New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-04
DETECTIVES REoRGANIzED.
prREAU RECONSTRUCTED. WITH CAR
TAIN wcLUsKY AT IT'S HEAD
..--.o, MEN GO BACK TO PRECINCTS AMI
50 DOES PprcEBaOokLrN BUREAU
BRANCH ONLY


-rbe Police Commissioners --.--,,,,zas the
Inc af,e-noon and reorgauizeo 'N'
ing tom Of the Ponce Dep@. =
-. - detective officers ue'Ai'e r,-..,,,,,,
IS, ,,,-.aus II Manhattan an -
..,,5a5 to patrol duty IL -
-. Ts,,es K Price, VINO MaN g., r.el.s
TAN a. l-,,r Detective Bureau Ie" VEN
Of the bfoOA-, ,..a5 from the bureau, and ChleI
ago was siracted TO assign him 10 pre-
DeVers Va. George McClusky was placed III
charge Of the enlite
,.++sn and Brooklyn -, ,,+.,a
. commissioners went INTO Session NJ"
Inv ,.,.l,- Chief Devery was sent for ana
n consultation with the BOARD Io'
rehi1I -, +vo hours. and during that time the
- Of the Detective bureau was
-.lsrred. The following w-s adopted
p.soved That bureau 10 De cameo IL me resfe5
+raI once Bureau OF De'e0'''
within the bea-,- si,all consist of such officers
h1t -es3.-.r - NAV by resolution OF me folCe
and p - ,-Tsferred ana assigned to perform outy
heTein- 4,,r-ber. That the headquarters of said
1-f Nf+7ee Bureau Of LettS' si.att o 49,
oeaIrat. i-Ta-Ters Borough Of Manhattan tnat
Ponce fle 5.+e~-, snail be in command OF cap
-, 51,I,- assigned t1ereto 2! - eergearts a-d
l P5ard and such num2er % ll1{ ~ 4h
yifce Board be assigned 70 sd b,1yesI, head
- ire CAPTAIN assigned 70 So III e o+, n,aIod
a. Al Manhattan shall oe IN c05iaie mo
NJ
and have eIs Ireau in Manhattan, and the officer
sls I n me branch bureau ~ me - ~, %
BROOKLYN sls-1 - assigned 10 said branch bureau,
.3-p branch bureau shali = -. - =,
Wh.lA % 1-i-E The central Office headquarters IN
1anhattaial, ss1 and branch bureau of detectives
The SAID 2eI "a such orders and direction the
shan Dc r-ss5ee nav deem necessary TO the effl-
Cnlei z e Of police duty in said bureau and
Gent e5sc-@ "a detective sergeants assigned TO
Ihee n said bureau shall in all respects be sub
Pc =, re rules and regulations of the Police De
5 - and the laws having reference to the
NJ officer or member Of the uniformed force snalI
~ transferred TO or rsu1anded from said detectye
SS5-ea1 except ny resolution duly adopted by the
Police Board
7,a BOARD then passed resolutions assigning
~ the detective sergeants doing duty in the
T,s4a--ive Bureau in Manhattan and Brooklyn
- the new bureau in both boroughs- The de-
,active sereeants in Brooklyn were assigned to
The Brooklyn Bridge.
pATROLMEN GO BACK TO PRECINCTS
All Of the patroluen, sixty-three in number.
who we're doing duty in the Detective Bureau
IN Manhattan. and who have been known as de-
+scr,ve officers. we're transferred out of the bu-
-esu. and Chief Devery was directed forthwith
m assign them 10 patrol duty in precincts
Twenty-two patrolrnen attached to the Brooklyn
Detective Bureau were also remanded TO patrol
duty Roundsulan John L. Langan, Of the New
York Detective Bureau. was also transferred TO
urecinct duty as were Roundsmen George
Fushing. Edward J. Harrington and antonio
Tachris. of the Brooklyn Detective Bureau.
CAPTAIN McCIusky was placed in command Of
The Detective Bureau. and Sergeants Charles A
Eor1nosa and Frank J. Norris were assigned TO
c-ty in the Manhattan detective office Ser
geant Thomas P. Humphreys was assigned to
be sergeant in command Of the Central Office
Bureau branch in Brooklyn. and Sergeant Henry
n dIrV n
branch.
-be eistlty-f5ve patroInen reInanded from the
r,x sctive Bureau in New-York and Brooklyn
haze suits pending against the Police Commits
sioners TO compel them TO recognize them as
detective sergeants. They allege that under the
~aw-York CITY charter they were entitled 70
me rark and pay of detective sergeants- They
sDetiaol.ed the Police Board for such recognition
Rne Demanded back pay from the Tune OF con,
soiidation. They held that the charter mace an
nficers attached TO the Detective Bureau de-
rne Police Board denied their demands and
President York held that the Chief and the
Board had the right 10 detail patrolnen Tor DUTY
In TIE Detective Bureau. The patrolinen IA
question then sought redress in the courts. LheS
began proceedings against the Police Board 10
rornpel rhe Commissioners TO make them oelec-
tive sergeants. with q salary Of $1,000 a year
They are now getting S1.4oO a year The pro-
eeedings are pending at the present time
OTHER TRANSFERS MADE
sssgeants who have been attached TO various
pfenincts in Brooklyn 10 the branch detective bu-
reau IN that borough The branch bureau viii
have staff Of forty-one detective sergeants
un5er mis- change. Patrolnaen John T Reith
James a Walsh and Joseph A Faurot, VINO
were detailed in the Detective Bureau in Man
haitian. were assigned TO duty in the photograph
eallerv connected with the Bertilon system
TIE Board adopted resolution continuing the
BertIlon system and esta blishing large pho
tograph gallery IN connection with It.
Sergeant Humphreys who placed in
charge OF the branch bureau in Brooklyn, has
for years been in charge Of the license squad In
Chief Devery said that the changes would
probably 20 into effect by tomorrow morning:
or not later than Tuesday morning. The Cnler
also stated that he would assign Captain Price
n a precinct IL Manhattan. but that he would
not make The assignment before tomorrow
The Chief had nothing say about the rec
ganization Of the Detective Bureau.
Captain McClusky's staff in Manhattan now
consists OF fOrtyseven detective se-geants. Pres
ice1t York was asked whether il was proposed
10 give more men 70 McClusky. He said not at
present Mr. York made the following state
ment.
The Board has for some time been considering
tle -sofganiZatOr OF the detective bureau Ire
Committee or Rules and Discipline has been di-
Tecleo 70 prepare rules and regulations for the
government q the Detective Bureau When the
COMMITTEES makes is report viii have perfect
lelecoFe bureau The actions brought against US
- -esSsllte oIlcers 70 compel US 10 IecosAZ q
mem Is detective serEeants had some influence IN
Stt'lALt-ie his claNge The Board does not agree
with Leir contention Ultimately more men may
% aetasled ID the Detective Bureau. but they VIII
te detective sergearIs. The preset change
thlnk. wiz be beneficial. The Bo. i has been
eonslaering FOR loag time just what 70 DO IN
re way q recrganizfng The bureau and think the
result VII justify action.
FEWER MEN FOR THE PRESENT.
8r. York asked whether the taking out Of
80 many men from the Bureau OF Manhattan
would impair the efficiency Of the detective
force in that borough He said he thought not.
ne was Of the opinion that McClusky could
further action