New-York tribune., 1900-12-16
TITUS, DETECTIVE CHIEF
NCLUSKY SENT TO GRAND
CENTRAL STATION.
BIG POLICE "sHAKE-UP." BELIEVED TO
HAVE BEEN ORDERED BY NIXON,
SURPRISES PRESIDENT YORK.

on Vice. it was understood. Chief OF Police
Devery yesterday ordered a police "shake-up'
that astonished the Police Commissioners and
many other politicians. Two deputy chiefs six
inspectors and twenty-five captains were trans
ferred without warning. follows:
Deputy Chief p H. MLAUGHLIN from Chief Of Brook
lyn to Borough OF Queens.
Deputy Chief ELIAS p CLAYTON from Chief OF Queens
Inspector DONALD GRANT Seventh Inspection District
to the Fifth Inspection District In Manhattan.
Inspector JAMES KANE. Inspection TO
Seventh Inspection District in Queens.
Inspector JOHN GRANT sixth Inspection District TO the
Inspector NICHOLAS BROOKS Second Inspection Dis
trict TO the sixth Inspection District.
es Ss sBsu N7.s b RsP'''0n Dis
Inspector THOMAS MURPHY. Eleventh Inspection Dis
trict to the Ninth Inspection District.
Captain GEORGE W. MCLUsKY from Chief OF Detec-
tive Bureau TO the Grand Central station
Captain TIM0rHY CREEDEN. Kinssbridse to Bath
Captain A. j. ALI-AIRE Bathgate-ave. to Kinssbrsdxs
Captain THERON 5. COPELAND. the city Hall West
Acting Captain HENRY BURFIEND. wsstcpester to the
Captain EDWARD BROWN sixty-sxth to Forty-seeond.
Captain THOMAS CULLEN, Fifty-hrst Forty-second.
Captain DAVID " LAWSON. Fffty-hfth Forty-fourth
Captain MILES o'REILLY. Forty-seventn sixty-sxth
Acting Captain BERNARD COLE FOrty-hfth to seventy
Captain PATRICK H. LEAvET seventy-seoond to sew
Captain WILLIAM J. BURFoRD Seventeen to Fifty
Captain JAMES C. REYNOLDS. Forty-sourth to Sixty
Acting Capt Captain BERNARD GALLAGHER si1,y-eishth
Captain SAMUEL HARDY sisty-sevsnth to Fitty-ninsh
Captain DENIS DRIscoLI. sixy-ninth TO Firty-sev-
Captain JAMES X. PRICE, Grand Central Station to
Captain RICHARD WALSH Eiizabeth-st to wakeneld.
Captain STEPHEN o'BRIEN. Wakefield TO Eldriage-st
Captain GEORGE F. TITUS. Eldrdge-st Detective
Captain HUGH FITZPATRICK. Bronx Park to Madison
Acting Captain SAMUEL HAMMOND. Madson-st to The
The transfers were to take effect at O'Clock
last evening. In the list OF transfers first an
bounced Captain England. Of the Central Park
force, and Captain Schmittberger Of West One
hundredth-st- were ordered TO change places
but for some reason not explained they received
notice in the afternoon that their transfers had
| been revoked.
The shake up was believed by many Of the
| politicians yesterday TO have been made by Chief
Devery to strengthen the position OF the Tam
many Committee on Vice. and it was said that
Lewis Nixon. chairman OF the committee went
to see Devery on Friday afternoon and told him
what to do Devery remained away from Police
Headquarters yesterday and sent the order for
/ the transfers from his home by telephone The
/ good Judgment OF the Tammany committee In
| ordering some Of the transfers through Devery
was questioned by many of the politicians. Few
could understand the reason for the transfer OF
Captain McClusky. who has made good record
as Chief Of the Detective Bureau. Captain Titus
apparently was sent to the Detective Bureau
| because he had made good showing for the
Tammany committee in cleaning up the red
light district. but he had considerable expert
ence detective at Headquarters before he
was made police captain
YORK SURPRISED
Many Brooklyn politicians expressed the be-
| lief that great mistake had been made in the
| transfer of Deputy Chief p H Mclaughlin
| from Brooklyn. President York OF the Police
Board apparently shared that view. 1t was said
| that Deputy Chief Mclaughlin had been active
| in closing dens of vice in Brooklyn, and had
been sustained by the Democratic organization
in Kings County. There was some talk about
Headquarters that Devery had begun fight
against President York. When Mr. York arrived
at Headquarters yesterday he expressed sur
/ prise at the transfers. and said he had
ceived no intimation Of them in advance In
/ the afternoon he said:
/ What. II any reason there is for the transfer
of Deputy Chief Mclaughlin I do not know nor
can I imagine He has tried. in every way to
| discharge manfully his duties. and. in my
opinion. has succeeded very well. considering the
difficulties surrounding him. The transfer OF the
captains to Brooklyn precincts is beyond my un-
derstanding. Captains were sent back TO precincts
/ from which they were transferred some time ago
because the conditions that then existed in their
precincts not what they should have been.
and the results from the change showed the
wisdom of them. II they now sent back TO
those same precincts because It is expected that
their short absence has improved their power OF
vision well as their power to preserve better
conditions in their precincts. do not know.
| II do know however. that the changes in the
conditions brought about by Captains O'Reilly.
Reynolds Leavy and DriscoH in their precincts
were decidedly for the better. and that better
conditions have continued while they have been
/ in the precincts
THE power to make these transfers. however.
is vested in the chief executive officer Of the De-
partment and with him the responsibility rests.
Time will determine the effect Of them.
"As to the change in the Deputy Chief in my
judgement this power rests alone with the Police
Board So that there shall. however. be no
contention upon this point. have communicated
with the Corporation Counsel asking his opinion
as 20 the power OF the Board in this matter"
Commissioner Abel. when asked by a number
of newspaper men what he thought Of the trans
fers. said:
| I've got nothing to say The Chief OF Police
has the power under the law to make transfers
So long as he does his duty under the law I
won't interfere. He has the right to do what
he has done"
MCLUsKY WOULDN'T BELIEVE TT.
When Captain McClusky came to Headquar-
ters az D. m. ne evidently unaware OF his
transfer. He retorted when he was asked what
reason there was for his transfer:
What is the matter with yor. anyway Are
you kidding me?''