The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-23
7HE POLICE DETECTIVES
Important Action of the Board of Com
missioners Yesterday.
THE RING SCATTERED.
Singular Request Of the Su-
perintendent.

Duryce and Voorhis were also IN attendance.
Previous to going into open session the Board
had been IN secret consultation Tor several hours
After the reading of the minutes OF the last open
session OF the Board and the transaction OF some
minor routine business resolution was passed
transferring Captain James Irving. OF the detec-
tive squad, to the police boat. which Is known In
the department as the Twen.y-fouruh precinct.
A communication was then received from super
intendent Walllng tn which he asked to have re
tanned 10 the detective ONCE for the present Cap
tain James Irving and Detectives Elder McDougal
King, Riley, Sampson, Slileck. Tiiman, Van Ger
echLen. Warlow Williamson and Dunno. The
superintendent said in his communication--whtch
was read, to the Board by the Chief Clerk, MIR.
Hawey-that ne would send from time 10 time to
the Commissioners the names Of such officers -
In his opinion should be added to the secret ser.
vice squad. the communication was ordered on
file and Jailed to have the desired effect.
On motion oil President Ma tsell the Board de-
cided TO make the following trans ers of de-
tcctves hitherto attached to the Central once
squad, each man to so on patrol duty IN the sew
eral prec,ncts:-
James Bennett, to the Twelfth precinct.
Thomas IL. Dusenbury, to the seventeenth pre-.
cinct.
Philip Farley. TO the First precinct.
Garrett Waliing, to the Third precinct.
Timothy Golden, to the Sixth precinct.
Patrics j. Leany. to the Fourth precinct.
IaDrskie II. Mullen 10 the Tenth precinct.
Ira Ciapp, 10 the TWenJ. second precinct.
Joseph Woolsey, to the Twenty-hrst precinct
PatricS }. Keltns, to the FIRST District Court.
George Nevins, To the Third District Court.
resolution was then passed ordering cOmmu-
nication across the courtyard to be established
between the Supernrendenrs office and the De-
AN ENTIRE CHANGE
With these changes and transfers the Board
nave ordered n new system tor transacting bust.
at the Central Office. Inspector DilEs, who il
the day Inspector, Will occupy the rooms
SlDprlntpnuenG in
spectOrs' Office. From this latter once
across the yard into the detective rooms Gov.
cred bridge VIII be built, over which AL ngreSs
Will he had TO the detective ONCE The windows
on level with the yard VIII be barred up and tue
oflce into the yard VIII be flied In with masonry
AT night The Inspector On DUTY will assume tic
place ui the Superintendent and have control OF
the detective bureau just the same as The Snner
1ntendent when III MS Office. The large amount Of
clerical ana ONCE , wors tlat nov devoves on tue
spector and he will only refer TO the Supcrinten.
dent sucn cases OF Importance as require toe per.
scnsl and special attention of that oIncer. ihn
system, the Board think. will enable the
superintendent to give more OF his atten-
tuat the business OF that bureau is properly con.
ducted. All issues to and IRON the Detective
SdperIntendent's ofice and that VIII give tie cx
ecntive head OF the department. supervision OF
everything going on III the bureau at ali times
The preparations Tor carrying out tnls peculiar ar
rangement are to be commenced Immediately,
ana 1t is expec ed that the plan Will be iD working
man Will DC compelled to keep record Of his tune
ana send 10 the superintendent a daily report Of
The men now retained there will be employed to
make arrests aud those alterward appointed VIII
be kept ia conccalmcnt. 50 that their names and
appearance shall not become known.
now THE NEWS WAS RECEIVED.
Almost as soon as the Board had passed the
resolutions affecting the detectives anu long be.
lore the meeting Was over the news OF the trans
1errlng had spread. Knots gathered In all paris
OF the Central Ufice building to discuss the action
taken py the Board, and an immense amount Of
eXcltement was created by the lntellig ence, such
rarely seen IN pubic place. Aside from tue
detectives and their directly interested trends,
tue action OF rhe Board was generally CONNIE nded,
and II the Commission viii on " con fIpuc TINS
work OF reform and put men into the bureau VINO
can De trusted with coincidence they will deserve
wei OF the publc
promptly sent 10 the superintendent ior immedt
ate execution.
Police Surgeon Hamilton Walker reported to the
Board That on The iltn ms. he was called 10 the
Ninth precinct station house by Captain Kinney to
attend "a man VINO was lying there IL. When nc
arrived at the station house he informed that
the man had recovered aud was gone. An hour
Or TWO after DR.. Walker was again summoned TO
the same precinct He answered the cali and
lound there II very dangerous condition Mr..
Leonard. of Jersey City, Or. Walker, IN his COM
muulcation says he Judged the man to be In 3
dying condition and nc oroered the sergeant on
duty to SEND Tor ambulance. An ambulance
arrived IN charge OF Dr. hathaway, OF the
ambulance corps attached TO the Department u;
Gn ySy ama ooreG @ He d to convey
subsequently was prevailed To DO 50. only
because ne SAID that tne man was q native OF Fat
Leonard died III Bellevue Hospital q lew days after.
DR.. Hathaway, before he took the patient away,
Leonard. and he desired the sergeant to say tc
DR.. Walker that he would receive no orders
BEEN re eqss to snc nn
Charities aud Correction by the Ponce Boacd.
LESSON IN GOOD BEHAVIOR.
Captain James irving or the detective squad
was lined ten dayS' pay Tor using offensive Ian.
guage IN the presence oil others TO gentleman
named Corcoran, attached to one Ol tue news
papers.
Patrolman Richard Mullen was transferred from
the Nlnteenth to the Eleventh precinct; John ].
Su!ilvan, from the Eleventh to the Nineteenth:
Ives Morgan, IRON the Fourteenth to the Thirs
teentn; George Reed from the Thirteenth to the
Fourteenth; Charles A. Fnler. from The EtQh.
teentn TO the Iwenty-dith; Michael Loonen, Irom
McGraue, from tue FourI eenth TO the Twenty.
sixth; Reuben T. Rogers. from the Twenty. second
Butman was transferred from the Twenty -seventb
to the Twenty-slyth precinct.
COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVED.
communication was received rom Commits
soner George Van Mort ana L. p. Barker request
Inv that Patroman f. p Woods be detailed 10 de-
tectIve duty III the Seventeenth ward.
communication was also received from George
W. Blunt complaining OF tue practice OF throwing
80 and "a East River. Mr.. Blunt stated tnat 80
much OF this material mad been cast into the
river at that point that mound was raised wen
tGrough the hands OF the Mayor, and His HoisOr re.
questcd q prompt explanation from tile Board Of
Police.
communication was read from the Com.
mlssloners OF Charities and Correction req uestina
that they De allowed to occupy toe Nintn prcclnct
station house as a prison, as they are at present
In great need OF accommodation OF that KIND on
the west side or the town. The application was
denied, as the Commissioners were or opinion the
eSlgehcles oil the department would not warrant
them III granting the request.
An application from the Board OF Health for
twenty-hv policemen, to be used by the health
autnorlties la hunting up concealed cases OF
smallpox. was also DENIED Tor the same reason.
MI. Z. A. Miller sent communication to the
Board complaining OF the condition OF the side
Walk at Ihlrty seventh street and Filth avenue.
Inc walk at this point, Mr. Miller informed the
Board, was In condition dangerous to pedes.
trians rom the auautity o. Snow anu ice on 1t. Il
was reierred TO TIE SuDeTinteudent Tor action.
DisMIsSALS AND FINES.
Danlel Hart. OF The Twenty-tnird precinct; VIII.
liam IA. Kennedy and DOM Lane were dismissed
from the department Tor being intoxicated nile On
duty. sergeant HolorOw of the Fifteenth precinct
was fined fifteen days. nav for making n wronc