New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-30
THE FORCE SHAKEN UP"
WHOLESALE TRANSFERS BY THE POLICE
BOARD.

FIVE CAPTAINS AND SEVERAL ACTING cApTAJNS
SHIFTED. TO SAY NOTHING OF MORE THAN
THREE HUNDRED sERGEANTs ROUNDS.
MEN AND PATRoLMEN.
The shake up Of the police force which tho
officials at the Central Office recently announced
to be near at hand WIS made yesterday after
noon. when the Commissioners had an executive
session and approved the changes which had been
recommended by Acting Chief Con,in. Five cap
tains and severa acting captains were transferred
for the good OF the service. one acting captain
was remanded to desk duty and oyer three hun
dred sergeants, roundsmen and patrolmen were
shifted about to get them away from political
cronies or friendly bartenders. or TO make them
understand that they must not neglect their duty
as policemen.
Captain William Schultz was transferred from
the Delancey-s ST. station TO the patrol boat. and
CAPTAIN Theron s. Copeland from the patrol boat
10 Delancey-st.
Captain Frederick Martens was sent from East
Thirty-ffth-st. to West Sixty-eighth-st; captain
William Thompson from West One-hundred-and-
twenty-ffth-st. 10 City Hall. and Captain Johh
T Delaney from Charles-st. TO the Grand Central
Station.
Acting Captain George s Chapman. OF West
ST .ty-eighth-st. was placed in command OF the
East Thirty-ffth-st. station.
Acting Captain John H. Grant. OF the East One
hundred md twenty ST station, was placed
in command Of the West Observation-Disclosures
ty-ffth-st. squad.
Sergeant Franklin Gernain Of the Deiancey-st-
station. was made acting captain and placed In
command OF Charles-st. - ~.
Acting Captain James W. King, Of Old Slip
was remanded and transferred TO Delancey-et.
Sergeant Daniel 6. Moyninan Of high Bridge,
was made acting captain and placed in command
OF Old Slip. ,,,
ST. was transferred u the command OF the Last
cne-hundred- and-t wen y- sixth-st squad.
Acting Captain William f. kirchner, OF west
! One-hundred- d nd n y-sec0nd-st., was HAnS
ferred to the command Of Eldridge-st: station
Acting Captain John Wiegand. OF the flftn-st;
station. was transferred ana placed IN c9nh anu
Of the West One-hunGred and -hfty-seeoha-st' s'a-
ton
Sergeant Henry r. Woodruff OF Muloerry-sI'
was made acting captain and sent 10 riitn-st,
Roundsman Edward A. Burgoyne, OF the Du.
reau OF Elections. was made acting sergeant
and transferred to High Bridge.
Twenty-one sergeants were transferred
Commissioner Parker made this statemens
about the changes
The changes mean that confidence is not ne.
| nosed in some O. the officers transferred and
| that IN others confidence IL reposed. Some OF
the men were transferred for the reason tnat
they were not doing their duty UP 70 the hahuie
and not performing such duty as was sApeS'eu
OF them In cases their polltlcal afIliiations
| had TO do with their transfers. The same rea-
sons apply To the patrolmen who were SHIFTED
! Some Of them have become careless ana negn-
| GENT others nave too thick an acquaintance with
| liouor dealers and some more have been gen.
orally diatory in the performance OF their duty.
Captain Richard O'Connor, ~ the Cnurch-s'-
,ation has annIied 20 the Police Board for re-
tirement AS there charges pending against
/ him he will not be retired until they are as.
| posed OF Captain OConnor was trled III ap p
| iast on harges OF neglect Of duty for permitting
| poolrooms To flourish in his precinct NO oe-
rIsion has ever been given In his case He was
tried by the old Board ana the new Co,n l,.as
! sinners 80 FAR as known have not yet looked
over his