New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-20
As TO THE WIDE-OPEN" TOWN
CHIEF DEVERY FILES LONG RE-
PORT TO SHOW THAT NETWORK
IS ALL RIGHT
EVERY PRECINCT COMMANDER ASSURES HIM
THAT THE CHARGE is NOT TRr-n AND HE
BELIEVES THEM,-sHAKEs FEW Up
FOR THE GOOD OF THE
SERVICE" THOUGH.

Chief Devery made report to the Police Board
Friday the subject 81 the "wide-open' New
York. and yesterday the Chief gave copies OF II TO
the reporters. The Chief said that the report was
made because on October 20. the Board adopted a
resolution declaring that the public press Of the
city having charged that gambling and other vio-
lations OF the law exist IN the city Of New-York.
Il is resolved that the Chief Of Police be and is
hereby directed TO report with all con- enient haste
TO the Board as to tho truth or falsity Of such
statements"
Accompanying the report the Chief produced for
publication Yesterday voluminous sub-reports
made to him by precinct captains and inspectors
Of districts all Of which say at great length and
with much detail that the "wide-open' charges are
false The Chief SAYS they are false. too. His re-
port continues:
As TO what has been done for the purpose OF pre-
IN this city. would state that from time TO time
have called the commanding officers ogetnssr anp
respective commands to quickly and lmparuaLLy
enforce all the laws and ordinanGes IN force 10 ,
orders general special. verbal and written. erect
gfTc ry'i ana mparSaliy enforced Whenever no
tce has come 10 me in any manner. either through
ons SdryaTded 8v Your Board or through com
plants made 10 me personally Of violations OF IA"
muniCstio 10 the Inspector or the captain having
charge OF the district or preclnct N wren Sne
proper and necessary action was taken In connec-
ton With each case. - 49,
officers % boroughs. districts and precincts ana no,
nances were strictly and impartially enforced
From the reports submitted 70 me by comma 1dins
Vat9n am satisfied that they are using all proper
B to enie all t9s aTs ana WIN"
e9n'qS this sire or beg tx c9 IL yf bur
tween three million and four million people sy and
foSn Yase ana hamle more or less crimes and
offences against the aw are copTlt,e1 eLery qbSy ;
SO far concerns such crimes and ofIencei IN TINS
city the police are active m be e
shall continue to see that this activity is not re,
29 c ana Of fa Tds e v and onaees
that cones to The Ice Of ns De PAR
ment show that the condition Of the city OF New
To 9 ba to h se bs6 tine
the last three years.
Chief Deverv Yesterday afternoon transferred
soma more police captains. Nine captains and one
acting captain were shifted around. Among those
moved Is CAPTAIN Delaney OF the Fifth-st. sta
ton. who IS sent TO West sixty-eshth-st. Captain
Delaney is the commander who made raid on a
number Of homeless men in the Bowery last Tues
day morning while they waiting 20 be fed by
charitable restaurant keeper. Fifty OF them
were arrested. When the Chief heard Of the raid
ne sa1 that capable OF such an action
was a id fool"
asked about the transfers that they FOR the
good Of the service" or the shaking UP Of Cap
tain Delaney he said ermly: Delaney is
perienced policeman. capable OF taking charge OF
precinct"
These the transfers:
CAPTAIN Delaney. from Fifth-st- to West Sixty
ST. 70 Eiizabehst CAPTAIN Stevenson. from Eliza
beth-st 10 West Thirtv-seventh-st: CAPTAIN Hal
pin from West ThirtY-seventh-st to Charles-st;
CAPTAIN Moynihan. from Charles-st 70 East One
hundi Land thirty. eiehthst; Captain Hogan from
East One hundred-and- thirty ezhth-st. TO Mac
dougal,st: CAPTAIN Thompson from Macdougal-st.
10 Madson-st.: CaDtain Sheehan. from West Sixty
eght hist 70 Vest One hundredth,st:;. Captain
lfnond. from Delancey-st. 10 Fast Fifth-st and
Acting Captain Brown from Madison-st. TO De-
lancey-st-