New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-10
SHAKEUP IN TENDERLOIN.
ALL THE SERGEANTS AND TWO
ROUNDSNIEN TRANSFERRED
CAPTAIN SHEEHAN STIrNNED-DISTRICT
ATTORNEY JEROME ALSO GIVES
HIM a SHOCK

Commissioner Partridge announced late yester-
day afternoon that he had transferred all four
of the sergeants in the Tenderlon police station,
as we'll two Of the roIndsnlen. He also stated
that the trial Of Captain Creeden and Wardman
Downes. Of the East Eighty-eighth-st. station.
would begin before him tomorrow.
The serseants at the Tenderloin have been
transferred to the following stations: James z.
Dillon. to East One hundred and -twenty-sixth-
st; Frank j. Fuchs. TO The Bronx Park; John H.
Stiels to Charles =t.. and Charles y. Cotton. to
Eliza beth-st Roundsman Nathan Hertz is sent
to East Twenty-second-st., and Roundsman
William J. Corey. to Elizabeth-st.
To fill the places made vacant by these trans
fers Sergeant Frederick J. Mott of East One
hundred-and twenty -sfxth-st is sent to the
Tenderloin, are also Sergeants Peter Fitz-
gerald, Of the Elizabeth-st station William g.
Hogan, of The Bronx Park and Dennis Sweeney.
of the CharIes-st. station The roundsmen sent
to the Tenderloin William J. Burns from
Elizabeth-st.. and Daniel F Curtin from East
Twenty-second-
Like bolt from the sky came the announce
ment in the Tenderloin Precinct that four SER
geants and two roundsmen had been trans
ferred. The order reached Captain Sheehan
about 80 p. m. just as the men were getting
ready to turn out for the first night tour. Cap
tain Sheehans face Clouded as he read the
order. Taking it into his room. ne sat at his
desk and with his face resting in hand read
the order over and over. For weeks the
newspapers nave heen printing stories about
the existence Of gambling houses in the pre-
cinct. and Captain Sheehan has been worried.
He admitted last night that he all broke
up" over this latest move on the part of Com
missioner Partridge.
What do YOU think the transfers signify
Captain Sheehan was asked
The transferring Of four sergeants and two
roundsrueu from precinct in day is
precedented.' he replied. but it's police busi-
ness. and that's all say.
DO you know the reason for the transfers.
Il don't know and I don't profess to know.
In this business you have got TO expect anything
and everything
Were they transferred at your request?
No: was not consulted"
Calling his wardman. Detective Maher. Cap
tain Sheehan left the station house, remarkinS
that he was going to make round of the pre-
cinCt.
feeling OF uneasness was noticeable among
the patrolmeu Of the precinct last night Ihere
were rrmors anoat among the men that every
man in the precinct was to be transferred, in
cluding Captain Sheehan.
At every saloon bar. in every resort and in the
gambling houses the action of Commissioner
r,artridge vas the general topic of conversation.
Doors ,rare onened more carefully. and every
ono seemed 10 he waiting for something TO
drop
When asked about a telephone message from
the District Attorney telling him of pooroom
in West Thirty-sixth-st.. Captain Sheehan said
that he at once detailed Detectives Maher. Black
and Tnderht1 to watch the place They re-
i,,ltica.o 20 thar = pocIroom being conducted
there.
II think Judge Jerome must have been mis-
taken said Captain Sheehan, for the men
-,,hod .araf1II, ami saw nothing suspicious
a hont the place in any way l made a raid on
the place last March. and secured Sl5S in money
, @ 80 rrisnuers The complaint against
tbAr, VAS later dismissed and no indictment
T.as e,-er found against them that have learned
Of.