New-York tribune., 1910-12-25
SAY CROPSEY IS TO GOI
More Rumors of Changes Soon
in Police Department.
FLYNN MAY BE ADVANCED
Driscoll's Love for Spotlight
Said To Be Chief Cause of
City Hall Displeasure.

Rurlors of changes at Police Headauar-
ters persist with undated energy, though
they are still nothing more than rlnors.
Clement ]. Driscoll, the First Deputy Com
missioner bears the brunt, and It IS pretty
well accepted that he must go
Driscon is not the TO hide his light
under bushel. He has been in the papers
practically every day since he moved up to
Centre street. Recently he dis covered that
a price of s15,eo0 had been set on his head
by a coterie of Harlem gamblers. On the
other hand, Commissioner Cropsey has sue
ceeded pretty we'll in effacing himself.
Second Deputy Flynn, it is pointed out
has done more real work In the Detective
Bureau than any man who has been there
for years, and some OF the reports make
him the new head Of the department, for
rur1or has Commissioner Cropsey also on
the toboggan. The same runlor puts for
mer captain of Rough Riders at the head
OF the force.
But Flynn, it IS explained. would be the
safest man in the JOB. He would not be out
anything if he took it for q. few weeks or
months He did not resign from the fed
eral service, but took leave Of absence,
ard the Police Conanissionership seems to
be an Office Of uncertain tenure.
Flynn is also rurnored unofhcialiy for the
First Deputy Con,missionership. But that
doesn't cause great deal Of worry It is
not considered of much Importance whether
he remains Second Deputy or goes 10 the
top, except to those who are anxious for an
efficient detective force. The point about
that rumor is that II hits Driscoll again.
Glen" is the man under the guns. He
said when he told about the things tbs
Harlem desperadoes wanted TO do to him
that he didn't care about his JOB; he hadn't
, asked for it, and he could get out any day
and earn his living in New York. Many
say II looks IS though he would have
chance 70 make gooo.
He said, too that he had gone into the
department with explicit Instructions from
the Mayor 10 break up gambling and other
forms OF vice But persons with not very
long memories recall that the Mayor has
made q few remarks about the rule Of the
law and not doing things spectacularly-
II is considered in some quarters that when
the First Deputy Police Commissioner pulls
| a smoke wagon in a gambling raid that
that raid verges On the spectacular. An
offer Of ZOO for the head Of a single
citizen is also said to be melodramatic,
with or without music or a, charger.
The use OF the reserves from two pre-
| cincts, the Fire Department and its acety-
lene lamps 10 find z case knife in Greek
| restaurant also indica Ues. il is pointed out.
no desire to evade the spotlight
The facts seem TO oe that Mr.. Driscol
has been TOO frequent a figure in the news
and il IS accepted as an axiom at the City
Hall that an appointed official must keep
under cover
AS for Commissioner Cropsey, he is
credited with placing three hundred police
men On guard over raidsd gambling and
disorderly houses, and those policeman
were suddenly Withdrawn and sent back TO
patrolling beats The Commissioner thus,
according TO runor, begins TO torter on his
throne Of the second class