The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-20
BIC SHAKE-UP IN THE
 NEW YORK POLICE FORCE
BINGHAM QUICK TO USE POWER CONFERRED UNDER NEW
 BILL.

Eight Inspectors Reduced to Precinct
 Captains, and Seven Captains Pro-
 noted to Acting nspectors--Lieuten-
 ant McCafTerty Replaces Mclaughlin
 Known BIS the "Richest Man in the
 Department"-Sent to Command Lit-
 tie Westchester Squad.
 New York, April 19.-Many of the ex- pected changes in the police depart ment occurred tonight, when Commits sioner Bingham made his first use of his power under the new law by reduc- ing eight inspectors to precinct com- manders and raising seven captains to acting inspectors. He also sent away from the detective bureau more than score of the detectives, most of whom have been made lieutenants by the new law, and assigned Lieutenant James
 
 McCafferty to be temporary ct1ief of the bureau in place of Inspector McLaugh- lin. The question of appointing civ ilian to be chief of detectives will be decided by General Bingham later. Sew eral lieutenants and patrolmen were sent from precincts to serve temporari- ly as detectives.
 Moses w. Cortright remains chief in spector, He is an ex-deputy chief, draws salary of $5,OOO year, and can retire on half pay whenever he wishes to leave the department.
 Inspector Richard Walsh, the most open and vigorous opponent of the Bingham bill at Albany, which brought him into conflict several times with the commissioner, remains chief of his old district, which includes the new Ten derloin."
 Under the new law, for the first time in the history of the police department, the commissioner is in position to summarily dismiss or depose officers who become incompetent or untrust- worthy. The most conspicuous reduc- tion is that of William w. Mclaughlin, known as the richest man in the de- nartment," and an ex-deputy chief ot police, who will draw his salary of $5,- GOO. From the important position or inspector, in command of the detective bureau, he is sent as a captain to com mand the little squad of police in Vest chester He can retire on a pension of S2,500 a year if he wants to, or he can continue to draw $5,000 year as subordinate of Captain Thompson, from the Tenderloin, who was made acting inspector in the Bronx.
 Mclaughlin would not talk about his plsns tonight. He went to Westches- ter to report for duty there at o'clock at which hour the changes became eff fective, having exchanged his inspe- ctor's shield for a captains shield
 Adam A. Cross, who has been borough inspector in Brooklyn, is sent as oap- tain to have charge of the 64th precinct, one of the outlying precincts of Brook lyn. Like Mclaughlin, Cross was at- tackled in the Lexow investigation and was off the force for time, only to be reinstated. He was dismissed a sec ond time only few years ago, but was sent back again by the courts He al- so Is eligible for retirement on an in spector's pension, but he will continue to draw an inspectors salary of $3,5O0 a year, as will other reduced inspectors, if he sticks as captain. Cross was ad- mitted to the practice of law, but pre- ferred to be policeman rather than a lawyer. He has long been regarded as one of the ablest men of the police force.
 There were lively times at police headquarters tonight for Commission CT Binghams two orders, one issued late fin the afternoon and the other at 7 o'clock tonight, called for readjustment under his instructions to be made at 8 o'clock this evening. JAS rule the men accepted the situation philosophically and some of those most vitally interest ed declared that there was no truth in the rumors that fight would be made against Bingham's further plans It was understood that other changes in the department will follow.
 BRYAN SMASHES HIS WATCH.