The sun., 1901-04-07

Col Murphy announced the transfers at
3 o'clock yesterday afternoon. He sent
| for the reporters, and when they entered his
room Deputy Commssi oner Devery was
sitting at his right The Commissioner read
the names from list When he got through
| he said
These transfers are along the lines Of the
policy I laid down when took charge Of this
| department I will continue TO shift the
captains until I get the right man 10 the right
place. l had sent for some OF these men and
told them what | wanted My instructions
| and orders must be obeved"
Col Murphy was asked II there was any
| specific reason for Capt. Chapman's transfer.
Il had some compl aints against Capt,
Chapman
do you mind stating the nature OF these
complaints'"
They were conversatlo nal complaints
TOO much talking 10 citizens"
| Generally when there Is an important shake
| up pending an inkllng OF IT at least gets
| abroad at Police Headquar ters. But this
| time everybody was In the dark. When the
| news was out that Chapman had been sue
| ceeded by Capt Flood, who Is great fav orite,
| there was much rejoicing At his b ONE
! Col, Murphy had little more 70 say about the
| Commissioner was much disap pointed with
| Capt Chapman's work In the Tenderloin
| although he took pains not to say 81 directly.
said SdnRR SsR%tfsp tsnf Af's Il g nSSess%S SS
| police captain TO explain everything 10 citizens
he meets in the street. ] am master OF the
| situation and the sooner the captains obey
my orders and instructions the better It will
| be for them get their reports every week
| but also get reports from other channels
Now, you see know What Is going on and l
1t was recalled to Col. Murphy tha. when
| he sent Capt Chapman from Mercer street
TO the Tenderloin he declared that Chapman
| was a good policeman and that he would get
! along II he obeyed instructions. Evidently
It was pointed out to Col, Murphy that Chap
man had not obeyed his Instructions or
That's Just It,. said col Murphy; He
discipline did not agree with mine. I still
hRs h0vevsr sas Est Dap f0od
! was good man and had the ability to handle
the precinct y he wanted 20,
young man and has the ability haye
| known him for twelve years; 1t cannot 6e
said that he doesn't know the rules. He's
| new captain | think I've got the right
man now for the place and III keep on until
I get tho right men In all OF the important
A good many people smiled ,knowinsly
30 rule the Trpderloin They pointed out
that with wardman Edward Glennon. who
| is known IA Devery's personal representa-
| tive in the district, and Capt Flood. the
| Deputv Commissioner,s interest would be
ne NOR man sI"v wa. closer to Devery when he was
| Chief than Flood. then q sergeant, who
| practically ran tho Chiefs ONCE at Police
aduarte Is Stq true tSs thiS, shss fD9od w
FLOOD. who is an expert stenogrspher and
shstdy man IN other respects; was In SHpt, S,
| Pvrnes was made superintendent, he took
| Flood into his ONCE, ami McCullagh, and
Gonln also retained hI man MGGd'eTf S6d st
is friendly toward him, Floods ability
10 handle politicians and policemen With
grievance. was one, o., his strong points
'Sia Ms 'ant msds Rs s'Ta caDtan IN the batch
NOTED in one ~ the last off cid acts OF the
bip9rtisn Police Board and wfs ~ ASSIGNED To;nr
At his own request During his short career
as captain he has been strict disciplinarian.
He has frequently made trps through his
looking for cops who didn't do their duty.
When Magistrate Crane declared that the
police hof sms9 sne sdT%s dSSrs nd ons
rag Col W'!i Mnrnhy fH ~ has made Capt Chapman
sweow RteT Es BY i,en5ns as aT1v. hin to bsn
CssT%pH Css Ts2pec-a a'PR. . 9l"I wf fSanS cc%p @
rentarv things Col Murphy said about him
his stav there would be prolonged. The
frst dav that Col. Murphy greeted the cap
tains hs said that Cha, man ought TO be
IN his regiment Since then Chapmans
tito Of -vhiskers" has been superseded by
that OF "Marphys LITTLE DrqrmIner Boy,
made k nown his plans for dividing the present
Tendcrloin that II he had forty moro police
men he could police the district properly
these ex ira forty cops. said Chapman, IL
would not be necessary to divide the pre-