The San Francisco call., 1910-04-23
FLANNERY GIVES
Martin WARNING
Commissioner, After Much Fric=
ton With Chief, Has Shows
down and Wins Victory
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change because he realized that con-
ditions were becoming very bad" said
tIannery. He, could not overlook the
fact that there has been much to war
rant the criticism directed at the po-
lice department and that the criminal
element has gained a footing greater
than it ever had in the city before.
When l took the presidency of the po-
lice commission it was with the definite
understanding between myself and the
mayor that the laws must be obeyed.
The party pledge upon which the mayor
took office was for a liberal admins
tration, but he has always drawn a dis
tinct line between liberality and license
Things have not been conducted as
the mayor has desired. 1t was with
this realization that we determined
upon the change. The mayor has ex-
pressed his confidence in the police
commission and has declared himself
willing to back us up in every respect.
think that under this reorganization
conditions will change, for we have
given the chief and every captain to
understand that they will be held per-
sonally responsible for failure to en-
force the law. The city must be swept
free of criminals. and open gambling
and all other forms of lawlessness must
stop, and stop Immediately. We will
make whatever change in the person
mel of the department we find neces-
sary to accomplish this end"
Chief of Police Martin would not
admit yesterday that the changes in
the department had been effected with
out his sanction, or that he was dis
pleased with any of the changes. de-
spite the fact that practically every
one of his personal favorites, for whose
assignment to-certain districts he had
been responsible. were included in the
"shakeup."
UNWARRANTED, SAYS CHIEF
"a change has been considered for
some time said the chief. THE criti-
cism that has been heaped upon this
department has been unWarranted, but
at the same time I fell that this re-
organization viii improve matters to
some extent. if this change does not
result in thorough cleaning out of
croks, bunkomen, gamblers and foot
pads then other changes will have to
be made"
Results of the new regime were
quickly apparent yesterday. Acting
Captain Shea, who took charge of the
SOulliNtll II SldAiuH dl ~ " CIoCh tGStcIQds
morning as successor to Captain Colby,
celebrated his advent by ordering a
raid upon a gambling den at o'clock
in the afternoon and making % arrests.
Acting Captain Harry O'Day, who took
over the central district, did so with
the understanding that open gambling,
particularly in Chinatown, must be
abolished Immediately.
In making his choice of officers for
his command O'Day included Sergeant
Duncan Matheson in his list and elimi-
mated Sergeant Lionel Shaw, who was
Martins own choice for command of
the Chinatown squad. Lieutenant J.
H. Wright and Sergeant Shaw, who
have been in charge of the Chinatown
detail, were relegated to outside COM
mands, and the new Chinatown squad
is TO be under the direction OF aMtheson
and Corporal David M. Reavis. Mathe-
son, next to former Chief Jesse B.
Cook, has the reputation of being the
most feared man who ever controlled
the Chinatown district and the most
successful in the wiping out of gamb-
ling.
CHANGES IN FORCE
The additional changes ordered yes
terday were as follows:
Sergeants John J. o'Meara from Company to
station keeper of Company A, to I'LL the vacancy
caused by the assignment of Sergeant John ".
Mofhtt to the correspondence department; Will
liam NJ. Ross, from II to A; Duncan Matheson
from to A; John NJ. Morrlssey. from f to A
John z. Herlihy, from to b John l.. Murphy
from 10 B, station keeper; James e. Nc
Govern, from to C; James T. Donovan from
z to d; Lionel Shaw, from A to D; Richard
Shanahan, from d to E. Martin t. Cooney, from
D to E.; Charles F. Bush, from to /; Stephen
Bunner, from TO D, station keeper.
Corporals David NJ Reavis from D to A. Pat
rick n. Herlihy, from / to B; John B. Charles
ton, from 1 to b; Frank A. Fontsna from to
d; Peter A. Peshon, from @ to r; James j.
McEntee, from H to B; John p. Collins from
to n; Patrick S. Haggerty, from d to E, as
station keeper.
Patrolmen John J. Cadden, from to E.; Frank
]. Egan, from D to E; John J. Harper. from D
to E; Herman W. Jones. from u to E James F
Madden, from d to e; William p. Mcguire from
D to r; Charles R. Kelly, from E to c: Louis j
Cornelius, from II to ID; Samuel Miller, from L
10 d; Elmer f. Fugit, from to D; Carl A.
Justus, from L to D. Frederick Lotsey. from E
TO D. Melville E. F. Stevens, from Z to d: Ed
ward ]. Mekevitt, from q to e; Joseph Leroux
from to c. Frederick Lemon from G to G.;
Frank E. O'Brien, from TO f; John J. Walshe
from to d.
Company is the central district Company
the southern district, Company G the barbor dis
trict. Company ID the Mission district. Company
the Bush street station district, Company +
the park district. Company g the O'Farreil
street station district Company / the Poterero
district and Company II the Ingleside district