New-York tribune., 1909-07-09
RIG POLICE SHAkE'UP 7
xru c4PTAfN FOR ISL4ND
co,r missioner Baker Makes n'"y
Transfers in Force.

r,,,-er started in yesterday
-.,ize +7e department sc'oi,-'.l- =, ,a5 be.1
.1..s and % undo some 81 VI - ION, he suc-
0on rIe transferred four oap'ai'7'
ceeoeo- md q number Of patrohel.
more Iie" eo-.an+ change VAS the TRANSFER OF
-. T,ornas Palmer from ue ''i'y'
. srapleton, staten isiann' 0,," .
-. cf captain William r -.
s'snii.-- -s-+ rost. There were many 10 rJ''''F
mos = ,-a,ralu Palmer. because me Young
81 =" - mas = fayorjte Of commissioner IH'''E-
- lert the lsvess elennelts ia -,
,-,r,iseioner Baker strenuouSN 80 pr,,' 10
he' - - Palmer meant that the 10 Al the
the frals''' " =. q, nc allowed vabhle even
seSsI' -. ,f -, inch We shall Sc what we
the "r, It'd one Of the knowing ones al the
island last night As '''
psEuer has gone ..,,,o ., acting
.a ,-ae sent from the Flushing "N'"ne S'A-
inSpNs ,,4,r,s street. Brooklyn, &" take captain
itI - -lare CAPTAIN EdHsrd : Nal''N "aS
4,--o5 from StapletoU 'o FaI FN'Shd 90
-. -aptain Corhett Was relieved o' '"F -
ro.lsnav command and put i'm eiai Ee ~ '0'''
squad E - ..,,,,,,snd of The ADAMS
teton for more than year ana IS '''l'leo
=, ..,ine done much 10 clean up ihe h'o"A's =
is.s,;, VI" lie was the only member oi Inc
.s-,,s1 fore, AT the pier 10 bid IclsI0' i''''7
- ,,5-, when he left for Nova Sco'a-
han ...s.,,s ,,a.,sferred the best known is
he
- t-qgers who VAS in command OF Io'n-
,sio,s- NcAdoo's vice squad unu4 u" vas IlS
isso5 fer failure - cicse NJ certain reSoIS -
- -,i,srsted him and Commissioner h'''ea'''
nt him 10 NoWrorn- He Was tFsilsIeI''u
- e,,, ,bere 20 the 7th street station, ManHS'-
60 ~, ,-o-77issiorer Baker was asked II bEsefS
.ls Nc pIacei in command Of the s1eh"n "'''''3
,he vacation Of the captain he is salo 10 10
,s.5. ..F-c-e-s will never be an acting captain
rhie Co1nnlisslone' ,y5
-aEH z
-.~s 7-ro : said 20 be related TO Magistrate
.s,,+e-, Dan Finn. vas reduced to the ranA VI
.-olr-sr and sent to duty in the west ee'h S''e''
station - .o,,ou-s.
,,nrss ,4ons from College Point 10 Charles Stree
80 %c~ris from Richmond Hill 10 East l2e'h
,,. Samuel Hammond. from East loith street 10
>ez.ozn. lanes 7. Tucker, from tharies s'ee'
., College Point: James r Fitzpatrick from ''i,
x,rse- 20 Richmond IIiil: John shea. from tt'"
o=sce Manhattan. Mercer street: Dahiei b3NiS'
- -, Island 10 Grand avenue William Nu'-
- Rath Beach 70 Coney Island; Charles LUZ
pzrkv1l1e 10 Sheepshead BaF: James Minus
c,.e,sbesd Rav 10 Park--ie. Matthew F. henneo>'
vs-,nn avenue 10 Bath Beach; Frank T.. Fih''
p+b rsac, 70 snyder avenue: James Murray
,~onsv Island 20 Fifth avenue: William + togerts'
p-ookl-n Borough Hall squad 10 Bath heaoh'
rz.nr,as Mcguire. Brooklyn Borough Han squao 10
FOR, Hamilton: John J. MCGOWAN BFoohlNh F'oi
,rg+ Hall eauad To l6Sth Precinct; Joseph convoy
Grand Avenue 10 Coney Island, and fa'T'ek D.
-, oak street to the Criminal Court squad
Ts-,.e :, Tritznatrick who is sent 10 watch ihe
,,--,.ters in Richmond Hill, has the reputation
os feinz : stern disciplinaTian- In line win Ohe
r.estahlishr77ert OF the Brooklyn police heaoqua'
-,-s m its old basis. the following men were or
.-sd 10 rero-t there for duty IN the future; Lieu
tenants IuIius Peterson James II. Walsh bahel
: Mandy and David McMahon. Sergeant August
Weldon and four patromen. The STATS o. IN
,c-ors Miles O Reilly and Dennis Sweeney VINO
exchanged places in the 1lth and 10Th inspecuoh
districts several days ago. we're IransleII"u ~
follow their commanding officers
Commissioner Pa ker was brief in his comment
.,-vo, tho. changes u have nothing against
Palu7e--' he said II think he Is good man
renuslIv has cleaned UP that Brooklyn Ien'eIioih'
and has shown that he Is well able 20 handle CoheS
Island The other changes were made prlhcipails
10 permit these two shifts"
The Commissioner also said that he woula PROC
ably announce his appointments for second Gnu
fourth DEPUTY commissioners in e few days
First DEPUTY Rugher said that he had chsng'o
his mind about his vacation, which vas 70 start
-ssterdav Instead he will stay in for another
week OF 50 helping the CoInmissioner to get
settled He had nothing 70 say the brooklyn
shske-up.
Third De2utr Josiah J.. Slower. the Eouns man
who vas appointed - the direction Of Mayor Nc
CleIlan conducted his first police trials At Head
quarters yesterdav He showed himself mild man
nered and lenieGr.
Acting Mayor McC1ouau. when asked II he would
give any special orders regarding the observance
of sanday' ~ Coney Island, said that he did not
think If would bo necessary He believed the police
would handle the situation ably without any special
Instructions