New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-31
BIG POLICE SHAKE-UP.
HADOO CHANGES MIND.
Transfers SeUenteen Captains, Tam
many FaUOrites Lucky.

notwithstanding his positive assertion made a
..,g DAYS ago that he intended making no .mpor-
,ort changes In the Police Department. Commits
-+ore- AIcAdoo startled Mulberry-st yesterday by
,no,5ncfrg the transfer OF seventeen captains in
Manhattan. Brooklyn and Queens. Commissioner
zrcAsoo was net II headG larters during the day
hsng about 10 start on two weeks vacation. and
Ms secretary announced the transfers The trans
fers are rs fellows
H,-ns. from Church-st to East One-hundred-and-
,yyepty-sixth-st- station; McNauy. from East One
-and-tgenty-sxth-st 10 Church-st, DAILY.
from Union Market 70 West Twentieth Handy.
from West Twertleth hist To Union Market; Gehe-
ran from AeNander-ave. 10 Wakefield: FooGy.
,ror, Wakefield to Alexender-ave.. Deevy. from
central Office 10 Bronx Park: Kemp. from West
sx1v-e ghth-st- 10 Long Island City; Dillon from
Grand Central to West SiXty-eighth-st.; Cooney
from Long Island City 20 Grand Central. Devauey
rom Bg--er-sL (Brookynp to Brooklyn Bridge.
1,-tha. from Brooklyn Bridge 70 Richards-st.
fF3~ooklynl. D-tscou. from BeGford-ave tBrooklyn)
70 Butler-sr i3rooklyr); Harkins from Adams-st.
Brook-yu) 20 Becfo-d-ave- tBrooklyn); Murphy,
from RicharGs-sr. (Brooklyn) 10 Adams-st. Crook
ly1l. Hussey from West Thirry-seventh-st TO
West Forry-seventh-st: Hayes, from West Forty
seventh-s1. 70 West Thirty-seveatb-st.
Accompanying the transfers was the following
statement from Commissioner McAdoo:
This is IN no sense a general shaNe-up. Il is
merely the making OF some changes that I
convinced are necessary for the greater efficiency
Of the force. and which concluded ought to be
naoe noT. nave SVEN Captains husSey, Burns
vii hold them responsible for good results.
Forty-seYeatt-st) one Il the most important pre-
cincts II To CITY, e9d n some ways quite as much
eth-sLl. The captain IN that precinct n IsJ lie firm
courageous ard inpartIaL and OF course. thor
0cehlv Upright and possessed Of good Judgment
] shall expect good work from Captain Hassey.
and % VII oe his faux. AID not mine. II good re-
suits ror obtained.
C'apta-u Dillon IS d Young cfficer srd shove.
gooc .alaozzy this spring when drilling the force
for the annual parade. This precinct is a very
-y-sec01l F-ecilct East One-buudrc5-and-u wonry-
sLrh-st4 with ccn1deEee that 4 Wiz get good re-
suits t-0U rim
have cleo he vacancy caused rs ne death %
ts1El-n ~clr--Z by sending captain DeeN-- there,
- 70 "A, ~--r al y ~ ~. ~ -
pgo31loLs = III ne Nacancy edGsed ~ ne aeaJs
a. t1ls time necessary
Tie transfers q Captains Burns Hussey and
DIXON seem 10 ae a rebuke rhe thre" captains
whom -hey replace-T5ayes McNaItv and Kemp.
Captain Kemp II :he language Of Mulberry Street
Is sent 20 The goats n Long Island CITY. Cap
tain Kemp vas promoted 10y Genera. CT-eo7e The
transfer u Captain Cooney from Long Island city.
where he has bean n exile eve since the end Of
the Devery regime n the Police DepaI tmeat is
garded as Important n police circles Cooney has
strong friends III Tanmarv Han Tho Grand Cen
tral Station. 70 which he goes. Is known she
Baggage smashing" precinct. bur IS considered
infinitely better than Long Island City. The bring
lng Of CAPTAIN Foody from "the goats" IN Wake
field 10 command important precinct is also
gsrded as significant Like Cooney. Foody has
beer II exile since the Tammany administration
went out
Captain Deevy, who has been cent 70 The Bronx,
enjoyed siTecur at Headquarters Commissioner
McAdoo had place TO put him after he had
been reinEuated by The courts, md placed him
a. Headquarters at night
The transfers VIII take effect at o'clock to
morrow morning.
It is not at all improbable that charges may be
preferred against Captain Murphy II SO. the
charges viii Be The result Of investigation made
yesterday by Inspector WieZand regarding ru1nors
that -he captain not entirely fl for duty when
he appeared the Safest headquarters on Thurs
Gay night TO acr inspector for the night. After
TIE Investigation Deputy Commissioner Farrell said:
The inspector reports that there appears 10 he
GOOD cause for complaint against Captain =. J.
missioner II Manhattan
Captain Murphy admits that after the funeral OF
Captain Short on Thursday he INDUCED in some
7etres hments with other captains but stoutIv re.
MES that he was unfit for duty
Captain Murphy's transfer from the Hamilton
ave station had evidently been arranged before
rms II Is generally credited al the handiwork of
ex-senator Michael !. Coffey. who has been want
ing 70 get him out Of the TXth Assembly District
Tor some time. Il is thought that Coffev VIII
he altogether satisfied with Csptaf7 Nu-+t,s ~,
succeeds Captain Murphy at Hamilton-ave Murtha
is Manhattan captain. and has no interest in
Brooklyn political affairs.
That Captain Murphy transferred 70 the
AdaIns-st- precinct. the Brooklyn Teuderioin. and
from every point Of view the most important pre-
c.nct IN the borough is evidence that he was highly
thought Of by Commissioner McAdoo Although
one OF the younger captains he has had a most ex-
gellenr record. and was Of Commissioner
,TTeere 1aTorires On account OF his strict dsci-
pine ne vas not popular with his
captain Harkils. who has made a ine record in
AcaI1S-sr-, goes TO the BecfOrd-ave precinct the
most important one IL the Eastern District II IS
SAD ne Is sent there because Commissioner No
Adoo THINKS the precinct is in need OF a good Wig
orQus hustler Ike Captain Harkins
. The removal Of Captain Deyanney from the But
l"f-sI- precinct Is generally regarded Il polit.-
cal move. - he is close friend Of J Morrtssey
fray the McCaTren leader Of the district Can
ialn DrlscoN is sent 20 ButIer-st. in compliance
WITH MS own request. made some time ago.