New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-11-18
FLYNN REVOLUT|ONlES
THE DETECTIVE BUREAU
Creates a Force. Independent of
Regular Staff, Modelled on
Scotland Yard.
TRANSFERS AFFECT 200 MEN
Night Patrol Feature of Work To
Be Directed Wholly from
Headquarters-Inspector
Russell to Command.
TRANSFERS AFFECT 200 MEN

New York's oldtine detective bureau
Is no more. In its place appears rep
lea of Scotland Yard. governed by the
same rules. operating in the same noise
less manner body of men as distinct
from the uniformed force as day is from
night.
William ] Flynn. Second Deputy Com
missioner, late head Of the Eastern
division of the United States Secret Ser
vice. himself a man Of quiet but decisive
action, is the power behind the throne
which caused the latest upheavaI in the
bureau.
Some of the changes that have taken
place as a result of FIynn's ideas of the
manner in which the bureau should be
run are the abolition of all the branch
detective bureaus, with the exception of
the Brooklyn bureau, and the patroIling
of the greater city by a. force of about
five hundred Central Office detectives,
The changes go into effect tomorrow
morning at o'clock
| One Hundred New Detectives
Deputy Commissioner Flynn personally
studied and selected one hundred young
patrolmen preparatory to Transforming
them into fuIl-fedged detectives, and
yesterday these men were detached from
patrol duty and ordered to report as de-
tectfves. At the same time number of
oldtimers on the force whose work has
not been all that it should have been. &C
cording to the ideals Of Mr.. Flynn have
been shunted back 10 precinct duty.
Many months before Commissioner
Flynn took office as Second Deputy he
Investigated the work Of the men in the
detective bureau. and weighed each
man in it carefully. Armed with this
knowledge, it did not take him many
| days to start his movement for the re-
organization of the detective force.
The branch detective bureaus in The
Bronx Manhattan and Richmond OBJ
liberated, all the men Will work under
direct orders from Commissioner Flynn
and Inspector Russell, the uniformed
head Of the force Under this system
detectives will be assigned to precinct
detective duty from Police Headquarters.
Every time there is call for de-
tectives in any precinct in the city they
and will obey only the orders issued by
Flynn or Russell.
An Independent Force.
Although these men will report to the
station houses in the precincts to which
they are temporarily assigned, the cap
tains and district inspectors will have no
authority over them. A lieutenant de-
tective. detailed as acting captain, will
| be assigned 10 the precinct, and the men
will take their orders from him.
In the future when captain OF lieu
tenant of a precinct receives a report of
a robbery or other crime requiring the
work of a detective he will turn il over
to the acting captain of detectives in the
station house. After doing this he must
| communicate with the main Office OF the
detective bureau at Police Headquar-
tiers. giving the name of the complainant
and the name Of the Central Office man
! assigned TO the case.
This will end his connection with the
crime unless he receives special orders
from Headquarters
The buster precincts. such as the West
3UtQ street anu Tie west -Atn street.
will have a force of ten or twelve detec-
tives in the station house The less
important precincts will be looked after
by a smaller number The detective
force will be composed of five divisions.
similar TO the inspection districts with
a detective lieutenant in charge of each
division
The Several Divisions.
The First Division, which will embrace
the wall Street bureau. will be in com
mand of Lieutenant George Doran, who
will make his headquarters in the 1st
Precinct in John street Doran has
been in charge of the Wall Street bu-
reau and he will be in command of de
tectives who have worked under him
The Second Division, formerly the
Allen street bureau, Will be in charge of
Lieutenant Peabody. with headquarters
IN tha FIdridge street station. The Third
Division will be commanded by Lieuten-
ant Gloster, the Fourth by Lieutenant
Clarke the Fifth by Lieutenant Delany.
and the Sixth. embracing all precincts
in The Bronx, under command OF Lieu
tenant Price. Sergeant Smith will have
charge In Richmond
Brooklyn Will boast OF its own main