New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-26
BIG POLICE SHAKE-UP.
THREE INSPECTORS MOVE.
Commissioner Transfers Captains
and SergeGntS.

Police Commissioner Bingham created consterna-
ton last evening by announcing a big shake-up>
Three inspectors, three captains and three ser
geants transferred. They are:
Inspector William ". Mclaughlin. from the
Fourth Inspection District, TO assume command OF
the Detective Bureau.
Inspector Titus, from the borough inspectorship
Of The Bronx to the Fifth Inspection District.
Borough Inspector Brooks is TO assume com
mand Of the borough inspectorship OF The Bronx.
in addition 10 HIS other duties borough IN
spector Of Manhattan. Queens and Richmond.
The captains shifted are.
Captain O'Brien. from the Detective Bureau to
assume command Of the Traffic Squad and the
School OF instruction; he will hove his head
quarters at the City Hall
Captain George Liebers. from the Church-st sta
ton Manhattan, back to the Gates-ave station.
Brooklyn where he was first sent when made a
captain.
Captain McNany comes back 20 Manhattan to his
old precinct in Church-st, from the Gates-ave.
station.
Sergeant Thomas Walsh leaves the Criminal
Court Building and Is assigned TO the Grand Cen
trail Station
Detective Sergeant Charles ". Strip. who was
transferred to command the Criminal Court squad,
comes back to the Detective Bureau
Sergeant Franklin Germann takes Sergeant
Walsh's place at the head Of the Criminal Court
squad.
II was known FOR long time that one Of the first
be in the head Of the Detective Bureau. Acting
Inspector o. Brien, who was former Commissioner
McAdOo's adviser was trying 10 run the Detective
Bureau and at the same time command the trafic
squad and be the head Of the school Of instruction
Commissioner Bingham believes that these many
duties are too oneroUs for one captain There Is
also dissatisfaction IN the conduct Of affairs in
Detective Bureau
Inspector Mclaughlin is considered one Of the
best detectives on the force He was for long
time in command OF the Detective Bureau Before
Commissioner McAdoo left the department he eX-
pressed great satisfaction over the way Inspector
Mclaughlin had conducted affairs in his inspection
district It is unlikely that many Of O'Brien's
friends who were transferred TO the bureau at his
request viii now be sent 10 various precincts, and
practically whole new list OF detective sergeants
viii be transferred 10 the bureau
Captain George LlebeTs is Of the recently
made captains, and upon his appointment by Mr..
MeAdoo was sent TO Gates-ave. Brooklyn As
result OF certain raids made in the ChurCh-st. sta
ton. Captain McNally shifted 10 Gates-ave,
Brooklyn, ana Liebers assigned 10 Church-st
Sergeant Thomas Walsh is the who was trans
ferred al Lae instance or police magistrate sup
posed 10 be Magistrate Finn. and then called OF
before the transfer went into effect
Commissioner Bingham rounded OF the days
changes by appointing fun patrolman's duty
sXty-elght probationary patrolmen. and dismissed
one probationary man, Thomas =. Slattery for IN
satisfactory work.
Not the least interesting OF Yesterdays changes
was the abollshing Of Two squads, the Speedway
squad and the Newsboys Squad.