The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-06
SHAKE-UP FOR IA CAPTAINS,
FLOOD SUCCEEDS HUSSEf IN
WEST attn STREET.
Doesn't Mean That He's Dissatisfied, Says
Commissioner McAdoo-ENpects Good
work From Ilood-Still More Po-
iicc shifts Ahead In BROOKLYN

lcc shirts Ahcad In Brooklyn,
Commissioner MoAdoo ordered Yesterday
the transfer OF fourteen police captains the
biggest shake-up since the last OF July.
when he transferred seventeen just before
he left on his trip TO st. Louis Five cap
tains in Manhattan and nine In Brooklyn
are affected. These are the transfers
John F. Flood from Eldridge street to west
Forty seventh street.
James +. Ilussey from West Forty-seventh
street to East Twenty second street
Edward Gala CHER from East Twenty
second street TO Ra pelyo street. Brooklyn.
John W O Connor from Delaney street TO
Mercer street
Robert A. Tghe from Mercer street to De-
lancey street.
Bernard Gallagher from Der gen street to
Adams street, Brooklyn.
Patrick Murphy from Adams street. Brook
Ign. TO Parkville.
james p. White from Parkvtle to Bergen
street
owen Rooney from Amity street, Brooklyn.
to ROCkHWay uyeuuo.
John +. Gardiner from Rockaway avenue
20 Borough Hall
sylvester b. Baldwin from Borough Hall
Charles il Bedel from Liberty avenue to
fhomes Hullen from Bath Beach to Liberty
avenue.
John j Murtha from Rapelye street. Brook
Ign. to Edrdge street, Manhattan.
The transfers take effect at noon to-day.
The Commissioner included in his origi-
Shaw OF the Madison street station. who
was sent to Eldridge street Shaw asked
TO be left where he was.
Il sent Capt. Shaw to tho Rldrtdge street
station as promotion, said the Com
mis- Toner. He has got his precinct In
ltttt, 10 af7l p, ha
asks me not to move him for family rea-
sons and | have complied. Capt. Murtha
therefore. goes direct to Fldridge street.
The transfers were made public through
Secretary Howell, and typewriter state
ment from tho Commissioner was issued
with them as follows
These transfers arc made for what ia be-
lieved to be the beat interests OF tho police
service.
Capt Flood. who Ia an oricer OF experience
and capacity. Ia sent TO the Twenty second
precinct lWest Forty-seventh street and
Capt Hussey is transferred to an important
As the gentlemen of the press who attend
here from day 10 day lay know Transfers have
The Commissioned was asked which he
considered the most important transfer
and replied: The West Forty-seventh Ia
the most important, OF course. Flood
goes there. and | expect good work.
1T goes without saying that you are
street precinct2" he was asked.
1T does not was the reply.
viii you explain, then, why the transfer
was made theIeT
mo. won't Will say only that used
my best judgment in making these transfers.
and my independent judgment. as | al
ways have in all transfers. Making a
transfer Is n difficult thing II involves
not only one but two men. sometimes three
Capt. Flood has made an excellent record
in the Eldridge street station. He was
suspended during Commissioner Greene's
administration on charge of failing TO
close dsorderly house, but WAS acquitted.
He is one of the nineteen captains APP
pointed in the closing days OF 1900
Hussey goes from West Forty SO venth
street into Charles =. Murphy's own dis
trict. He was moved from the West
Thirty seventh street station into the
post he now leaves in the big July shake-up.
AT that time Commissioner McAdoo said
of Hussey' i consider the West Forty
Geventh street station a very important
precinct. and the captain there must be
firm. courageous and impartial and. OF
course thoroughly upright and possessed
Of good judgment | shall expect good
work from Capt. Hussey and it will be his
fault and not mine If good results are not
obtained
In the exchange OF Tighe OF Mercer
punishment for Tighe. He has been max
ing lot OF raids recently, but whether or
not under special Instructions Ia not known.
IL is thought that more changes will
be made before long in Brooklyn.
The Commissioners had Capts. Flood
and 0'Connor before him last evening
I summoned these two" he said be
cause l have assigned them TO important
posts and ! wanted heart-to-heart talk
with them.