New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-05
4 SHAKE-UP THREATENED.
POLICE CAPTAINS LIKELY TO BE CHANGED
AROUND GENERALLY.
TIE COMMISSIONERS AND SUPERINTENDENT
WORRYING ABOUT PUBLIC oPlNioN-lN-
DICTMEvT OF DEvERY HAS SET THE

TIE COMMISSIONERS AND otfENANi'NoE
WORRYING ABOUT PUBLIC oPINloN-IN-
DICTMENT OF DEvERY HAS SET THE
WHOLE DEPARTMENT IN FLUTTER
The CAPTAINS OF police in precincts OF this city
,hora ,haro oro krovn to be d.sorderly houses and
gambling dens have been badly scared by the In
dictment Of Captaln Devery and they are waiting
with fear and trembling for a warhihs iio'h 'he
Society for the Prevention OF CRIME ihe'' iea's
NAV have been increased yesterday by a rufnor
that the Police Commissioners ana Supei"''e"''
ent were talking of transferring them 10 o'"er pre-
cncts Color to the report was given yesterday
ar,srnoon whom commissioners Martin and Nc
Claye and Superintendent Byrnes held a long con-
sultation In M McClave's room behlnd cioseu
doors They would tell nothing about the consui'
tation later except that it concerned matters Vi
police discipline. The Police Board VIII meet t"is
afternoon. and there may be some transfers OF
captains.
There several reasons WHY sna"e-up ia
the captains might be ordered just now. the re-
mova of captains from precincts Nv Tn gamh lin,
dens might brighten the volators OF Ia" ll'o TEN
inactivity at least and stop some .a V a are
being sent to him and to other members oI Ms
society everX day 1t might also save some a r os
those same captains from indictment on cn sst
brought by the society. Captain Devery, VINO Il
to have the support and S from his h
precinct more easily, without prejudice 10 ms Gaze,
If other captains were transferred AZ lie S1,i.e
time. The Commissioners may not wish 10 deLy
public opinion by keeping Devery In charge OF the
Eldridge-st. force while he is being tried A gen
eral transfer of captains also might strengthen the
position OF the Commissioners ana OF ouperih'
iendent Byrnes in the estimation OF the pu oiiS;
There has been much guessing in the department.
since DR. Parkhurst announced that the societys
warming to Captain Dohcrty might soon be ioi.
lowed by a warning to another captain in whose
precinct are many dsordery houses. Complaints
in the Fourth Precinct commanded by captain
Slevn. whose station - in Odk-st: In the skin
Precinct west of the Eowery. where Captain
Warts holds sway: in the Fifteenth precinct COM
manded by Captain Haughsy, and In the Nineteenth
Precinct the weil-known '"renderoin district, the
commander of which s captain OConnor The
captains yesterday denied that they had received
any not!cs from Dr. parkhurst. and they declared
that there cause FOR complaint about houses p
in their precincts Captain DOherty who has heen
active in rading places in his precinct since ne
received the socety's warning. said YESTERDAY!
II am closing up disorlerly places as fast as
7 can get the evidence II warrant arrest put what
Of that? | had shut up siXty-four such places
before the society sent notice to me- ana no'h'ng
wns said about the work ! was doing then AS
fast as these diSordery people are turned out OF
one place they go to another place, ana IN, tne WorK
has to be done again We can't XIII these
people or keep them shut up all the time