New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-20
" THEIR NEW PRECINCTS.
CAPTAIN CHAPMAN SORRY TO LEAVE THE
ERLOIN-RECEPTION OF SHEEHAN
IN WEST THIRTIETH-ST

In eleven police precincts the captains who were
transferred on Saturday by chief McCullagh for
the good Of the service took command at o'clock
roll call last night In each one Of the stations dur
ing the day there evidence Of suppressed
element. and in each there every sign that the
men were going to be in the best possible shape to
receive their new commander There WAS good
deal Of talking. too for the men seemed anxious
discuss the coming and the going captain.
Captain Michael Sheehan. who was transferred
from the ngsbridse station walked quickly up
the steps Of the West Thirtieth-st station few
minutes after o'clock yesterday afternoon and
took charge commander Of tho Tendcrlo1.
Five minutes before captain Chapman had gone.
after making brief address to the sergeants and
men who were on hand and saying how well
pleased he had always been with their work. The
outer room OF the station contained many flowers
III honor Of Captain Sheehan.
Captain Sheehan made his first little speech in
the station o'clock. when he turned the
men out he told them how he had served
the precinct a sergeant; that he very glad
TO have returned to IL plain; that he would al
ways treat his well. and hoped that each
would 10 his duty. Then the captain called all the
detectives and p,ain-clothes men into his private
Office and gave them instructions as to the manner
OF doing their work
Later in the evening Captain Sheehan said: Il
have not resolved az yet upon any changes that |
will make in the policy followed by Captain Chap
n an.
After saying much Captain Sheehan looked up
toward Broadway and remarked: Well this IS GER
tainly great change after Kingsbrdge"
Captain Chapman. the retiring Tenderloin COM
mander. rea ohed his post OF duty In the Mer-
ccr-st station AZ $50 O'Clock yesterday afternoon
He found Sergeant Walling at the desk. and was
greeted cordially by him. In the commander :
room a handsome floral horseshoe. I'VE feet IN
height Of many-colorsi flowers bearing. in blue,
the words Good wishes" Accompanying the floral
masterpiece was card which said: Kind thoughts
OF YOU in memory stlll linger. From the first
and second platoons OF the Nineteenth Precinct"
II real sorry to leave the TenderlOin." said
Captain cha pman. with smile. for thought
owned the place. Nv wife being III, | lived the
station-hou altogether. and so 1t seemed home
hinder from obeying orders nor prevent me
from doing my duty In my Old command"
He said that he should Ike 10 have some OF his
old assistants I'm TenderOin transferred 10 his
present precinct. and ramcd Detective Walters ~
Of the he desired 10 still have with him.
AZ o'clock he addressed the platoon Cf forty men
which went post ~ that hour.
Tho other captains who were transferred. ana
who took charge Of their new stations ~ o'clock
last night Donald Grant from old slip TO
Chares-st: Acting Captain William Petty, from
Charcs-St. TO kingsbridge. John K. Groo, from
Mercer-st 10 NacdouCai-st.. Acting captain Far
rell. from Macdougal-St. 70 fremont: James h
Price. from fremont TO West SiXty-eighth-st; An
drew J Thomas. from West SlNiy-eighth-st. 10
West one -hundredth-st.; stephen +. Bro~n from
West observation-disclosures to West Thirty seventh
st: William r kirschnor. from West Thrty-sev-
enth-st. To Highbridge. Thomas hilllea' from
Hlghbridge to Old Slip.