
missioner believes. of inestimable aid
to the police in. their incessant war
against the criminal class.
District Attorney Banton. bending
every effort to get a battery Of twelve
courts into action against prisoners FOR
crimes of violence, snid that as soon as
he could get the decks cleared he would
push all such cases to the exclusion OF
all others. using every cclrt except Part
!. of the Supreme Court.
Associations of citizens ana merchants
continue to take cognizance OF the seem
ing inefficiency of the police. The exec
utive committee of the Brooklyn Cham
ber of Commerce considered tho question
Yesterday without reaching 4 conclusion.
hut decided TO appoint a special COM
mittee on public safety 10 investigate
the causes OF the present crime wave.
cooperate with the Police Department
and with commercial and civic bodies
end make recommendations which viii
tend TO lessen the amount OF crime and
give the public real police protection.
The chamber In Brooklyn will discuss
the whole subject at a meeting 20 be
held on the night Of April IL. Mr..
Enright will be invited TO appear and
speak.