New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-22
SIX CAPTAINS MOVED.
HODGINS TO TENDERLOIN.
O'Brien Bach at old Post after
Police Shake-ap.

Police Commissioner Bingham yesterday af-
ternoon reused the department by announcing
new batch OF transfers.
Captain Stephen OBrien. OF the Tenderloin
sometime of the Detective Bureau. before that
head OF the McAdoo traffic squad. was sent
back to the Leonard-st. station. which he COM
,nanded before Commissioner McAdoo put him
at the head OF the traffic squad He is said to
he practically broken hearted at the transfer.
as he confidently expected 10 go back 10 the
command of the traffic squad when the time
came for him to leave the Tenderloin
For the good of the service" a phrase en-
ployed frequently by his predecessor. was the
Commissioners excuse for the transfers cap
tain O'Rrien has a twenty-day leave OF absence
from the department and IT is likely oy tha'
time he viii have made up his mind TO go be-
fore the BOARD of Police Surgeons and ask 10 be
retired. At least this was the rumor about
Headquarters.
CAPTAIN William Hodgfns. Of the Mercer-st
station, was sent TO the Tenderloin. Captain
Hodgins was for long time at the oak-st
station. and has a good record He closed Peter
Delays poolroom. and for that and other good
service was transferred by ex-Commissioner
McAdoo TO the Mercer-st. command. which was
regarded as promotion. Here he broke up the
notorious Paul Kelly gang and closed Kelly's
saloon.
CAPTAIN WILLIAM HopGINs. from the Meroer-st sta
don 10 West 3oth-st station
Captain STEPHEN OBRIEN. from the West Soth-st
station the LeoneTd-st- station
Captain JOHN W O'CONNoR from the Leonard-st sta
ton Brooklyn where no will act as acting inspector
Captain PATRICK J. HARKINs who has been acting
Captain DAVID EVANS from the Cqney Island station
10 the Prospect Park station. Brooklyn
'Cartain John c. STEPHENSON from the Grand Cen
tral station 70 The Mercer-st station
Captain JEFFERSON DEEVY. Of the Bronx Park sta
ti0n. retired his request
Captain O'Connor IS on the eligible list for
inspector. There Is one vacancy caused by the
recent retirement Of Inspector Brooks During
the last administration Captain O'Connor was
tapparently under a cloud with the Commission
er for he was passed over. It is thought he will
soon be appointed inspector. Captain John I.
Stephenson who leaves the ''penitentiary." as
tie Grand Central station is known in the de-
partment, formerly IN the East SSth-st.
station He was transferred from that station
. 10 42d-st. because he failed to close up the
poolrooms IN his precinct. He has been twice
dismissed from the force and each time has
been reinstated by the courts.
Commissioner Bingham said yesterday that
he viii transfer about three hundred men. now
stationed along piers on the river and harbor
fronts TO look after traffic TO do regular police
duty. The Commissioner has advised the oc-
cupants Of these piers that they must look after
traffic there hereafter.
BY this scheme and others Commissioner
Bingham says he expects 10 restore fully four
hundred patrolmen TO regular station duty by
March J. He viii get about forty patrolmen
for other precincts by the abolition of the
Grand Central station CTwenty-third precinct,
which takes effect March l.
Sergeant William w. Sullivan. Of the Grand
Central police station, has been ordered by
Commissioner Bingham TO act captain of the
precinct until the station is abolished.