New-York tribune., 1901-02-26

tween myself and the Deputy Commissioner yeai %
ieve rf1 him~to aid Efforts want 9iny You S.sT sf
help him. and help me as vel; nu. one I'm besd
of the department, and will allow no inter
Later in the day Mr.. Murphy had an inter
view with several reporters. II ran aoout as
follows:
why ala you delegate so much power to
Deveryg'
.I have only invested him with powers OF de-
tail. I retain the power of appointment re-
rnoval and transfer"
will you try delinquent policemen!
TRIAL OF DELINQUENTs.
II will begin trying them Thursday. If l
find IL involves more time than can spare l
will get my deputies 10 help me-
sayyho will YOUR second deputy be?"
Il have not made up my mind on that point
yet"
HAS Deputy Chief Mclaughlin, Of Brook
Iyn, refused the place."
He could not refuse it. because it has not
been offered 20 him.
What is rule No. IL, to which you particu-
. iarly called the attention Of your captains to-
day." -..
1T reads this way: Captains shall report
monthly TO the chief ef police, in duplcate,~f!le
location Of all the alleged disorderly places IN
their respective precincts, and the names OIL the
keepers and owners thereof also all places USED
for gambling. lottery and policy One copy Oh
such report TO be transmitted to the presioehl
OF the Board Of Police"
Will another copy be sent to Devery also?
Yes"
.ewfn Devery decide whether charges shall be
preferred against any policeman or not?" s--
He Will: subject to my inspection at all times
of the way he is performing his duties
Are you going TO investigate the action or
Captain Flood in breaking into an alleged gam
bling house without a warrant"
Il do not think il would be fair 70 take-up that
nlatter now
Judge Jerome and Magistrate Crane have
both expressed desire TO have the police make
a raid on Canfeld's gambling house. near Del
monico's. Will you order that done?' --
EyAsIvE ABOUT CANFIELD's.
Il have not had time yet give orders about
any specific place, hut will have all the laws
enforced everywhere you can depend upon 1t.
Commissioner Murphy and all the old commits
sioners had a conference at Police Headquar-
tiers in the afternoon. After it was over Mr.
Murphy said:
The only subject We considered was the CUSTODY Si
of the police pension fund. do not want TO shoai-
der that responsibility. think the controller ought
10 be the custodian Jacob Hess the present treas
urer is under heavy bonds, $2o,0C0 think. ana OF
course he wants TO hand the tnn9 over @ 40 40 nt
decide what to do but will seek legal advice and
hold another meeting tomorrow or wednesday.
1t was about 11:15 O'Clock when Commissioner
Murphy. accompanied by Deputy Commissioner
Devery and Secretary Kinkead. entered the trial
room at Police Headquarters. where all the cap
tains and other officers were assembled. There
was a general doffng Of caps as the commits
sioner entered. Inspector Harley called the ron
the only absentees being Captain McClusky. who
IS in Baltimore police business, and captain
Frers who is sick. When Inspector Harley had
finished Commissioner Murphy made his speech
Not man smiled In the room although
there some laughter out in the hall AT the
close Of the commissioners speech Deputy Com
missioner Devery arose and invited all TO forrn
IN line to shake the Commissioners hand
When this ceremony was over all shook hands
with Devery except Deputy Chief Mclaughlin.
'Is il true that You have stated that you
would decline the second deputy commissioner
ship" Mclaughlin was asked.
How could l refuse ii when II has not been
offered TO me?" replied the Brooklyn deputy
chief.
Mclaughlin hesitated for few moments and
/ then replied: Il do not want the deputy COM
n missionership thank the commissioner very
u much for his consideration for me, but would
rather be where / am"
COMMISSIONER LETS A CONTRACT.
After the meeting was over Colonel Murphy
transacted some business. He first issued the
order concerning Devery. already referred 10,
and then let the contract for the building Of the
Kingsbridge police station bids for which were
opened by the old board last Thursday, to
Ryan & McFerren. of No. JOG East Twenty
thrd-st.. the lowest bidders, for S14SOO.
The payrolls for the department were ordered
made up and transmitted 10 Chief Clerk Kipp.
The payroIls for Manhattan and The Bronx
are TO be made up TO February % and for
Brooklyn TO February 26. II was ordered that
the men in the department be paid up those
dates. This means that the of the de-
partment are TO be paid up to those dates in
full, and any docking fine is TO be deducted
from the March pay. The following are to be
paid up and informed that they have longer
any connection with the department. Frederick
Haldy, deputy treasurer; David Ryan, secre-
tsry 10 Commissioner Sexton ]. B. Mury see
retary TO Commissioner York; Cornell Abel
secretary 10 Commissioner Abel: z. V. Hines
secretary TO Commissioner Hess: Minnie G.
Kelly, stenographer 10 President York and