New-York tribune., 1903-01-02

a,,t nav one inspector and five captains, and pro-
NOTED two inspectors and three captains The
shift included the transfer Of Captain Miles
o-Reily. the Brooklyn terror as he used 10
be called by the gamblers in the Adams-st
precinct to the Tenderloin precinct. with infor-
nal instructions to enforce the law without fear
Or favor
In addition 10 these changes. the new Com
missioner gave the inspectors whom he had
summoned to headquarters vigorous ten min
utes' talk The transfers and promotions include
the following
Inspector Moses Cortright appointed Chief
Inspector Of the entire uniformed force.
CAPTAIN Miles o'ReIIly was sent from oak-st
10 the Tenderloin-
CAPTAIN Richard Walsh. in charge of the Ten
derloin precinct. appointed acting inspector
For the moral effect it viii have as Com
missioner Greene put it, the following officers
were ordered suspended indefinitely from duty
pending their trial on charges preferred against
them:
Inspector Donald Grant, Captains Stephenson
Cannon. Halpin Haughey and Herlihy.
Inspector Brooks was appointed senior in
spector in place of Inspector Cortright, and as
signed to the boroughs Of Manhattan. The Bronx
and Richmond
Captain Walsh takes Inspector Brooks's place
IN the fourth inspection district
Inspector Mclaughlin. Of Brooklyn. was ap-
Brooklyn and Queens
captain stephen OErien. Of the Leonard-st
station. was placed in charge of the second In
spection district probation
In the afternoon before General Greene lell IHe
MuIberry-st headquarters he received call
from District Attorney Jerome and Josiah F1ynt'
who had long talk with him.
GREENE MEETS HIS DEPUTIES
General Greene arrived at Headquarters at
$50 a m accompanied by his secretary W. :.
Coursey The two went into Colonel Partridses
.rrivate Office There General Greene was met
by First Deputy Commissioner Eostein Oh
Brooklyn and Second Deputy Commissioner
Piper Of Manhattan. Chief Clerk Kipp was also
in the room. Ex-Commissioner Partridge greet
ed the new Commissioner. In the room were
two large floral horseshoes, gifts Of congratula-
zion 10 the new, Commissioner. One, standing
over five feet high, was from the Hungarian
Republican Club. This horseshoe was made Of
Bridge roses with draped American hrs in the
centre
General Greene after greeting the Commits
sioner, said that he wished to have the inspec-
tors sent for. They at once came into the room,
led by Senior Inspector Cortright. All the
eleven inspectors. including Inspector Donald
Grant over whom charges are hanging. were
present. The inspectors circled about the gen.
eral. and each approached Colonel Partridge
called him by name. shook hands with him and
introduced him TO the Commissioner Cen
eral Greene greeted each Of the inspectors warm
" and grasped his hand He then turned 70
Colonel Partridge and said:
Il feel sure that time goes the people
OF New-York will realize more and more the
good work you have done in this department
and that any success that may be achieved by
your successors will be largely due. to the
foundation you nave laid. I believe you take
with you the best wishes of the department and
/ beg leave 10 assure you of my esteem and
friendship"
Commissioner Partridge replied that he had
come into the department q stranger about
year ago. and that he had worked hard and done
the best he could
7 feel sure" he went on, that something has
been accomplished
ADDRESS TO THE INSPECTORS.
The new Commissioner turned to the inspec-
You are at the head of the uniformed force of
police Of the largest city OF the United Stahes
You have grown up on the force and have hlled
every position in il, and know every oelali OF IT,
You have more intimate knoWleoge OF tIie LIS; ans
ano outs Of this great city tnan any otAei s
men Nothing take place IN your olsulctS
without your knowledge
These being the facts, il is evident tnat the
successful administration OF the department
largely depends the degree OF honest eIoIt
which you make TO perform your own duties ana
~ coY1nel vour slIborcinates TO do their duty.
I shall hold you. personally, TO the most rlglG
responsibility for what takes place in you~ as
1ricts. and for the performance or the ouS Oh
yourselves and those under you
You who are district inspectors viii move your
oHsces TO some station within the limits OF the
district for which you are responsible, so that
,ou nav be IN the closest touch with the ON
Gers and members of the force under your COM
Insnd.
shall get acquainted with the force as rap
.dlv as possible, but 1 shall always deal with
fhem through you. Every man on the force
a., rest assured that he will receive fair ana
lust treatment. that his standing in the Depart
,7en1 wiz depend solely on his record, and that
no inauence shall protect him II he is found
guilty of wrongdoing or neglect Of duty
And now gentlemen, extend TO you my best
wishes for The new year. and hope that We may
,roorsrate and work for the improvement ano
rhe efficiency Of the police force
COLONEL. PARTRIDGE DEPARTS.
The ;nsnectors then filed out of the Commits
sioner's room, and reconnaissance Partridge
af,er shaking hands again with General Greene,
yleru,v Commissioners Ebstein and Piper and
r,.,s< r-,e-tx Kipp went also. Colonel Partridge.
on his vav ont shook hands with the members
a. the press. and all the men who were in the
rooro ard in the hall General Greene asked In
,.,,...,o- C,ortrfrht and Chief Clerk Kipp
main.
f-onuissioner Partridge and General Greene
had agreed on the advisability OF appointing
an acting inspector. Captain Richard Waish'
o. the west Thirtieth-st. station, received tnat
honor. Captain Walsh was warmly congraio-
lated n, every one He was the only one not
inspector, called 10 0eiiei"
with the inspectors.
sa,,s-s1 General orders were at once issued by
General Greene. The first, General Order No !.
covered mis- taking command OF the force ana
oor,ttpa,ed the rules Of the department uhtl
otherwise ordered.