The sun., 1891-01-24
SHAKING UP THE POLICE.
sEvEy ClPT1INs TRANSFERRED WITH
OUT WiRNING.

OUT FLEMING.
ham square Procipitatcd It-Ncw Men
for Oak and Elizabeth Strcct--Three
Detectives Reduced to the Knnks.
The Police Board unanimously shook up"
,hs force yesterday with harder shake than
n has known for years Sovcn Captains wore
transferred and three ward detectives were
reduced TO tho ranks and sent out Of their pro-
sinc,s on the recommendation Of acting Super
intendent Byrnes. The melting cause OF the
whole proceeding appears to have been the ar
dole published In The SUN on Wednesday in
yiting Mr.. Dyrnes's attention to the success
with which the business OF thimblo rig
square, Three OF the Captains were
transferred for tho good OF the service"
These three are John McCullaGh. known as
Young Capt. McCullagh Of the Elizabeth street
station, who goes away up TO Morrisania; Ed
ward Carpenter OF the Oak street station. who
goes TO East Ssth street. and John MoElwain
Of the Grand Central sub-station. who goes
10 the Madison street station. The de-
posed detectives are Crystal and Far
ripgton Of the Elizabeth street station.
and Canavan OF the Oak street station.
The other transfers were made for promotion
or convenience. Captain Alnire goes from the
Madison street station to the City Hall; Capt.
Eakins from the City Hall to the Grand Cen
tral; Capt Nicholas Brooks comes down from
Morrisania to Elizabeth street. and Capt.
Richard O'Connor from Eighty eighth street to
Oak street.
The Oak street and Elizabeth street pro-
cinets cover Chatham square. When THE Sun
described tho goings on OF the thimble-and-
pea men Inspector Byrnes began an inquiry.
Yesterday ho reported to the Board recon-
mending that Capts. McCullavh and Carpenter
b transferred. The Inspector also thought
that too mu1h sleeping had occurred recently
d tho Board to provide another place for Capt.
,Tho meeting Of the Board was attended by
to sTS pa dyGed
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10 wss foseted With the CommssslSneTss @s t?s
Saps. Ss Meouilaeb and Careentsr loE not eatoh:
ing tho sharps. 10 far a. as Cart Ms MeElwMnT Ess Y
81 tie last sV was % that Sergeant Goede
e. aeed sSins sevs
inI0 that station By . change there. too
Ths asSSsd .Sar
no oppossunity ioE The '6rinsins oi shsrsss
Assinst The three CAPTAINS was apparent. 1t
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no e1planations whatever TO ofSer. and said
than that nsith would gay anything. Quite
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The policemen exclaimed:
osLH, oUH aWWS4RS W4GSiia ths a goats. @ by gosh !. at,
tAst he had received the ofiicisi Modification ton
q M his tr;anstsr. but could not explain the res'
There was no reason assigned. said he,
have been IN charge of this precinct ior seven
Police think tSSSIG Ssg can pSt put
better m nan here than myself. have nothing to
sbi shinf ias ,afsss. ssEsa the reporter ha,
Sl:sisssss sssaGs were allowed to in Chatham
tRat Se 'af as GaDsspa did
10 aRs ssh ThiK prssns not
Vas reported to me that they were abroad I
os vs es% ssm sSn
sersd sans ip the precinct and turned over to the
hnk that be the
The Captains who were. transferred were
hSnned between O and o'clock last night by
HioiiowsUu Uu' 'oA's n'AuauAr'0fS' WHICH feao
Jas sa lsslBy action Of tho board Of Police Com
hereby transferred to the precinct to take com
%sra thereof this order to take effect at O'Clock
rnoHAs T. BrRsEs Acting Superintendent
nj Inc ward detectives were not notified
4Pey VIII probably become roundsmen.
inspector Byrnes did not communicate with
sttsat sfo taptsns 30 or officers OF either the Oak
Sueet or Elizabeth street stations during his
INVESTIGATION n, Of tho thimblerlggng. It was
0nS aoI xnoWn that le had been aking investiga
92ns until after the transfers.
sns q tns CAPTAINS had been expected for u Ions
aro., fmS ne said that Capt. McCullagh and Capt
tEhIIpenler were both Republicans, and tha,
SssrdGr Msir present downtown precincls were yer,
HmStole ones. Cart. O'Connor and Capt
tprnoks were both democrats, and their up.
soMh satIh precincts We're undesirable. Hence, le
Rfnaa, Rfa, u was TO be Ireccd that u Democrat,
~ TTafn o! Cpmmissioners should change them
Cav nut tns Board was unanimous, Mr.. Me-
,h..onng Capt McCulagh Is the nephew o
Sas S ieteran 'aptaln. John II. AcCuliagh. he
sn,aa, oeeh lhs friend ami protector OF The Soy.
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