New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-25
TO STAY DOWN. He SAYS.
MAYOR TALKS ABOUT LID.
Transferred Police officials Tell
Men II Must Not 20 Up.

1,e1sr.tious by Mayor Mcclellan that IF the lid
is or anywhere in this city It must go on again
and bv Assistant District Attorney Cans that Jus
tice Iventritts decision Of Tuesday that Controller
cr,.t must nav the expense bills incurred by the
police in getting evidence against disorderly houses
would do much keep the SAID lid on were MADE
Yesterday and the three inspectors and eleven cap
tains whom CornUlissloner Mc<Auoo Hau 'ieil9'0'1N
went TO their posts
The Mayor asked specifically about the suppress
sion Of gambling said L Will suppress 1t Wher-
over r,ossibIc. OF I cannot do the impossi-
bic have had several conferences with Commits
sioner McAdoo and he Sc giving me his fullest
cooperation"
Mr. Cans regarding the decision as to the Con-
troller, added:
..be contention Of the Controller that he did not
have authority 10 pass such bills would II sup
ported in court. leave loophoe for police ex-
cuses in nou-enforcement OF she laws IL
charged with axity they could say they should not
be expected TO spend their own money 70 get CYL
dence Now. I think that honest police oihciaIs
will be Influenced by the decision and spend as much
nancy as is reasonable and necessary TO get evil
dencc Mr. Grout certainly viii approve theF
bills"
The noIice officials transferred took command at
G a m AT the West Thirtieth-st station where
I-,,,tatr CottreII took command relieving Captain
Rrrfeind who goes to West Chester at his own
request there among the floral gltts pleco
eight feet nigh. He went at once to his private
room, where he found belongings OF captain Bur
felud which had Deeu paChed hAA ms t447 lAe-ie'
rca1v for the change Captain Burfeind had been
at the station and in saying goodby to the men
declared he was extremely sorry TO leave them
but was badly IN need OF rest
Captain CottreH declared to his men: Il am go
ing to try 70 keep the precinct clean. and do my
best 20 suppress vice" Talking further 20 the
patrolmen, he declared:
you men shall not pull the wool over my eyes
nor shall pull It over yours Captain Burfeind
has done excellent work IN this precinct This
work will not only continue but It Will improve
1 now instruct you to arrest all lawbreakers. no
matter what the consequences. There is no such
thing as a pull IN this precinct with mo I'm com
mand OF It. We have no preference where tho law
is being violated"
At p. m the plain clothes met their new
captain. In talking To them, Cottrel said:
You men are ali 10 me, and must expect to
be transferred 1 don't say that you viii be. but
II IS possible. This IS reflection you. be-
cause 1 believe you all 10 be good policemen II I
have TO ask for the transfer OF any OF YOU viii
Try TO have you sant ~ precincts near your own
There are at present fourteen plain clothes men
IN the precinct. all OF them except Detectives Mer
Till and Shlbles having been made detectives by
Captain Burfelnd. Those two acted In the same
capacity under Captain Miles O'Reily Unofiiclally
II said that three men might be retained by
Captain Cottrell- Alaglgre. Dockstade. and Gagan.
known iu the West Thirtieth-sL police station as
captain Cornelius o. Hayes who went 10 the West
Forty-seyeuth-st. station from West Brighton, was
NoTe Smiles. ''' Hs aid NO taking
Captain John J. Iantry who went back 70 his Old
NNIId Assembly District, OF which his brother.
Correction Commissioner Lantry. IS TaWmauy dis
trict leader found his desk covered with flowers
il rumor IN this precinct FOR some time that
strenuous Efforts ar" being made 20 lift tho No.
The captain said about this
That 'ii' viii be- kept firmly screwed down II
have 20 take every policeman under my command
stand IL Their" win be no Jet up tn this dis
triCt while I here.
When Inspector George r. Titus. who has been
fu The, Bronx. assumed command ~ thu Second
inspection District with Headquarters AZ the Leon
. rrf-ef. station. %. Erretsd warmly hF the
policemen 10 g. expected that he VIII have his own
star % men ue-1 81 The Bronx, transferred 90
work with him downtown.