New-York tribune., 1911-01-22
Commissioner CropSey Reduces
HoIohan, Flood and
MCCIuSky.
pnlICE FORCE STARTLED
Action Long Expected, Though
MANY Believed Supposed In
fuence of Men Affected
Would Prevent It.

cssiOuS Nllie slltIHS III JUhSiH'HI VII w
r,,uent members Of the department,
.bowed yesterday that he also had no
-, for those members of the depart
-,ert who he believes were shirking their
sr,v. He showed his displeasure by
,rsa,inC the most volcanic and complete
rrheaval Of the force in the memory of
the Oldest among them.
He aimed. not at the low-lying rocks
among the patrolmen. but at the tops of
the loftiest peaks. and his aim was as
ssadfast as his purpose. When the
,r,oke Of battle had cleared away. it
vas discovered that Borough Inspector
volohan. Of Brooklyn, long known as
,bs "Czar" Of that borough and Queens.
and the close friend Of the late Patrick
y. McCarron had teen reduced to a
esptaincy, and banished TO the wilds Of
Darkest F,a,hush,' in the 174th Pre-
cinct
The next man 10 feel the weight Of
,he commissioners mailed fist vas In
trector John F. Flood. who ruled the
destinies Of The Bronx. He also was
denoted to a captalncy and sent 10 COM
nand the Bedford avenue station in
Brooklyn He has long been known as
one Of the most cultured men in the
department.
Third on the list was "Chesty" George
NcCuskv late ruler Of the Sd Inspec
ton District. in which is contained the
'Tsnierloin He steps down to take
command If the burolic sweeps Of Nor
rssnia, I'm The Bronx, as lowly cap
tain
All the changes went into effect at 5
O'clock last night.
70 tshe the place ~ the ranks Of those
pho fell in battle. Commissioner crop
ssy detailed Inspector John +. Dillon,
Of the sth Inspection District. in Brook
iv-. 70 assume charge Of that borough;
Inspector Nurtha. of the Bridge Squad,
will hereafter reign supreme in The
B,crx where Flood once held sway,
end Captain Robert T. Dooloy. of the
BEDFORD avenue station. Brooklyn, Is
COW entitled a. place inspector before
bis name and exert his added authority
IN The sth Inspection District. Brooklyn.
Holohsr's influences Great.
Before Prooklvn consolidated with
Nav York city Holohan vas patrol
msn He benefited greatly by the
change. being high in McCarren's favor
and ha had free hand under Commits
gongr Bingham As an instance Of his
influence with tho powers higher UP,
HoIohar and Inspector Russell. who was
,nsn borough Inspector, had tilt which
resulted iu Russell being deposed 10 a
csp,airov IN I,iresbridSe, While Holo-
han took his place.
Russell is now IN command Of the
Detective Bureau at Headquarters. while
his rival IS isolated I'm the Wilderness
Probably there is no other precinct IN
,he gift Of the Police Department Which
IL more ridlculed or desplsed by the
members ~ tho force than fiatoush'
the I74rh Precinct situated in the iur-
thes' reaches of Flatbush, 1t is 1ocu-
larlv known Is "the Country Club ot
the Police Department." the Rest Cure
and such other names as would htuns'y
describe irs characteristics. II has only
been iu existence few months
To show What a hardship sojourn IN
that precinct can he. Louis schmidt
formerly pavolman, resigned from the
department some months ago, rather
than do duty there When Mayor Gay
nor issued his order recently abolshins
al plslnC'otne- men, majority OF them
we're sent % FIarbush. it being suspected
that they had been instrumental in the
collecting NJ tribute from gambling and
d.srder'y houses.
Two lone saloons form glarins oases
IN the precinct. and when men are OF d
gambling bent they gather in vacant
lot and risk large sums on the proba-
o'i'ss n ,h- next days weather condi-
tons
NcCusky's Uneven Career
George W. NcCmsky has had a varied
career IN the department. on several
occasions ho has gone 10 bed at nlsht
a. The top NJ the heap, 10 awake IN the
morning ana find himself down at the
bottom rurg ~ the ladder. He achieved
popularity a IS one Of the late Inspector
Byness detectives. and was promi-
hent figure AZ an the great social affairs
IN this city. where he kept an eagle eye
On those who we're fond Of picking jew
ery from the persons Of the wealthy
While still sergeant Mcclnsky was
IN charge of the Detective Bureau but a
short time later was sent to The Bronx
N disgrace by Devcry, then Chief OF
Police, who said that McClusky had
grown too chesty"
The hourishing condition Of gambling
as revealed by many raids, is thought 10
oe the cause Of the downfall Of the In
spectors Of the I'd and It'll districts. In
'ne former district under McClusky, al
esst dozen raids have been made BY
Deputy Commissioners Driscoil and
iynn. All these have occurred IN the
|N three months. Inspector Flood also
''H INTO bad repute when raids were
,'hductod over his head IN The Bronx.
'h spite Of these raids however, it was
'ousht that these two men held such
a'Huence that they would not feel the
eght of the commissioners hand.
AZ those who have been keeping close
ans on affairs in the Police Depart
h'' however, II has long been evident
''' Commissioner Cropsey was dis
NActiy out Of accord with the inspec-
''s Whenever ne called. conference
''h his deputies no inspectors were
eAked y lend their advice as has Ions