New-York tribune., 1903-02-12
SHIFTS IN TENDERLOIN.
Gen. Greene Replaces Roundsmen
and -Four Plain Clothes Men.

Police commissioner Greene yesterday gave
.r..h evidence Of his determination to clear me
--enderloin of gambling houses end aons or vice
He transferred two roundsmen and four pam
c1o.hss men from the Tenderloin. putting fTesh
men in their places. The roundsInen transferred
from the precinct were John 3, orn'soy ana
Eugene Casey. Their places we're taken %
Alfred Anderson. of the Whitestone station. ana
Tohn H Coonev. % tlre Bedford-ave. station III
Esroolzlyn The plain clothes men sent from the
,,-ecinot were Wilbur NJ Bacon Holm I Barnes
F-dp--rd Cooke and Daniel a Kerr Patroinael
Edward q. shibles and George Mckay. Of the
Tenae~lotn, and Henry Standish. Of the oak-S'
station. were made detectives in their places
and the Commissioner said he probably would
se-a another patrolrnan into tho precinct for
detective duty to-day.
Is csp.sin Miles O'Reillv to he transferrea
from the TenderIoin7 - General Greene was askea
YESTERDAY after he announced the transfers.
"%- he replied. Captain O'Reilly is an hon
est man"
Earlier in the day the Commissioner had
- liz4d n his office with Captain o'EeiIy, Act
1ns Inspector Walsh Borough Inspector brooks
and Chief Inspector Ccrtrlght about the cono1-
-.o,s IN the Tenderloin The officials appsr-
eu+lv came Il the conclusion that some ~ 'he
rogndsrren and plain clothes men in the pre-
gambling houses and dens of vice or were in
,or,netanr 10 get evidence against the places
There have been reports that some of the men
were trying - collect blackmail from the places
they had been set 10 watch. Captain oRelliY
ssid last evening that the transfers had not
been suggested by him. but he had agreed with
his superiors that the changes were for the
best interests Of the department When ne
vas told that General Greene had said he was
sn honest man and was 10 stay IN 1he pre-
cinct he bean1ed with pleasure
Well. now he said, that's nice. ] am glad
70 have the confidence Of my Commissioner But
what else could he say n me? Everybody
knows that Miles o Reilly is honest
CAPTAIN OReiIiy said he believed that some
Of his men had been playing with fire in listen
ing TO suggestions about protecting certain
r1soee. but he had been unable to get proofs
on which to base charges.
District Attorney Jerome said yesterday that
he thought the police should clean W the Ten
de-oin as an object lesson. He added:
7 believe A police captain who is both honest
END able could clean up the Tenderloin, That
precinct IS one hv which the efficiency OF the
police in the entire city is measured in public
estimation IT attracts public attention by
reason Of certain picturesque features ana pc
cause i is the centre Of the CitEs life at night
II II were cleaned Ut. even II some other pre-
cincJs of the city were comparatively rotten
The police would gain much public COr1menda-
ton. II never has hAen clean since was
boy. and il is not clean now.
IF The police and the District ATTORNEY, WORK
fne together in harmony. cannot clean the Ten
oerlcln. il would seem that We are incompetent
for our iobs Ii the police did their whole duty
n the case and the TendeTloin was not clean,
the fault would lie with me 7 sa- this without
in the slightest way rejecting upon the Ponce
Commissions. vino is hoth competent and IN
earnest. I cant clean the TenderloIn alone ana
do the other work Of my Office The DUTY Of
bringing lawbreakers 10 the courts rests with
the police in the first case 1 believe II should
not take an bic and honest captain of police
longer than z few weeks 70 obtain sufncient
evidence on which 10 base effective raids. If he
gets the evidence and brings the prisoners to
court. II is ur 20 the District Attorney 10 see
that the lswhrea kers are punished.