New-York tribune., 1900-08-07

YORK REFERS TO THEM. AND KNOWS
THERE ARE SIARKS-DEVERY
IGNORANT AND ANGRY.

Chic; Of Police Devery has been agttated CON
siderably by the reports that tribute is being
upon policemen whom he transfers from one pre-
clnct TO another and then back again He has been
moved to the point OF talking and making deniaIs
Il never heard of such thing" he has said
"Of course there are some men who complain but
I never heard anything about money berore-not
word
DeVery'S anger hared up when he was told that
members Of the Patromen's Benevolent Associa-
uon were making charges that they had to pay
When they were transferred far from their homes
and wanted 70 get back to their old precincts
Il don't like these kickers,' he said. "A police
man should do what he is told go where no is
sent and ask questions"
DeVery declared however. that there would be
an investigation Of the charges. and that If per-
sons had been receiving money TO secure transfers
10 sun the policemen they would be punished Sc
verely. When he was asked whom he suspected he
lie"
In endeaToring to explain why so many police
men are transferred from their precincts and sent
back in a day two Devery said:
The fact that great many men are sent away
simply means that the transfer was a tempoTary
gencies constantly coming Hp Tsuay In gsrt
recommendation OF captains.
President York Of the Police Boord vas,or5a, cot,
'nat he would like to have the Patrolmen's Benev-
olent Association any member of IT who be-
ieves and knows that policemen are being mulcted
by means OF transfers from one precinct TO an
o'h'r come to him with positive Information that
such thing is being done He said in part:
II men are being transferred from precincts 70
lar away places. they can't set much worse treat
ment II they come out openly ana tell about it, l
upon policemen 70 any extent There may be
signing people. | know that sharks do get money
pui OF Policemen by making them think that their
slLe Tnul' ting OF the
II The PatroImen's Benevolent Association has
10 me about It. l viii Investigate what they say
anu anu II they Tel! who Is doing 1t will my inhu-
II men are being compelled pay tribute as the
and complain don't think that men are o' ~ 10
be on the police force who viii submit such
In such way that their wrongs will be righted.
Commissioner York asked if he would not
make public the reasons for the transfer and re-
transfer Of three cases mentioned in a newspaper
yesterday He said that the chief would have to
give the reasons for transfers. he made them.
The city Record" has published lists OF police
men who are transferred. and the record tends to
support the charge that many policemen are trans
ferred for other reasons than the good of the ser
vice Here few of the recent transfers as
they recorded:
June 1sThornas Donohue. Fourteenth 10 Tventy-nfh.
Jgly lS-Thomas I9qnohue Twenty dI,h 10 Eourte~nth
July l3-Danie Callahan. Thirty Eighteenth
July I3Thumns Collins Twenty second to Thirty nrst
July d3-Henry Wegman. Thirty hrst 20 Tweutyfourth
July 24-Henry J. NegmHn, Twenty fourth Thirty
July l3 Mack Donneiy. Twenty second Thirty
July 2+MHck Donnely. Thirty Twenty-second.
July l3-I-uke Garvey. Thirty Twenty
July 2+-Inte tiarvey. Twenty eighth 10 Thirty
Police Commissioner Hess, seeking apparently to
rescue Devery from a bad position. has declared
that both Devery and the Commissioners have
agreed that II would be better to have the power
transfer lodged with the Commissioners lie
has said. too, that with q corrupt Chief of Police
in office II would be easy introduce a system for
eXtortng money from policemen who are trans
ferred. adding: But to suggest that such a sys-
tenn exists under the present Chief Is of course
ridiculous
Perhaps members IF the Patrolmens Benevolent
Association will consider that Devery's established
reputation for incofruptbility Is a complete an
to their charges.