New-York tribune., 1907-04-20
BINGHAM SHOWS HAND.
MLAUGHLIN IN DISCARD.
McCEusky Dra0Cs TenderIOin, While
Headquarters Gets Shuttle.


sioner Bingham made his first Of his power
under the new law by reducing eight inspectors
to precinct commanders and raising seven cap
tains to acting inspectors. He also sent away
from the detective bureau more than a score or
the detectives most OF whom have been made
Iieutenants by the law, and assigned Lieu
tenant James McCaherty TO be temporary chief
of the bureau in place OF Inspector Mclaughlin
The question Of appointing a civilian to be chief
of detectives will be decided by General Bing-
ham later Several lieutenants and patrolmen
were sent from precincts to serve temporarily
as detectives.
Moses w Cortrfght remains chief Inspector.
He Is an ex-deputy chief. draws a salary OF
$1,000 a year. and retire on half pay
whenever he wishes to leave the department.
He has been the point Of retiring several
times in recent years. but successive cOmnnis-
sioners have asked him to stay and be the
nominal head Of the uniformed force. because
Of his proved integrity and ability He viii
lead the annual police parade again next month";
Inspector Richard Walsh. the most open and
vigorous opponent Of the Bingham biu aG
Albany. which brought him into conflict sew
eral times with the Commissioner. remains ehiet
Of his old district. which includes the new
TenderIoin" Baldwin and Hussey, his cornDan-
ions at Albany. got of easily. too.
MLAUGHLIN DEPOsED-
The most conspicuous reduction lS tnse OF
william w Mclaughlin. known as "the rich
est man in the department" an ex-deputy
Chief of Police who will still draw his salary
Of $4,000 From the important position OF in
spector in command OF the Detective Bureau
he is sent as a captain 10 command the little
SQUAD Of police in Westchester. He can retire
on a pension OF $500 a year IL he wants to.
or he can continue to draw 5000 a year as a
subordinate of Captain Thompson. from ths
Tenderloin. who was made acting Inspector in
The Bronx.
Mclaughlin would not talk about his plans
last night He went 20 Westchester 70 report
for duty there at s o'clock. having exchanged
his inspectors shield for captains shield As
an inspector in 1894 he was convicted on a
charge Of extortfon. but obtained a new trial
and later an acquittaI The courts reinstated
him as an inspector. OF police. and he soon be-
came a deputy chief. When that position was
abolished by act OF the Legislature. he was re-
duced 10 inspector without loss Of pay
Adam y Cross. who has been borough inspec-
tor in BROOKLYN Is sent as a captain TO have
charge of the 9th Precinct. one Of the OUT
lying precincts OF Brooklyn. Like Mclaughlin.
Cross was snirched by the LexOw investigation.
and was off the force for a time only to be
reinstated. He was dismissed second time only
a few years ago. but was set back again by the
courts He also is eligible for retirement on an
inspectors pension. but he viii continue to
draw an inspectors salary of $500 year. as
will other reduced inspectors, II he sticks
captain. Cross was admitted to the practice OF
law but preferred to be policeman rather than
a lawyer He has long been regarded as one Of
the ablest men Of the police force.
MCLUsKY TO NINETEENTH
George W McCIusky. dubbed "Chesty
George" by Devery. has been inspector of the
a1 VNiet Of Tafa md uOyyr is q a
10 the Tenderloin. This notoriously is the hard
est precinct in which 20 make good" He has
had some unusual experiences in the depart
nent. He became known as Gentleman George
when he was a detective sergeant under Byrnes
and attended many fashionable gatherings TO
ward off thieves While he was still sergeant
he became commander Of the detective bureau.
but he was sent to The Bronx in disgrace by
Chief Devery who said he had grown too
cbestv" He was made chief OF the detective
bureau again when he became an Inspector. and
was in that position during Commissioner Nc
AdoO's term OF office
stephen O'Brien. another former chief Of the
detective bureau. who has been Inspector OF the
18th District. which includes Coney Island. goes
10 the West 37th street station as a captain.
Under Commissioner McAdoO. OBrien organized
the traffic squad
Donald Grant lately Inspector for the Flat
bush district. becomes a captain in command Of
1 the SQUAD of the West Tooth street station
/ Thomas Murphy. one OF the Brooklyn district
inspectors. goes 10 the Adams street station as
captain.
James Kane. inspector IN a Queens district, Is
70 be captain in the West goth street station. IN
/ Manhattan
John wiegand. Brooklyn Inspector. becomes
a captain at City Island
INSPECTORS WHO STAY.
In addition to Cortright the inspectors who
+ retain their positions are John F. Flood. who
/ becomes borough inspector in Brooklyn; Rich
ard Walsh. who remains IN the 4th District:
James E. Dillon. 9th District; Dennis Sweeney.
9TH District; James Z Hussey. Sth District; Syl-
vester q. Baldwin, 10Th District; James r
NaIly, 18th District; William c. Hogan. staten
Island District: Max f, Schmittberger in COM
mand of the traffic squad. and George +. TITUS,
in charge of the bureau of supplies
The captains who are made acting inspectors
/ acting are Henry Burfeind. assigned to the lSC
District: John II. Russell. I'd District: Joseph
I Burns Sd District: James +. Thompson. Bronx
District; George R. HOllahan 9th District. IN
Brooklyn; John J. O'Brien. FlatbUsh District.
Z and Patrick j. Harkins 10th District.
Burfeind formerly was a Brooklyn captain
He was tried in the TendeTOin for a time. from
which he was transferred to Westchester at his
own request with an unbIemshed reputation.
Lately he has been in command OF the police at
the West 1Olth street station
Russell has been at the West 3.th street sta
I ton for some time Magistrate whitman made
several raids In his precinct recently.
Eurns was active in the suppression of pool
rooms when he commanded a precinct IN Man
Westchester precinct at the time OF a general
shake-up.
Thompson has been in command Of the Tender
T Ioin recently and his efforts to clean house