New-York tribune., 1900-01-14
BIG POLICE SHAKE UP.
PRICE GOES TO BROOKLYN AND THOMAS
TO THE TENDERLOIN.

The following transfers of inspectors. captains
and sergeants we're announced by Chief of Po-
lice Devery last night:
Inspector Donald Grant Eleventh Inspection Dis
trict. Borough of Queens to the Seventh Inspection
Inspector George r. Rhodes, from Seventh In
TReSor District B2T9Hgn Of ~ 20 he
Sergeant Bernard Cole. In command OF the Az,
lantic-ave. station Borough of Brooklyn, remanded
to desk duty in same precinct. ~,
reau Borough of Brooklyn transferred TO Atiahtic-
Captain James X Price. of the West Thirtieth-
Bureau. Borough Of Brooklyn.
enth-st. station Borough of Manhattan. to the
Captain John J. Donohue, from the East sixty
seventh-st. station Borough of Manhattan. TO the
Captain stephen E Brown. Of the West One-hun-
dred-and twenty y-ffth-st. station, Borough OF Man
captain Henry stsnkamP from the Mest 10 tSe
West One-hundred- d-and-twenty -frst-st. station.
Sergeant Frank Kear Of the West Sixty-eigntnII nII
that precinct as as ACTING % captain ., ~. Mad
ison-st. station. Borough Of Manhattan, to Grand
Central STATION, as acting captain .,.ra ., tho
Grand Central Station Borough of Manhattan. to
the MadisonIst station. as actng ting captain. s,o
tion. Borough OF Brooklyn, to the Eastern Park
Captain James Ennis. of the Eastern Parkway
station, to the Ralph-ave. station. Borough OF
Captain Henry -velsor. of the -Ralph-ave. sta
tlon' Borough or Brooklyn, 10 the Nernon-dNe' Sld-
Sergeant William zwingman, Of the Glasson,ave.
SSGh BrooRyn' 10 the hiOer'S-sVe ''a''0n '0'OuS" "
Sergeant John F. Gardner, OF the Liberty-ave.
station. to the Classon-ave. station. Borough OF
Sergeant Joseph A. SAUL OF the Union Market
station. to Eldridge-st station. Borough Of Man
Sergeant Cornelius B. Hayes. of the Eldrtdge,st.
station, Borough of Manhattan, to sheepshead Bay
Sergeant James E. Fitzpatrick of the sheepshead
Bay station Borough OF BROOKLYN to the East
3 nd Orrrfh az Gfa
sergean%t 1 % Charles Kelly Of the East one-hun- hun
to the Union Market station.
These transfers to take effect at o'clock
this morning.
News of the transfers given out to the
reporters at Police Headquarters by Sergeant
Flood. While the newspaper men were copy
ing the names Chief Devery left headquarters
and he could not. therefore. be seen as 20 the
reason for the changes.
For the good of the service" is however. the
only reason he ever assigns for transfers.
The fact that neither Captain Diamond, of the
Fifth-st. station. Captain Herlihy. of the
Eldridge-st station, among the command
ers transferred will doubt some sur
prise as it is in their precincts that the Puri-
fication Committee. which has made several
visits lately to Headquarters. found so much to
complain Of
The transfer Of Captain Price to the command
OF the Brooklyn DeIectNe bureau, TO SupeTSeQe
Captain Reynolds. will doubtless cause more
gossip in police circles than any of the other
changes Captain Reynolds was severely criti-
csed by his superior officers for his failure to
capture William F. Miller the Brooklyn man
who obtained more than half million Of dol
lars from depOSitorS to whom he promised to
pay so per cent year.
When Captain Thomas asked about his
transfer to the TenderlOin and what methods he
intended to pursue there he said:
'I am going there to do police duty and stop
all violation of the law"
Considerable anxiety is expressed in the Ten
derloin to what Captain Thomas will do re-
garding the music halls and cafes Captain
Price did not know that he to leave the
West Thirteth-st station until o'clock last
evening. when. entering the house. he re-
ceived his transfer
The Captain when asked concerning his trans
fer said that he would simply have TO obey or
ders, like a soldier. He thought that the Police
Department placed too much confidence in his
ability as a detective. Captain Price at once set
several of his men to work packing his belong
ings. He jokingly remarked to Detective Schill.
his head wardman, that next week he (SchilD
'. ouId be painting tombstones in Calvary Gene
terry.
Captain Reynolds when informed of his trans
fer expressed great surprise. and said:
'I should like to stay here until I capture
Miller. 1t is the ambition of my life to get that
man. He is practically in sight, and will not
stop the hunt account Of this transfer"