New-York tribune., 1903-03-07
WCLUSKY PROMOTED.
He Goes to the Harlem District;
Kane Is Sent to Queens.

The expected promotion Of Captain George w.
McClusky to re an inspector OF police was an
nounced by General Greene yesterday morning
after he had called McClusky to his ofice and had
talked with him briefly. Inspector McC!usky is the
youngest officer of that rank in the department.
being only forty-two years old. few months
younger than Inspector Titus. After his promotion
McClusky was surrounded by many Of his head
quarters friends among them several detectives
who were under him when he was at the head of
the Detective Bureau, and was congratulated. He
said he was going to do his duty in the new po-
sition.
Commissioner Greene assigned Inspector Nc
CusLy to the Fifth Inspection District, which in
cludes the territory in Manhattan above Ninety
sixth-st. Inspector James Kane, who has been in
command of this district, summoned to Cen
eral Greenes Office and informed that he had been
transferred to Queens Borough, with headquarters
at Jamaica, the district over which ex-Inspector
Walter L. Thompson had command. Noticing
disappointed look the inspectors face the Com
missioner said:
"You have lived up to the mark, inspector.
am transferring you to Queens Borough 1t Is
more important district
Kane did not reply. Later General Greene was
asked If the transfer of Kane was meant re-
buke, and he replied:
1T is not. l told him In many respects the ia
maica precinct is the most important district in
the city, it is almost an independent department.
1t being far away"
Inspector McClusky was appointed to the police
force on April 26 1882; promoted to roundsman,
December e. 1895; sergeant February II. 1896, and
captain, October 20. 1897 He detective SER
geant under ByTnes for years. partner Of Titus,
and they both were remanded to patrol duty when
the Roosevelt Police Board placed Captain Stephen
O'Brien in charge of the Detective Bureau. Like
Titus. however, McClusky showed that he knew
how to do police duty a patrolman, and his pro
motion to captaincy was rapid before the end of
the Strong administration. McClusky in
charge OF the Detective Bureau for three years
prior 1901, but Devery took offence at his nde-
pendence, and transferred him to precinct, saying
to him:
You are too cheSty for any uBe."
General Greene said yesterday that he had asked
the Civil Service Commission to hold another ex-
animation for inspector on April 5. There are now
vacancies. Acting Inspector Walsh is filling the
position left vacant by the suspension of Inspector
Cross, who is to be tried for neglect OF duty.
At present there are sxty-nine captains on duty,
eligible list for captains is not in condition at pres
ent to be presented to the Commissioner but it is
expected that he will receive 1t from the Civil Ser
vice Commission within a few days. He will then
proba bly, appoint to fill the vacancies. Tho
eligible list which had been prepared had to be
chanRed and new ratings made. owing to tampe.-
ing with records by a former clerk at headquar-
tiers. who was convicted OF the offence.
The list from which Inspector McClusky was ap-
pointed contained only four names. three of which
were taken before that OF McClusky. Commissioner
Greene asked If he could have held up the ap-
pointment of the fourth man. in spite of the fact
that there were no more names on the list. He
said:
''I might have made all kinds of trouble for In
spector McClusky IL didn't want to appoint him.
1 told him the last time he was down here that at
the next vacancy I would appoint him."