The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-07-24
NEW HEAD AT THE ISLAND.
HARDYS EFFORT 70 REBUKE VICE
NOT E~FFICACIOUS.
Drisooll. whe Succeeds Him in the Command.
Thinks Coney leland should Be Repsta-
blc-Devery's SUNDAY Trip to the seaside
RQHery-Some Political Considerationa

Drfscoll. who Succeeds Him in the Command.
TAink Consy leland should BE Repata-
ble-Deverys SUNDAY Trip TO the Seaside
Bowery-Some Political Considerations.
Three police captains In Brooklyn have again
been shifted around for the good Of the ser
Vie" The transfers have been In ,ontempla-
ton for a couple OF weeks and were 10 have
been made on Saturday. but they were not
announ led from the Mulberry street head
quarters until yesterday afternoon. and will
20 into eie,t at 8 o 10 * this morning. They
are: Capt. Samuel J. Hardy from Coney Island
to the Clermont avenue prs-in't; Capt, Dennis
Driscol from Fort Hamilton TO Coney Island.
and Capt. John Eason from the Clermont avenue
precinct to Fort Hamilton.
Capt HArdy's command at Coney Island
lasted only four months. The removal OF Capt.
Kenny from that district was laid to his friend
ship for Senator Michael }. Coffey. with whom
the Democratic managers are engaged In q
bitter fractional struggle. The entire Graves
end territory Il In the Senator's district and
the Democratic managers, II was said. did not
want to have a captain in command there who
was audacious enough to show his fidelity
TO Senator Cohey by attending the famous
Prospect Ain dinner. "a Kenny did. The
announcement, however, was made from the
Willoughby street auction room by no less q
person than James Shevlin. that politics had
nothing TO do with the change. Of police ON
manders at Conev Island. but that 1t was in
spired with the high moral purpose OF puri-
Tying the beach from gamblers and other law
breakers and preparing 1T as a safe resort for
OF Capt. Hardy 1t has lamentably failed In its
accomplishment, Chief Devery made a tour
Of the Island on Sunday. and the Transfers
observations The Poll"e board Tor several
; TesSs rs has SssH d 1ssiSsS,. VIII IL s sSSmIn a|.1S lion.
testing a against the utter disregard Of The law
IN all directions and this probably had some
thing to do with. the shake-up
Capt. Drts coll, who takes Hardy's place.
Ia 4 veteran policeman. but he's always been
regarded as an easy-going precinct commander.
He Is A Democrat Of the most stalwart type
and then As captain TO the influence Of the
late John DelmaT. who was for thirty years
The unaues,ioned Democrats leader in the
he would never have been sent TO G r avesend
on the eve Of a Presidential ele ,tion. when big
a nsi ,n Hnsu are to be raised by Ismmany
ayers had not the assurance that he would
give, no aid or comfort to Senator Corey in his
BELLE asaipS' The Milioushby Street
claimed himself a reformer. He visited Coney
Island q few DAYS ago, shortly, after he had
re 'elNeu ue up mat ne Wa 10 De sent there,
and when he got back to his own serene Fort
Hamilton baiiwicR this Is what he said to a
reporter for The sun;
Il am now convinced that Coney Island Is
every whit as bad as II has been painted. II not
worse. The scenes there are simply disgusting,
and II l were in command OF the precinct l
would not allow such a state OF affairs TO exist.
! can sea no reason why tho commanding officer
at Coney Island could not make il a decent
resort. Gambling should not be tolerated, and
all those vile fake shows should be driven from
the beach. would never stand for such swim
dies, Coney Island ought to be one Of the most
respectable and healthful resorts In the country"
II Is understood that Capt. Driscoll will be
aocompanied from the Fort Hamilton station
BY Sergt. Lewis and Ward Detective John
Taylor and also thar Round snan Frank Conboy
and patrolman James Duffy. who were trans
ferred from COney Island when Capt. Kenny
was removed. will be sent back on Acting In
spector Campbell's staff. ConbOy S and Dufy's
transfers four months ago were attributed 10 the
influence Of the relatives of a Manhattan Senator
whose crap game they had raided.
No significance IL attached To the transfer
OF Capt, fason TO Fort Hamilton. No doubt
he viii like the now billet better then the Cler-
mont avenue precinct. This Is the third time
E4l>on has been shifted since municipal con-
solIdation took effect.