New-York tribune., 1901-03-14
MrRPHY JUGGLES POLICE.
sFyERsEs SOME TRANSFERS HE MADE
THE DAY BEFORE.
PRICE How HOLDS RECORD. HAVING
COMMANDED THREE PRECINCTS
IN TWO DAYS.
IN TWO DAYS

r-.,ir Price now holds the quick shift record IN
&C.. Police Department. In two days ne mas Oeeh
,r command Of three precincts On 1uesu0S mo-
ing he was lording IL in the Morrlsahia stauoh'
before night Commissioner Murphy hao iHii9
ssry4d him to Delancey-st While he was telHhs j"
-oyn M reporters about it in the Criminal courts
= uGIrg Yesterday afternoon, he was being re-
,rs vserred 20 the fremont station. though ne o'o
not know il. Price has been shunted arouho rom
uilIar 70 post so much recently that he is able 10
Joke about IL now
sJnstesd of lying down 10 sleep he said 10 the
reporters Il just catch myself by the collar OF my
coat and hang myself on q peg in the station
house so that ] move 10 new precinct a' d
moments notice by day or by night
why have they sent you TO Delsncey-st.! ne
asked.
TO push the construction Of the New East River
Bridge, / suppose" the reply You remember
when they tried 10 bury me in the cellar OF the
Grand Central Station I brought TO completion
those long talked Of plans for the rebuilding Of the
depot. When they sent me up 70 The Bronx did
not relieve the great drouth there by procuring the
rainstorm OF last Sunday night? Watch me, and
you will see that the State Constabulary bill wili
be passed just in time for my transfer 10 Buffalo
before the Pan-American Exposition opens
And what will you find TO do in fremont in
ouired reporter who had just entered with the
news of Prices latest transfer.
What have | o do with fremont asked Price.
Murphy has transferred you there within the
hour the reply.
'FIuIly Gee.' easped Price and snatching his hat
he 5olted from the room. gTnning from ear 10 ear.
Commissioner Murphy said later that he had
sent Price to DeanceY-st. because he was informed
that Price would like il. Price called on Murphy
5'esterday morning. and showed the commissioner
mat he had been grossly ;nisinformed and Inat he
desired TO remain in The Bronx Murphy made no
promise bat later IL the day transferred Price 10
fremont.
Who misinformed him as to Prices wishes Muir
ply would not tell. Report Says il was Devery.
Several other transfers OF captains made yes
rerdas. Murphy declares Derery suggested none
Of them. They were:
Captain OBrien, from Wakefield TO Leonard-st.
Captain Decvy. from Leouard-st. Wakefield.
Captain Albertsou. from fremont L Delancey-st.
O'Brien was head Of the detective bureau under
the reform hoard. Murphy expects him TO cope
with the problem Of keeping the sidewalks clear
from packing i'm the drYgoods district.
Deevy Is John F. Carrolls brother-n-law. Sending
him 10 undesirable precinct is supposed TO be a
sign that Murphy will not recognize pull
At the request of Deputy Commissioner York.
Murphy gave him a Brooklyn headquarters squad
Of thrty-tWo men. transferred from various Brook
lyn precincts. None Of them of higher grade
Than sergeant York said he wanted them 10 do
special investigating and help him watch the pre-
cinct captains.
More transfers slated for to-day. In fact,
they viii 90 all week. Before Saturday all the
more important transfers that Commissioner Muir
ply contemPlates will have been made