New-York tribune., 1909-07-04
PEACE 1T HEADQUARTERS
Bugh6rs acceptance Causes Ripple
inspectors on Carpet

The news that Frederick II Bugbe-. Second Dep
uty Police Conuissiorer under General Bingham.
had accepted The first dsputyShip under Comrais-
souer Baksr caused little ripple Of excitement
at Police Headquarters yesterday but outside or
that a spirit Of peace and calm pervaded No 90
Mulberry street
One thing that did attract more than ordinary
attention was the order directing Inspector Thorn-
J. Kelly who investigated the Dufry case for
Mayor Mcclellan. TO take charge OF the 18th In
sDecton District. in addition 20 his duties the
Mayors Office II was the general opinion that
this easy way % letting Kelly down and
that his assignment AT the Mayors Office would
end the first OF the week and he would 60 back
regular duty.
Another order was signed by the new Commits
sloner that brought JOY 10 the hearts OF several
men. L put end thu night squad" It
was called during the later days of the Bingham
tains. whom Bingham was trying 70 force out %
the department They were obliged 10 do all kinds
Of hard work from O'Clock at night until o'clock
in the morning The three captains concerned are
Henry Halpin, who was sent 10 Rockaway Beach
Captain McD@rmott. 10 New Dorp Staten Island
and Captain WohItaTth. 20 Atlantic avenue. Brook
lyn. In addition the Commissioner transferred Cap
tain Dennis J Brennan Captain Lincoln Gray and
Captain John Barnes, also reducing Acting Captains
Matthew Robinson Michael J. Murphy and Patrick
I. Walsh and assigning them desk cutv A
captain VIII BE- promoted the first OF The week TO
I'll the inspectorshp left vacant by the promo
ton ot Inspector HoIahan and the reduction of
Inspector Russell.
Shortly after 10 o'clock YESTERDAY morning M
BUgher reached Police Headquarters and announced
u the reporters that. owing 10 III health he would
not accept the offer of the post OF Second Deputy
Commissioner He went IN TO see Commissioner
Baker and then underwent a change OF heart for
IN few minutes he out and said that he
had accepted the post Of First Deputy, but would
not assume his d. ties until after he had taken a
four weeks vacation Mr.. Bugher's salary under
-r-F1 rHs -ey-
Job will pay him 5000 He viii stH have charge Of
the traffic squad and will not he sent 10 take
charge % Brooklyn.
After Deputy Commissioner Bugher had been
sworn in Commissioner Baker sent for the nine
teen inspectors and had them up before him ION
the carpet" It said he told them there would
be no opening up Of the city while he was in
charge o. the police. and Il he heard there were
things doing in any inspection district the in
spector In charge would De reduced and placed on
trial within twenty-four hours
Asked il he had explained TO the inspectors what
Opening up meant, the Commissioner said:
Il didn't need tell them, they knew what
meant"
The Commissioner added that he did not need to
rely what information the newspapers furnished
him but could get it from the ten thousand mem
Of the force He also said that he thought the
salaries Of his deputies would be advanced now
that General Bingham out OF the department.
and that affairs at Coney Island would be run to
day as they had been the last three Sundays
Baker had with his inspectors there was some
thing doing IN the Sd Inspection District. which
takes In the Tenderloin. last night Inspector
''Chesty George" McClusky ordered all his cap
tains McElroy O. 'Brien, Hayes. Kane and Bur
feind, to report his Office in the new West 10Th
street station forthwith with all of their plain
clothes men. In fear and trembling the captains
and men obeyed. The former closeted with
their chief for about hour after which the de-
tectives went the carpet"
To both capita rs and men Inspector McClusky
laid down the law in uncertain terms. He told
them that there to be taking OF Of the
Lid in his district and that II he found anything
wrong in any of the precincts something would
drop and drop heavily To the detectives he said
he had heard ruroors that things were expected to
be easy now with the new Commissioner. but
that II he heard of any man standing for any
thing, that particular would find himself on
trial.
AS result Of the interview number OF gam
bling house keepers and keepers OF other resorts
who started out early yesterday morning 10 ouy
furniture are coun terTnanding orders.