New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-31
.WALDO'S STAFF IN MIX
Second Deputy Commissioner
Throws Out Stenographer.
POLITICS CAUSES FRICTION
Discharged Man Gives Inside
Story and Accuses Dougherty
Many Promotions Made.

Second Deputy Dougherty. Police Head
quarters had an old-fashioned lively time
Yesterday, but by the late afternoon the
ioy over one and the insistent denials Of
| the other had reduced the Centre street
building 10 It's accustomed calm.
Before the day was ended, however,
Dougherty summarily dismissed from ser
vice his confidential stenOgrapher, James
Ortelero who was also former Deputy
FIynns confidential stenographer Ihe
dismissal occurred after stories in the
evening newspapers had been published
concerning a breach between Waldo ana
Dougherty and also the publication con-
corning the letter Of the Italian Consulate
asking for statistics on italian criminals In
this city.
After the dismissal was announced by
Dougherty he gave an interview 10 the
reporters.
why was Ortelero dismssed?' he was
asked.
Because he cannot take dictation fast
enough and because he is incompetent,
replied the Deputy Commissioner
WAS he dismissed because of certain
stories coming from your office regarding
the italian letter and the rumor that there
was a threatened rupture in the depart
ment?'
That is not the reason" replied Mr..
Dougherty.
Ortelero has the reputation of being the
fastest stenographer in the Police Depart
ment He can translate into shorthand five
different languages.
commissioner Dougherty came 10 my
desk" said Ortelero. following a consul
tation between Inspector Hughes, Lieuten-
ant Riley and himself. and said: 'Ortelero,
I am going TO discontinue you. What are
your prospects, I told him my prospects
we're good, and he then asked me when |
would leave. / said, Right away Dur
ing the consultation I overheard partially
what was being said. and It referred TO the
publication of the italian letters and other
stories concerning the Police Department
"A month ago" continued Ortelero'
commissioner Dougherty came TO me and
said, Jim, politics is politics, and ! VIII
have to let you go whenever you md an
other place"
Both Mr.. Waldo and Mr.. DOugherty de-
MED that there was any friction in the
department because Of the recent gambling
raids or because the use of an automobile
had been taken from the second deputy.
Dougherty was emphatic in insisting
that there had been no slight TO him by
the restriction imposed on his use of an
automobile. and though he does not have
the continuous use OF a machine ii IS a
fact that when william J. Flynn was in
Dougherty's chair ne had the use Of
Police Department machine not only on
police duty, but also in going back and
forth between his office and his home.
Commissioner Waldo was equally en-
phatic though not 50 specific, in his de-
malls Of the rumored friction. He summed
ND his denial i'm the statement that II there
was any friction between the Commissioner
and Second Deputy Commissioner Dough-
erty. Mr.. Dougherty would not be there
Commissioner Waldo promoted Captain
Cornelius +. Cahaane 10 the Job of in
spector and assigned him to the lst In
spection District yesterday. transferring
Inspector Hayes from the lst TO the 4th
District The new inspector got up to his
big Job I'm the department more quickly
than any one else ever did. He Joined
the force in 1900, and therefore got his
inspectors badge in eleven years. lie was
made n sergeant in 1901. lieutenant in
906 and a captain just two months ago,
when Mayor Gaynor went up 10 Centre
street 10 look over the promotion of Com
missioner Waldos first batch of advance
ments after Cropsey's retirement.
The Commissioner also issued orders
for the transfer Of four captains-Captain
Day. from Eldridge street 10 West 47th
street station; Captain Burfeind. from
West 47th street 10 Eldridge street; Cap
tain Ormsby. from Leonard street TO 9Th
street. and Captain Rohrig. from New
Dorp, Staten Island. to Leonard street.
Two of these. Captains Rohrig and Orms |
by. had hardly got their chairs warm In
the stations out OF which they are trans
ferred by Yesterdays order.
Commissioner Waldo also promoted
twenty-three second grade detectives 10
first grade this making them detective |
sergeants. The pay for the second grade |
men is $1,000 and for the first grade |
s225O The men who received promotions |
are:
John +. Donohue, James l.. Cunning |
ham. Patrick J. Slevin, William Cruise. |
julius Cohen, Edward G. Shields, John T. |
Maddox. Edward Castano, James l.. Bres- |
man, Michael Quinn, John j. OConnel |
william G. Whalen, Bernard J. McCahill, !
Matthew D. Kelley, Edward J. Boyle. !
Frank a Campbell, James S. Harvey, !
Michael Hegney. Abraham Snydecker. |
James J. McKeon. John Fitzpatrick. Will |
lam f. Ryan and Joseph De Cantillion.