The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-15
0'REILLY BACK TO BROOKLYN.
NEW.NADE POLICE CAPTAIN put
IN THE TENDERLOIN.
Greene Promotes Three sergeants-One
OF Them. John W. O'COnnor, Goes TO
the star Precinct-Pourth Promotion
Nionday-(1yfl Service Law Dodged.


Capt. Miles O'Relly went back TO Brook
Ign last night. He was transferred yester-
day by Commissioner Greene from the
Tenderloin to the Ralph avenue station
his home precinct.
The passing Of O'Reilly has been ex-
pected for some time. 1t did not excite
half as much surprise as the choice OF
Capt. John W. o Common to succeed him.
O'Connor was made captain by Gen.
Greene yesterday. For Commissioner TO
promote sergeant and assign him TO the
Tenderloin on the same day surprised the
force more than any Of Gen. Greene's other
moves. The transfer took effect at o'clock
last night.
While Commissioner Greene did not make
public probably his real reason for the
RELOCATION of Honest Miles. whom Mr..
Jerome recently described as a simple
old SOUL to a Brooklyn precinct, he rather
indicated it when he announced as the
reason for his selection Of O'Connor that
the latter was familiar with New York
and the ways OF New Workers
Gen. Greene started his days work by
making Sergt. Charles d, Kemp Of the
West Tooth street station a captain and
sending him to the Fifth street station.
Then he sent for Capt. O'Reilly and had
an hours talk with him In the afternoon
he made this announcement
Capt James Ennis has asked for and
has received twenty days leave Of absence
from the Fifty-fourth precinct Ralph
avenue and Capt. Miles o Reilly OF the
Tenderloin has been transferred to that
precinct.
Il want il thoroughly understood that
this means no reflection on Capt. 0'Reilly.
There is a great deal Of work to he done
in the Fiftyfourth precinct and ! think
well. have promoted two sergeants and
| intend to promote third on Monday.
THE new captains are John W. OConnor
Of the Central Office and William G. Hogan
Of the Bronx Park station. OConnor
is a young man, thoroughly familiar with
New York and New Workers and the con-
ditions in New York and | think he lie
better man to command the Tenderloin
than a Brooklyn man, 80 I've sent him 90
succeed O'Reilly. Capt. Hogan / have
sent to East Sixty-seventh street. a very
important precinct
Commissioner Greene concluded his talk
by saying that with the new appointments
there were now seventy-eight captains
drawing pay and four under suspension
drawing no pay. The law allows only
O'Connor stood sixth on the eligible list
with percentage Of 50 ST. In order TO
make four captains, as he intended 10 do
had Sergt. Thomas II Manion, the second
on the list, been in town Commissioner
Greene would have needed more names
than the seven he had The first three
on the list were Sergts. Tighe. Manion
and Kemp. Tighe has been passed over
twice, 40 the appointment OF Kemp in the
morning took his name on altogether and
brought O'Connor up in the first Ave from
which the law requires the appoint ment
OF two captains to be made. Manion, IL
ia supposed, will he named on Monday.
Sergt. Michael Naughton. who ranked
ahead of Hogan and O'Connor. was also
skipped.
OConnor for two years and half has
been filling the place made vacant by Sergt.
Flood. the grand panjandrum Of Deverys
office and who was made . captain by the
ex-chief. O'Connor is 40 years old He
was a travelling salesman for Ave years
before he became a policeman.
Capt. O'Connor has never commanded
a precinct, but he has a reputation for
knowing thing or two. II was said yes
terday that Gen. Greene had about de-
cided on making him an acting captain
IN the Fifth street precinct when he dis
covered the plan whereby he might make