The sun., 1900-12-16
TRANSFERRED By TELEPHONE

Everything about tho shake-up vas un-
usual. Whenever any transferring has
been done hitherto. the Chief has had one
OF his pink orders ready with a list of
the transfers. de wasn't at Police lie ID
quarters all yesterday. The transferring
was done by telephone and the transfers
were announced In four batohss. The Iast
time the Chief tslsphonsd he ordered that
two captains whom he had Just ordered
Gans'erred should remain In their old places
The transfers were ordered in effect
forthwith. The deputy chiefs moved at once.
The inspectors and captains changed place.
ato o'clock last nj sht.
The nrst knowledge Of the shake-up came
shortly after noon Ths reporters at Police
Headquarters were called into chief Devery's
room and were told that the Chief had made
some transfers. The Chief himself wasn't
In dGht. but Policeman Edward Snueden.
who 10 known - the Chiefs personal man..
was at the telephone In q few minutes a
list which included the two deputy chiefs.
four inspectors and sixteen captains was
read out 1t included al Of the Brooklyn
men transferred and Capts. McClusky.
Price. o'Brisn. Walsh and Titus OF Man.
haitian. Ten minutes later the announce
msnt was made that inspectors Druhan and
Murphy would exchange places. This was
Followed In about half An hour BY q list OF
all tho other men shifted about with the ad-
diuon OF the names Of Capt. Schmittberxer
OF the West Tooth street station and Cant
John W. ENGLAND Of the Central Park SQUAD
SohmittberRer was to 80 to Bronx Park and
England was to take his place In the West
Tooth street station. Ten minutes later q
message from the Chief changed this
sohmlttberger and England were ordered TO
remain where they were. and acting Captain
Hammond was to 60 to The Bronx and Capt.
Fitzpatrick to take Hammond's berth.
AL this telephonine filed up an hour and
while II was going on there was the greatest
excitement In Mulberry street. What every
one was anxious 20 know was from what
place the Chief had issued his orders. Police
man snugden was asked. He said he didn't
know. Ono rumor had IL that the Chief was
at the Democratic Club IN consultation with
Commissioner Sexton and that the orders
were being telephoned from there. But no
one had seen the Chief at the club nor was
Mr. Sexton there. The Chief did not appear
at headquarters all day.
PRECEDENT YORK STAGGERED.
President York frst heard Of the transfer
from reporters. To say that he was sur
prised mildly expresses his attitude.
What 1t all MEANS" he said. Il don't know.
Tho Chief has done this all on his own respons-
bility. haven't been officially notified OF
1t and know nothing about it
Asked II 1t wasn't customary for the Polioe
Commissioners TO be consulted BY the Chief
when any transfers were to pe made. Mr.
York said that 1t was. He laughed when
he was told how the orders had been sent 70
Headquarters. Asked what he thought Of
the transfers he said that time alone would
show their value. The Commissioner. he
said, had had neither an Official nor q private
talk over the transfers and he himself had
had no knowledge OF them.
ABEIL HAD HINT.
Commissioner Abel had list Of the trans.
fers In front OF him when the reporters
got to him. showing that he had been better
taken care Of by the Chief than President
y ork He evaded the ouestion as to whether
he had known anything about the shake-up
before II was announced.
THE Chief has full power TO make all trans-
fers and he does not have to ask anybody's
permission said Mr.. Absll. He has full
swing. He's tho MaJor-General and can
place his staff anywhere he wants. That's
tie Chiefs power"
-Dld you discuss these transfers with the
Chic. before they were made,- he was asked
again.
Il have talked freely with the Chief and
others about certain changes that should be
made he replied. \ have very decided
opinions on certain things and have 40 ex-
pressed them. whether these changes are
for good or not will have to be seen"
Pressed as TO whether he had talked With
the Chief about tho transfers he replied:
you'll have TO ask Chief Devery about
that"
Commissioner Sexton was not at Head
quarters all day. Commissioner Hess 10 stil