New-York tribune., 1902-08-02

WITH IT-REDUCES ONE HUNDRED AND
NINE DETECTIVE sERGEANTs.
Police Commissioner Partridge yesterday made
o,v important changes in the organization of
~ force. He transferred three police inspec-
-e sending Adam A. Cross from the district
--es+ of Broadway downtown to The Bronx,
z,-,riarn w Mclaughlin from The Bronx to the
with District, Brooklyn, and Donald Grant
.-orn the With District. Brooklyn, to Crosss old
s;s+rict in Manhattan Two Brooklyn captains
,-ere ordered TO change places-Knipe. of Flat
.,eb and Driscoll, of Coney Island Ser
ont Bernard ]. Gallagher, of the Gates-ave.
e.+io:, in Brooklyn, promoted to be a cap
.o,n of police and sent the station in FL
,r,dpe-st Manhattan, to fill the vacancy Gre
.ed BIZ the retirement of Captain James h
Price.
rsauts TO the rank they formerly held, and all
evcept three, who had been roundsmen, were
resuced to the rank of patrolmen. Seventy-five
~ the men were detailed to the Detective Bu-
.eu as detectives. The others We're sent to
d,.v in precincts. Many patrolrnen were trans
,e-red about fifty being sent from Manhattan 10
Brooklyn.
The Commissioner said that the transfers of
.be three inspectors had been planned before
rnspector Cross became the target for criticism
of Hebrews on the East Side, on account OF the
MOT in Grand-st. The riot had nothing to do
with these transfers." he said. AS to the trans
fer of TWO captains. he would say only that it
WAS intended for the good OF the service; but
the recent presentment Of the Kings County
grand jury regarding the moral conditions pre-
vaiing at Coney Island was supposed to have
led 10 the displacement of Police Captain Dris-
coll.
ai ne
Fdridge-st station is forty-three years old,
and has been a policeman since 1884. He is
rated as independent in politics, with leaning
toward the Democracy. He has good record as
policeman in Brooklyn. and has been acting
captain at several stations in recent years, when
there We're vacancies among the captains He is
expected to emulate Captain Miles O'2eilly, the
commander of the Oak-st. station, who was
moved from Brooklyn several weeks ago.
There was a report yesterday that Captain
Price had got out in time TO save himself from
trial on charges which were being prepared
against him. Inside information at Police Head
quarters was that 10 charges were prepared, but
they might have been if Price had not asked for
retirement Commissioner Partridge was be-
Heved to be pleased TO get Price out OF the
force There are other captains and few IN
spectors who may be scared into retirement
soon by :ntimatiOns that charges against them
will be prepared if they stay
The reduction Of 109 detective sergeants TO
their former rank and pay means the saving OF
about S64 .000 a year. As detective sergeants the
men received s., 600 year each, while patrol
man of the highest grade gets Sl-4oo year
The men who are kept in the Detective Bureau
viii have incentive for good work In the nope
OF promotion seTgeantcies on merit Ihose
who 90 TO precincts viii be OF more service IN
uniform than they were in plain clothes some
If the men" Commissioner Partridge said, nave
done fairly we'll as detectives, and they nave
been kept in the Detective Bureau others nave
done little or nothing detectives AS patrol-
men they may serve the city better.
The transfers of patrolnen to Brooklyn, the
Cornmissio ioner said, We're to make up dehclehcles
IN that borough. There have been repeated de-
mands for more policemen in Brooklyn recently
Inspector Cross said yesterday that he was not
much worried by his transfer TO The Bronx
CAPTAIN Titus said the changes in the Detec-
five Bureau had not crippled him at all l
think" he said the changes VIII have good
results There is now something for a good man
10 work for here. He has the promotion TO
detective sergeantcy 10 look forward to- am
not short handed, because 1 now have the same
force in SO far as the number of men is con-
cerned as l had before April, 1901 Another
thing to be said IS that the spirit OF discomfort
thar has undoubtedly and not un3ustly been
felt bv the older and best men in the bureau
has now been removed and harmony has been
restored OF course house divided against
itself cannot stand. Now are going to take
off our coats and work hard and pull all TO-
gether'