The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-28
M'CULLAGH SHAKES EN- UP
POLICE CAPTAIN CROSS MADE AN
ACTING INSPECTOR.

ne Takes Rrooks's District. while Brooks
Takes Harley's, which Iuc1udea the Ten
derioin-HInriey Goes Uptown. but Will Help
at observation-disclosures In Leonard street
Chief McCullagh's friends kept throwing
flowers at him all day yesterday. Even after
no had gone homo n wagon unloaded q big
wreath ut his office door. kilograms and let
tiers kept coming, too, and friends, including
Magistrate Meade, the ex-wicked Gibbs, and
Alexander s. Williams, once Police Inspector,
all these came in the course of the day. The
new Chief was ahead Of them all. lIo nearly
gave the doorman In Mulberry street a At by
appearing at 8 A. NJ, ready for the days work.
lilo got his mail and took it around with him
to the BARRIERS, to read II he had TO wait for a
shave. Chief McCullagh does not believe in
losing time.
lilo lost none in getting to work to recast his
official family at Headquarters, Tho Detec-
tive Office was not touched, perhaps because
tho right man has not yet been found to run
1t. Capt Cross Of. the Leonard street squad
had boon considered for the place, 1t is said, but
tho Chief determined that his executive powers
fitted him better for the vacant lnspoctorship.
Accordingly he made him an acting Inspector
and put him in charge of Brooks's old district,
putting Brooks over tho district held by Acting
Inspector Harley, the Fourth, which embraces
that part of the west side whose heart is the Ten
derloin. Harley was shifted to tho Sixth dis
trict, which Is uptown where nothing is doing.
This, the Chief explained, was not because he
had no confidence in him. but for the opposite
reason. There is little or nothing TO do in the
Sixth district, and he wanted Harley, who has
much experience in making details. massing
men IN case OF an emergency, for himself. In
that way he could have him handy. Sergeant
Patrick Cosgrove was put IN charge OF tho
Leonard street squad as Sergeant In command.
Tho Inspectors transferred took their stats
with them. and there was in consequence "A
general moving around at Police Headquarters
without any apparent change.
The first executive acts OF the now Chief. 1t
is thought, spoke well for his, judgment. In.
spector Harley is all that is said of him. Cross,
who has been kept in the background since tho
Leyow days. is one of the best and brightest
officers in tho department. lie is ono OF tho
very few superior officers with real executive
ability. In the Lexow inquiry he was at,
tackled and tried as a concession to the
against him. He conducted his own defence
with. skill. his counsel being abroad and tho
when he was dismissed he fought his way back.
MIR. Roosevelt and his colleagues looked into
tho evidence against him and absolved him OF
all blame. His advancement gives general
satisfaction.
The Chief had nothing to report about his
visit to Chapman's precinct. He just strolled
in, he said. 1t was looked upon rs q coinci-
dence that his men yesterday raidcd a bucket
shop right under Chnpman's nose and without
calling upon his officers to help them. while
down IN the First precinct they drew upon the
reserves Of the Old slip station for II similar
purpose at the same time. 1t was given out,
however. that there wero too many prisoners
Chapman's precinct thcrc were only three.
This may explain 1t, or it may not.
l. Is very likely that there will be an airing at
Police Headquarters one Of these days that will
make room; The place was never SO crowded
with, detailed men. A good.sized regiment
could be spared for precinct duty to advantage
all round. Accordingly there is much shaking
In shoes. An old-timer put the general feeling
this way yesterday:
II guess we've just got 10 &C to work and
scratch for q living. From appearances = is
going to be police work. right up and down.
from now on, and the man who don't catch on
will get the worst of it. The old man isn't going
to shoulder any one elsc's troubles"