New-York tribune., 1875-01-23
DETECTIVE CHANGES DISCUSSED.

FEELING EXCITED BY THE REORGASIZAToN-soM
RESULTS 10 BIZ EXPECTED.
The excitement in the Police Central Office
last ght over action OF the Police Commissioners
In regard the detectives greater than has been
occasoned for long time by any event in police cir
ces In the Detective Office the OF the transfer OF
Capt Irving to the HarbOr Police was received with
From the first agitation OF the dues
ton Of the reorganization Of the detective force 1t bad
been the current opinion that the Commissioners woud
not transfer Capt Irving. But yesterday he
WAS not only transferred 10 ordinary police duty bas
ne was also adjudged guilty on the charge
OF conduct unbecomng officer. aud aDed 10 days.
pay-about $50. PatrOman Pnilis Farley who has re-
ceiyed newspaper notoriety probably, than any
man in the Detective Department IS assigned TO 30
upon patrol duty with uniform aud club In the Frst
Precinct II was reported last night tnat this was
terrible blow Farley, aud It was said that he would
resign rather than appear in Wallet as patroiman'
after hs brill career there detective Detective
Dusenbury transferred TO the seventeenth aud
Detective Clapp to tho Twenty Precinct whers
they will do duty patrolmen These men. their com-
rades said night feel badly about their reduc-
ton to the ranks, aud have both declared that
they will leave the force before they will
do patrol duty The detectives who have been
permitted to remain for the present are in state Of
uncertainty which they say Is more painful to bear thah
the knowledge that they have been Transferred 5eV'
era OF the transfers surprised those who remain bus
the general comments last evening indicator that al
much or more dissatisfaction would have been caused By
any selection OF officers for transfer There was
however considerable surprise that Fields and Waing
were transferred Fields, the other officers SAID mas
always been persistent, faithful detective, and MS
perseverance last Fall enabled tho police TO ferret out
the truth in the De Viers case upon when ne was en-
on red for nearly three months. Detective Wang mas
us returned from san Francisco, where he mad been
sent for two diamond robbers
commissioner VOorhis has led the movement for the
reorganization Of the Detective Department bn as tns
discussed all their plans IN executive ses
hus uOty vet
VOorhs said that Board had patiently and carefuny
investigated the characters and regulations OF tne de-
tectives as far they were able, and that
the decision OF the Board yesterday was
reached frOm good and just reasons no hearsay eYl
dence taken. but the testimony or every one
who had given Information bad been sifted ana the
evidence allowed the weight 1t deserved All lnfOrma
ton had been verified, before It had been acted
upon aud some OF tine most important testimony bau
been received from the least promising sources Presl-
tectiyes and the Board voted unanimously IN their
favor There is diversity OF feeling IN the Board
aud has been perfect unanlmty OF OPINION 10 re-
gard to the necessity OF REFORM 10 socure keaIeE e
cheney Of the police. -
friend of Capt Irving ana recommended tha ne Dc 70
tanned at head OF the Detective Department
he could easy that the order that placed tho
Detective Department under his charge made Capt.
Irvngs services no longer necessary lne oupeImehn en-
movements OF the detectives ana deene what snall %
done in each case what detectives shall do the work
laid out. The reason gwen Tor uanserrlng ony ~
10 take away Only half time. that the efforts OF
the department might not be crippled during tue WORK
OF REORGANIZATION The orders for the transfers were 70
be issued at O'Clock last night. aud the oheers VIII os
expected 10 report for duty their respective precincts
| to-day. Many prominent business men and oabkers
have expressed qualification 81 the Important
which the Board OF Police Commissioners has been
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