New-York tribune., 1903-01-02
GREENE In, WITH BIG SHAKEUP
StlSPENDS INSPECTOR And FIVE CAPTAINS WHO
IRE UNDER CHARGES
Reilly 7ndvi@n-Promotons for Cortrgh Brooks and
Hakh-Inspectors Hare Headquarters Districts

| uty Piper, of Manhattan, and arranged for their
| relieving each other when on duty.
The general then made the transfers and
| changes in the department already referred to-
Inspector Cortright's new place practically
makes him Chief of Police. without the title and
| gives him command Of the uniformed force
| Acting Ispector Walsh's district includes the
Tenderloin, Of which he has been in command
The next move of the new Commissioner was
a thunderbolt in clear sky TO Of the cap
tains and one inspector. He issued an order
suspending, without pay. all captains and In
spectors under charges or indictment. This sus-
pension will continue until they either
proved innocent have been discharged from
the force. The list includes Inspector Donald
Grant. of the Second Inspection District. and
Captain John T Stephenson. of the Mulberry-st.
station against whom charges were made joint
ly. and who are being tried on charges of neglect
Of duty; Captain James Cannon. of the Charles
st. station; Captain John D. Herlihy, Of the
Grand Central station; Captain William r.
Haughey. Of the West Thirty-seventh-st sta
ton and Captain Henry Halpin, of the Church
st. station.
In order that someone may be in charge of the
Second Inspection District while Inspector
Grant is suspended. until his case is disposed
of. Captain Stephen O'Brien OF the Leonard-st
station formerly In command of the Detective
Bureau was placed in command of that district
Captain O'Brien does not receive the title or
Acting Inspector. and is not promoted, being
merely temporarily detailed 70 the command OF
this district
Section 192 of the charter provides that 1t is
optional with the commissioner 10 suspend,
without pay. all officers under charges or in
dictnent If found innocent their pay must be
restored to them Commissioner Greene believes
suspension of officers under charges would teho
of he rnrr
Commissioner Greene, after making the ap-
pointr1ents and transfers, asked that an elgi-
BILE list from which to appoint three inspectors
and two captains be given to him at once. Ihe
law requires that there shall be fifteen lnspec-
tors The two captaincies to be filled are those
in the Oak-st and Leonard-st. stations, mace
vacant by the transfers of Captains OReiily ana
O'Brien.
The Commissioner started on a tour of Police
HEADQUARTERS after making the changes he
made thorough inspection of the building go
ing from top to bottom and examining every
Following the tour of inspection of the build
ing. General Greene went TO his office and puslec
himself with affairs of his offics / th1nk 1
have done good deal this morning ne SAID
When asked if he did not think the inspectors
would have a better opportunity for blsckhia4l III
being placed in headquarters in station IN
ste of
the negative.
NEW COMMISSIONERS CALLERS
There were several callers on the Conli1lis
sioner in the morning TO offer congratulatiohS.
Among them were Charles NJ. Jesup, son OF
Morris K Jesup and president of the eastern
Trust Company with which General Greene mas
been connected With him called D. S Ramsay
Other callers were H D. MacDona, Assistant
Cornoratjon Counsel Brewster and ex-sherln
Dixie, of Brooklyn.
The order making the promotions ana lran'
fers goes into effect at once captain iAlle'
O'Reilly will go the Tenderloin this afternoon
Acting Inspector Walsh said he was ucRieo 10
death by the appointment, but did not yet
know what he going to da as the ne"
duties were something he had not contemplated
NO POLITICS IN TRANSFERS
II was suggested to the Commissioner that
Inspector Brooks and Captains walsh anu
O'Brien were Republicans.
oI have transferred them without knowing
,.betber the men were Democrats or Repubh-
cans f." was the reply. L had never seen cap
tain Walsh until to-day
.You had heard about him. though was sug-
eested.
Yes" replied the Commissioner. I had read
about him"
Acting Trsnector Walsh. at the West Thirtieth-
I 81 1880
into which he packed his clothing and some
articles he had in his room. He took the things
10 his home in Harlem When asked what
he thought OF the change he said;
We'll. YOU know I'm like the owl Nothing
to saw. but I'm thinking whole lot. I've fin
ished here and it's all up to Captain
OReilly He'll have full swing as mad
He can ha We his own and his own sergeants
if he wants 1 won't interfere. The detectives,
Griggs Baxter Curran. ONeill, Walch, De-
lanev and Phillips are seven men who aided
me in cleaning up the red light district anu
helped clean up the precinct hope Captain
OReilly will keep them, but II he wants he
may have his own men, he won't be hamp-
cred I'm going 20 make my headquarters in
West Thirtv-seyenth-st., and do the best know
how"
o'REILLY WILL DO POLICE DUTY.
captain Niles o'ReiIly called at the West
Thirtieth-st station p Sergeant
sheibles. who was desk duty Doorman An
thony and Mrs. Reynolds, the matron, were the
only persons in the station at the time, except
the reserves who were sleeping in the dor
Yoitory Sergeant Sheibles recognized the cap
tain Immediately, wished him a Happy New
Year and showed him through his rooms The
CAPTAIN gave few directions about certain per-
sonal belongings that would be sent to the
station.
After leaving the station Captain O'Reilly
wont TO Police Headquarters. where he had been
assigned 10 night duty. When asked what ne
exnected TO do when he reached the Tenderloin
he replied:
..Vbv l have been assigned there TO do police
DUTY but l expect that the newspapers VIII nave
me cleaning up the district before l get there
Captain O'Reilly was told by newspaper man
that there were two hundred disorderly houses
rooiroop,s and forty-seVen gambling