New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-21
POLICE PUFF PEACE PIPE
BugEler Keeps First Deputyship
and Hatchet Is Buried.
ALL ARE HAPPY. SAYS BAKER
Steve" O'Brien Put Back as
Traffic Squad Inspector, and
Floods Men Pound Pave.

Frederick Il Bugher came out first yes
teudsy. particularly in regard to the CUES
ZION OF the Deputy Commissiouership Of the
Police Department, and IN general as to
the matter OF differences between himself
and Commissioner Baker
II was stormy day all around, and par
: t,eularly among the s'dopesters'' on police
matters The net result is that the status
QUO is as OF January / last, and the air is
fairly well cleared.
NJ. Bugher remains as First Deputy
Commissioner. Mr.. Bugher resumes control
Of the traffic squad Mr.. Bugher apparently
is pleased
Early in the day rumor had it that
Bugher would resign rather than be re-
duced 70 the post OF Second Deputy Com
missioner. Then Commissioner Baker called
az Mayor Gaynor's Office. So did 4Ar
Bugher. and SO did Louis H Reynolds.
fourth deputy and the man in charge of
Brooklyn headquarters.
There was & conference in the Mayors
Office and the dove Of peace helped Mayor
Gsynor pull strings in such & manner that
every one came out smiling. Reynolds had
nothing 70 say. but II was understood ais
smile was because Of the fact that he
wanted 10 stay in Brooklyn and knew he
was going 10 stay. The numeraI prefix to
his title OF deputy didn't bother Mr.. Reyn-
olds for & minute.
Nj Bugher came out a minute or so after
Reynolds. and with backward glance at
the Mayors Office said:
See the Mayor; he viii tell you all
about it-''
Commissioner Baker was equally non
communicative, but when he got I'D to his
deck at Police Headquarters he changed mis-
mind.
OF course. you know that the Mayor had
US IN his Office this morning" said Com
missioner Baker. We'll, when the Mayor
had heard both sizes Of the question Of CIR
disagreement he took It good naturally,
and made such common sense suggestions
that it made me. and believe Bugher also,
take less serious view Of our causes for
dissatisfaction with one another
AT all events, was glad to shake hands
and make up as the boys say, and from
now on our relations viii be as arnicable
ss they were right along until some
months ago"
Asked what Mr.. Bugher's official status
vas. he answered:
mr.. Bugher remains as First DEPUTY
Commissioner, and viii perform all the
duties Of that Office
franc squad and all the rest Of it?' he
Tzs asked
Yes; the whole thing
Second Deputy Commissioner Kirby, who
had been slated for Mr.. Bugher's place, and
who recently has had charge Of the traffic
squad, will return TO his old duties.
Commissioner Baker issued an order yes
terday reducing Inspector William F. Boet-
tier. who was placed n charge OF the
traffic squad by former Commissioner
Bingham, to the rank Of captain, and trans
ferring him TO the Lee avenue station.
Brooklyn in that capacity.
Captain Stephen O'Briens slznown as the
father OF the traffic squad" was by the
same order advanced to the rank of in
Epector. and put into the place held by
Boettler. O'Brien has been captain at Lee
avenue station
In the same order three plainclothes men
Of Inspector Floods staff were transferred
70 precinct duty in as many different sta
lions One OF them, Louis Schmidt, was
mentioned by former PatroI1aen Cunning
ham and keenan, as Inspector Floods
handy man during their trials for indie
pendent excise raiding outside their own
precincts.