New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-24
MryI. BERRY ST AWAITING AN UPHDAVAL
OF FOUR INsPECTORS-No CONFEDERATION
FOR REPU BIICANs EXPECTED.


OF FOUR INsPEcToRs-No CONFEDERATION
FOR REPUBLICANS EXPECTED.
Expectation of a general upheavaI of tho
police force manifested AZ Police Head
quarters yesterday. 1t is believed that Acting
Chief Devery would make many transfers and
change the policy OF the police administration In
many precincts. No consideration for Republican
inspectors captains and sorgeants would be shown.
II was believed Devery increased the anticpations
OF AN upheava early in the day 10y transferring four
Of the inspectors, as follows:
Inspector NICHOLAS BROOKS q the Fourth Inspection
70 the Eleventh Inspection District In Queens
Inspector RHODES OF the Eleventh Inspecon District.
transferred to the Seventh Inspection District In
Inspector DONALD GRANT Of the seventh In.Pec''on
District. sent to the Third Inspection District In
,rs,ec,or WALTER 7. THOMPSON Of tho Third Insp-e-
ton District sent to the Fourth lnrpec'on District IN
The changes will go into effect nj o'clock this
morning.
Acting Chief Devery found his Office nlled with
flowers sent by admring Tammany friends when he
got 10 Headquarters yesterday morning. and II was
NOT long before he announced tho changes among tho
,,,nectors He said the changes were for the good
=, the service" Inspector Brooks. who Is trans
,erred 10 Queens, Is a Republican. Inspector Don
old Grant who comes to Manhattan. is Republ'-
con He was originally In Manhattan and was
nec,or Walter Thompson. transferred from the
rh,,d IN the Fourth Inspection District IS n Demo
ora, The Fourth Inspection District takes In tho
Tenderlon - -, 49,.
There was q report stHeadquartcrs yesterday tnat
u tho Renublcan clerks there would be deprived
-, ,no,r ,laces Major Plimley. chief clerk Of the
,r,oc,,or Bureau who is a Republican. said he had
go no,hine OF IT, but he would not talk about
a., ,,o.sih,litv OF such action being taken T. H.
49,, aecretarv 10 Commissioner Hamilton. said
49,. -, course ne would resign. Charles NJ Winant.
ar.,ory IN Commissioner Philips. also said he
would resign A.. co,,a,
n commissioner Philips arrived at the Cehtrai
o,mc. =, an early hour. He said he wanted 10 get
h,s ,nvate papers He would not talk ABOUT INC
'.,,o, and he said he did not desire To crlllclse
o. ,ra,or for his action In removing him EH-
cn,.,ro,.s,oner Hamilton appeared at Ponce hea"-
.,ara later and secured his private papers, Ire
QuI vas no doubt about tho iiIeBai,y 81 ,ho
baiu ~. ac On Saturday In retirins N.Y. W.
BomIub The retirement he said was hot Dious ,
CuHakn scrordance with the Icsal IcqilIeiuu,rn,s'
yo ,,nief McCullagh also calicu AZ d oSec,s
,er,crs and gathered up ms pa r. Tefiremcnt he
guar Led n he would contest MS Iettenot ~,
W men ,haf he had nothing 10 say Oh s"at Po III
Tepne nnlice officials. OK police oicin1 H. 'arson
Mis- called TO congratulate pnf s,hS nnlfticans
oinciais %,no fairly swarnod WIN ,p oiit,. %
The pu ,ta"n were ex-Policc Justice , DsneI,
Among Williams ex-Assemblyfnan , HunHe rtn
ihspeo' u,rsch and ex-Assein. " yna nun Sbnehsn was
t .,,ryg Chief was asked II - - sLe chan
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