The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-22
INSPECTOR TITUS SUSPENDED.
rtp>r TIuE UNDER CHARGES IN
YEiRS on POLICE FORCE.
ro lie Tried on virtually same Present.
meni ~ Tlghc-No Fear OF Result,
lie say, Brooklyn Captains shifted
shoonleS lacked Up--IIandboOk Raid

trsrector George r Titus in charge OF
,be lower West Side police district, which
includes che Mercer street precinct, was
se,yed wiki charges Of neglect Of duty last
r,,nt al his headquarters in the Charles
.,reet station house, With the charges
uo. an order suspending him from duty
at midnight. lending his trial. Inspector
Ma, Schmittberger, who has just recovered
froma fractured ankle, received on Dec. rs,
uiu take command Of Titus's district in
addition to his own for the time being
Willie schmttberger has been on the sick
b., Titus ha, been in command Of the two
districts
Third Deputy Police Commissioner Linds-
lev wa, 40 his Office until after o'clock
working on the Titus charges. They had
been Practically in shape early in the day.
htn some corrections had 10 be made.
Commissioner McAdoo arranged to have
them taken 10 his house for his signature.
and then they were taken 10 Titus, who
vas waiting to receive them.
The charges are practically the same
ss thos- aEain-t Capt Tighe neglect Of
duty and failure to suppress poolrooms.
gambling houses and disorderly houses
They wero served on the Inspector at
SIS O'Clock by Patrolman Joseph Gilknson
Of Third Deputy Commissioner Lndsley's
Office INSPECTOR Titus was ordered TO
appear az Headquarters on Thursday morn
ng for trial.
Naturally, said Inspector Titus after the
charges were given to him. an inspector
is held responsible when one Of his captains
Il charged with derelicton in duty When
one is on the firing line one must expect to
get hit by a bullet or two. However. |
have had a clean record for nineteen years
and think this matter will come out all
right
Titus has been on the force nineteen
years and up TO this time he has had an
absolutely clean record. without a charge
He was appointed to the force in 1888
He was detective sergeant for a time.
vas made a roundsman in 1895 and then
went up the line fast. sergeant in 1898 and
captain IN 1897 He was promoted TO be an
Inspector in 1903 Titus made name for
himself by cleaning out the old red light
district when he was in command Of the
Mercer street station. He is a member of
the bar and is 80 years Old
All the books and papers from his Office
have been removed 10 Police Headquarters.
where they are stored in a safe. His officers.
who have 30 use them in compiling records,
we're compelled to go there for them yes
terlsy
Charges against Capt O'Connor in con-
ueotlon with his week al Mercer street are
Understood 10 be nearly completed. There
may be few changes to make before
they are signed, but u Is expected they will
be served tomorrow or tuesday at the
a'ost
This. it is thought, will complete the list
FOR the present There was a distinctly
queer zone at Headquarters yesterday.
Besides the prelminaries OF the Titus tral,
the transfer vi six captains, chiefly affecting
Brooklyn, was announced and Commits
sioner MoAdoo had a talk with the shooGv
roundsmen squad
Detective Sergeant Eggers in charge Of
the secret service IS lad was established
az q desk in an anterOom to the Commits
-ioucrs office. and he spent the day examin
ing men for his squad. Some OF the new
force took a run around some OF the liyelier
districts uptown. He was not with them
and they were supposed 10 be making
only d general survey
The transfer of the captains was an
nounccd by Commissioner McAdoo yester
day a, follows
ra'ucA j Haran-. rom Bedford avenue
broofH io the Detective Bureau, Brooklyn
Headquarters
charles forno-1, Detective Bureau,
BROOKLYN. 10 RlpeIb street
ltwnri 4. Gallagher Rlpelye street to
acfiurl avenue
lobn Gardiner. Borough wall to the
N.lllan.sndrg Bridge.
charles l. Nlhcr' ,on Central ONCE. Man
haitian. to ilurpor $ iuud
@ohn Lrtriou. central Ofic". Manhattan.
2" Borough ilail. brooklyn
The order takes effect az noon tomorrow.
The reason for the transfers according to
tie Commissioner. was mainly to get a
different man in formoSa's pia ce at the
Brooklyn Detective Bureau. Formosa and
Deputy Commissioner Farrell have not
worked in harmony and the Commissioner
link the department has he u handicapped
thereby lie said
have gwen Capt Harkins this important
detail because ! have confidence in his
ability and honesty. ! want the Detective
Bureau 10 Brooklyn brought into closer
contact with Deputy Commissioner Farrell |
and the heads of the department in Brook
yu and also with this Office.
Gardiner goes from Borough Hall TO take I.
command 81 rev precinct. the Eighty
i1lr.h covering The Williamsburg Bridge /
WHICH comes into being with the order I.
He department recently purchased buiid- +
M a. The Brooklyn end Of the bridge which /.
%" te Gardiner Headquarters His work .
"H le similar 10 that Of Capt Devanuey
on re Brooklyn Bridge lie will report .
a. Police Headquarters tomorrow for 4
distractions and 1t will be several days .
l".n.e Pee new precinct will Ia IN running
ORDER He will have three -ergeants three
iond-mea and a number Of pairoimen /
lnler h.m Gardiner in the big -hakeup .
ql yam went from RoCkdwav 10 Borough .
haiI Gallagher also was shifted at that
iime gong over 10 Brooklyn from the .
West "euty second street station Albert .
son takes The place Of Capt. Dean of the .
hafnn squad who is seriously IN and in
eafH0ia'et for active duty. Albertson has
been o1 day duty at Headquarters in Mui- .
uerry street ever since the decision that he .
vas pot entitled 10 an inspectors rank.
I'eafd9n has been on night duty there since .
ms reinstatement in the department in /
June Their places will be filed 10y scr
gea1t5 as was formerly the custom
q Commissioner McAdoo had the -shoo-
I.e- before him for a conference at Head .
quarter This is what he said about H.
"tni"i especially To- have them Jack
~ 'ue men for conversation on post. .
tom them % get after the men on adjoining
il,'' "h1 get together for a sOciable chat
instead Il Iatrolhug.
A.-a warned them TO keep their eyes
eI ior 'he man who goes OF post and on
~ Iinug mas some story that he was called
ol by citizen to hunt down a burglar
are ~ something. ! want them 10 look
INTO these cases
- j hnt too. / think, indications that
.Ie men cook up their books When they
.u.hN There is a possibility Of charges they