The New York herald., 1922-04-30
IN. Y. SCOTLAND YARD
IENRIGHYS new PLAN
He Begins Selection of 25
Secret Agents for Work
by July /.
WOMEN TO BE ON FORCE
Patrol Force Cut Down
With Statement Crime
Has Subsided.'
BANTON CITES RECORD
Four Armed Bandits Get
$4,000 in Jewelry and Es-
cape Quietly.
BANroN CITES RECORD


partment if the $52,500 needed to pay
their salaries is voted by the Board
of Estimate actually is under way.
This was made known yesterday by
Richard E. Enright, Police Commits
sioner, in statement explaining the
work they will do.
Mr.. Enright said their work would
be similar to that of the experts of
Scotland Yard, who draw salaries of
$4,000, and he is so satisfied that his
request will be granted he is going
ahead with preparations to have the
secret body at work July /. Mr.. En-
right explained:
"The operatives of the secret SER
vice will be specialists in branches Of
criminology- Their important attri-
butes will be intelligence, .discernment
and fearlessness. Their tenure of Of
flee will depend absolutely on their
success. Regardless of whatever quail
fications they may or may not have
they must deliver the goods.
VIII Never Appear In Court.
"As is the case with Scotland Yard
operatives the members of the secret
service unit will be under cover at all
times. They will never appear in court.
Their identity will be known to no one
but the person or persons they are
working under. They will be designated
by code numbers and their communica-
tions with headquarters will be in
code"
| operatives on an Important case and
let them pursue the investigations to
| the end If to do so they must travel
around the globe The Commissioner
I said women as well as men will be
needed for this new work and asserted
present members of the department
would be considered eligible provided
they were not known In criminal Cir
cles The work of the secret service
will be hazardous, he said, but that
will be part of the work and only those
willing to take risk will be considered
for the job.
Patrol Strength Cut Down,
Orders issued by Richard f. Enrght.
Police Commissioner. and figures on
court convictions made public by Joab
bdItOH, 1lslTil~ tlOIUty, lclucd W
indicate that the vacKbo,S- af the crime
wave has been broken. ~, Enright re-
scinded many of the 5ssingent COM
mands he issued twelve days ago, re-
storing vacations and no longer requir-
ing lieutenants, sergeants and members
Of the Traffic Squad to 40 two hours
of extra duty each night between
p. NJ and 10 p. M.
Mr.. Banton's figures showed that the
- l.-A
of violence had resulted In 696 convic-
tions in the month, OF which some 433
were obtained since April II.
Mr.. Enrights orders did not. however.
relieve from the extra patrol duty some
500 policemen who do clerical work dur
ing the day 1t was stated at Police
Headquarters that these men probably
would be relieved the week of May s.
Mr.. Enright was quoted as having said
the orders were made public because
''the police have the alleged
crime wave we'll in hand" The Com
missioner complimented the men of the
Traffic Squad for their willingness to do
the extra work. He said 1t was a lot to
ask a man to stand on his feet eight
hours q day and then to patrol two
hours more at night. Every man OF the
squad volunteered. he said, and did
excellent work"
Cutting of BniI Attacked.
Reduction OF bail by Supreme Court
Justices was touched on In present
ment on crime which tho April Kings
County Grand Jury handed up to
County Judge franklin Taylor. The
jury expressed its disapproval OF the
practice, particularly in regard to
criminals charged with robbery. bur-
glary, picking pockets and receiving
stolen goods. The presentment said pool
rooms, dance halls and motion picture
theaters are frequented too much by
youthful offenders. The jury advocated
a stricter adherence to the laws rlgu-
lating the attendance of minors.
Four armed robbers held up Emil
Rothsfeld In his jewelry store at 3oS
Knickerbocker avenue. Brooklyn. at
noon and made away with tewelry
valued at 5000. Mr.. RothsfelC was
alone In the store when he robbers
drew up to the door In green colored
automobile. One remained In the car
while the others en.ered the store.
Rothfeld had been arranging trays OF
jewelry in the window and climbed
back into the store to wait on the new
comers.
The robbers pointed pistols at him
and demanded he walk to the rear.
There he was kept under guard while
two of the bandits selected what they |
valued from the stock and. signaling |
to their comrade. calmly walked into
the street.
Had ROT one of the robbers been some |
what slow In getting his pistol back into |
his pocket no one in Knickerbocker |
avenue would have known what was |
happening. AS It happened a passerby |
saw the weapon and observed the num-
Der OF the car. II developed that the |
license plate was not official, consisting |
OF several figures painted on cardboard
or wood.
Thomas Lally of 1913 North Ninth
street. Brooklyn. died in Williamsburg
Hospital from stab wounds in the abdo-
men which the police believe he re-
ceived in street fight. He was found
unconscious at North Ninth and Roeb-
ling streets early yesterday.
Betty Schmlch, 81. of 493 Hart street,
Brooklyn, was held In $4,000 bail by
Magistrate Levine IN West Side Court
for examination tomorrow on grand
larceng -harge. Lillian Ziegler OF 65
la Sale street, coat room checker in
&C., Paisis Royal Restaurant. Broad
way and Forty-eIghth street, accused
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