New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-28

Roosevelt. Andrews and Grant met in the Board
room and transacted some routine business while
the conversation in Mr.. Parker's room was still in
progress. About / p. m. Mr. Parker Joined his
colleagues He had in his hand the application
of Chief Byrnes for retirement. and when he was
in his seat he said:
Some time after the appointment Of this Board:
and consequently after into office. the Chief
OF Police. probably because of former official
thar, b with tod of thu me OPce m wnas aa he Il na at
served for almost lifetime and in which he had
in the opinion of the Board be served better by his
retirement than by his continued presence in H. he
for retirement. He has stated that to me not upon
one occasion alone but upon several -, :. ,..
spirit in which he made II: he hanied to me this
Board came into ONCE there have been many states
ments attributed 70 the members OF the Board
authorization Under all these Statements. the Chief.
so far as this Board knows. has remained silent,
He requested me TO add that If the experience
non Of he a Board S or o any its
thought useful In the administration or elevation
OF the Department he will tender his aid gladly and
THE BOARD UNANIMOUS.
Major Kpp. the chief clerk. took the paper from
Commissioner Parker and sad
The question is upon the retirement Of Thom-
as Byrnes a pension of $4,000 year"
President Roosevelt voted loud AYE" ana
the other three Commissioners followed his ex-
ample. The Board then went into secret session,
and the ex-Chief Joined the Commissioners in the
Board room.
Ex-Chief Byrnes remained in the Board room
half an hour. After shaking hands with the
Commissioners and bidding them goodby he then
went downstairs the elevator and passed into
the Detective Bureau, where a number of the de-
tectives who had served under him for years
were gathered to bid him farewell. The ex-
Chief was asked II he had anything TO say. but
shook his head in the manner peculiar TO him
when he has much he could say. II have no
statement to make" he said in determined
way III any statement is to be made let them
make it. he added. noddng his head in the di-
rection Of the Board room.
CONLIN DETAILED AS ACTING CHIEF.
After Mr.. Byrnes went downstairs Inspector
Conlin was summoned before the Commissioners.
At . O'Clock the Commissioners again threw open
the doors of the Board and announced
that Inspector Conlin was detailed Acting Chief
OF Police. and that Captain Cortright, OF the
Eldrdge-st station; Captain Brooks of the East
One hundred and twenty -sixthst. station. and
Captain McCulagh. of the West Thirty-seventh-
ST station had been detailed acting in
spectors The three captains were relieved Of
precinct duty and ordered at once to report to
Acting Chief Conin. Conlin will assign each to
the command OF an inspection district.
The Commissioners retired Detectve-Sergeants
Timothy Golden and Michael Crowley on PEN
sions OF 81, 900 a year. Police Surgeon John II.
Dorm was also retired a pension Of $500 q
year.
NEW POLICE CIVIL SERVICE BOARD.
The Board also appointed Inspector Conl.n
and Captains Cortrght Brooks McCullagh and
Smith. OF the East Twenty -second-st. station. as
n Police Civil Service Board. The Board then
took a recess till o'clock.
The Commissioners refused to have anything to
say about Mr. Byrnes's retirement. They con-
tented themselves with referring to the statement
made by Mr. Parker at the meeting, and added
that there was nothing more to be said
THE EX-CHIEF SAYS GoODBY.
The ex-Chief stayed at Headquarters until late,
in the afternoon packing up his effects and what
personal property he had in his Office He said
ne would be around for day or two to straighten
out some matters left over. All the afternoon he
was kept busy meeting persons who came to wish
him goodby Every one PRESSED his hand warmly
and had a kind word to say. The police officers
doing duty at Headquarters. and especially the
men In the Chiefs office and Detective Bureau