New-York tribune., 1901-11-26
POLICE CAPTAINS CHANGED.
MrRPHY JUST THOUGHT IT WOULD BE
4 GOOD THING-EFFORTS TO STOP
CHURCHILL'S ACTIVITY.

There were indications yesterday tnat sHo'as
were being made to have Acting captain Ohuio1lA
stopped from enforcing the law vigorously d '
mander of the police at the F1trh-s1- S'd.lo.' III
s district east OF the Bowery and nortn OF FiouS
ton-s- State Senator Tim sullivan went I"
Police HEADQUARTERS yesterday and nad an edIhe>-
conversation with Police Commissioner nIIpHy
Deputv Police Commissioner Devery. VINO was sSln
- bs f,1rio,1s over ChurchiIIs attacks on the Poo'
rooms run by Frank Farrell in the precinct ha'
= long conference with the Commissioner IhIl e''.
was called before the Commissioner ana dSNeU -
bA had been reported correctly in the newspapers
a 20 the frequency with which ne had been trans
ferred by Devery- - --,,-.,, ,.oz
Later Commissioner Murphy Salo ON+ - -.
doriad saving anything rejecting on the Oepu'S
1.or,rnissfoner Devery. in Murphy's presence was
,-s a. be intended to make any charges against
r-,~.r,u and he replied II don't care 70 say 4
word Commissioner Murphy mace 4ii4u @
of \ report that he had directed Churchh no' %
=, 80, -+-anuors in enforcing the Law he SAID
NC 0 - C-b,,-chfU where he is and I expect hinlt
.. 40 his dutv He is really doing no more than
other police captains doing. but as ne Is new
man. the newspapers pay more at'ehtioi 20 nm
than they do to others Hes very enthusiastic
now like all young commanders he j cooi N'"H-
though-he'H cool down
churchill said that he had not been called on :
and was going to keep on closing up owes auu Ie-
messing vice in his precinct WIN places Use
NIcC;urk's on the Bowery- I'm going 70 ENFORCE Ih9
- ~ stringentIv as possible he said but m
Going to be as liberal possible Win the l10io
German beer saloons. where people go ana s~
drrkfng beer quietly by The hour. All the as
orderly houses have shut up and lntend 10 Keep
them shut / went from place TO place ana "a, sa' =
them their CHOICE of shutting up or goins 10 1alA
Did you have your dough oas
No but had several invitations 10 send tns
ward man around later
what is TO become OF the women of those
houses ,.
~ don't know I don't want 10 drive them into
tenement houses. and 1 don't want them on .hs
street intend ask the advice OF Dlstrlct AZ
tornev Philbn as what shall be done with those
women ..
The report that Police Captain Schrnittoerser vas
to be sent 20 the TenderlOn was resarded at Fonee
Headouarters yesterday premature. If not un-
worthy of belief Several police captains We're
+srsfarrad bv order of Commissioner Murphy In
,ba afternoon but Schmittberser was not among
than The transfers announced as follows;
Captain GHaFMAN@ @ from ,as. HgsEas@ . % !sf NreeT 5au
conan T46MPSoN T from MuIb4rry-st 1adson=t
Ctin ap,an FITZPATRICK from Madlson-st to Central
PARK CANNON. from Central Park to 1lu0erry-st
csPtain HARDY from Atlan'ie-ave-. Brooklyn to
NeST9G Csp5ain WHITE NewtOWn to AtIaH'e-ave.-
cs5tsin WALSH from CIsrmout-avs- Brooklyn to
City & Hal ntan HAMMOND Of city Hall rsranded to
desk AS'iRs duty e1''A-' i'->''-''
Commissioner Murphy was asked to explain the
moving of Edward Walsh back TO Manhattan He
answered -
Well I thought Walsh had been over there long
a,o,gb and that il was good thing TO make q
change. :. ...
How about Chapman? He seems to De in favor
again. -, - +,15
Chapman was always in favor Win me- 'oia
hin, about three weeks ago that he was doing good
~ III, there over Harlem and that ne nlleIl
sxnfct a better place If he looked aiter 4ltlS -
I have put him back in his OLD prs@cllct. @ NI-ts5 =
did good work oeiore' iIit
little: that's all = -, ...+,.+rrevt
"Ob that's all right. There's no sPeclaI slsilI,nI ls,I
oa,ce 70 his transfer. In fact. there's no SPecLtI
signtHcance 10 any of the transfers l Just tnctshI
II would be a good thing to have a ht:ie chsIlsT
II was ascertafned that four detective SeTgeltI3ts
had been made Saturday. CoInmisSloner Nlrply f
aJ,,itted the fact and said ne had Torsotten tht,
names of the men II was learned IiaI lh.ee OL
tter, v-ere named Munday. Moxen and FoSertS
Tsnv natrolu1en of the city are disturbed ~ re-
norfs that the Police COMMISSIONS viii ao0isn
The three platoon system uDcer whlch they ha1s
baen obliged TO do duty only eight hours day- II
synected that experienced officers OF tne ferce
viii recommend change back TO the Two RIatoon R
which a larger number OF poicelneit
;: r I.ot on duty az night The officers say that
under the system the posts at nisht are TOO