New-York tribune., 1902-01-04
PARTRIDGE'S FIRST TRANSFERS
UNDoEs SOME OF MURPHY's WORK Az,
SENDS CAPTAIN BROWN BACK TO
EAST SIXTY-SEVENTH-s

Police Commissioner Partridge made hi, g.
transfers OF captains yesterday Among the Iats.-
transfers Of captains by Colonel Murphy was tb,,
OF Captain Brown from East Sixty-seventh-st -
Westchester. Captain Brown was popular ,r s..
precinct. and his transfer was without appara-.
cause. Colonel Partridge sent Brown back 10 F,,.
Slxty-seventh-st- yesterday, moved Captain Car.
land from sixty-seventh-st. 20 the City Hall arS
sent Captain Walsh from the City Hall 10 West
chester. Captain Brown was applsudad by tsa -.
hcemen In the station IN East Sixty-seveuth-.,
when he reported there for duty again last avs,,,
Ihere has been considerable gossip at Poie.
headquarters regarding the head OF the Detact,v.
Bureau and several captains said to be eager
to succeed Captain Titus IN that command Celonsl
Partridge has refrained from telling his intent,o,
but friends OF Captain Titus say he will probahl,
remain in charge Of the Detective Bureau for son,
time TO come Captain Titus was in Westminster
recently, and there a report that he asked ro-
the influence OF President Roosevelt to keen him 4,
his present position. Captain Titus said yesterday
that his call upon the President was for no sucs
purpose.
Colonel Partridge yesterday transferred pstertsv.
sergeants Sugden and Dempsey from the star .,
the First Deputy Commissioner to the Detectiv,
Bureau; Spgden Was called ..Deysrys right hand
that OF Dempsey nearly breaks up Devery's former
Sixty -eighth-st.. is to take sugdens place on fSs
staI OF deputy Commissioner Thurston. Detective
a SeTgeant Valley was detailed yesterday one OF
On account of the law creating the Tensr,.,.
rouse department, IL has been necessary TO merge
Ihe Health and Sanitary squads Of policemen ana
Iorty men were transferred yesterday. Serseant
Gehegan who was IN charge of the Health SQUAD
was sent to kingsbridge. -
The districts over which Deputy Commissioners
ihurston ana EbStein are to have control were de-
nned Yesterday by Colonel Partridge Colon.I
Ihurston is TO have authority In Manhattan TSs
Bronx, ana richmond. while Major Ebstein Is to
cOnIroi IN Brooklyn and Queens Major Ebstefn
Went upstairs TO the Commissioners Office vester-
gay afternoon, and was walking right In without
oelnS announced, when PatrOlman Glass who hsd
Oeen detailed at the door. seized and held him Fast
Where are you going2" asked the policeman
into the Commissioners office I'm Deputy Com
missioner Eostein." was the reply.
Glass let him go, blUshing. while persons IN ths
outer ONCE who had recognized the Deputy Com
dismay.
Commissioner Partridge yesterday suspended Po-
heemaE John McGrath. OF the Mercer-st. station
VINO was arrested on Thursday. charged with thATt
he commended Policeman Patrick Ferguson OF rha
Charles-st station, for bravery in stopping rIr-
away az HUDSON and West Tenth StS. on Deczr7-
Der ? He granted to Detective McCafferty perrrfs-
sion TO receive $500 reward for Capturing prisoner
in South America
Edward Corey went to Police HEADQUARTERS v.s
terday AFTERNOON and made application for an an
night license Tor the HaynarkeJ. Thirtfath-st
ara Sixth-aVe Commissioner Partridge INQUIRED
what kind or place the Haynarket was and then
SAID promptly that the place could not have an ali
night license with his consent The State Exeisa
commissioner issues all night licenses. bur the ap-
plicant for such license must have the recon-
mendaCon OF the Commissioner of Police and o.
the Mayor