The sun., 1903-01-08
new MAN IN TITUS'S PLACE.
LANGAN CHEF or DETECTIVES
BROOKS OVER HIM.
similar Change In Brooklyn. Where For.
mosa succeeds Rcynoids-LanGan Pro-
NOTED Yesterday Comes Down
TO Oak Street--Othcr Changes Made.

NOTED Yesterday-Titus Comes Down
to Oak Street--Othcr Changes Made.
Capt George +. Titus was deposed as
commander Of the Detective Bureau yes
terday and Sergeant James j Langan of the
Criminal Courts squad was made captain
and ordered to succeed him. similar
change was made in Brooklyn, where Capt.
Charles A. Formosa who became n captain
a few days ago will take Capt. James s.
Reynodss place
Over both men. under the order which
Gen. Greene issued Yesterday, will be Bor-
ough Inspector Brooks. This is the order:
First-In addition to his present duties
lnspector Brooks is hereby assigned TO the.
command of the Central ONCE Bureau of
Detectives and OF the branch detective office
In the borough Of Brooklyn His ONCE VIII
be at Police Headquarters in the borough Of
Manhattan. He will at the earliest prac-
ticab BILE moment make such recommendations.
BY way of changes on the detective force
or otherwise as are necessary to improve
its discipline and efficiency.
Second-Capt Charles A. Formosa is hereby
assigned to the command of the branch
detective bureau in the borough of Brook
lyn. and will report to Inspector Brooks
Third-Capt James Langan is hereby as
signed TO the command of the Central ONCE
Bureau of Detectives in Manhattan, and
will report 20 Inspector Brooks.
Fourth--Capt George + Titus is hereby as
signed to the command of the Fifth pre-
cinct tOak street..
Finh-Capt James $. Reynolds is hereby
assigned to the command of the Forty-fourtn
precinct tFifth avenue. Brooklyn.
Sixth--Capt. Ernest Lndemann is hereby
assigned to the command of the SiNty-eighth
recinCt (Sheepshead Bay.
Seventh-Capt Dennis f. Ward is hereby
assigned in command OF the Eighth precinct
Eighth--The Inspector OF the Second
district Actins Inspector O'Brien) l. re-
lieved from the command Of the Detective
Bureau and the Central Once squad. both
OF which will be under the command Of
Borough Inspector Brooks. who will be re-
eponsibla for the condition of tie building
at 800 Mulberry street and. subject 20 the
orders of the chief inspector, Will have i'm
mediate command of such uniform force
as is stationed within that building.
The above will Ia ke effect A. NJ, Jan. :,
Brooks became a b rough Inspector when
Gen. Greene took Office, and will retain that
position in addition 20 his command of the
detective bureaus. the general impression
At Headquarters Yesterday was that Brooks
was very nearly 1T in the department
The changes in the Detective Bureau are
all part of the general scheme of reorganiza-
ton" Gen. Greene explained. This gives
Inspector Brooks an opportunity to reor-
ganize the bureau and make reputation as
a police officer second TO none in the United
States believe he will achieve that repu-
tation. He has full power there. and what
ever suggestions he may make will he fol-
lowed out Langan and Forrnosa were
selected on Inspector Brooks's recommenda-
tion. 1t means that the Detective Bureau
IL going to work"
Gen. Greene further said that he expect ed
that department in the future to get evil
dence against and to close gambling houses
and all other illegal resorts
Capt. Titus first learned Of His transfer
from a reporter. $50 Steve O'Brien didn't
get IL after all" was his only comment
before he began to pack up.
Titus wasn't half as much disturbed by
the change as some Of his star sleu,h
There j. little doubt that many Of them
will be pat back 10 patrol duty. Brooks
knows that there is lot Of dead wood
in the department men who spend their
time lounging about the Broadway hotels
and whose cEi.f stock in trad Is their repu-
tations.
1t was pointed out that the new met bod
Of running the detective bureaus will b.
Il great Improvement lii ~ u ci~t oil'' re-
spect. Here' ofore, when a hiG crime was
committed, there has Frequently been fric
ton between precinct captains and the
head of the Detective BuNa The PRE-
cinct commanders were not subject 20 his
orders, and there wa no cooperation be-
tween them Wi'h an Inspector in charge
things " Ill be different
Iangah's pTomoli ion a. orc OF the first
things done by ,Ien. Greene yesterday
morning Two hours later b was Assigned
10 duty in he Detective Bureau. he is
i8 year, old and was appointed a patrolman
in 1873 He Mas signed 10 the Central
Office later and did drtec;ive duty under
Byrnes.
Lsngan's promotion pleased the men in
bis squad al the tTimina! Courts Building
IT'S jrst ikea gift Of $500" said one Of
them. NO man could get captalncy
under Tammany for les, than that Hes
a poor man. He's lived up to his irc1mc
and never made anything on the side. He
could have been captain before II he could
have raised the cash"
Formosa who goes 10 Brooklyn, was mad,
a captain by col. Partridge just befor. he
left Office. Reynolds Was greatly surprised
At his removal
Capt George F Titus is only 3s year old
In addition to his polio duti ies he has 81 al
law and been admitted To the har. onen
the presen, actir & l1spec tor Brien took
charge of the d tective Bureau he sent
Titus, who had been working under Byrnes,
10 do patrol duty. lie rose from patrolman
70 captain in little more than two years,
and when Deverv removed McClusky from
the Dete, tive Bureau, Titus was brought
from the Eldridge street station where he
had been in command,
Commissioner Greene, in addition 10 the
changes in the DatectiVe Bureau made Ser
geant Dennis r Ward Of the Westc hester
squad a captain and sent him 10 command
the Leonard street station to relieve acting
Inspector O Brien. who has been the Captain
Of that precinct in addition 20 his other
duties II was rumored about Headquarters
yesterday that o. Brien was 10 he made a
ful-Aedged inspector in the near flrure.
Sergeant Delos REYNOLDS Of the West
chester squad was retired yesterday on a
pension of 81 900 II year,
Foot and Mouth Disease stamped Out.