The evening world., 1892-04-26
M'AVOY MUST WAIT.
The Police Board Did Not Appoint
Him Inspector To-Day
A New Batch Of Ward Detectives
Selected.
Two Sergeants and Two Detectives
Retired from the Force.

Contrary to expectation the Police Com
missioners at to-days meeting failed to ap-
point capt. McAvoy to the vacant Inspector
ship The matter did not come up at all.
McAvoy's appointment is simply postponed.
An EvENING WORLD reporter learned to-day
that capt. McAvov appeared before the Board
OF civil Service Examiners at Cooper Union
Yesterday afternoon bearing a request from
the Police Commissioners to Secretary Lee
Phillips that he be forthwith examined as to
his fitness Tor promotion to the rank of liz
spector.
The stalwart captain was conducted into
the large room facing Fourth avenue, where
the Intellectual contests are refereed, and
taking a seat at one or the small tables he
proceeded TO g:appIc with the problems put
before him.
The questions were submitted in writing.
The first OF these related to his knowledge OF
rules and regulations OF the Depart ment, It's
discipline, &C. lie was next asked as to his
knowledge OF the laws and the municipal or
dinances, ana aS to what constitutes certain
criminal offenses, such as murder IN certain
degrees, larceny. arson, Abandonment, &c.
The candidate was also piled with Ques-
tions intended as tests of memory, all OF
which he answered satisfactorily.
The Captain scored a percentage OF 90,
which Is one less than the highest made at a
previous examination t9G) by capt, now In
spector, Conlin, tye years ago. capt. Nc
Avoy had no competitor
capt McAvoy Will meet with little II any
oppos ton. lie was born In 1913. He be-
came u policeman Jan. 20, 1870, was made
roundsman May /, 1871, sergeant july l3,
1877, and captain Dec. S, 1890. lie has been
IN command Of the Twenty-Second, yhrtieth
and Thrty-second Precincts.
new batch Of ward detectives was ap.
pointed to take the places OF those returned
TO patrol duty. Following are the lew ward
detectives who have been promoted from the
ranks OF the patrOlmen:
W. II. Murphy: ron the West Thiructl
Edward Woods, from the steamboat PatrO
to Morris
Michael Cannon, East sixty seventh
street.
Charles f. Farley, West sixty eighth
street.
Thomas Bcasley, West Forty seventh
street.
John j. Sweeney, East Thlrty-htth to Fifth
street.
William Colby, Thomas +. kehoe and
Thomas McDcrmott, Leonard street.
James II. McCrary and Daniel j. Callahan
from Elizabeth to OAK street.
George BrOdertck, Charles street.
Edward &. Glannon, East Thirty tiftl
street.
George +. Smith, West Thirty seventh
street.
Patrick Corcoran, Elizabeth street.
The Board retired Scrgt. George Gick, o
the East Eighty-eighth street police station
and Sergt. Marcus Herbert, OF the Mulberry
street squad, on II pension OF 5000 year.
Sergt. Gick was made policeman Nov. 22
1867, and promoted Sergeant Jan. 24, 1855
Prior to that he had been for a humber o.
years ward detective III the Second Precinct
Scrgt. llOrbelt Is one OF the most popular
men on the force, and leaves Il record secOnC
TO none. He was appointed Feb. 30, 1893
and was for several years in charge OF th'
Essex Market Police Court Squad, where h
made my influential friends.
Both men deny that they seek rctirCmen
because OF the recent shaking up among thu
captains, or through fear that II VIII be th
sergeants' turn next.
SGrgt. Gick says his eyesght is tailin!
rapidly, ana that mat is the reason he desire
to leave the force, white Sergt. liorbclt give
continuous Ill health as hts excuse.
Nike +. shelly, formerly ward detective
OF the TwentJ-Jhird Precinct, VINO was re
duCed to the ranks and sent TO the Fourteenth
Precinct, and Michael NSSant, formerly war
man OF the Fourteenth Precinct who wa
also reduced to the ranks and sent to tn
Twelfth Precinct were retired at their owl
request.
Applications by half dozen police captain
Tor leave OF absence were referred to lnSpeC
tor Byrnes, who will decide whether the
can be spared.