New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-30
NEW TENDERLOIN BROOMS
TWO INSPECTORS AND FOUR CAPTAINS
TRANSFERRED BY COMMITS
SIONER PARTRIDGE.
ppooxs AND WALSH sUPPLANT HARLEY
AND SHEEHAN. IN HOTEL AND
THEATRE DISTRICT.

Police Commissioner Partridge yesterday made
transfers of inspectors and captains, apparently
designed to clean ND" some parts Of the Ten
derlofn and make haunts of vice in that por-
ton of the city more decent and respectable.
He transferred Inspector Harley from the in
spection district which includes the Tender
Io,n and placed Inspector Brooks in command
of the district Then he sent Captain Sheehan
out of the Tenderloin and ordered Captain
Walsh to take Sheehan's place.
The transfers announced by the Commissioner
we're the following:
Inspector John Harley. from the Fourth
Inspection District TO the First
Inspector Nicholas Brooks. from the First
inspection District to the Fourth.
captain Michael Sheehnn, from the West
TbirtFeth-st. station TO the Old Slip.
Captain Richard Walsh. from the West
Tvventieth-st. station the West Thtrtteth-
Captain Francis Dreamer. from the Old
Slip station the Madisou-st. station.
Captain John CottreIi, from the Madison
st. station to the West Twentieth.
In making the announcements, Commissioner
Partridge was careful to explain that the muir
der in the Empire Hotel had nothing 10 do with
the transfer Of Captain Sheehan. Captain
Sheehan applied to be transferred to some other
precinct some time ago" he said and I have
had the matter in mind. and practically COM
pleted the arrangements some days since. The
other transfers are for the good Of the service"
The First Inspection District which Inspector
Harley Will now command, includes the police
stations In Old Slip Brooklyn Bridge. Oak-st..
Madison-st,. Eldridge-st.. Delaney st. Union
Market and Fifth-st.. and the Third District
Court.
The Fourth Inspection District. which Inspec
tor Brooks will command. include the precinct
stations in West Twentieth-st.. West Thrtieth-
ST. West Thirty seventh-st West Forty-sev-
enth-st- and West Sixty eighth-st.. the Seventh
District Court. the Sanitary Police Squad and
the Board of Health Squad
Inspector Brooks is regarded the ablest
district inspector in the department. Some
months ago he moved to the district east
Of the BoWery, where Inspector Cross had been
in command, and there has been a marked i'm
provement in that section of the city, which
was overrun by dens of vice in CroSS'S time
Captain Walsh was for a time IN charge of the
police in Eldridge-st.. the centre Of what for
merly known the red light" district. and
HIS work there was so good that his request TO
he moved to the west side of the city was grant
ed by Colonel Partridge. When the announce
ments Of transfers were made yesterday. it
said at Police Headquarters that Inspector
Brooks and Captain Walsh would work
such q transformation of the Tenderloin that the
district would be freed from the low resorts
which have been regarded dark spots in the
Citys centre Of hotel and theatre activity
The trial of Police Captain John J. Delaney,
Of the East Thirty-ffth-st station charged
with neglect OF duty. making false reports and
conduct unbecOming officer. the cal
endar to be tried yesterday at Police Head
quarters, but representative from the Office Of
General Benjamin T. Tracy, counsel for Cap
tain Delaney, asked for an adjournment on the
ground that General Tracy absent from
the city. and did not have time to prepare his
case. Commissioner Partridge said he would
adjourn the until October -. the date set
for the trial of Captain Creeden, and in case
Captain Creeden is still I'll the case Of Captain
Delaney will he taken up Charges against Cap
tain Delaney were the result Of raid made at
the Sherman House. in East Forty-second-st
District Attorney Jerome. q
James Mccoy shot by County Detective Nc
Iellan.