New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-11-13
EFFECTS OF THE POLICE REV0LUTION

SCENES AT TIRE CENTRAL OFFIcE-sIGNIFicANcE OF
THE TRANSFER OF CAPTAINs-dAMBLERs TRhM-
BLING
There is seldom moro excitement In tie
superlnucndents In tho Police Central odhce I'D
Muberry-st. than seen there yesterday morhi"f'
when the captains different precincts made their
nsu morninr call and received their orders OF transfer
acerdng to the resolution passed by the Commissioners
OF tue Police Wednesday. Many OF tho captains ha
been informed Of the action OF the Board Dut some vi
them called as usual 10 utter ignorance OF their transer
When the orders handed The captains the express
sion OF their faces showed whether each one had drawn
what might be considered prize or blank
Those who had drawn prizes looked happy and all TOOK
the transfer In good part The TwentyniDth Precinct
s now IN charge Of Capt. Henry V. Steers Inc con-
sternaton Yesterday in that weknown sectlon among
those in Illicit business OF any Kind was great
Capt Steers II Is said proposes TO ENFORCE the Ia" "tn
out fear or favor especially among thosa classes WHO
have SO long offended the moral sense OF the community
in that neiQhborhood. Capt. McCullagh, who was
formerly in command Of that district is now in the
Third Precinct.
Can't Mcdonnell is back in tho Eighth Precinct, from
which he was transferred several years ago. capt
Williams, formerly Of the Eighth. has charge OF the
Fourth now He has had rough precinct but consid-
ers that he will find harder work in the Fourth lie sara
Yesterday that he was determined to enforce the aw'
and that II he was sustained by the authorities over
him he would clear the precinct OF every disreputaDie
place in the district.
President Matse said yesterday that the Board were
determined to the law in the city, and that the
captains understood that the general transfer bad been
made with that object. They will have no choice, no
said IL they wish TO retain their positions Captains OF
the Police The Board in thorough earnest and tho
Superintendent and Inspectors join heartily In their
views The resolution In regard 10 the manner oi
making complaint against disordery house, or those
carrying Illicit business, which has greatly say
hammered heretofore the action OF the pOce mas Deeh
rescinded There Is nothing now 10 prevent the laws
Among the gamblers and polcy-shop keepers the
transfers have caused great excitement ana no sgne
games in the city, the gamblers have gradually recov
cred confidence and opened quietly under u new al.
rangement Now their games are In full Diast Memo
has been suppressed generally on account OF the pub
city necessary TO support the game. The " DahcO
business will especially come uhder the eyes Vi 'no no"
Several OF the more extensive houses where several
have been almost public were engaged in preparations
yesterday to reduce their scale OF operauons M
reputable with which some OF the squares abound
have hastily prepared to close 49,. o
tns make their transfer date from the beginning OF the
police day. that is to-day. From that time eacn
morning reports to-day are to dated from the pre-
cincts to which they have been transferred
TRIALS OF DELINQUENT POLICEMEN.
President Matse held court yesterday in the trial
which civilians had entered complaints against mem
beers OF the police force Patroman James OHara was
arraigned on charge OF interfering with CITY Marshal
Louis Leubuscher while IN the performance or his
duty The Marshal testified that he had made a levy
upon a warrant some goods which had been loaded
upon "A truck, aud that the officer had endeav0red 10
force him TO take the goods back to the premises from
which they had been seized. -
Officer OHara testified that the Marshas were COM
uniting breach of the peace by assanting several per
sons In connection with this case was charge against
Cant Kennedy then OF the sixth Precinct, now or the
Ninth receiving charges against the Marsha ana MS
assistant Walsh. and locking them up over night les
timony put for Capt Kennedy that showed tnat
charges Of assault and battery were preferred by
several persons against the Marshal and Walsh, his
assistant, and that OF the compaiuants showed
them. The case referred to the Board OF Police
Commissioners.
Patrolman Dennis Lynch OF the Nineteenth Precinct
was arragned q charge made by Thomas McSpedon
OF No tst seventy thrdst. that the night OF
Nov last the officer mlsbehaved putting the ladies OF
Air McSpedon's family in fear, and also that the officer
pOstpOnement OF the case. pleading that he had I'm
pUrtaut who not ublo ~ attend ut that
hearing. lie denied the charges.
Patrolnan Philip BiOss of tue Eighteenth Precinct
was charged with having interfered with John Duke.
United States deputy marshall wnilc in the performance
his duties election day ana on the same day nav
charges of Duke utterly dspr0yed, and the
was referred 10 the Board.
Patroman Charles Bruhl OF the Twenty third Precinct
WAS arraigned q charge of clubbing jeremiah Sdlli-
van at the pOingp.aco at Eighty flhst. and Fourth
ave. the 50 inst without cause aud failing to make
an arrest The testimony Of Sullivan and several re-
nesscs declared that tie officer had acted in most
brutal and ruhany without The slightest provo
cation. Tue officer attempted TO make defense, but
his story did not 10 impress the President favor
ably TIE case referred the Board, and Patrol
man Bruhl will probably dismissed from the force