The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-27
TO THE BRONX FOR M'CLUSKY
MLAUGHLIN NO LONGER TO RTLE
BROOkLfN COPS.

cuisines command OF AHt DtttNtiNt phA'
ct noon to-day and goes up into The Bronx
At tho same time Patrick H. Mclaughlin
ceases to he borough inspector OF Brook
.yn; he is superseded by Albert A. Cross
vino took Albertsou's place In The Bronx
when the latter was reduced to tho rank
of captain Acting Inspector stephen
O'Brien, the traffic regulation man. goes
back TO the head Of the Detective Bureau,
where he mado good record nj tho time
when Roosevelt was at the head OF the
police force
The announcement yesterday OF THESE
transfers Of inspectors caused moro com
motion in the department than any OF the
other shake-ups Of Mr.. McAdoo's regime
They are in line with all the recent an
nouncements Of his policy
The list of names 10 be brought before
the police surgeons with a view to en-
forced ietirementS will lie ready to-day
in this connection the Commissioners 10 IN
formed he has legal authority to send out
any officer. whatever his rank TO do actual
patrol duty, and in case any old men show
a surprising amount of youthful health ne
- considering, as an extreme measure
the plan or assigning them to such duty.
In any event he has made up has mind TO
send lot OF the clerical forca, with which
he had found considerable fault lately out
on the streets
The Commi- sioner. when he announced
tho transfers yesterday, passed out the
slip containing the order and declared he
would not discuss the matter except in
brief statement which he had dictated TO
his secIetg-y This stateu!ent by the
Commissioners given out by Secretary How
ell was as follows:
These changes are made so lely hy me. or
my own Judgment and with my own knowledge
OF the situation. and without Any outside
Influence whatever.
inspector McCmskv made request OF me
few days ago that hr be transferred from
his present position to some one OF the inspec-
tion districts
1t was not known before that McClusky
had asked to be transferred out Of the
Detective Bureau The impending transfer
has. however long cast its shadow before
McCuskey's dispute with EEgers may have
had its share in bringing about crisis
which became the occasion Of the change
but it played only minor part. the eX-
perts say The real causes they believe
dated further back and have been indicated
from time TO time In the Commissioners
expressions of dissatisfaction with con-
ditions in the Detective Bureau. A week
or more ago. the Commissioner wanted
O'Bren to take the place. o'Brien's am
btion was in his traffic schemes and he
did not want to give them up, particularly
as he had Just been given new powers and
was engrossed in systematizing the whole
scheme. including the gathering of the
bicycle men into one squad from all the
Hn Cnrnv,tuairpar ,,ln
high value on that work and was oath to
take O'Bren out Of it. He let the matter
90. Then he saw O'Brien again and finally
decided he had greater need for him in the
Detective Bureau
McClusky has been in the Detective
Bureau since March. 1903 O'Brien and
McClusky have superseded each other before
in that bureau O'Brien with his side
partner, John McCauley still In the bureau,
made a remarkable record for arrests
and recovery OF stolen property. When
O'Brien, then detective sergeant was
put in command OF the bureau by the Roose-
welt board to stir things up large number
OF detective sergeants were reduced to
patrolmen aud sent on post. among them
McClusky and Titus. These two. through
civil service examinations rapidly became
regular sergeants O'Brien also through
ing his command. but early In 1890 he was
promoted 10 a scTgedntCy
When McCulagh became chief he put
O'BTien on precinct duty and called Sergt
McCmsky back 10 command the detectives
McClusky became "A captain, and then
Devery announcing McClusky was getting
"too chesty,' put him out. Greene made
him an Inspector in 1903 and hen put him
back in the detective bureau, TO succeed
Brooks
T., .t,e r,,,,,,.;,,. o.pr;s,, a. cs.,.,,i,, e.,
the whole Sale district was doing such good
work in regulating trucks and truck drivers
that the merchants, when he was trans
ferrcd, protested and had him sent back
McAdoo has given him greater opportuni-
ties in this traffic work and recently gave
him the rank Of acting inspector
The transfer 81 Inspector Mclaughlin
came 10 him thunderbolt When he
heard Of 1t his face flushed and then turned
white
Il have nothing to say. he replied 10
those who spoke to him about the matter.
Il am surprised and had 10 premonition
OF this That, all
As commandant Of the boroughs Of Brook
lyn aud Queens, the inspector was In charge
Of about forty precincts As district in
Epector. he will have only about seven
precincts. He has nevsr been popular
with the rank and file. He has been a
martinez and made officers and men toe
the mark He is 90 years old He has been
in the department since 1899 and is war
veteran on Dec Is. 1900. he an-. the then
Chief William S Deyery, had a stormy
scene in Mulberry street headquarters.
when Devery referred 10 Mclaughlin as
the man who wore a high hat with a sack
coat. The result Of this row was that
Mclaughlin was deprived of the command
Of Brooklyn and changed places with In
spector Elias p. Clayton, who was then in
command Of Queens county Mclaughlin
went to Queens county, but refused TO give
up the keys to his room and desk at the
then Smith street headquarters, Brooklyn
Hugh Mclaughlin objected TO the transfer.
and inside OF a week Commissioner Murphy
rescnded his order and Mclaughlin was
again put in charge of Brooklyn. He has
remained undisturbed until nov
As one OF the former deputy supern-
tendents Of police Of the old city OF Brooklyn,
Inspector Mclaughlin retains his old salary
of S. 600 a year. The regular salary OF an
inspector is So 500.
McLaughlin's removal from the borough
nspectorship in Brooklyn is believed to
he solely because the Commissioner thinks
he is not active enough 20 handle the Job
The next move. It. II said will be TO bring
him before the board Of surgeons along
with three or four more inspectors. ten or
moro captains and half a hundred or more
sergeants with a view 10 enforced retire
ment
Cross. who takes MoLaughlin's place