The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-14
BROOKS OUT, I'CLUSEY,s. IN.
GREENE, DEPosEs TIE BEAD or
TIE DETECTIVE BUREAU.

ne Couu1assisaee Says Brsoks's Explans-
ton or His Failure to Get the Gam.
bling Houses DIDN'T Expiain-Capt.
.Langsn Net Disturbed - Yet.
Police Inspector Nicholas T. Brooks.
who was made borough inspector and put
at the head Of the Detective Bureau on
Jan. Q, was relieved OF the command Of
the detective force yesterday. Inspector
George w. McClusky was chosen TO sue
ceed him. McClusky commanded there
once before but was removed by Devery.
Brooks still remains borough inspector
and Capt. Langan. who was In command
under him at Manhattan headquarters.
was not disturbed. Asked II LAngan
would 60 Gen. Greene would only cay.
fsWait and SEQ .-. ...
| Capt Charles l.. Abertson was made an
acting inspector and sent to command the
district In Harlem to which McCusky
had been assigned
The humiliation OF Brooks Is due to failure
to get evidence against gambling houses.
When he was put In charge OF the detectives
Gen. Greene told him that he expected
the Central Office men to get evidence
against gambling houses. They didn't,
and Gen. Greenes young Neeterners ain'
Greene got a 2,0o0-word written report
from the inspector on Thursday and yes
terday he made this reply:
Inspector Nicholas Brooks. in charge Of De-
sIs1"yosr repor. Of March u he. been
gete failure on the part Of the M Dstecsiye
criminal Your explanation Of the causes
q Gin ff be lsle S f!n% ' the Of The BE-
tective Bureau. Respectfully,
Police ommisslonsr.
In his report Inspector Brooks said that
he was handicapped by a lack Of men and
that instead OF having 100 at his disposal
he really had but 203 and that hfty-hve OF
them were required in Brooklyn; Lh sss
/ way of details that he really had no men
to assign to gambling cases. He adds
that what men he did have for that pur-
pose failed to get evidence because they
were too we'll known.
According to his report. the inspector
| brought men over from Brooklyn pre-
cincts to do this work, but they were soon
found out by spottere. He also secured
the services Of Jersey City Detectives, who
waited for gamblin -house steerers to pick
them up at the ferryhousee.
| Commissioner Greene would not discuss
| the case at all and said that his letter TO
| Inspector Brooks covered everything he
had to say. This was his explanation OF
picking out McClusky:
| Il selected him because think he Is the
| best man for the place"
McClusky was summoned TO Headquar.
| ters yesterday morning and informed OF
! his promotion. He got out OF the building
by the rear entrance and talked TO no one.
He reappeared at 7 o'clock last night. when
| the order took effect.
! It was plain that inspector Brooks felt
| hurt at his removal
Il am very sorry that I have been taken
away from the Detective Bureau, he said
Il liked the work and tried my best to make
Gen. Greene's administration the biggest
success in the history Of the department.
However, have had great deal OF work
! TO do and will feel somewhat relieved at the
responsibility being taken on my hands.
| Inspector Brooks denied emphatically
that he would retire. He said he'd tried
hard to get at the gambling houses, but the
| men he had were not At for the work: One
Of them who registered from l<ouisville,
| Ky was trapped by q gambler who hap
| pened TO come from, that place.
McCluskys appointment caused . good
deal of surprise at Headquarters. Some
! OF his friends think he'd rather have been
left alone for tho present. McClusky lis
credited with knowing q good many gam
blers. an Acquaintance he gained when he
| was In the Detective Bureau. both before
and after he took command. His friends
can't figure out whether this will be a help
or a, hindrance when he tries to close the
| gambling houses.