The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-21
4 NEW POLICE INSPECTORS.
NALLY, FLOOD, SWEENEY AND
HOGAN PICKED.

All Had 10 Minute Interviews with Police
Prom otlon Advisory Comn,ittee--Choice
Unanin Gus, Mr. McAdoO Approving
Men Sworn In - Their Hecoros'
Four police captains were made inspec-
tors yesterday by Police Commissioner
MoAdoo. They are James F. Nally OF the
Leonard street station, John f.. Flood'
West Forty-seventh street station; Dennis
Sweeney, West Tooth street station, and
William g. Hogan. acting inspector OF
the second inspection district
Nally was next to last on the eligible
list OF eight captains, but he was veteran
OF the civil war and IL became obligatory on
Mr.. MoAdoo to appoint him. Flood and
Sweeney headed the list. Hoga was fourth,
With Capt William H. Hodgins OF the OAK
street station third. Mr.. McAdoo did not
announce his reasons for skipping Hodgins.
Can't. Charles Formosa of the Ralph ave-
( nue. sts ton, Brooklyn; John W. O'Connor
OF the Delaney street station and Edward
GALLAGHER OF the Bedford avenue station,
Brooklyn, were also on the eligible list
+ Mr.. McAdoo had announced that the
nppointments would be made yesterday
The eight captains were before the Com
missioner and his advisory board singly.
: The members OF the board present we're
Chief Inspector Moses W. Cortright. Col.
George r. Dyer Of the Sixty -ninth kegi-
rnent. N. g. N. Y, Walter Oakman, John d.
Cfinmins and David Mcclure. who was
chairman. The eight captains spent an
average of ten minutes each before me
committee. " sa.
About 8 O'Clock Mr.. McAdoo went out by
q side door with Col. Dyer and left 1t for
Mr.. Howell to announce the appointments.
He read this brief announcement from
Mr.. McAdoo
IS The advisory committee has unanimously
recommended the captains for promotion.
In which conclusion heartily concur Inc
captains are made inspectors as OF to-day.
Il The assignments for the new inspectors
were not announced. 1t was said that th 5
would get their orders to-day. The new
inspectors were sworn in by Chief Clerk
Kipp before they left the Headquarters
building.
Inspector Nally has lately been in charge
Of the Leonard street station. He was an
important witness In the recent trials OF
Nan Patterson. He was in command Of the
West Tooth street station until recently,
Sweeney, who has also been made an in
spector. Inspector sally was made pa
trolman on June =, 1877: roundsman on
May 8, 1896 a .ergeant on Dec. 10. 1895,
and captain on June 0, 1902.
Inspector Flood was appointed to the
force on Sept. II, 1885; made roundsman on
Aug. 20, 1882; a sergeant on Feb. /, 1895,
and captain on Dec. 20, 1900. He was born
In Yonkers on Dec. 4, 1859, went to the
public schools and entered St Charles
Of becoming priest. He was there from
1874 to 1875 when he went back to fonkers
and went into the mercantile business with
his father. In 1879 he was teacher In |
parochial school, and until 1896, when he
Joined the police, force here. was sexton OF
St. Mary's Church.
Shortly after Flood entered the force
he was sent to Police Headquarters, as he |
had some knowledge of stenography. He |
served there under Murray, Byrnesi conibn H.
studied law: Byrnes had him made q
roundsman. Roosevelt made him sergeant
and the York board made him captain;
Flood was in Police Headoua rters until
just before Bill Deverv left the depa rtment,
when he was sent to command the East
lceth street station. Two years later.
while in charge of the Kingsbrdge station,
he was transferred to the Grand Central
station by Gen. Greene, then Commits
sioner, and Immediately suspended. He
was brought up on charges Of failure to !
suppress an alleged disorderly house in
West Thirty-third street while he was in |
charge of the Tenderloin station. The
charges were dismissed. On Jan. = OF
this year, he was sent to the West Forty
seventh street station. which takes in the
new Tenderloin, to succeed Capt. Hussey.
who was transferred to the East Tuenty-
second street station. 1
Inspector Sweeney was appointed to the
police force on Nov. II, 1855 He was
made a roundsman on Feb %, 1897; a SER
geant on Nov. /, 1897. and captain May 8.
1903. He is known in the department as
strict discipinarian and has an excellent
record.
Inspector Hogan was appointed to the
police force on Oct 20. 1888. He was made
a roundsnan Dec. ~, 1895; a sergeant Nov.
/, 1897, and captain March 4, 1903 He
was born Oct. 2, l'62.