New-York tribune., 1903-03-15
WILL ENFORCE EXCISE.
OConnor Succeeds ORe;Ly at Ten
derLoin Station.

Honest Miles OReilly, tie Brooklyn police
captain who was brought to the Oak-st statloh
here by Police Commissioner Partridge several
months ago, and later was sent to the Ienuer-
loin, was sent back to Brooklyn yesterday by
Police Commissioner Greene. Care was taken
by General Greene to announce that the trans
fer was net meant as any reflection on OReiiiy.
but there had been reports for seVeraI Weeks
that OReilly was to be moved from the 1eiuei
loin because the pace was too fast 1or MIN
there. Criticism by District Attorney jerome
that O'Reilly not abl" to cope WIFI Tue
gambling houses in the Tenderloin' however
honest he might be- may have helped 10 pr'hs
about the transfer.
To take O'Reilly's place in the lenoelioii'
General Greene appointed new captain 'ohh
w. O'Connor. who has been sergeant assigned
to clerical duty at Police Headquarters Tor tnree
years. He took the place vacated by captain
Flood when Flood promoted ana sent 10
command the Tenderloin at the time DeVery
was the ruler in Mulberry Street. Flood was
sent to the Tenderloin on the day he was made
q captain. just O'Connor was yesterday
Captain OConnor is one Of the finest looking
and most popular men in the police force He
has been a policeman since March, 1885. and
he was made a sergeant in 1894. 1t has been
his task at Police Headquarters to keep track
of all the details and assignments of policemen
to duty. involving some complicated bookkeep-
ing. and he has a thorough knowledge Of routine
methods in the department. When he received
his appointment as captain and an order to
take command Of the Tenderloin yesterday, he
said:
Il will enforce the law there to the best Of
my ability. but do not expect to take brass
band with me-
Captain O'Reilly was called to General
md inf in krHlx
that he had been transferred to his home pre-
cinct in Brooklyn, to command the Ralph ave.
station. Afterward General Greene said to the
reporters:
In making this change 1 want it understood
1t is reflection on Captain O'Reilly. There Is
a great deal Of work to do in his new precinct.
and think he will do 1t very we'll. 1 think that
I can do better with man in the Nineteenth
Precinct who has been in New-York and is bet
ter acquain ed with New-York ways"
General Greene appointed two captains in
addition to Captain O'Connor yesterday. He
promoted Sergeant Charles D. Kemp Of the
West One-hundredth-st. station, and him
to take command at the Fifth-st. station, and
he promoted Sergeant William G. Hogan Of
The Bronx Park station and sent him to COM
mand the East Sixty-seventh-st station Cap
tain Kemp formerly newspaper He
Joined the police force in 1889, and became a
sergeant IN 1885, Captain Hogan has been a
policeman since 1855, and was made sergeant
in 1857.
At 5:3O p. NJ Captain O. Reilly left the Tender
loin station. and at $50 Captain O'Connor took
his place.
Il leave this precinct with d light heart. In
good physical and mental health. and with 4
clear conscience" said O'Reilly. i have moth
ing to reproach myself with. I have done my
duty as it. l have intention of retiring,
and don't believe there any charges pend
ing against me. I have been in the Nineteenth
Precinct just three months. In that time l feel
safe in asserting that have regulated pool
rooms and gambling places they have never
been regulated before still think the system
adopted. that of placing uniformed in
front Of these places to warn patrons. is a good
one, but 1t would take a year to drive them
out Of the precinct. 1 could do II in that time,
think However, there is not poolroom
gambling house in the Tenderloin running openly
to-day"
Captain OConnor. when asked about excise
enforcement. said:
The excise laws will be enforced to the letter;
there will be saloons open tomorrow, and
strict letter Of the law. One sandwich won't
There will be poolrooms if l can help 1t,
and gambling houses VIII he wiped off the map.
if there any.