New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-03
DOOCHERTY TAKES OATH.
Mayor Tells FIynn's Successor
That He Will Stand by Him.
NEW DEPUTY TALKS TO MEN
Detectives Hear Appeal to Work
in Unison. That Good Re-
suits May Follow.

George s. DouGherty, the former PINK
erton Detective Agency superintendent ne
gan his new work Yesterday as the sue
cessCr Of William J. Flynn In the Seoohu
DEPUTY Police commissionership with a
hearty send-off by Mayor Gaynor and the
assurance of the city's head that II was
O splendid body Of men which would serve
under him.
You are taking a difficult place. the
Navor said 20 him after swearing nm III
st the city Hall. but l feel Comment tha'
YOU will make a great success OF IT me
Commissioner Will stand by YOU. ana ne
assured that ! viii stand by YOU our
predecessor. Mr. Flynn. had ful SWING
in the place end he did fine work hut
however well YOU may work you VIII meet
Win abuse and may he often discouraged.
.Of late YOU have heard 4 concerted cry
that there are an extraordinary number
Of robheries and hold-ups i'm the streets
and no one arrested therefor This or
course. hes encouraged every rohber ana
crook to come forth and ply his trade. ana
I suppose YOU will have some trouble with
them. As matter of fact. such crimes
we're entirely normal when the cry began.
But do not he discouraged. Go 10 work
lar6. ana lei me assure N'A N'N no. -
splendid body Of men under YOU.
Mr. Doucherty arrived with soldierIlKe
precision al the Mayors office at exactly
the minute set on the previous day Tor
the meeting. He had already been sworn
IN ny Commissioner Cropsey on MONDAY
night. but the proceeding was TO DC re-
peated in the Mayors ONCE for the pur-
pose Of an AFFIDAVIT to be filed in the CITY
Clerk Office.
The reporters sought information on
many points from him when he left the
Mayors office. and he protested his IN
ability 20 discuss this. that or the other
subject and referred his inquirers to COM
missioner Cropsey so often that at length
he felt compelled TO make a statement
Il do not wish 10 appear abrupt he de-
clared. but I do not believe in talking for
publication. except when you have done
things"
Mr. poueherty was at his Office in Police
Head. uarters long before he went 70 the
City Hall. He was on hand when the TWO
hundred and fifty detectives who are at
tached 10 the Detective Bureau were lined
up for rollcan. and after greeting them he
looked over the thirty prisoners who had
been arrested during the night
When the prisoners were taken back 10
their cells the new deputy talked for
few minutes 10 the detectives. He said he
used 10 know many Of the old detectives.
and that he hoped all would work in
unison adding that by doing this good re
suits could be accomplished. Inspector
Russell. in charge Of the bureau. then took
Mr. Doueherty about the Detective Bureau
Offices
The first order to be issued at Headquar-
tiers Yesterday was General Order No. a.
which read as follows:
Mr.. William J FLYNN. having resigned.
and his resignation having been accepted.
Mr.. George S Dougherty has been duly ap-
POINTED Second Deputy Police Commissioner
Of the city Of New York. and has taken
the oath OF Office and entered upon the dis
charge Of his duties He Will he obeyed and
respected accordingly.
JAMES e CROPSEY,
police Commissioner"
The advent Of the new deputy. however.
did no, have things all IT'S own way as a
matter Of interest in police circles yester-
dav. Much rivalry was furnished to it in
that respect by the transfer Of Lieutenant
Detectives William n. Kinsler and William
F Dugcar and the reduction Of Y. J.
O'Farrell and J. ]. Cain. first grade de-
tectives The latter in the Detective
Bureau received salary Of 1920. and hay
ing been returned TO do active patrol work
OIL now get only s. ~ year.
About Police Headquarters there were
many rumors as TO why the men we're
transferred II mas SAID that Kinsler. Dug
gan and O'Farren. VINO had worked to-
,etner for some time. were transferred by
Commissioner Cropsey. The report was
that Mayor Gaynor ordered the transfer
about ten DAYS ago after an investigation
which ne had made into q case wherein
ire detectives had worked.
The three detectives made many i'm
rortant arrests Their work was confined
10 loft hurglaries and safe robheres. In
almost every instance sentences in prison
followed their arreste Several years ago.
the late william Pinkerton, then at the
head Of the Pinkerton Agency, called
, C.Farrel .one q the hest detectives in
TIE United states"
II was also said that when the Mayor
ordered the transfer Of the men, ten DAYS
SEQ Commissioner Flvnn, who knew the
work Of the men. held it UP. Cain was
with Commissioner FLYNN in all Of the raids
on gambling houses.
WIFE, DESERTED, ENDS LIFE